Western Beat

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Western Beat
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 10, 1992 (1992-04-10)
Genre Country
Length39:35
Label Reprise
Producer Harry Stinson & Kevin Welch
Kevin Welch chronology
Kevin Welch
(1990)
Western Beat
(1992)
Life Down Here on Earth
(1995)
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Western Beat is the second studio album by Kevin Welch, as Kevin Welch @nd The Overtones, released in 1992 on Reprise Records. This was Welch's last album for Reprise, before he went on to co-found Dead Reckoning Records in 1994 with fellow musicians Kieran Kane, Mike Henderson, Tammy Rogers, and Harry Stinson.

Contents

Critical reception

Thom Owens of AllMusic calls Western Beat "a fresh, lively sound, supported by a number of first-rate songs." [1]

Allen Howie of Louisville Music News concludes his review by saying, "Credit must be given to the Overtones, who sound like a real band throughout, not just some amalgam of studio vets. Their music is the heart of Western Beat, and Welch's dead-on writing and singing are its soul." [2]

Daniel Durchholz of RiverFront Times writes, "Maybe it's better if Welch's music is just allowed to speak for itself, which it has on four dazzling albums, starting with his self-titled debut in 1990 and 1992's aforementioned Western Beat." [3]

Geoffrey Himes of the Washington Post wasn't very impressed with Western Beat and writes, "Welch's melodies and rhythms are serviceable in a derivative Nashville sort of way, but his songs sink on the strength of the lyrics." [4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Kevin Welch, unless otherwise noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Early Summer Rain" 4:27
2."The Other Side" 3:43
3."I Look For You"Kevin Welch; Wally Wilson 3:33
4."Happy Ever After (Comes One Day At A Time)" 3:49
5."Something 'Bout You" 3:17
6."Sam's Town"Kevin Welch; Gary Nicholson 3:54
7."Webelo Waggle" 0:52
8."Same Old Rain" 4:32
9."Train To Birmingham" John Hiatt 4:13
10."The Restless Kind" Michael Henderson 3:21
11."Me And Billy The Kid Never Got Along" Joe Ely 3:47
12."The End" 0:07
Total length:39:35

Musicians

Production

All track information and credits were taken from the album's liner notes. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 Owens, Thom. Western Beat at AllMusic
  2. Howie, Allen (1 July 1992). "smooth, but not slick". louisvillemusicnews.net. Louisville Music News. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  3. Durchholz, Daniel. "Beat Happening". riverfronttimes.com. RiverFront Times. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  4. Himes, Geoffrey (15 May 1992). "Conventional Sound of Welch's Country". Washington Post. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  5. Western Beat (liner notes). Kevin Welch. Reprise. 1992.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)