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Artist:Michael Nesmith
Title:... Tropical Campfires ...
Label:  Cooking Vinyl
Country:UK
Date:19 Jun 2001
Catalogue:COOKCD 204
Barcode:711297460421
Format:CD Album
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Community: 2 Own
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TrackArtistTitleComposerRating
01Michael NesmithYellow ButterflyMichael Nesmith8.0  Rate
02Michael NesmithLaugh Kills LonesomeMichael Nesmith8.0  Rate
03Michael NesmithMoon Over The Rio GrandeMichael Nesmith8.0  Rate
04Michael NesmithOne...Michael Nesmith7.0  Rate
05Michael NesmithJulianaMichael Nesmith7.0  Rate
06Michael NesmithBrazilBob Russell, Ary Barroso, Russell Sidney9.0  Rate
07Michael NesmithIn The Still Of The NightCole Porter7.0  Rate
08Michael NesmithRising In LoveMichael Nesmith7.0  Rate
09Michael NesmithBegin The BeguineCole Porter9.0  Rate
10Michael NesmithI Am Not ThatMichael Nesmith6.0  Rate
11Michael Nesmith...For The IslandMichael Nesmith7.0  Rate
12Michael NesmithTwilight On The TrailMichael Nesmith8.0  Rate


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Phantom Gtowner ●
7th Mar 2021
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This CD marked a return to a more rootsy sound on several of the 12 tracks. In many ways this recording may be his crowning accomplishment. The musicianship is excellent, production and sound also very good. The band comprises of John Hobbs on keyboards, Joe Chemay on bass, Red Rhodes on steel guitar, John Jorgenson on guitar & mandolin, Louis Conte on percussion and Nesmith on guitar. “Yellow Butterfly” is the opening track and while understated and fairly uneventful, it seems noteworthy that a steel guitar is in evidence subtly telling us the frivolity of “The Newer Stuff” is a thing of the past. "Laugh Kills Lonesome" is an up-tempo piano driven cowboy song based on a Charles Russell painting of the same name. "Julianna" is a romantic love song without much if any country flavor. "Brazil", one of three cover songs, is sung convincingly in Spanish and surprisingly fits in with all the rest. The other two covers are both by Cole Porter "In The Still Of The Night" and "Begin The Beguine". He amazingly manages to blend these somewhat jazzy pieces into a mix with country, tex-mex and Spanish rhythms…and with ease. Other stand-out tracks are “Moon Over The Rio Grande”, a track that Roy Rogers would have been proud to do and “Rising In Love”, a happy little song that is sneaky good. The two part track, “One…For The Island” is particularly entertaining, especially the first section which is mostly instrumental and quite delightful. It all ends with "Twilight On The Trail", another cowboy song much along the lines of "Prairie Lullaby" and several other songs he's done in this vein. This is a very easy CD to like. It’s got melody, lyrics and fine arrangements. Beginning probably with “Infinite Rider”, he seems to have become much more adventuresome and versatile as a tunesmith, something that was not quite as evident on his earlier LP’s. It is another recording that would be a good introduction to those who don't know his music. Whenever I'm listening to Nesmith I'm always thinking, "When is the rest of world going to discover this guy?" Well, it’s probably too late and the truth is the rest of the world missed out. This CD is as good as it gets.

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frank itiis
20th May 2015
 Well, "Begin The Beguine" and "Brazil" have been covered ny hundreds of "Crooners",
These versions by Mr. Nesmith, are just perfect.
 

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