The Cowboy & the Lady [Original recording reissued, Extra tracks, Limited Edition]

Ann-Margret, Lee Hazlewood | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 6, 2000)
• Original Release Date: May 16, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued, Extra tracks, Limited Edition
• Label: Smells Like Records
• ASIN: B00004SBGF
• Also Available in: Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #275,809 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Am I That Easy to Forget?

2. Only Mama That'll Walk the Line

3. Greyhound Bus Depot

4. Walk On Out of My Mind

5. Hangin' On

6. Victims of the Night

7. Break My Mind

8. You Can't Imagine

9. Sweet Thing

10. No Regrets

11. Dark End of the Street

12. Sleep in the Grass

13. Chico

14. You Turn My Head Around

15. It's a Nice World to Visit (But Not to Live In)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Creative eccentric genius, November 18, 2000

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J. Hamilton (Western PA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Cowboy & the Lady (Audio CD)

Lee Hazlewood and Ann-Margret as a singing duo is definitely one of the odder moments in pop history. This cd is every bit as crazy as you would think, without sacrificing the music completely to camp.

Lee was a great producer, and his work on these covers really stands out. These renditions of "Only Mama That'll Walk the Line," "No Regrets," and "You Can't Imagine" are infused with a spirit that makes them timeless.

His penchant for the baroque is more evident on the four brilliant bonus cuts. Can you believe they used to release singles that sounded like this, let alone make them? Ann- Margret's voice is a theatrical counterpoint to Lee's world-weary baritone, and together they create nothing short of musical cinema. Check out the harrowing, hilarious "Chico," the pastoral "Sleep in the Grass," and A-M's two psychedelic fuzzbox numbers, "You Turn My Head Around" and "Nice World..."

This album is a rather strange gem, kind of like a tour through old Hollywood backlots of Western film sets, with Lee and Ann-Margret as your drunken tour guides!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I am in love again!, December 8, 2006

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Rocco "Best In Manhattan!" (New York City, NY United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Cowboy & the Lady (Audio CD)

The best ever! Ann Margret can do it all! Great duets here with Nancy's old pal Lee! So glad this was put on CD! Best track? "Sleep In The Grass"!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "NOT THAT EASY TO FORGET!", May 12, 2003

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Michael G. Batcho (McAdoo, PA (USA)) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Cowboy & the Lady (Audio CD)

"The Cowboy and The Lady"-- Lee Hazlewood and Ann-Margret make a memorable combination. This album came out originally about the same time (more or less) as Lee Hazlewood's duet albums with Nancy Sinatra, perhaps just after. Ann Margret was a perfect choice for Lee's "Cowboy" persona. . . she had credentials in the "country music world". She had recorded in Nashville with RCA producer and "country music- Nashville Sound genius" Chet Atkins in the early 60's. Her work with Lee Hazlewood continued to demostrate her skill at delivering "country heart".
My all time favorite track on this album is "Hangin' On" -- when Ann-Margret sings the line "just enough to keep me. . . hangin' on" she leaves you with that melody and verse lingering in your mind for years . . . and maybe you'll never forget it. . . I know I haven't.
Another excellent track on this set is "Am I That Easy To Forget?"-- This is country music at its best.
Ann-Margret also delivers a Waylon Jennings classic with a wallop: "Only Momma That'll Walk The Line" - I guess it proves that Ann-Margret is an "Outlaw" herself.
This is an album that has held up well over the years and continues to sound "fresh" and "new". If you haven't heard it, do it . . . you'll thank yourself for it. And thanks to Ann-Margret and to Barton Lee Hazlewood for giving us this musical trip into the "country".