Loser's Paradise

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Loser's Paradise
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Studio album by
Released1995
RecordedFebruary 1995
StudioCongress House Studio, Austin, Texas
Genre Country music
Length41:40
Label HighTone Records
Producer Dave Alvin
Chris Gaffney chronology
Man of Somebody's Dreams
(1994)
Loser's Paradise
(1995)

Loser's Paradise is an album by country music singer-songwriter Chris Gaffney, released in 1995 on HighTone Records. It was Gaffney's second album released on HighTone, and was produced by Dave Alvin. [1] It was recorded over a 10-day period in Austin, Texas. [1]

Contents

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Chicago Tribune Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [4]
No Depression mixed [5]
Philadelphia City Paper favorable [6]
The Village Voice Scissors icon black.svg [7]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Country MusicStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]

Track listing

  1. "The Eyes of Roberto Duran"
  2. "Loser's Paradise"
  3. "The Man of Somebody's Dream"
  4. "So Far From God (And Too Close You)"
  5. "East of Houston, West of Baton Rouge"
  6. "Cowboys to Girls"
  7. "Azulito"
  8. "My Baby's Got a Dead Man's Number"
  9. "See The Big Man Cry"
  10. "Help You Dream"
  11. "Glasshouse"
  12. "Sugar Bee"

Personnel

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