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Over the course of these 20 tracks, listeners get to encounter the rare and focused genius that was Gary Stewart. Covering his career from the late '60s through the 1970s while he was with RCA, these songs testify to a fine singer and interpreter, a great pianist and guitarist, and a singular songwriter. Among the many gems here -- there's nary an unnecessary cut in the bunch -- are his anthems "Drinkin' Thing" and "Out of Hand" as well as many of his stellar but underappreciated singles, including "She Actin' Single (I'm Drinkin' Doubles)," his fine interpretations of Danny O'Keefe's "Quits" and Michael Murphey's "Backsliders' Wine," and his rather raucous original "Flat Natural Born Good-Timin' Man." Stewart was really a cross-genre artist who rocked as hard as he twanged and had more in common with Jerry Lee Lewis than he did with George Jones, and Essential testifies to this in spades.
© Thom Jurek /TiVo
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Gary Stewart, Performer - Roy Dea, Producer - The Jordanaires, Vocal - Wayne Carson, Composer - Wayne Carson, Lyricist
(P) 1975 Sony Music Entertainment
Dave Gillon, Composer - Dave Gillon, Lyricist - Don Goodman, Composer - Don Goodman, Lyricist - Gary Stewart, Performer - John Bettis, Composer - John Bettis, Lyricist - Roy Dea, Producer - The Nashville Edition, Vocal - Troy Seals, Composer - Troy Seals, Lyricist
(P) 1975 Sony Music Entertainment
Chips Moman, Producer - Gary Stewart, Performer - Johnny Cobb, Composer - Johnny Cobb, Lyricist - Mike Lawier, Composer - Mike Lawier, Lyricist
(P) 1980 Sony Music Entertainment.
Gary Stewart, Performer - Roy Dea, Producer - The Jordanaires, Vocal - Wayne Carson, Composer - Wayne Carson, Lyricist
(P) 1975 Sony Music Entertainment
Gary Stewart, Performer - Michael Murphy, Composer - Michael Murphy, Lyricist - Roy Dea, Producer - The Jordanaires, Vocal
(P) 1975 Sony Music Entertainment
Gary Stewart, Performer - Jeff Barry, Composer - Jeff Barry, Lyricist - Roy Dea, Producer - The Jordanaires, Vocal - Tom Jans, Composer - Tom Jans, Lyricist
(P) 1975 Sony Music Entertainment
Gary Stewart, Composer - Gary Stewart, Lyricist - Gary Stewart, Performer - Roy Dea, Producer
(P) 1978 Sony Music Entertainment
Danny O'Keefe, Composer - Danny O'Keefe, Lyricist - Gary Stewart, Performer - Roy Dea, Producer
(P) 1976 Sony Music Entertainment
Gary Stewart, Performer - Roy Dea, Producer - Wayne Carson, Composer - Wayne Carson, Lyricist
(P) 1976 Sony Music Entertainment
Gary Stewart, Performer - Lea Jane Berinati, Vocal - Roy Dea, Producer - Sterling Whipple, Composer - Sterling Whipple, Lyricist - The Jordanaires, Vocal
(P) 1976 Sony Music Entertainment
Carol Anderson, Composer - Carol Anderson, Lyricist - Gary Stewart, Performer - Mary Beth Anderson, Composer - Mary Beth Anderson, Lyricist - Rory Bourke, Composer - Rory Bourke, Lyricist - Roy Dea, Producer
(P) 1977 Sony Music Entertainment
Gary Stewart, Composer - Gary Stewart, Lyricist - Gary Stewart, Performer - Lea Jane Berinati, Vocal - Roy Dea, Producer - The Jordanaires, Vocal - Wayne Carson, Composer - Wayne Carson, Lyricist
(P) 1977 Sony Music Entertainment
Donn Tankersley, Composer - Donn Tankersley, Lyricist - Dottie Deleonibus, Vocal - Gary Stewart, Performer - Roy Dea, Producer - The Jordanaires, Vocal - Wayne Carson, Composer - Wayne Carson, Lyricist
(P) 1978 Sony Music Entertainment
Bobby Harden, Vocal - Dottie Deleonibus, Vocal - Gary Stewart, Performer - Pat Twitty, Composer - Pat Twitty, Lyricist - Roy Dea, Producer
(P) 1978 Sony Music Entertainment
Gary Stewart, Composer - Gary Stewart, Lyricist - Gary Stewart, Performer - Lea Jane Berinati, Vocal - Roy Dea, Producer - The Jordanaires, Vocal
(P) 1976 Sony Music Entertainment
Gary Stewart, Performer - Roy Dea, Producer - Russ Kirkpatrick, Composer - Russ Kirkpatrick, Lyricist
(P) 1979 Sony Music Entertainment.
Bobby Emmons, Composer - Bobby Emmons, Lyricist - Chips Moman, Composer - Chips Moman, Lyricist - Chips Moman, Producer - Gary Stewart, Performer
(P) 1980 Sony Music Entertainment.
Billy Burnette, Composer - Billy Burnette, Lyricist - Chips Moman, Producer - Gary Stewart, Performer - Johnny Christopher, Composer - Johnny Christopher, Lyricist
(P) 1980 Sony Music Entertainment.
Gary Stewart, Performer - Roy Dea, Producer - The Jordanaires, Vocal - Wayne Carson Thompson, Composer - Wayne Carson Thompson, Lyricist
(P) 1975 Sony Music Entertainment
Dean Dillon, Composer - Dean Dillon, Lyricist - Eddie Kilroy, Producer - Gary Stewart, Composer - Gary Stewart, Lyricist - Gary Stewart duet with Dean Dillon, Performer
(P) 1982 BMG Music
Album review
Over the course of these 20 tracks, listeners get to encounter the rare and focused genius that was Gary Stewart. Covering his career from the late '60s through the 1970s while he was with RCA, these songs testify to a fine singer and interpreter, a great pianist and guitarist, and a singular songwriter. Among the many gems here -- there's nary an unnecessary cut in the bunch -- are his anthems "Drinkin' Thing" and "Out of Hand" as well as many of his stellar but underappreciated singles, including "She Actin' Single (I'm Drinkin' Doubles)," his fine interpretations of Danny O'Keefe's "Quits" and Michael Murphey's "Backsliders' Wine," and his rather raucous original "Flat Natural Born Good-Timin' Man." Stewart was really a cross-genre artist who rocked as hard as he twanged and had more in common with Jerry Lee Lewis than he did with George Jones, and Essential testifies to this in spades.
© Thom Jurek /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 20 track(s)
- Total length: 01:01:02
- Main artists: Gary stewart
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: RCA Records Label Nashville
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Country
(P) 1996 BMG Entertainment
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