No Regrets is an album by the musician Leon Redbone, released in 1988.[1][2] It followed a period where Redbone had concentrated on music for commercials.[3] Redbone supported the album with a North American tour; he also appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.[4][5] The album was reissued in 2004.[6]
Production
Recorded in Nashville, the album was produced by Beryl Handler and Redbone.[7][8]Béla Fleck played banjo on the album.[9]Jerry Douglas contributed on pedal steel and dobro; Cindy Cashdollar played steel guitar on some tracks.[10][11] "My Good Gal's Gone Blues" and "Somewhere Down Below the Dixon Line" were written by Jimmie Rodgers.[12] "It's a Lonely World" is a version of the Ernest Tubb song; Tubb was one of Redbone's primary influences.[13][14]
The Chicago Tribune wrote: "Employing a bluesy sound often reminiscent of primitive New Orleans jazz ... Redbone achieves an uncanny resemblance to the sound and spirit of country music's early recordings."[15]The Washington Post concluded that "Redbone's a kind of cartoon persona with one of popular music's most eccentric voices: muzzy, slurred and entirely enjoyable if you get the joke."[13] The Key West Citizen called the album "a stunning collection of classic country and jazz songs."[16]
The Atlanta Journal praised the "smoothly delivered songs."[3] The Austin American-Statesman stated that Redbone's "smooth, penetrating bass voice sparks renewed life into lost ditties."[7] The Nanaimo Daily News noted that, "as usual, Redbone's bluesy and laidback and in fine form."[17]
Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr. of AllMusic wrote that, "while the songs and vocals are technically solid, they lack the spark that made earlier Redbone albums something special."[9]
^Rowe, Norman (24 Apr 1988). "Companions Call Virginia Home". Richmond Times-Dispatch. p. J11.
^Corcoran, Michael (4 Oct 2007). "The ringing sounds of Cindy Cashdollar". Austin American-Statesman. p. T18.
^Mazor, Barry (2009). Meeting Jimmie Rodgers: How America's Original Roots Music Hero Changed the Pop Sounds of a Century. Oxford University Press. p. 298.
^ abBrown, Joe (6 May 1988). "Redbone's Buried Country Treasures". The Washington Post. p. N21.
^Zailian, Marian (9 Apr 1989). "Unusual Repertoire: Leon Redbone Has a Bone to Pick". Sunday Datebook. San Francisco Chronicle. p. 50.
^Hurst, Jack (10 Apr 1988). "Recordings". Arts. Chicago Tribune. p. 24.
^Kennedy, Tracy (May 22, 1988). "Leon Redbone – No Regrets in Key West". Key West Citizen. p. 4B.
^Brunet, Ivan (25 Nov 1988). "Music Update". Upbeat. Nanaimo Daily News. p. 15.
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