The Del McCoury Band - The Company We Keep

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Album Details

Title: The Company We Keep
Artist: The Del McCoury Band
Release Date: 7/12/2005
Label: McCoury Music
Album Type(s): lyrics/libretto
UPC: 829305000221
Genre: Country
Styles: Gospel, Traditional Bluegrass, Bluegrass, Contemporary Bluegrass, Bluegrass-Gospel
Moods: Amiable/Good-Natured, Earnest, Bittersweet, Earthy, Organic, Plaintive, Poignant, Wistful, Yearning
Total Copies: 0
Members Wishing: 4
Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

Track Listings

Nothin' Special
Never Grow Up Boy
If Here Is Where You Are
She Can't Burn Me Now
Mountain Song
Untamed
Seventh Heaven
Fathers and Sons
When It Stops Hurtin'
Keep Her While She's There
When Fall's Coming Down
I Never Knew Life
Eyes That Won't Meet Mine
Blown Away and Gone

Additional Releases

Year	Type	Label	Catalog #
2005	CD	McCoury Music	2

Other Editions

No other editions were found for this album.

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Album Review

"Everyone who pre-orders The Company We Keep will be placed in a drawing to receive the very first (#1/500) limited-edition Del McCoury Bobblehead doll." The fact that this quote, according to almost every press release concerning the latest release from the esteemed Del McCoury Band, precedes any information about the actual record itself is cause for concern among longtime fans. The Company We Keep is infinitely more satisfying than 2003's tepid It's Just the Night, but by adhering to a less progressive program than in the past, much of the playing -- though as precise as an algebra equation -- seems more or less phoned in. Never mind that McCoury is 66; he's still got a lot of oil to burn, something that fans who have had the pleasure of seeing him play live will enthusiastically attest to. He's at his best when he's ornery ("She Can't Burn Me Now"), but for every spark there's a wet wick -- "I Never Knew Life" is a paint-by-numbers gospel groaner. With a lineup -- longtime bass player Mike Bub left shortly before the album's release -- that boasts over 12 years of merrymaking, the Del McCoury Band should be able to find a balance between progress and tradition. Unfortunately, The Company We Keep is awfully keen on keeping things conservative. ~ James Christopher Monger, All Music Guide

Credits

Name	Credits
Chris Harris	Art Direction
Del McCoury	Vocals, Group Member, Guitar, Baritone (Vocal), Tenor (Vocal), Producer
Hank Williams	Mastering
Mike Bub	Vocals, Bass, Group Member, Baritone (Vocal)
Neal Cappellino	Mixing, Engineer
Rob McCoury	Guitar, Group Member, Vocals, Banjo, Baritone (Vocal)
Ronnie McCoury	Mandolin, Vocals, Producer, Tenor (Vocal), Group Member
Senor McGuire	Photography
Stan Strickland	Art Direction