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- Date Released: January 18, 2000
- Genre: Country/Folk
- Style: Singer-Songwriter, Alt-Country
- Label: Bloodshot Records
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Indicative of Robbie Fulks' sly sense of humor, The Very Best of Robbie Fulks is nothing of the sort, but a collection of tracks culled from EPs, promos, limited-release 45s, soundtracks, and various obscure compilations. While much of the material is probably meant to be a little more fun than serious, with Fulks adding humorous self-effacing humor in the liner notes, there is some truly first-rate material here. The very strong country ballad "I Just Want to Meet the Man" and the frantic mock rockabilly of "Roots Rock Weirdoes" make for very entertaining listening. "Parallel Bars," a nice duet with Kelly Willis, and the catchy straightforward rock of "Wedding of the Bugs" also should not be missed. "That Bangle Girl," which Fulks mentions as being a personal favorite, is an absolutely essential piece of sharp country-rock bliss that ranks well with anything he's ever written. While everything here may not always be in the best taste (the rather low-brow "White Man's Bourbon" comes to mind), the material is generally consistent enough for it to be possible that a few first-time listeners could mistake this for an actual greatest-hits collection.
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| 01. |  |
Jean Arthur |
2:44 |  |
| 02. | |
Sleepin' On The Job Of Love |
2:10 | |
| 03. | |
Roots Rock Weirdos |
3:53 | |
| 04. | |
May The Best Man Win |
2:24 | |
| 05. | |
Hamilton County Breakdown |
2:56 | |
| 06. |
Gravid And Tense |
0:30 | |
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| 07. | |
Parallel Bars |
3:07 | |
| 08. | |
Love Ain't Nothin' |
2:42 | |
| 09. | |
I Just Want To Meet The Man |
4:22 | |
| 10. | |
Wedding Of The Bugs |
1:43 | |
| 11. | |
You Break It - You Pay |
2:23 | |
| 12. | |
White Man's Bourbon |
5:06 | |
| 13. | |
That Bangle Girl |
3:00 | |
| 14. | |
Jello Goodbye |
5:29 | |
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Credits
- Kelly Willis - Vocals // Laura Lee - Loop // Nicholas Tremulis - ? // Randy Lee - Guitar // Joe Terry - Piano // Steve Albini - Engineer // Tom Brumley - Pedal Steel // Greg Cahill - Banjo // John Golden - Mastering // Marty Muse - Pedal Steel // Lorne Rall - Bass // Brett Simons - Bass (Upright) // Dallas Wayne - Bass // Craig Williams - Engineer // Brad Fordham - Bass // Clinton Thompson - Guitar // Robbie Fulks - Guitar // Robbie Fulks - Vocals // Robbie Fulks - Vocals (Background) // Robbie Fulks - Main Performer // Markus Greiner - Design // Joe Hayden - Engineer // Rick Barnes - Engineer // Rob Gjersoe - Guitar // Rob Gjersoe - Vocals // Al Murphy - Fiddle // Al Murphy - Engineer // Paul Carestia - Pedal Steel // Tuey Connell - Guitar // Jim DeWan - Guitar // Jerry Eliason - Bass // Dan Massey - Drums // Heather McAdams - Artwork // John Mossman - Multi Instruments // Grant Tye - Dobro
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