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Strangers Almanac (Deluxe Edition)

Whiskeytown

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1997's Strangers Almanac was Whiskeytown's major-label debut and the album that first introduced Ryan Adams to a wide audience, but at the same time it marked the beginning of the end for the group. When Whiskeytown went into the studio to record Strangers Almanac, the band had undergone the first of what would become a long line of personnel shakeups, and in addition to Adams, the only proper members of the group on hand for the sessions were violinist and vocalist Caitlin Cary and guitarist Phil Wandscher; session musicians filled out the lineup, while the new rhythm section, Jeff Rice (bass) and Steve Terry (drums), was hired only two weeks before recording began. Despite its chaotic creation, Strangers Almanac sounds stronger and more cohesive than its ragged but forceful indie predecessor, Faithless Street, and there's a deeper resonance in Adams' tales of wasted nights and wasted lives, such as "Inn Town," "Losering," and "Dancing with the Women at the Bar." Strangers Almanac doesn't rock as hard as Whiskeytown's earlier material, but when the guitars kick into high gear on "Yesterday's News" and "Waiting to Derail," it reveals just how good a match Adams and Wandscher were, and "Excuse Me While I Break My Own Heart Tonight" and "16 Days" are as strong and moving as their country gestures got. However, though Strangers Almanac starts strong, most of the best material is used up by the two-thirds mark, and editing one or two tunes from the final innings would have done this album a world of good. Regardless of its faults, Strangers Almanac captures Whiskeytown when they still had some business calling themselves a band rather than just Ryan Adams' backing musicians, and the glorious world-weariness of its best moments makes it a far more satisfying listen than most of what would follow once Adams struck out on his own.
© Mark Deming /TiVo

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1
Inn Town (Album Version)
00:05:50

JIM SCOTT, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Adams, ComposerLyricist - Whiskeytown, MainArtist - Phil Wandscher, ComposerLyricist

℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.

2
Excuse Me While I Break My Own Heart Tonight (Strangers Almanac Album Version)
00:03:14

JIM SCOTT, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Adams, ComposerLyricist - Whiskeytown, MainArtist - Alejandro Escovedo, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.

3
Yesterday's News (Album Version)
00:02:49

JIM SCOTT, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Adams, ComposerLyricist - Whiskeytown, MainArtist - Phil Wandscher, ComposerLyricist

℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.

4
16 Days (Album Version)
00:03:53

JIM SCOTT, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Adams, ComposerLyricist - Caitlin Cary, ComposerLyricist - Whiskeytown, MainArtist - Rick Latina, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.

5
Everything I Do (Album Version)
00:04:31

JIM SCOTT, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Adams, ComposerLyricist - Whiskeytown, MainArtist - Phil Wandscher, ComposerLyricist

℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.

6
Houses On The Hill (Album Version)
00:02:38

JIM SCOTT, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Adams, ComposerLyricist - Caitlin Cary, ComposerLyricist - Whiskeytown, MainArtist

℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.

7
Turn Around (Album Version)
00:05:16

JIM SCOTT, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Adams, ComposerLyricist - Caitlin Cary, ComposerLyricist - Whiskeytown, MainArtist

℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.

8
Dancing With The Women At The Bar (Album Version)
00:04:37

JIM SCOTT, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Adams, ComposerLyricist - Whiskeytown, MainArtist - Alejandro Escovedo, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.

9
Waiting To Derail (Album Version)
00:03:54

JIM SCOTT, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Adams, ComposerLyricist - Whiskeytown, MainArtist

℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.

10
Avenues
00:02:30

JIM SCOTT, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Adams, ComposerLyricist - Whiskeytown, MainArtist

℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.

11
Losering (Album Version)
00:04:00

JIM SCOTT, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Adams, ComposerLyricist - Whiskeytown, MainArtist

℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.

12
Somebody Remembers The Rose (Album Version)
00:02:29

JIM SCOTT, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Adams, ComposerLyricist - Whiskeytown, MainArtist - Phil Wandscher, ComposerLyricist

℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.

13
Not Home Anymore (Album Version)
00:05:53

JIM SCOTT, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Adams, ComposerLyricist - Whiskeytown, MainArtist - Alejandro Escovedo, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.

14
Houses On The Hill (Live On KCRW, 1997)
00:03:42

Ryan Adams, ComposerLyricist - Caitlin Cary, ComposerLyricist - Whiskeytown, MainArtist

℗ 2008 UMG Recordings, Inc.

15
Nurse With The Pills (Live On KCRW, 1997)
00:04:39

Ryan Adams, ComposerLyricist - Whiskeytown, MainArtist

℗ 2008 UMG Recordings, Inc.

16
I Don't Care What You Think About Me (Live On KCRW, 1997)
00:03:17

Ryan Adams, ComposerLyricist - Whiskeytown, MainArtist

℗ 2008 UMG Recordings, Inc.

17
Somebody Remembers The Rose (Live On KCRW, 1997)
00:02:33

Ryan Adams, ComposerLyricist - Whiskeytown, MainArtist - Phil Wandscher, ComposerLyricist

℗ 2008 UMG Recordings, Inc.

18
Turn Around (Live On KCRW, 1997)
00:04:25

Ryan Adams, ComposerLyricist - Caitlin Cary, ComposerLyricist - Whiskeytown, MainArtist

℗ 2008 UMG Recordings, Inc.

DISC 2

1
Indian Gown
00:04:45

JIM SCOTT, Producer - Ryan Adams, ComposerLyricist - Whiskeytown, MainArtist - Phil Wandscher, ComposerLyricist

℗ 2008 UMG Recordings, Inc.

2
16 Days (Acoustic Version)
00:03:12

JIM SCOTT, Producer - Ryan Adams, ComposerLyricist - Caitlin Cary, ComposerLyricist - Whiskeytown, MainArtist

℗ 2008 UMG Recordings, Inc.

3
Somebody Remembers The Rose (Acoustic Version)
00:02:45

JIM SCOTT, Producer - Ryan Adams, ComposerLyricist - Whiskeytown, MainArtist - Phil Wandscher, ComposerLyricist

℗ 2008 UMG Recordings, Inc.

4
Avenues (Acoustic Version)
00:03:33

JIM SCOTT, Producer - Ryan Adams, ComposerLyricist - Whiskeytown, MainArtist

℗ 2008 UMG Recordings, Inc.

5
Excuse Me While I Break My Own Heart Tonight (Acoustic Version)
00:02:42

JIM SCOTT, Producer - Ryan Adams, ComposerLyricist - Whiskeytown, MainArtist

℗ 2008 UMG Recordings, Inc.

6
Houses On The Hill (Early Version)
00:02:25

JIM SCOTT, Producer - Ryan Adams, ComposerLyricist - Caitlin Cary, ComposerLyricist - Whiskeytown, MainArtist

℗ 2008 UMG Recordings, Inc.

7
My Heart Is Broken
00:03:03

JIM SCOTT, Producer - Ryan Adams, ComposerLyricist - Caitlin Cary, ComposerLyricist - Whiskeytown, MainArtist

℗ 2008 UMG Recordings, Inc.

8
I Still Miss Someone (Acoustic Version)
00:02:23

Johnny Cash, ComposerLyricist - Roy Cash Jr., ComposerLyricist - JIM SCOTT, Producer - Whiskeytown, MainArtist

℗ 2008 UMG Recordings, Inc.

9
Kiss & Make-Up
00:03:29

JIM SCOTT, Producer - Ryan Adams, ComposerLyricist - Whiskeytown, MainArtist

℗ 2008 UMG Recordings, Inc.

10
Barn's On Fire
00:01:41

JIM SCOTT, Producer - Ryan Adams, ComposerLyricist - Whiskeytown, MainArtist

℗ 2008 UMG Recordings, Inc.

11
Dancing With The Women At The Bar (Early Version)
00:04:27

JIM SCOTT, Producer - Ryan Adams, ComposerLyricist - Whiskeytown, MainArtist

℗ 2008 UMG Recordings, Inc.

12
Dreams
00:05:48

Stevie Nicks, ComposerLyricist - JIM SCOTT, Producer - Whiskeytown, MainArtist

℗ 2008 UMG Recordings, Inc.

13
Breathe
00:04:07

JIM SCOTT, Producer - Ryan Adams, ComposerLyricist - Whiskeytown, MainArtist

℗ 2008 UMG Recordings, Inc.

14
Wither, I'm A Flower
00:04:52

JIM SCOTT, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Adams, ComposerLyricist - Whiskeytown, MainArtist

℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.

15
Luxury Liner
00:02:40

Gram Parsons, ComposerLyricist - JIM SCOTT, Producer - Whiskeytown, MainArtist

℗ 2008 UMG Recordings, Inc.

16
Theme For A Trucker (From “The End Of Violence” Soundtrack)
00:04:27

JIM SCOTT, Producer - Ryan Adams, ComposerLyricist - Whiskeytown, MainArtist

℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.

17
Streets Of Sirens
00:03:43

JIM SCOTT, Producer - Ryan Adams, ComposerLyricist - Whiskeytown, MainArtist

℗ 2008 UMG Recordings, Inc.

18
Turn Around (Alternate Version)
00:04:02

JIM SCOTT, Producer - Ryan Adams, ComposerLyricist - Caitlin Cary, ComposerLyricist - Whiskeytown, MainArtist

℗ 2008 UMG Recordings, Inc.

19
10 Seconds
00:04:14

JIM SCOTT, Producer - Ryan Adams, ComposerLyricist - Whiskeytown, MainArtist - Phil Wandscher, ComposerLyricist

℗ 2008 UMG Recordings, Inc.

20
Ticket Time (Early Version)
00:03:53

JIM SCOTT, Producer - Ryan Adams, ComposerLyricist - Whiskeytown, MainArtist - Phil Wandscher, ComposerLyricist

℗ 2008 UMG Recordings, Inc.

21
The Rain Won't Help You When It's Over (Early Version)
00:04:33

JIM SCOTT, Producer - Whiskeytown, MainArtist - Alejandro Escovedo, ComposerLyricist

℗ 2008 UMG Recordings, Inc.

Album review

1997's Strangers Almanac was Whiskeytown's major-label debut and the album that first introduced Ryan Adams to a wide audience, but at the same time it marked the beginning of the end for the group. When Whiskeytown went into the studio to record Strangers Almanac, the band had undergone the first of what would become a long line of personnel shakeups, and in addition to Adams, the only proper members of the group on hand for the sessions were violinist and vocalist Caitlin Cary and guitarist Phil Wandscher; session musicians filled out the lineup, while the new rhythm section, Jeff Rice (bass) and Steve Terry (drums), was hired only two weeks before recording began. Despite its chaotic creation, Strangers Almanac sounds stronger and more cohesive than its ragged but forceful indie predecessor, Faithless Street, and there's a deeper resonance in Adams' tales of wasted nights and wasted lives, such as "Inn Town," "Losering," and "Dancing with the Women at the Bar." Strangers Almanac doesn't rock as hard as Whiskeytown's earlier material, but when the guitars kick into high gear on "Yesterday's News" and "Waiting to Derail," it reveals just how good a match Adams and Wandscher were, and "Excuse Me While I Break My Own Heart Tonight" and "16 Days" are as strong and moving as their country gestures got. However, though Strangers Almanac starts strong, most of the best material is used up by the two-thirds mark, and editing one or two tunes from the final innings would have done this album a world of good. Regardless of its faults, Strangers Almanac captures Whiskeytown when they still had some business calling themselves a band rather than just Ryan Adams' backing musicians, and the glorious world-weariness of its best moments makes it a far more satisfying listen than most of what would follow once Adams struck out on his own.
© Mark Deming /TiVo

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