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Five years after the triumph of Pancho & Lefty, Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson recorded the follow-up, Seashores of Old Mexico. Alas, little of what made the earlier album so great is in evidence. At times the album sounds like a Merle Haggard record with Willie Nelson on hand as support. "Without You on My Side" reveals no evidence of Nelson and his guitar at all; it sounds like a castoff from Haggard's 1987 Chill Factor album. More importantly, the song selection is a mixed bag, with a few top-notch songs mixed with many second-rate ones. The title track and "Jimmy the Broom," both by Haggard, don't match his best writing of the period, and sound stilted and forced. A cover of the Beatles' "Yesterday" doesn't really work either, although they give it a good try. The best tracks on the album are the last two: Nelson's "Why Do I Have to Choose" and Haggard's "Silver Wings," both from the artists' back catalogs. These mark the only times on the album when it sounds like they are really working together. Having achieved a masterpiece on their first outing together, Haggard and Nelson may have set a standard impossible to match; Seashores of Old Mexico certainly doesn't come close.
© Martin Monkman /TiVo
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M. Haggard, Composer - Clint Strong, Electric Guitar - Don Markham, Saxophone - Willie Nelson, Vocal - Willie Nelson, Producer - Willie Nelson, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Willie Nelson, Performer - Roy Nichols, Electric Guitar - Bill Johnson, Director - Johnny Gimble, Fiddle - Donna Faye, Background Vocal - Denny Purcell, Mastering Engineer - Larry Greenhill, Engineer - Gary Church, Trumpet - Merle Haggard, Producer - Merle Haggard, Vocal - Merle Haggard, Electric Guitar - Merle Haggard, Performer - Spencer Starnes, Bass - Mark Yeary, Piano - Norman Hamlet, Steel Guitar - Biff Adams, Drums - Jimmy Belken, Fiddle - Dennis Hromek, Bass - Bobby Arnold, Engineer
(P) 1987 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Dennis Hromek, Bass - Gary Church, Trumpet - Merle Haggard, Producer - Merle Haggard, Vocal - Merle Haggard, Electric Guitar - Merle Haggard, Performer - Roy Nichols, Electric Guitar - Johnny Gimble, Fiddle - Don Markham, Saxophone - Jimmy Belken, Fiddle - Biff Adams, Drums - Donna Faye, Background Vocal - Norman Hamlet, Steel Guitar - Clint Strong, Electric Guitar - Spencer Starnes, Bass - Willie Nelson, Producer - Willie Nelson, Vocal - Willie Nelson, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Willie Nelson, Performer - M. Haggard, Composer - M. Haggard, Lyricist - Mark Yeary, Piano
(P) 1987 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Clint Strong, Electric Guitar - Don Markham, Saxophone - Willie Nelson, Vocal - Willie Nelson, Producer - Willie Nelson, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Willie Nelson, Performer - D. L. Jones, Composer - Roy Nichols, Electric Guitar - Bill Johnson, Director - Johnny Gimble, Fiddle - Donna Faye, Background Vocal - Denny Purcell, Mastering Engineer - Larry Greenhill, Engineer - Gary Church, Trumpet - Merle Haggard, Producer - Merle Haggard, Vocal - Merle Haggard, Electric Guitar - Merle Haggard, Performer - Spencer Starnes, Bass - Mark Yeary, Piano - Norman Hamlet, Steel Guitar - Biff Adams, Drums - Jimmy Belken, Fiddle - Dennis Hromek, Bass - Bobby Arnold, Engineer
(P) 1987 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
M. Haggard, Composer - Clint Strong, Electric Guitar - Don Markham, Saxophone - Willie Nelson, Vocal - Willie Nelson, Producer - Willie Nelson, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Willie Nelson, Performer - Roy Nichols, Electric Guitar - F. Powers, Composer - Bill Johnson, Director - Johnny Gimble, Fiddle - Donna Faye, Background Vocal - Denny Purcell, Mastering Engineer - Larry Greenhill, Engineer - Gary Church, Trumpet - Merle Haggard, Producer - Merle Haggard, Vocal - Merle Haggard, Electric Guitar - Merle Haggard, Performer - Spencer Starnes, Bass - Mark Yeary, Piano - Norman Hamlet, Steel Guitar - Biff Adams, Drums - Jimmy Belken, Fiddle - Dennis Hromek, Bass - Bobby Arnold, Engineer
(P) 1987 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Clint Strong, Electric Guitar - Don Markham, Saxophone - Willie Nelson, Vocal - Willie Nelson, Producer - Willie Nelson, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Willie Nelson, Performer - Roy Nichols, Electric Guitar - J. LENNON, Composer - Bill Johnson, Director - Johnny Gimble, Fiddle - Donna Faye, Background Vocal - Denny Purcell, Mastering Engineer - Larry Greenhill, Engineer - Gary Church, Trumpet - Merle Haggard, Producer - Merle Haggard, Vocal - Merle Haggard, Electric Guitar - Merle Haggard, Performer - Spencer Starnes, Bass - Mark Yeary, Piano - P. MCCARTNEY, Composer - Norman Hamlet, Steel Guitar - Biff Adams, Drums - Jimmy Belken, Fiddle - Dennis Hromek, Bass - Bobby Arnold, Engineer
(P) 1987 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Clint Strong, Electric Guitar - Don Markham, Saxophone - B. FOLEY, Composer - Willie Nelson, Vocal - Willie Nelson, Producer - Willie Nelson, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Willie Nelson, Performer - Roy Nichols, Electric Guitar - Bill Johnson, Director - Johnny Gimble, Fiddle - Donna Faye, Background Vocal - Denny Purcell, Mastering Engineer - Larry Greenhill, Engineer - Gary Church, Trumpet - Merle Haggard, Producer - Merle Haggard, Vocal - Merle Haggard, Electric Guitar - Merle Haggard, Performer - Spencer Starnes, Bass - Mark Yeary, Piano - Norman Hamlet, Steel Guitar - Biff Adams, Drums - Jimmy Belken, Fiddle - Dennis Hromek, Bass - Bobby Arnold, Engineer
(P) 1987 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
M. Haggard, Composer - Clint Strong, Electric Guitar - Don Markham, Saxophone - Willie Nelson, Vocal - Willie Nelson, Producer - Willie Nelson, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Willie Nelson, Performer - Roy Nichols, Electric Guitar - Bill Johnson, Director - Johnny Gimble, Fiddle - Donna Faye, Background Vocal - Denny Purcell, Mastering Engineer - Larry Greenhill, Engineer - Gary Church, Trumpet - Merle Haggard, Producer - Merle Haggard, Vocal - Merle Haggard, Electric Guitar - Merle Haggard, Performer - Spencer Starnes, Bass - Mark Yeary, Piano - Norman Hamlet, Steel Guitar - Biff Adams, Drums - Jimmy Belken, Fiddle - Dennis Hromek, Bass - Bobby Arnold, Engineer
(P) 1987 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Clint Strong, Electric Guitar - Don Markham, Saxophone - Willie Nelson, Vocal - Willie Nelson, Producer - Willie Nelson, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Willie Nelson, Performer - Roy Nichols, Electric Guitar - H. Cochran, Composer - Bill Johnson, Director - Johnny Gimble, Fiddle - Donna Faye, Background Vocal - Denny Purcell, Mastering Engineer - Larry Greenhill, Engineer - Gary Church, Trumpet - Merle Haggard, Producer - Merle Haggard, Vocal - Merle Haggard, Electric Guitar - Merle Haggard, Performer - Spencer Starnes, Bass - Mark Yeary, Piano - Norman Hamlet, Steel Guitar - Biff Adams, Drums - Jimmy Belken, Fiddle - G. MARTIN, Composer - Dennis Hromek, Bass - Bobby Arnold, Engineer
(P) 1987 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Merle Haggard, Producer - Merle Haggard, Vocal - Merle Haggard, Performer - Willie Nelson, Vocal - Willie Nelson, Composer - Willie Nelson, Producer - Willie Nelson, Lyricist
(P) 1987 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
M. Haggard, Composer - Clint Strong, Electric Guitar - Don Markham, Saxophone - Willie Nelson, Vocal - Willie Nelson, Producer - Willie Nelson, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Willie Nelson, Performer - Roy Nichols, Electric Guitar - Bill Johnson, Director - Johnny Gimble, Fiddle - Donna Faye, Background Vocal - Denny Purcell, Mastering Engineer - Larry Greenhill, Engineer - Gary Church, Trumpet - Merle Haggard, Producer - Merle Haggard, Vocal - Merle Haggard, Electric Guitar - Merle Haggard, Performer - Spencer Starnes, Bass - Mark Yeary, Piano - Norman Hamlet, Steel Guitar - Biff Adams, Drums - Jimmy Belken, Fiddle - Dennis Hromek, Bass - Bobby Arnold, Engineer
(P) 1987 Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
Five years after the triumph of Pancho & Lefty, Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson recorded the follow-up, Seashores of Old Mexico. Alas, little of what made the earlier album so great is in evidence. At times the album sounds like a Merle Haggard record with Willie Nelson on hand as support. "Without You on My Side" reveals no evidence of Nelson and his guitar at all; it sounds like a castoff from Haggard's 1987 Chill Factor album. More importantly, the song selection is a mixed bag, with a few top-notch songs mixed with many second-rate ones. The title track and "Jimmy the Broom," both by Haggard, don't match his best writing of the period, and sound stilted and forced. A cover of the Beatles' "Yesterday" doesn't really work either, although they give it a good try. The best tracks on the album are the last two: Nelson's "Why Do I Have to Choose" and Haggard's "Silver Wings," both from the artists' back catalogs. These mark the only times on the album when it sounds like they are really working together. Having achieved a masterpiece on their first outing together, Haggard and Nelson may have set a standard impossible to match; Seashores of Old Mexico certainly doesn't come close.
© Martin Monkman /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:39:37
- Main artists: Merle Haggard Willie Nelson
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Epic - Nashville
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Country
(P) 1987 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
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