West Texas Heaven

Kimmie Rhodes | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 13, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: CDBY
• ASIN: B0000E6QWZ
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #279,297 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Customer Reviews

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible acoustic country/folk music that evokes the West., May 24, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: West Texas Heaven (Audio CD)

One of the best CD's I've ever heard, regardless of category! This is beautifully recorded acoustic country/folk music with wonderfully spare arrangements that showcase her fine voice and some equally fine singing by her famous guests. I've been listening to it for over a year now, and it is still as enchanting as the first time I heard it. Far above commercial country music. If you like Iris Dement, Nanci Griffith, Guy Clark, Tom Russell or other "Americana" artists, you will love this.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The essence of Texas - in music, May 18, 2004

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kevin brown (Glasgow, Scotland UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: West Texas Heaven (Audio CD)

Living in Glasgow, Scotland I get limited exposure to "the less well known" American artists. However, after hearing Kimmie's song "Hard Promises to keep" on a local Scottish radio station I immediately sought out this record. Kimmie's gentle and sweet voice fully compliments the stripped back, flowing feel of the music. This creates a very personal feel to the music; its as if she is in your living room playing to you as an audience of one!
The duets on the album are also perfect. Its if the songs were made with the contributors in mind - particularly the Willie Nelson's vocal style. The beautiful and evocative lyrics also contribute to painting a mind's-eye picture for me of Texas. As I stated at the start of this review, geographically, I'm a million miles from Texas but for me this record evokes "the essence of Texas!" - a definite all time favourite.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Poignant and beautiful from the lone star state, July 18, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: West Texas Heaven (Audio CD)

In 1996 while making a trip back home to Austin, I was browsing at Waterloo Records when I found this treasure of a CD! With the voice of a Texas angel - a beautifully timbred soprano without too much nasal or tremelo - along with some very original, cliche-less song writing - very raw, very beautiful, very Texas! She didn't really need Waylon or Willie to get my money!