Disco de Bobby Bare: “Bare/Sleeper Wherever I Fall”

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Personnel: Bobby Bare (vocals); John Christopher, Charles Vaughan Jr, David Gillon, Fred Carter Jr., Michael Spriggs, Ray Edenton, Jack Solomon (guitars); Steve Gibson (acoustic guitar, electric 12-string guitar); Billy Sanford, Bobby Thompson (acoustic guitar); John Gowin (electric 12-string guitar); Doyle Grisham, Weldon Myrick, Ben Keith (steel guitar); Johnny Gimble (fiddle); Shelly Kurland (strings); Terry McMillan (harmonica); Shane Keister (piano, keyboards, synthesizer); Bobby Ogdin (piano); Bobby Emmons, Bobby Wood, Charles Cochran (keyboards); Clyde Brooks (synthesizer, drums); Kenneth Smith, Jack Williams, Mike Leech, Teddy Reynolds, Joe Osborn (bass instrument); Larrie London, Roy Yeager, Gunnar Gelotte, Thomas Kaelin Jr, Buddy Harman (drums); Chet Atkins, Sheri Kramer, Donna Sheridan, Dave Loggins, Dennis Locorriere, Florence Warner, Lisa Silver, Mary Beth Anderson, Ray Sawyer, Shel Silverstein, Tracy Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Bergen White, Steve Sanders, Carol Anderson, Charles Williams (background vocals). <p>Arranger: Bergen White. <p>Part of an ongoing series of two-fer reissues of vintage albums by the outlaw country cult hero Bobby Bare from the Australian reissue label Raven Records, BARE/SLEEPER WHEREVER I FALL combines two classic 1978 albums. BARE is a set of collaborations with quirky humorist and songwriter Shel Silverstein, composed of originals and covers. SLEEPER WHEREVER I FALL is a more traditional Bobby Bare album, featuring his version of the Byrds' "Feel A Whole Lot Better." This set adds two bonus tracks, "Easy As Dreaming" and "Rodeo Queen."

I have many Bobby Bare cd's, the bear famely box is one of them. When I played this the other day I was trilled, more than ever before listening to Bobby. These albums are superb,,,often pop music is just too much pop to my taste,,I love good songs, greate lyric, this album is fresh, modern but still very greate lyrichs,

This is by far the best Bobby Bare cd I have heard...

If you enjoy country singers that combine humorous songs with catchy, hummable tunes, Bobby Bare is worth checking out. I'd agree with the reviewer that called this a mixed bag, but that's perhaps to be expected, considering that this set combines two studio albums and is not trying to be any sort of "best of" compilation or retrospective. Nevertheless, there are some great moments on here. I'm not crazy about all of the Shel Silverstein songs, but absolutely love the fun and funky "Greasy Grit Gravy," and the title track from "Sleeper Wherever I Fall" is lovely. It's worth getting this CD (thanks to Raven for putting it together) just to hear Bobby Bare's warm vocals and his covers of tunes like "This Will be the Last Time" and the Rodney Crowell song.

This has a few really good songs, a few bad ones and a lot of in between.

It's worth getting the disc to hear Bobby's great "Going Up's Easy, Coming Down's Hard" and the Bare-ified version of the Rolling Stones "This May Be the Last Time."

And as a bonus, you get to hear Bobby recount an extremely unfortunate encounter with "Big Dupree"--one that makes "Bobby" from "Deliverance" seem lucky--complete with the worst falsetto shrieking ever put on tape.