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"Why another live record?" asks bandleader Ray Benson in his liner notes to Asleep at the Wheel's fourth concert disc, and he has two answers, both valid. First, with hundreds of gigs per year, Asleep at the Wheel is essentially a live band, and live records reflect that. Second, Benson has cooked up a reunion performance in which original bandmembers Lucky Oceans and LeRoy Preston sit in with the current lineup, along with departed veterans Chris O'Connell, Floyd Domino, Tony Garnier, and Tim Alexander, as well as guest stars Tracy Byrd, Wade Hayes, the McGuire Sisters, and Johnny Lee Carpenter. Of course, the defining element in the group's sound remains Benson's big baritone, which he puts at the service of many of the band's hits, including "The Letter That Johnny Walker Read," "House of Blue Lights," "Miles and Miles of Texas," "Boogie Back to Texas," and "Hot Rod Lincoln." The recordings are taken from a December 1996 club date, which gives the show an unusual intimacy. Given that warmth and the survey the album provides of the band's career, Back to the Future Now makes a good primer of Asleep at the Wheel, even if the question Benson should have asked is, "Why not another live record?," to which the answer would be, "because it's redundant."
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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Frank Campbell, Engineer - Rod Neilson, Engineer - Asleep At The Wheel, Performer - Alex Kramer, Composer - Alex Kramer, Lyricist - Don Cobb, Edited By - Jeff Tucker, Engineer - Roy Kircher, Engineer - Joan Whitney, Composer - Joan Whitney, Lyricist - Cris Burns, 2nd Engineer - Carlos Grier, Edited By - Blake Chancey, Producer - Tracy Killebrew, Engineer - David Gratz, Engineer - Ray Benson, Producer - Ray Benson, Mixing Engineer - Denny Purcell, Mastering Engineer - Larry Seyer, Engineer - Larry Seyer, Mixing Engineer - Allen Crider, Engineer
(P) 1997 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Frank Campbell, Engineer - Rod Neilson, Engineer - Asleep At The Wheel, Performer - Don Cobb, Edited By - Jeff Tucker, Engineer - Roy Kircher, Engineer - Cris Burns, 2nd Engineer - Carlos Grier, Edited By - Blake Chancey, Producer - Tracy Killebrew, Engineer - David Gratz, Engineer - Ray Benson, Producer - Ray Benson, Mixing Engineer - Denny Purcell, Mastering Engineer - Tom Camfield, Composer - Tom Camfield, Lyricist - Larry Seyer, Engineer - Larry Seyer, Mixing Engineer - Allen Crider, Engineer - Diane Johnston, Composer - Diane Johnston, Lyricist
(P) 1997 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Frank Campbell, Engineer - Rod Neilson, Engineer - Asleep At The Wheel, Performer - Don Cobb, Edited By - Jeff Tucker, Engineer - Roy Kircher, Engineer - Cris Burns, 2nd Engineer - Carlos Grier, Edited By - F. Rose, Composer - F. Rose, Lyricist - Blake Chancey, Producer - Tracy Killebrew, Engineer - David Gratz, Engineer - Ray Benson, Producer - Ray Benson, Mixing Engineer - Denny Purcell, Mastering Engineer - Larry Seyer, Engineer - Larry Seyer, Mixing Engineer - Allen Crider, Engineer
(P) 1997 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Dean Moore, Composer - Dean Moore, Lyricist - Frank Campbell, Engineer - Rod Neilson, Engineer - Asleep At The Wheel, Performer - Don Cobb, Edited By - Jeff Tucker, Engineer - Roy Kircher, Engineer - Cris Burns, 2nd Engineer - Carlos Grier, Edited By - Bob Wills, Composer - Bob Wills, Lyricist - Blake Chancey, Producer - Tracy Killebrew, Engineer - David Gratz, Engineer - Ray Benson, Producer - Ray Benson, Mixing Engineer - Denny Purcell, Mastering Engineer - Larry Seyer, Engineer - Larry Seyer, Mixing Engineer - Allen Crider, Engineer
(P) 1997 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Frank Campbell, Engineer - Rod Neilson, Engineer - Asleep At The Wheel, Performer - Don Cobb, Edited By - Jeff Tucker, Engineer - Roy Kircher, Engineer - Cris Burns, 2nd Engineer - Carlos Grier, Edited By - Blake Chancey, Producer - Tracy Killebrew, Engineer - David Gratz, Engineer - Ray Benson, Producer - Ray Benson, Mixing Engineer - Leroy Preston, Composer - Leroy Preston, Lyricist - Denny Purcell, Mastering Engineer - Larry Seyer, Engineer - Larry Seyer, Mixing Engineer - Allen Crider, Engineer
(P) 1997 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Frank Campbell, Engineer - Rod Neilson, Engineer - Asleep At The Wheel, Performer - Don Cobb, Edited By - Jeff Tucker, Engineer - Roy Kircher, Engineer - Cris Burns, 2nd Engineer - Carlos Grier, Edited By - Blake Chancey, Producer - Tracy Killebrew, Engineer - David Gratz, Engineer - Ray Benson, Producer - Ray Benson, Composer - Ray Benson, Lyricist - Ray Benson, Mixing Engineer - Leroy Preston, Composer - Leroy Preston, Lyricist - Denny Purcell, Mastering Engineer - Larry Seyer, Engineer - Larry Seyer, Mixing Engineer - Chris Frayne, Composer - Chris Frayne, Lyricist - Allen Crider, Engineer
(P) 1997 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Frank Campbell, Engineer - Rod Neilson, Engineer - Asleep At The Wheel, Performer - Don Cobb, Edited By - Jeff Tucker, Engineer - Roy Kircher, Engineer - Cris Burns, 2nd Engineer - Billie Holiday, Composer - Billie Holiday, Lyricist - Carlos Grier, Edited By - Blake Chancey, Producer - Tracy Killebrew, Engineer - David Gratz, Engineer - Ray Benson, Producer - Ray Benson, Mixing Engineer - Arthur Herzog, Jr., Composer - Arthur Herzog, Jr., Lyricist - Denny Purcell, Mastering Engineer - Larry Seyer, Engineer - Larry Seyer, Mixing Engineer - Allen Crider, Engineer
(P) 1997 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Frank Campbell, Engineer - Rod Neilson, Engineer - Asleep At The Wheel, Performer - Don Cobb, Edited By - Jeff Tucker, Engineer - Roy Kircher, Engineer - Cris Burns, 2nd Engineer - Carlos Grier, Edited By - Bob Wills, Composer - Bob Wills, Lyricist - Blake Chancey, Producer - Tracy Killebrew, Engineer - David Gratz, Engineer - Ray Benson, Producer - Ray Benson, Mixing Engineer - L. R. Barnard, Composer - L. R. Barnard, Lyricist - Denny Purcell, Mastering Engineer - Larry Seyer, Engineer - Larry Seyer, Mixing Engineer - Allen Crider, Engineer
(P) 1997 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Frank Campbell, Engineer - Rod Neilson, Engineer - Asleep At The Wheel, Performer - Don Cobb, Edited By - Moon Mullican, Composer - Moon Mullican, Lyricist - Jeff Tucker, Engineer - Roy Kircher, Engineer - Cris Burns, 2nd Engineer - Carlos Grier, Edited By - Blake Chancey, Producer - Tracy Killebrew, Engineer - David Gratz, Engineer - Ray Benson, Producer - Ray Benson, Mixing Engineer - Denny Purcell, Mastering Engineer - Larry Seyer, Engineer - Larry Seyer, Mixing Engineer - William Redbird, Composer - William Redbird, Lyricist - Allen Crider, Engineer
(P) 1997 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Frank Campbell, Engineer - Rod Neilson, Engineer - Asleep At The Wheel, Performer - Don Cobb, Edited By - Jeff Tucker, Engineer - Roy Kircher, Engineer - Cris Burns, 2nd Engineer - Carlos Grier, Edited By - Blake Chancey, Producer - Tracy Killebrew, Engineer - David Gratz, Engineer - Charles Ryan, Composer - Charles Ryan, Lyricist - Ray Benson, Producer - Ray Benson, Mixing Engineer - Denny Purcell, Mastering Engineer - Larry Seyer, Engineer - Larry Seyer, Mixing Engineer - Allen Crider, Engineer - W.S. Stevenson, Composer - W.S. Stevenson, Lyricist
(P) 1997 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Frank Campbell, Engineer - Rod Neilson, Engineer - Asleep At The Wheel, Performer - Don Cobb, Edited By - Jeff Tucker, Engineer - Roy Kircher, Engineer - Cris Burns, 2nd Engineer - Carlos Grier, Edited By - Blake Chancey, Producer - Tracy Killebrew, Engineer - David Gratz, Engineer - Ray Benson, Lyricist - Ray Benson, Producer - Ray Benson, Composer - Ray Benson, Mixing Engineer - Denny Purcell, Mastering Engineer - Larry Seyer, Engineer - Larry Seyer, Mixing Engineer - Allen Crider, Engineer
(P) 1997 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Frank Campbell, Engineer - Don Raye, Composer - Don Raye, Lyricist - Rod Neilson, Engineer - Asleep At The Wheel, Performer - Don Cobb, Edited By - Jeff Tucker, Engineer - Roy Kircher, Engineer - Cris Burns, 2nd Engineer - Carlos Grier, Edited By - Blake Chancey, Producer - Tracy Killebrew, Engineer - David Gratz, Engineer - Ray Benson, Producer - Ray Benson, Mixing Engineer - Denny Purcell, Mastering Engineer - Larry Seyer, Engineer - Larry Seyer, Mixing Engineer - Allen Crider, Engineer - Freddie Slack, Composer - Freddie Slack, Lyricist
(P) 1997 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Album review
"Why another live record?" asks bandleader Ray Benson in his liner notes to Asleep at the Wheel's fourth concert disc, and he has two answers, both valid. First, with hundreds of gigs per year, Asleep at the Wheel is essentially a live band, and live records reflect that. Second, Benson has cooked up a reunion performance in which original bandmembers Lucky Oceans and LeRoy Preston sit in with the current lineup, along with departed veterans Chris O'Connell, Floyd Domino, Tony Garnier, and Tim Alexander, as well as guest stars Tracy Byrd, Wade Hayes, the McGuire Sisters, and Johnny Lee Carpenter. Of course, the defining element in the group's sound remains Benson's big baritone, which he puts at the service of many of the band's hits, including "The Letter That Johnny Walker Read," "House of Blue Lights," "Miles and Miles of Texas," "Boogie Back to Texas," and "Hot Rod Lincoln." The recordings are taken from a December 1996 club date, which gives the show an unusual intimacy. Given that warmth and the survey the album provides of the band's career, Back to the Future Now makes a good primer of Asleep at the Wheel, even if the question Benson should have asked is, "Why not another live record?," to which the answer would be, "because it's redundant."
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:54:19
- Main artists: Asleep At The Wheel
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Epic - Nashville - Lucky Dog
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Country
(P) 1997 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
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