No Regrets
Studio album by
Leon Redbone
Released1988
GenreCountry
LabelSugar Hill
ProducerBeryl Handler, Leon Redbone
Leon Redbone chronology
Leon Redbone Live
(1985)		 No Regrets
(1988)		 Christmas Island
(1988)

No Regrets is an album by the musician Leon Redbone, released in 1988.[1][2] It followed a period where Redbone had concentrated on music for commercials.[3] Redbone supported the album with a North American tour; he also appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.[4][5] The album was reissued in 2004.[6]

Production

Recorded in Nashville, the album was produced by Beryl Handler and Redbone.[7][8] Béla Fleck played banjo on the album.[9] Jerry Douglas contributed on pedal steel and dobro; Cindy Cashdollar played steel guitar on some tracks.[10][11] "My Good Gal's Gone Blues" and "Somewhere Down Below the Dixon Line" were written by Jimmie Rodgers.[12] "It's a Lonely World" is a version of the Ernest Tubb song; Tubb was one of Redbone's primary influences.[13][14]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[9]
MusicHound Folk: The Essential Album Guide[8]

The Chicago Tribune wrote: "Employing a bluesy sound often reminiscent of primitive New Orleans jazz ... Redbone achieves an uncanny resemblance to the sound and spirit of country music's early recordings."[15] The Washington Post concluded that "Redbone's a kind of cartoon persona with one of popular music's most eccentric voices: muzzy, slurred and entirely enjoyable if you get the joke."[13] The Key West Citizen called the album "a stunning collection of classic country and jazz songs."[16]

The Atlanta Journal praised the "smoothly delivered songs."[3] The Austin American-Statesman stated that Redbone's "smooth, penetrating bass voice sparks renewed life into lost ditties."[7] The Nanaimo Daily News noted that, "as usual, Redbone's bluesy and laidback and in fine form."[17]

AllMusic wrote that, "while the songs and vocals are technically solid, they lack the spark that made earlier Redbone albums something special."[9]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."She Ain't Rose" 
2."Wild and Wicked Ways" 
3."She's My Gal" 
4."Crazy Arms" 
5."Long Gone Lonesome Blues" 
6."Somewhere Down Below the Dixon Line" 
7."Lazy Bones" 
8."It's a Lonely World" 
9."Another Story, Another Time, Another Place" 
10."You Nearly Lose Your Mind" 
11."Mr. & Mrs. Used to Be" 
12."Some Sweet Day" 
13."My Good Gal's Gone Blues" 
14."Are You Lonesome Tonight" 

References

  1. ↑ "Music". The Indianapolis Star. 22 Apr 1988. p. D10.
  2. ↑ "Leon Redbone will return...". The Chronicle-Telegram. Elyria. March 20, 1988. p. 50.
  3. 1 2 DeVault, Russ (12 May 1988). "Leon Redbone Inhabits a Country All His Own". The Atlanta Journal. p. 3B.
  4. ↑ Van Matre, Lynn (22 Apr 1988). "Leon Redbone, Friday at the Vic". Friday. Chicago Tribune. p. 5.
  5. ↑ Bledsoe, Wayne (6 Mar 1988). "Leon Redbone". Music. Knoxville News Sentinel. p. 20.
  6. ↑ "New Releases". The Gazette. Montreal. 22 July 2004. p. D4.
  7. 1 2 McConnell, Jim (4 Nov 1988). "Redbone's Passion Is the 'Old' Stuff". Austin American-Statesman. p. F4.
  8. 1 2 MusicHound Folk: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1998. p. 656.
  9. 1 2 3 "No Regrets Review by Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  10. ↑ Rowe, Norman (24 Apr 1988). "Companions Call Virginia Home". Richmond Times-Dispatch. p. J11.
  11. ↑ Corcoran, Michael (4 Oct 2007). "The ringing sounds of Cindy Cashdollar". Austin American-Statesman. p. T18.
  12. ↑ Mazor, Barry (2009). Meeting Jimmie Rodgers: How America's Original Roots Music Hero Changed the Pop Sounds of a Century. Oxford University Press. p. 298.
  13. 1 2 Brown, Joe (6 May 1988). "Redbone's Buried Country Treasures". The Washington Post. p. N21.
  14. ↑ Zailian, Marian (9 Apr 1989). "Unusual Repertoire: Leon Redbone Has a Bone to Pick". Sunday Datebook. San Francisco Chronicle. p. 50.
  15. ↑ Hurst, Jack (10 Apr 1988). "Recordings". Arts. Chicago Tribune. p. 24.
  16. ↑ Kennedy, Tracy (May 22, 1988). "Leon Redbone – No Regrets in Key West". Key West Citizen. p. 4B.
  17. ↑ Brunet, Ivan (25 Nov 1988). "Music Update". Upbeat. Nanaimo Daily News. p. 15.
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