David Allan Coe ? The Mysterious Rhinestone Cowboy ? Rare 1974 Columbia Vinyl LP
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The Mysterious Rhinestone Cowboy Studio album by David Allan Coe Released June 1974 Recorded 1974 at Columbia Studio in Nashville, Pete's Place in Nashville Genre Alternative country Length 39:08 Label Columbia Nashville Producer Billy Sherrill, Ron Bledsoe David Allan Coe chronology Requiem for a Harlequin
(1973) The Mysterious Rhinestone Cowboy
(1974) Once Upon a Rhyme
(1975)
The Mysterious Rhinestone Cowboy is the third album of American singer David Allan Coe, and his first on Columbia Records. Released in 1974, it is his first release in the country music genre.
Style
Thom Jurek describes this album's performance style as alt-country, "pre-punk" and "a hillbilly version of Marc Bolan's glitz and glitter". Jurek credits Merle Haggard as a heavy influence on the album's music.
Reception
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllmusicAllmusic reviewer Thom Jurek describes the album as being "as good as anybody at his best", writing "Coe displays his lyrical and melodic gift that comes out of the great Texas and Bakersfield traditions."
Track listing
All Songs written by David Allan Coe except where noted.
- "Sad Country Song" – 2:27
- "Crazy Mary" (Michael Peter Smith) – 4:04
- "River" (Coe, Marty Yonts) – 2:50
- "33rd of August" (Mickey Newbury) – 5:32
- "Bossier City" (Bobby J. Bourgoin) – 4:03
- "Atlanta Song" – 2:26
- "Old Man Tell Me" (Coe, Buzz Rabin) – 3:12
- "Desperados Waiting for a Train" (Guy Clark) – 5:37
- "I Still Sing the Old Songs" – 4:14
- "Old Grey Goose Is Dead" – (traditional) 4:43
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