tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1171012458828071798.post838022555979763587..comments2024-01-06T00:10:19.339-05:00Comments on I estivate, therefore I am: I Feel Like Going Home, Charlie Rich (1973)wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899889818724088564noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1171012458828071798.post-70757293569445737612011-01-16T15:46:34.859-05:002011-01-16T15:46:34.859-05:00Bruce, thank you for that dissertation - it's ...Bruce, thank you for that dissertation - it's really helpful and coming from you, I know it's authoritative!!wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06899889818724088564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1171012458828071798.post-3283947329976736612011-01-16T15:29:45.112-05:002011-01-16T15:29:45.112-05:00HUGE Charlie Rich fan here (even snuck Most Beauti...HUGE Charlie Rich fan here (even snuck Most Beautiful Girl In The World into my Big Star book)...his discography is all over the map with lots of budget albums and repackaging etc. for at least a half dozen labels When I first discovered him in the mid-70s, some pieces by Peter Guralnick were a big help. Off the top of my had, here are the must-haves...<br /><br />A good Sun collection. Endless variations here in bargain bins etc., some really lo-fi. But you need Lonely Weekends. <br /><br />The CD (or 2 - LP) Complete Smash Sessions collection of his Mercury (Smash) material. Just fantastic. Must have. Mohair Sam. Field of Yellow Daisies. I Can't Go On. <br /><br />His work for Hi (Willie Mitchell). Again, repackaged a lot of different ways but there's one album of him singing Hank Williams with Mitchell producing that's cool.<br /><br />A collection of his RCA material that includes Big Boss Man and Nice'N'Easy (where Alex Chilton got his arrangement).<br /><br />The Fabulous Charlie Rich on Epic. His best single LP. Life's Little Ups and Downs is one of my favorite all-time tracks. Also Set Me Free form that era. I think they're on a two-fer CD. <br /><br />Behind Closed Doors. Beyond the hits, great material including Peace On You (later covered by Roger McGuinn). <br /><br />The album he did for Sire...Pictures and Paintings. His last LP and a real good one. Alex Chilton's drummer for a long time was Doug Baker. Doug told me that Rich paid a group of local Memphis musicians (Doug included) to come over to his house and play whatever Charlie felt like playing. R&B. Jazz. C&W. Standards. One song he mentioned was Poinciana. Pictures and Paintings gives you a taste of what those sessions were like. <br /><br />If you want to skip all this and get a good sample, Feel Like Going Home is an excellent 36-track overview (2CDS) that draws from all of his work for various labels and is well chosen. But once you get hooked, you'll be off and running.B. E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06901334796702362641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1171012458828071798.post-78463108167733111702011-01-15T23:37:12.586-05:002011-01-15T23:37:12.586-05:00My personal three favorites: "I Take It On H...My personal three favorites: "I Take It On Home," "Who Will the Next Fool Be?," and "There's Another Place I Can't Go." Like you, for years I never looked beyond "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World," which could never survive the overplaying it got on the radio when it was first released. Thank goodness I recently went through a country phase and discovered the real Charlie Rich. Lovely post, as always...Holly A Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17828633442418722187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1171012458828071798.post-30787193719302671492011-01-15T22:31:05.395-05:002011-01-15T22:31:05.395-05:00This post excites me because I see Rich's albu...This post excites me because I see Rich's albums regularly when I'm shopping for records. I'm going to start collecting his records and delve into his oeuvre, if that's not to fancy of a word.Just Jnoreply@blogger.com