''Bluff City'' is the second

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by the

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. It was released on April 27, 1999, by the independent music label,

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. The album was recorded after the band returned from a four-year hiatus in which members

Greg Cartwright Greg Cartwright, also known by his stage name Greg Oblivian (born March 18, 1972), is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist from Memphis, Tennessee. From 2001 to 2022 he fronted Reigning Sound which was signed to Merge Records. After m ...

and

Jack Yarber Jack Yarber (born March 15, 1967), also known by his stage name Jack Oblivian, is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist based in Memphis, Tennessee. He was a founding member of the garage bands The Compulsive Gamblers, and The Oblivian ...

were recording under the name, the

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. Bluff City was written while the Compulsive Gamblers were a threesome, with Cartwright and Yarber joined by Bushrod Thomas on drums. After the recording of Bluff City, the group recruited bassist Jeff Meier for a European tour in support of the album.

Track listing

# "My Love Is a Monster" (Cartwright, Sayles) - 3:25 # "X-Ray Eyes" (Cartwright, Yarber) - 3:07 # "Mystery Girl" (Cartwright) - 3:38 # "Pepper Spray Boogie" (Yarber) - 2:36 # "I Call You Mine" (Cartwright) - 4:16 # "One-Eyed Girl" (Cartwright) - 4:43 # "I Don't Want to Laugh at You" (Cartwright) - 4:40 # "New Romance" (Cartwright) - 2:57 # "You Don't Want Me" - 4:35 # "Don't Come Looking for Me Now" (Cartwright) - 3:48 # "Trouble" (Majors) - 3:47 # "Don't Haunt Me" (Traditional) - 4:08

Personnel

- organ, guitar, bass, vocals *

- organ, bass, saxophone, vocals, guitar * Dale Beavers - guitar * Scott Bomar - bass, pianoThe Compulsive Gamblers : Bluff City
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References

1999 albums Compulsive Gamblers albums Sympathy for the Record Industry albums {{1990s-rock-album-stub