Vikki Carr- Nashville by Carr

DSCN4828 (800x797)This was $1.00.  I like Vikki Carr.  I like country.  Should be pretty straight forward.vikki-carr-king-of-cool

This was Vikki Carr’s country album, recorded in Nashville as the title.  On the back, there are pictures of Carr doing Nashville things; sitting in a field, standing in front of a wagon wheel, hanging with a horse, sitting in church, talking to producers, and having a beer. DSCN4829 (800x767)

This album came out in 1970, just qualifying for 70’s country, which I am generally ambivalent about.  It features such Nashville session players such as Pete Drake, Charlie McCoy, Buddy Harmon, Larry Butler, and Pig Robbins.  It also features songs written by Billy Sherrill, Burt Bacharach, Buck Owens, Mac David, Merle Haggard, and Kris Kristofferson.  The songs are ok.  I could have used a better selection. Perhaps because this record was a leading indicator where country was headed in that decade, perhaps, this is why I am less than ecstatic about it.  Carr’s vocals are good as usual but perhaps mismatched for this genre. 26422818134_b1752c3b1b_h

For a sample, I went with Kristofferson’s classic “Sunday Morning Coming Down”.  Comedy Central’s Drunk History did an excellent story about this song.

I like a lot of Carr’s stuff, but this has to go into meh territory for me as I feel Carr’s talent was limited by the material on this album. Perhaps I expected more out of this album.  Perhaps I woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning.

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