Release Date: 05 August 2022
Label: Morello / Cherry Red
Packaging Type: Brilliant Case (Jewel Case size, Holds 2 CDs)
No of Units: 2
Barcode: 5013929899339
Genres: Country
Description
RE-PRESS: CD ORIGINALLY RELEASED IN 2019
In the early 1980s country band Alabama created fresh excitement within country music, opening up the doorway for outfits like Exile, Sawyer Brown, Little Texas and The Kentucky Headhunters. Then, enter Highway 101, an outfit that broke the group scene’s male dominance with a female vocalist as its central figure while at the same time creating a distinctive contemporary sound that blended the country music of Nashville and the West Coast with a tinkling of pop.
Lead singer Paulette Carlson was perfect to front this band. Playing music and writing songs for as long as she can remember, Carlson relocated to Nashville in 1978 and started paying her dues as a staff writer for The Oak Ridge Boys’ music publishing company and by singing backup for Gail Davies.
Chuck Morris, the manager of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Lyle Lovett wanted to form an outfit that would combine traditional country with rock ‘n’ roll. After hearing Carlson’s demo recordings, she completed Morris’s line-up for Highway 101 that included Cactus Moser, Jack Daniels and Curtis Stone. Carlson’s husky vocals were well complemented by the musicians and her contributions as a writer ensured the band’s success. Their second single release ‘The Bed You Saved For Me’, written by Carlson, saw the start of a successful seven year run.
Tracklisting
Various Artists
Toyah
The Dickies
Roy Ayers
Penetration
Marc Almond
Iain Matthews
The Fall
Maggie Antone
Nathan Carter
Max McNown
C.J. Chenier & The Red Hot Louisiana Band
The Flying Burrito Brothers
Tim McGraw
Willie Nelson
George Jones
