Best (Robert Earl Keen album)

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Best
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Greatest hits album by
ReleasedNovember 7, 2006
RecordedJul 1992 – August 12, 1995
Genre Alternative country
Length75:18
Label Koch
Robert Earl Keen chronology
Live at the Ryman
(2006)
Best
(2006)
Marfa After Dark
(2008)

Best, a compilation album by folk singer-songwriter Robert Earl Keen, released by Koch Records on November 7, 2006. The album features songs from six of Keen's previous albums: No Kinda Dancer , A Bigger Piece of Sky , No. 2 Live Dinner , Farm Fresh Onions , What I Really Mean , and Live at the Ryman: The Greatest Show Ever Been Gave .

Contents

Reception

The AllMusic review by Mark Deming gave the album 3½ stars stating: "Robert Earl Keen is an archetypal Texas singer/songwriter, someone who can mine both laughter and tragedy from life along the dusty margins of life in the Lone Star State... a comprehensive and well-programmed compilation offering a fully rounded introduction to his music would be more than welcome. However, 2007's Best isn't quite that album... If you're looking for a concise, career-spanning overview of Robert Earl Keen's long career in music, Best isn't as much help as you might wish, but the consistent quality is a sure convincer." [1]

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Track listing

All tracks by Robert Earl Keen except where noted

  1. "No Kinda Dancer" – 3:07
  2. "Willie" – 2:36
  3. "Armadillo Jackal" – 3:26
  4. "Paint the Town Beige" – 4:34
  5. "Whenever Kindness Fails" – 3:38
  6. "Corpus Christi Bay" – 3:59
  7. "Merry Christmas from the Family" – 3:54
  8. "The Road Intro" – 5:08
  9. "The Road Goes on Forever" – 7:45
  10. "Furnace Fan" – 3:58
  11. "All I Have Is Today" – 3:28
  12. "Let the Music Play" (Keen, Bill Whitbeck) – 5:36
  13. "For Love" – 4:24
  14. "Mr. Wolf and Mama Bear" – 3:46
  15. "Ride" – 3:45
  16. "Feeling Good Again" – 3:15
  17. "Gringo Honeymoon" – 4:53
  18. "I'm Comin' Home" – 4:17

Personnel

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References

  1. 1 2 Deming, M. Allmusic Review accessed December 24, 2010