''Picnic'' is an album by the Texas-based
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singer-songwriter
Robert Earl Keen
Robert Earl Keen (born January 11, 1956) is an American country singer and songwriter from Houston, Texas.
Early life and education
Keen was born and grew up in Houston, Texas. As a teenager, he was an avid reader who excelled in writing an ...
, released in 1997. It was his first album for
Arista Records
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. The album is dedicated to
Townes Van Zandt
John Townes Van Zandt (March 7, 1944 – January 1, 1997) was an American singer-songwriter. .
Critical reception
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Entertainment Weekly
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'' wrote that "Keen’s vivid scenarios in ''Picnic'' pack more punch than the usual Austin twang and bang."
Track listing
All tracks written by Robert Earl Keen, except where noted
#"Undone" – 3:47
#"Over the Waterfall" – 4:30
#"Levelland" (
James McMurtry
James McMurtry (born March 18, 1962, in Fort Worth, Texas) is an American rock and folk rock/ americana singer, songwriter, guitarist, bandleader, and occasional actor ('' Daisy Miller'', '' Lonesome Dove'', and narrator of ''Ghost Town: 24 Hour ...
) – 5:11
#"I Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight" – 4:08
#"Oh Rosie" – 5:23
#"Runnin' with the Night" – 4:15
#"The Coming Home of the Son and Brother" (J. D. Hutchison) – 3:53
#"Shades of Gray" – 5:07
#"Fourth of July" (
Dave Alvin
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) – 3:59
#"Then Came Lo Mein" – 3:57
Personnel
* Nancy Blake – cello (track 10)
* Rich Brotherton – electric guitar (tracks 2, 3, 7), backing vocals (track 3), acoustic guitar (tracks: 1 to 5, 7)
*
John Keane – steel guitar (tracks 4, 5, 7), mandolin (track 1), keyboards (tracks 2, 10), electric guitar (tracks 1, 3, 9), bass (tracks 6, 10), backing vocals (track 9), acoustic guitar (tracks 3, 6, 8, 10)
*
Gurf Morlix
Gurf Morlix (born 1951) is an American singer-songwriter and music producer.
Career
Born in Buffalo, New York, Morlix moved to Texas in 1975 and performed with Blaze Foley. He moved to Los Angeles in 1981 and joined Lucinda Williams's band. ...
– electric guitar (tracks 3, 5, 6, 9)
* Joel Morris – drums (tracks 3, 6, 9)
*
Tim O'Brien – mandolin (tracks 2, 4, 8)
* Mark Thomas Patterson – drums (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8)
*
Dave Schools
David Allen Schools (born December 11, 1964) is a bass player and founding member of American rock band Widespread Panic. He is also a record producer, songwriter and journalist with articles published in a wide variety of music magazines. Schoo ...
– bass guitar (track 9)
*
Margo Timmins
Margo Timmins (born January 27, 1961) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She is the lead vocalist of the alternative country and folk rock band Cowboy Junkies. Her brothers Michael Timmins and Peter Timmins are the band's lead guitarist and dru ...
– vocals (track 10), backing vocals (tracks 4, 7)
* Bill Whitbeck – bass guitar (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8), backing vocals (tracks 1, 2, 5)
* Tim White – organ (track 9), keyboards (track 3), accordion (track 6)
* Robert Earl Keen – vocals (tracks 1 to 10), acoustic guitar (tracks 1 to 10)
References
1997 albums
Robert Earl Keen albums
Arista Records albums
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