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Jack Ingram (album)

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Jack Ingram
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 1995
GenreCountry
Length43:42
LabelCrystal Clear Sound
ProducerMorgan Brown, Jimmy Gooch, Michael Mayer, Cary Pierce, Terry Slemmons, Brady Wood
Jack Ingram chronology
Jack Ingram
(1995)
Live at Adair's[1]
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [2]

Jack Ingram is the debut studio album by country music artist Jack Ingram. Initially released independently in 1993,[3] it was then the first of three albums released by Ingram on the Crystal Clear Sound label in 1995. No singles were released from this album. Most of the tracks from this album were re-released on the studio album Young Man in 2004 along with tracks from his second studio album, Lonesome Questions.

Content

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The majority of the album's tracks were written by Ingram. The opening track "Beat Up Ford" would become Ingram's trademark song in his early career as well as the name of his back-up band. It would be re-recorded for his second studio album, Lonesome Question. The track "Make My Heart Flutter" would be re-recorded as "Flutter" on Ingram's 1997 album Livin' or Dyin'.

The album also features several covers of classic songs. Merle Haggard's "Mama Tried"[4] was first recorded by him in 1968 on the album of the same name. The album closes with covers of Willie Nelson's "Pick up the Tempo"[4] from the 1978 album Waylon & Willie and Robert Earl Keen's 1989 song "The Road Goes on Forever".

Critic Bill Hobbs characterized the album as "a starker, more folk-leaning disc" compared to its follow-up.[4]

Track listing

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All tracks composed by Jack Ingram unless noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Beat Up Ford" 3:44
2."Sight Unseen" 2:44
3."Make My Heart Flutter"Colin Boyd2:37
4."Beyond My Means" 2:47
5."Mama Tried"Merle Haggard2:55
6."A Song for Amy" 4:35
7."Things Get Cloudy" 3:05
8."The Fisherman" 3:29
9."Me and You" 2:42
10."Drive On" 5:34
11."Pick Up the Tempo"Willie Nelson2:38
12."The Road Goes on Forever"Robert Earl Keen6:52

Personnel

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Taken from liner notes.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Tarradell, Mario (December 14, 1995) "A Star is Born: New management helps Ingram branch out with 'roots country'", The Dallas Morning News, p. 5C.
  2. '^ Chrispell, James. "Jack Ingram — Jack Ingram". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-12-06.
  3. ^ Beal, Jim Jr. (December 29, 1995). "Man without hats – He's no punk, but roots-country singer Jack Ingram has that do-it-yourself spirit", San Antonio Express-News.
  4. ^ a b c Hobbs, Bill (July 14, 1995). "Jack Ingram: Lonesome Questions (Rhythmic Records)", St. Petersburg Times, p. 11.
  5. ^ Jack Ingram (CD). Jack Ingram. Crystal Clear Sound. 1995. ?.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)