BARE, BOBBY

For the first time on CD Raven presents two of the finest country albums of all time by BOBBY BARE – Bare (1978) and Sleeper Wherever I Fall (1978). This engaging 2-for-1 CD follows hot on the heels of Raven’s reissue of Bare’s landmark albums for Columbia, Down & Dirty . Plus (RAVCD243) and Drunk & Crazy . Plus (RAVCD267), which were career defining releases that consolidated his rambunctious yet poetic style. Bare’s Columbia label debut Bare saw the singer joined by song-writer Shel Silverstein for a series of freewheeling and humorous vignettes such as ‘Yard Full of Rusty Cars’, ‘Greasy Grit Gravy’, ‘Too Many Nights Alone’ (US Country #29) and ‘Sing for the Song’.

These good-natured performances were matched by Bare’s peerless covers of Donald Schlitz’s ‘The Gambler’ and Larry Wilkerson’s ‘Finger on the Button’. Helping out on backing vocals were Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and Silverstein, with instrumental support from the likes of Ben Keith (pedal steel), Johnny Gimble (fiddle), Bobby Emmons (piano) and Joe Osborn (bass). Sleeper Wherever I Fall was another stellar release featuring memorable and distinctive covers of Silbar / Lorber’s ‘Sleep Tight, Good Night Man’ (US Country #11), the Rodney Crowell gem ‘On a Real Good Night’ and some vintage rock gone country in Gene Clark’s ‘I’ll Feel a Whole Lot Better’ and Jagger / Richard’s ‘The Last Time’. Embellished with two 1983 bonus tracks, this is Bobby Bare at the top of his game.

Estimated despatch 5-10 days after ordering.