Wishful Thinking (Dig) [Single]

Hot Club of Cowtown | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 18, 2009)
• Original Release Date: 2009
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Single
• Label: Gold Strike Records
• ASIN: B002F3BQNU
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #149,942 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #86 in Music > Jazz > Swing Jazz > Retro Swing

Track Listings

1. Can t Go On This Way

2. Reunion

3. If You Leave Me

4. Cabiria

5. Heart of Romain

6. Georgia

7. What You Meant To Me

8. Carry Me Close

9. The Long Way Home

10. The Magic Violin

11. (Intro) One Step Closer

12. One Step Closer

13. Columbus Stockade Blues

14. Someone to Watch Over Me

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "They're back together again!!", August 9, 2009

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L. Stanford "BookStanford" (Texas) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Wishful Thinking (Audio CD)

This is the group's first album together as the Hot Club in several years and I'm sure glad they are back together.I have all of their albums and love 'em all.This one is a little different as they added a drummer.All of their playing is just great!I think this is one of the best albums they have made.Elana seems to play a little more agressive than before and it sounds fantastic.Whit has always played a great "Hot Club" style of guitar and he does it again for this album.Jake keeps the swing feel on bass going all through every song.The song selection is just right for any swing music fan.I hope more albums are in the future for them

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A little disappointed mixed bag (no swing pocket), December 5, 2009

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Richard Hansen (Mokena, IL, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wishful Thinking (Dig) (Audio CD)

The band sounds great, but the music selections dont swing enough for me. And this album was a little disappointing to me simply because the tunes dont have a good pocket, swing-wise. The Hot Club of Cowtown seems to have produced a mixed-bag album here spanning mainstream country/rock, blugrass, country ballads, and some swing (only 2 tracks swing at all). I do have all their other albums and use them regularly at dance parties (I'm a DJ and dance instructor). This album is less useful for me, however the production quality is better than their previous albums. More listening music here than dance music I guess. It may be right for you, but not me.

I dont understand why they are leaving their western swing genre behind, maybe its the drummer, even on the swing number (track 1) he's riding the cymbal in a non-swinging fashion. Causing it to be rhythmically too much like straight eights. Track 3 (the one where the drummer lays back) is the swingingest track, thats the Hot Club I know and love, the rest of the tracks I'll leave behind.

Track 3 is the only tune with a danceable pocket created by a great rhythm guitar.

4.0 out of 5 stars Back in (cow)town!, April 30, 2011

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CAC "CAC" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Wishful Thinking (Dig) (Audio CD)

WONDERFUL to have them back, and sounding better than ever. Some of the original songs don't showcase their virtuosic musicianship as well as the covers. Still, a delight.