Songs We Wish We'd Written

Pat Green, Cory Morrow

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 6, 2001)
• Original Release Date: February 27, 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Umvd Labels
• ASIN: B000059T4O
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #105,687 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
As dancehall troubadours popular on the Texas collegiate circuit, Pat Green and Cory Morrow have followed the boot heels of Jerry Jeff Walker and Robert Earl Keen. This aptly titled collaboration extends that circle of influence, paying tribute to songwriters from Waylon Jennings ("Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way?") and Billy Joe Shaver ("Live Forever") to Townes Van Zandt ("Ain't Leavin' Your Love") and John Prine ("Paradise"). Surprises come from a couple of classic-rock ringers: Stealer's Wheel's "Stuck in the Middle with You" and a fiddle-driven rendition of Blind Faith's "Can't Find My Way Home." For all their down-home appeal, neither Green nor Morrow is more than serviceable as an interpretive singer, but it's hard to quibble with the production by Lloyd Maines or the selection of material. --Don McLeese

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Okay...Come on..., June 9, 2001

By	Amy Beth Hale (Nashville, TN USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Maybe it is just the fact that I am starving for new "real" country music but I really like this album and, quite frankly, I'm surprised at the ratings that other reviewers have given it.

To me, this album is worth buying for track #5..."I'd Have to Be Crazy." Yes, I'm one of those people that gets hung up on one track and plays it over and over for a week or so and I've been playing this one for 2 weeks now. I like the entire album. I've played my Dad, who raised me on Waylon, Willie, and Merle (with a dose of Bill Monroe and Flatt & Scruggs for good measure), songs from the album and he has decided that country music still lives!

I know, this is not really telling you much about this album. All of the songs are covers (thus the title) and the selection is interesting. I've not seen these two live (YET) and this album was my introduction to them. They are the best thing since sliced bread in Texas apparently and I can understand why. The reason Nashville hasn't picked up on them is because they play COUNTRY music. Something that seems foreign to Nashville right now.

If you enjoy Willie, Waylon, and the like, you should enjoy this album. It is nothing fancy which may well be the key to good country music.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Get this CD - play it, sit back and enjoy, April 20, 2001

By A Customer

Ok. This is one of the better CD's you'll listen to or buy in 2001. If you've never heard of Pat Green or Cory Morrow, you're about to. These guys are about to break out of the local Texas music market and conquer the nation in 2-3 more years. What I like best about this CD is that they do a great job of covering classic songs without overdoing or spoiling the originals. There's a great new song written by Django Walker (Jerry Jeff Walker's son) that is amazing called, Texas on My Mind. These two former college roomates team up to do a great job on classic songs. What I like best about this CD though is that it's not on a major label from Nashville. These two singers tour on their own, record and finance their own CD's and are not promoted by some huge major label. Lloyd Maines does another good job of producing by capturing Pat and Cory's vocals and musicianship like they sound in concert. These two will arrive one day - they're making it big in Texas. Check it out!!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Never far from my CD player, May 20, 2001

By	Craig Smith (Port Isabel, TX) - See all my reviews

Former college buddies (Texas Tech) & Texas singer-songwriters Pat Green and Cory Morrow vowed that one day they would get together and record a CD of some of their favorite songs. The result is "Songs We Wish We'd Written". This is sure to be a favorite of Green fans as well as fans of Morrow. Each sing 4 songs on their own and unite on 4 more. Best Pat Green cuts: "Texas On My Mind" & "Can't Find My Way Home" Best Cory Morrow cuts: Great Day To Be Alive (Travis Tritt wishes his version could be this good) and "Live Forever" (the best cut on the entire CD). Best duets: "Stuck In The Middle With You" & "Red Bandana". For REAL Texas Country, buy this CD. You won't be sorry.