Gravity [Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered]

Alejandro Escovedo | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 14, 2002)
• Original Release Date: 1992
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
• Label: Texas Music Group
• ASIN: B000065T1X
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #43,979 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Paradise

2. Broken Bottle

3. One More Time

4. By Eleven

5. Bury Me

6. Five Hearts Breaking

7. Oxford

8. Last To Know

9. She Dosen't Live Here Anymore

10. Pyramid Of Tears

See all 12 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Intro

2. Five Hearts Breaking

3. Broken Bottle

4. Bury Me/Hard Road

5. I Wish I Was Your Mother

6. By Eleven

7. She Dosen't Live Here Anymore

8. Pyramid Of Tears

9. Last To Know

Editorial Reviews

Two CD edition of the American troubadour's 1992 album. Alejandro Escovedo began his musical career in genre-defying bands like Rank & File, The True Believers and, going further back, legendary Punk band The Nuns. Gravity was his first solo release after nearly 15 years in the music business. Retroworld. 2009. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Splendid re-issue!!, December 5, 2002

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Hugues Orsetti (MANOSQUE France) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gravity (Audio CD)

I don't know for the States, but Alejandro Escovedo is unknown in Europe (at least in France), except by special music lovers of course. I discovered him last year only myself, with his beautiful album "A Man Under The Influence". I'm so lucky to have found out this "Gravity" re-issue, along with the "Thirteen Years" one, both are nothing but splendid! Satisfying at any level: the quality of the sound, the beauty of the booklet, of the cover art, and especially of the music! "Gravity" is a masterpiece. As lyrical as the best of Pink Floyd (from "Dark Side" and "The Wall"), as beautiful and pure as the best of the Velvet Underground or Lou Reed (think of the violins of "Street Hassle"), with sometimes rocks as good as the Rolling Stones ones. What could I say more?? The voice of Alejandro is raw and moving. His music is simple and inspired. His subjects are experienced from life. "We fell in love and it's never funny" he sings in "Last To Know".
Bonus CD: eight live songs from the same album, recorded in Santa Monica in 1993, plus a cover of Ian Hunter's "I Wish I Was Your Mother". The customer is happy! :o)

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars fantastic......, September 26, 2000

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"drummindave" (Papillion, Nebraska United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gravity (Audio CD)

This earlier solo project is nothing short of incredible. Heartfelt lyrics with great acoustic instrumentation. "Gravity"was follwed by "Thirteen Years" (...), an absolutemasterpiece - talk about singing from the soul.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars simply great, July 2, 2008

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Erik S. Hlavaty - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gravity (Audio CD)

I keep 4 or 5 disks close to me almost at all times, ones I can listen to any time and they always do something important for me (important *to* me).

_Gravity_ is one of them; as vital to me as _Who's Next_ or _Highway 61 Revisited_, this is an outstanding effort by one of the greatest songwriters going.