Howdy Glenn - I Can Almost See Houston: The Complete Howdy Glenn [CD]

Format: CD
Catalogue No.: OVCD507
Barcode: 810075112634
Release Date: 20 Jan 2023
Genre: Americana

First-ever collection of the Academy of Country Music Top New Male Vocalist nominee of 1977 tracks from “The Singing Fireman” (7 previously unissued), including 6 unissued tracks recorded for Warner Bros. • Liner Notes from set Co-Producer and Grammy®-nominated writer and historian Scott B. Bomar (The Bakersfield Sound“In 1977, Morris “Howdy” Glenn spent six weeks on the Billboard Country Singles chart, and was nominated for Top new Male Vocalist by the Academy of Country Music, alongside Vern Gosdin, Mel McDaniel, and winner Eddie Rabbitt. Today, virtually no one—even among diehard classic country fans—has even heard of Howdy Glen. The Complete Howdy Glenn collects all the recordings and reexamines the importance and legacy of Howdy Glenn. Containing all 8 of his singles, plus 6 newly mixed, previously unissued tracks from the Warner Bros. vaults, plus an outtake from his Fire Records sessions, this 23-track collection was Produced for release by Grammy® nominee Scott B. Bomar (The Bakersfield Sound) and Grammy® winner Cheryl Pawelski (Hank Williams – The Garden Spot Programs, 1950). With Restoration and Mastering by Grammy® winner Michael Graves, the packaging contains photos, ephemera, and new liner notes from Bomar, outlining not only a brief history of Black artists in country music, but Howdy Glenn’s rightful place in the story.

Tracklisting
1. I Can Almost See Houston
2. You’ll Remember Me
3. Old Dogs, Children And Watermelon Wine
4. I’m Here To Drink It All
5. Where Did The Years Go
6. Has Been Honky Tonk Queen
7. Who Makes A Wino’s Bed
8. Lucy Ain’t Your Loser Looking Good
9. Don’t Take Pretty To The City
10. Touch Me
11. White Line Fever
12. That Lucky Old Sun
13. You Mean The World To Me
14. When You Were Blue And I Was Green
15. Hello Out There
16. Tucson
17. America (Medley: The Battle Hymn Of The Republic/America The Beautiful)
18. Cowboys Ain’t Supposed To Cry
19. Mule Skinner Blues
20. You Ought To Hear Me Cry
21. Touch Me (Take 4)
22. White Line Fever (Take 2)
23. Tucson (Alternate Version With Strings)