Sleepless Nights [Extra tracks, Import]

Gram Parsons, The Flying Burrito Brothers | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 20, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 1976
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks, Import
• Label: Ume Imports
• ASIN: B000026GYF
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,201 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

1976 posthumous release featuring The Flying Burrito Brothers & Emmylou Harris.

Customer Reviews

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15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Collectable Gram, August 2, 2005

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Laurence Upton (Wilts, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sleepless Nights (Audio CD)

This comprises stand-out tracks of country standards Gram Parsons made with the Burritos shortly before he left the band, and three fantastic previously unreleased duets with Emmylou Harris which were inexplicably left off his wonderful second solo album, Grievous Angel, including the definitive version of Sleepless Nights. You need to have these

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars out-takes worth taking...., November 6, 2003

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Phillip D. Turnour "fillfillfill" (Ocean Grove, Vic Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sleepless Nights (Audio CD)

This album was actually my introduction to Gram Parsons. As an introduction, it is not much chop as it neglects his songwriting and original approach to non-country material. This side of Gram is exemplified on other releases (particularly the FBB Gilded Palace of Sin) that were the foundations of country-rock and alt.country as we now know them. Nonetheless, it's a great album for Gram-completists and a good country-rock (with the emphasis on country) effort. The solo (with Emmylou Harris) songs are probably the highlights although I like the Burritos take on Green Green Grass of Home. The version of Honky Tonk Women is disappointing.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars sleepless nights, January 21, 2000

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deborah freed (warsaw, mo. truman dam) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sleepless Nights (Audio CD)

this is an excellent collection of the old country music turned blue. some really great tunes if you enjoy the sounds that have inspired dwight yokum who has described his stlye as beller. gram parsons was way ahead him, probably little known then but very deep soulful country blues. give it a try! sing me back home is definitly 5 star with the rest good ole honky tonk. not a bad tune on this one.