Come on Down to Texas for a While: Anthology 1969 [Import]

Steven Fromholz | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 3, 2001)
• Original Release Date: 1969
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Raven [Australia]
• ASIN: B00005MKG7
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #42,302 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #73 in Music > Imports > Country

Track Listings

1. Texas Trilogy: Daybreak

2. Texas Trilogy: Trainride

3. Texas Trilogy: Bosque Country Romance

4. Man With The Big Hat

5. Song For Stephen Stills (High Country Caravan)

6. Ain't It Nice To Be Alone

7. Blue Lines On White Linen

8. Bears

9. Everybody's Goin' On The Road

10. A Little More Holy

11. Hawkeye

12. Sweet Janey

13. Where Are They All Now?

14. Everybody's Baby But Mine

15. Yellow Cat

16. Fools Gold

17. Late Nite Neon Shadows

18. The Angel

19. The Porter Makes The Train

20. Last Livin' Outlaw

See all 22 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Full title, 'Anthology 1969-91 Come On Down To Texas For A While'. Texan troubadour Steven Fromholz has carved out a highly regarded career of 35 years standing, from the 'pure western folk music' of his groundbreaking & enduring 1969 debut with Frummox, From Here to There, to country-folk albums on his own Felicity label. In between he's played with Willie Nelson, Stephen Stills, Doug Dillard, Buddy Emmons, Reggie Young etc. Raven's comprehensive 22-track, 75-minute Anthology 1969-1991 draws together for the first time his best known songs, from the famed 'Texas Trilogy' to 'Come On Down To Texas' & the Willie Nelson-sung US country hit single 'I'd Have to be Crazy' (added as a bonus track). Replete with 16-page color booklet boasting detailed liner notes.

Customer Reviews

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars If Your Main Interest is Texas Trilogy..., May 22, 2004

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Mark K. Mcdonough "Mark McDonough" (Reston, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This is a nice collection of Fromholz's work, but the sound quality is barely ok. If you are primarily interested in "Texas Trilogy," which has become something of a legend, I would recommend going for the book "Texas Trilogy : Life in a Small Texas Town" by Craig Hillis and photographer Bruce Jordan, which is a fine book in its own right and includes a CD of the song digitally re-mastered from the original tapes. And yup, I own both, and the version that comes with the book sounds much better.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Long Overdue, August 31, 2001

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R. Canant "[e-mail]" (Greenville, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This album contains the best of Steve's work from the first album until today. It includes rare cuts like 'Texas Trilogy' from the Frummox album. For those of us who grew up on Steve's albums, this is a homecoming. For those that missed the Texas music scene in the 70's, this will be a treat. The only thing that's missing is 'Dear Darcy', written for his daughter.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointment, September 23, 2003

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Timothy Jesser (Austin, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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I don't know enough about this album's genre to be as insightful as some of the other reviews, so I will just lay it on the line: I was really disappointed by these songs. I thought they sounded quite dated, almost cheesey and kitschy. I bought the album because it was compared to that of Willis Alan Ramsey whose cd I have darn near worn out from overplay. It was also compared to Guy Clark who I really enjoy. But I find their songs' lyrics have made the journey over the past 30 years intact. Fromholz's by comparison seem gimmicky. Songs such as "Everybody's Goin' on the Road" and "Sweet Janey" are more silly than insightful.

One positive thing I can say about the album is that you get to trace some of the influences of modern acts such as Lyle Lovett through the song "Bears."