Spinning Around the Sun
| Spinning Around the Sun | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1993 | |||
| Genre | Country music | |||
| Length | 44:36 | |||
| Label | Elektra[1] | |||
| Producer | Emory Gordy Jr.[2] | |||
| Jimmie Dale Gilmore chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [3] |
| Robert Christgau | A[4] |
| The New Rolling Stone Album Guide | [5] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 9/10[6] |
Spinning Around the Sun is an album by country music singer-songwriter Jimmie Dale Gilmore.[7] It was released in 1993 on Elektra Records, and was his second record for the label.
The album includes a duet with singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams, "Reunion."
Critical reception
[edit]In The Village Voice's annual Pazz & Jop critics' poll for the year's best albums, Spinning Around the Sun finished at number 7.[8]
Robert Christgau gave the album an A grade, writing: "I doubt I'll hear a more gorgeous country record--maybe a more gorgeous record--anytime soon."[4] Mark Deming from AllMusic gave the record a 3.5-star rating, writing that "there are too many tunes that are beautiful but unremarkable, and beyond a near-definitive reworking of Butch Hancock's 'Just a Wave, Not the Water,' very little of this connects with the force of Gilmore's best work."[3] The Orlando Sentinel wrote that "Gilmore's synthesis of country, folk and rock 'n' roll is as effortless as ever, and his voice is its old sweet, nasal self."[1]
Track listing
[edit]- "Where You Going" (Jimmie Dale Gilmore, David Hammond) 4:21
- "Santa Fe Thief" (A. B. Strehli, Jr.) 5:00
- "I Was the One" (Hal Blair, Claude Demetrius, Bill Peppers, Aaron Schroeder) 3:15
- "So I'll Run" (Strehli) 3:50
- "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" (Hank Williams) 3:38
- "Mobile Line" (Traditional) 3:43
- "Nothing of the Kind" (Butch Hancock) 3:19
- "Just a Wave, Not the Water" (Hancock) 4:02
- "Reunion" (Jo Carol Pierce, Harry Porter) 2:54
- with Lucinda Williams
- "I'm Gonna Love You" (Gilmore) 3:46
- "Another Colorado" (Gilmore) 3:31
- "Thinking About You" (Gilmore) 3:17
Personnel
[edit]- Jimmie Dale Gilmore - vocals, guitar
- Wes Starr, Harry Stinson - drums
- Emory Gordy, Jr. - bass
- Richard Bennett, James Burton, Steve Gibson, Chris Leuzinger, Gary Nicholson, Biff Watson - guitar
- Steve Fishell, Paul Franklin, Kayton Roberts - steel guitar
- Glen D. Hardin, Pete Wasner - keyboards, piano
- Glen Duncan, Stuart Duncan - fiddle, mandolin
- Al Perkins - dobro
- Joe Ely, Carmella Ramsey, Harry Stinson - backing vocals
Production
[edit]- Produced By Emory Gordy, Jr.
- Engineers: Russ Martin
- Assistant Engineers: Terry Bates, Marc Frigo, Amy Hughes
- Mixing: Steve Tillisch
Chart performance
[edit]| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 62 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers | 27 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Gettelman, Parry. "JIMMIE DALE GILMORE". OrlandoSentinel.com.
- ^ Weingarten, Charles Aaron,Jon Dolan,Chuck Eddy,Reed Fischer,Richard Gehr,Rob Harvilla,David Menconi,Marissa R. Moss,Nick Murray,Sarah Rodman,Linda Ryan,Christopher R.; Stone, Rolling (May 27, 2020). "50 Country Albums Every Rock Fan Should Own".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b "Spinning Around the Sun - Jimmie Dale Gilmore | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ a b "Robert Christgau: CG: Jimmie Dale Gilmore". www.robertchristgau.com.
- ^ The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. 2004. p. 331.
- ^ Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. pp. 148–149.
- ^ "The Sagebrush Poet : Jimmie Dale Gilmore's career hasn't followed a traditional path but his 'Zen country' music is drawing attention with a major-label debut album called 'Spinning Around the Sun'". Los Angeles Times. October 10, 1993.
- ^ "The 1993 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll". The Village Voice. 1 March 1994. Archived from the original on 14 November 2002. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
