Search - Rodney Crowell :: Diamonds & Dirt (Exp)

In the notes accompanying this expanded reissue, Rodney Crowell explains that the working method behind his 1988 classic was to "work fast and don't think." The philosophy paid popular dividends, spawning an unprecedented five country chart-toppers, including "She's Crazy for Leaving," "After All This Time," and "It's Such a Small World," a duet with then-wife Rosanne Cash. Through passing years and changing trends, this music has lost none of its freshness, immediacy, and cut-to-the-bone conviction. Incorporating echoes of Buck Owens ("Above and Beyond"), buoyant roots-rock ("I Know You're Married"), and vintage rockabilly ("Crazy Baby"), Crowell's thematically linked song cycle tracks the convolutions of a complex marriage. There are two more diamonds ("It's Lonely Out," "Lies Don't Lie") among the concluding trio of previously unreleased demos. --Don McLeese