So Rebellious a Lover [Extra tracks]

Carla Olson, Gene Clark | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 25, 2003)
• Original Release Date: 2003
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks
• Label: Varese Sarabande
• ASIN: B0000DZ3DR
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #100,833 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Drifter

2. Gypsy Rider

3. Every Angel in Heaven

4. Del Gato

5. Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)

6. Fair and Tender Ladies

7. Almost Saturday Night

8. I'm Your Toy (Hot Burrito No. 1)

9. Are We Still Making Love

10. Why Did You Leave Me Today

11. Don't It Make You Want to Go Home

12. Changes [*]

13. Day for Night [*]

14. Jokers Are Wild [*]

15. Winning Hand [*]

16. Lover's Turnaround [*]

17. Broken Hearts and Broken Dreams [*]

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So Rebellious A Lover by Gene Clark and Carla Olson

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25 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GENE'S FINAL ALBUM, April 20, 2004

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S. F Gulvezan (Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: So Rebellious a Lover (Audio CD)

Gene Clark was one of the century's greatest singer-songwriters. That he enjoyed his most popular public success at an early age (with The Byrds) reminds me a lot of Orson Welles. But, like Welles, he went on to do so much more. His albums, after he left The Byrds, such as FANTASTIC EXPEDITION, WHITE LIGHT, NO OTHER, and TWO SIDES TO EVERY STORY, took him to new heights of musical greatness. This was the final album he recorded before his untimeley death at age 46. It is a great album, in which he partnered with the very talented Carla Olson. They made a great team. Too bad he didn't live to make a second album. As it is, this is a great CD, which includes a half dozen fine Clark-Olson tracks left off the original album. Anybody who loves folk/rock/country should buy this CD. Quite simply put, they are the best, period.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful folk and country, January 5, 2005

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Mark Blevins (Lindside, WV United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: So Rebellious a Lover (Audio CD)

This is a wonderful duet album between ex-Byrd Gene Clark and ex-Textone Carla Olson. The many highlights include Clark's haunting "Gypsy Rider" and his interpretation of the Flying Burrito Brothers' "Hot Burrito # 1".
I think Clark's version of "Hot Burrito" equals the Burritos. I also enjoyed the cover of John Fogerty's "Almost Saturday Night" by the duo. It's not something I would think Clark would cover, but it works.
Olson also contributes fine numbers such as "The Drifter" and "Every Angel in Heaven." Overall, just a great album for folk, folk-rock, and country fans. Even the bonus tracks are great, including their fantastic cover of Phil Ochs' "Changes" and several demos cut to get a record deal. Sadly, Clark passed away before another album could be made. Fans of Clark and the Byrds shouldn't miss this!

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Talk about Chemistry!, August 22, 2007

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Michael J. Shogi (Reminderville, Ohio USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: So Rebellious a Lover (Audio CD)

"So Rebellious a Lover" is an album that comes along only a few times in a lifetime. It represents a true moment of inspiration for Gene Clark and Carla Olson. Clark was a founding member of The Byrds, whose career had been on the skids for several years when his manager suggested he team up with Olson, a little-known singer/musician/songwriter from the Textones. The resulting collaboration, "So Rebellious a Lover", is considered by some to be the genesis of the alt-country movement (along with Gram Parsons' two studio albums). If true, I can certainly understand the interest that this movement generated.

Clark and Olson's voices seem to merge and weave as if they've sung together together for a lifetime. Instrumental accompaniment is wisely kept to a minimum, allowing the voices and songs to shine.

And what songs they are. Highlights of this gem include: "Gypsy Rider", a slow, country-folk number, with a haunting Parsons vocal; "Fair & Tender Ladies", a traditional folk song turned inside-out, resulting in a light country number, with gorgeous harmonies from Olson; and "Deportee", a Woody Guthrie song, sung primarily by Olson, with Parsons shining on harmonies.

"So Rebellious a Lover" manages to avoid the pitfalls of many country-folk CDs. The album never sounds too traditional or too modern; rather, it occupies a comfortable middle-ground, allowing its quality and the chemistry between Gene Clark and Carla Olson to shine through.