'Frisco Mabel Joy

by Mickey Newbury

'Frisco Mabel Joy cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: October 1971
  • Label: Elektra
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 36:31
  • Community rating: 3.98/5 from 6 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Often cited as the definitive masterwork of the outlaw country songwriter, this LP utilizes dense, orchestral production to elevate stark, deeply personal storytelling. The narrative sequences鈥攐ften linked together through sound effects鈥攃reate an immersive, almost cinematic experience of loneliness, memory, and existential yearning. It significantly expanded the boundaries of the traditional country song format through its ambitious structural experimentation.

Genres

Descriptors: atmospheric, acoustic, storytelling, literary, orchestral, classic

Tracklist

  1. An American Trilogy (4:54)
  2. How Many Times (Must the Piper Be Paid for His Song) - Abridged (4:41)
  3. Interlude (1:32)
  4. The Future's Not What It Used to Be - Abridged (4:12)
  5. Mobile Blue - Abridged (2:25)
  6. Frisco Depot (3:44)
  7. You're Not My Same Sweet Baby (3:51)
  8. Interlude (1:06)
  9. Remember the Good (3:00)
  10. Swiss Cottage Place (3:12)
  11. How I Love Them Old Songs (3:50)

Credits

  • Ricky Davies - primary artist
  • Alberto Bindi - arranged by
  • Giuliano Crivellente - arranged by, written-by
  • Mauro Farina - arranged by, written-by
  • Clara Moroni - backing vocals [uncredited]
  • Asenauer's - cover
  • Alberto Bindella - written-by

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