The Legend of Jesse James

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The Legend of Jesse James
Jesse James album cover.jpg
Studio album by
Paul Kennerley
Released1980
Recorded1979
Genre Country
Label A&M
Producer Glyn Johns
Paul Kennerley chronology
White Mansions
(1978)		The Legend of Jesse James
(1980)
Jesse James CD cover.jpg
The original CD cover.
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The Legend of Jesse James is a 1980 country music concept album written by English songwriter Paul Kennerley, based on the story of American Old West outlaw Jesse James.

Contents

The album features Levon Helm singing the role of Jesse James, Johnny Cash as Frank James, Charlie Daniels as Cole Younger and Emmylou Harris as Jesse James' wife, Zerelda James. Other singers featured included Rosanne Cash, Rodney Crowell and Albert Lee.

The album was re-released in 1999 in a two-for-one package with Kennerley's 1978 concept album, White Mansions , about the Confederate States of America.

The album art was painted by noted comic book artist Howard Chaykin. [2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Paul Kennerley

No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."Ride of the Redlegs" Rodney Crowell, Jody Payne, Levon Helm and Rosanne Cash 3:30
2."Quantrill's Guerillas" Levon Helm 0:56
3."Six Gun Shooting" Johnny Cash 3:46
4."Have You Heard the News?" Albert Lee 1:42
5."Heaven Ain't Ready for You Yet" Emmylou Harris 3:58
6."Help Him, Jesus" Johnny Cash 3:39
7."The Old Clay County" Charlie Daniels and Levon Helm 3:35
8."Riding with Jesse James" Charlie Daniels 3:02
9."Hunt Them Down" Albert Lee 3:33
10."Wish We Were back in Missouri" Emmylou Harris 4:06
11."Northfield: The Plan" Levon Helm 4:04
12."Northfield: The Disaster" Charlie Daniels 3:04
13."High Walls" Levon Helm 3:16
14."The Death of Me" Johnny Cash and Levon Helm 3:07
15."The Plot" Paul Kennerley 0:53
16."One More Shot" Levon Helm and Emmylou Harris 5:11
17."A Train Robbery" (extra track in 1999 CD re-issue) Paul Kennerley 4:10

Personnel

Cast

Backing musicians and production

References

  1. ↑ The Legend of Jesse James at AllMusic
  2. ↑ "Various - The Legend Of Jesse James". Discogs. October 21, 1987. Retrieved July 9, 2017.


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