''Best'', a

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singer-songwriter

Robert Earl Keen Robert Earl Keen (born January 11, 1956) is an American singer-songwriter and entertainer. Debuting with 1984's ''No Kinda Dancer'', the Houston native has recorded 20 full-length albums for both independent and major record labels. His songs ha ...

, released by

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on November 7, 2006. The album features songs from six of Keen's previous albums: ''

No Kinda Dancer ''No Kinda Dancer'' is the first album by Texas-based Folk singer-songwriter Robert Earl Keen, originally released in the United States on the Austin, TX based Workshop Records label in 1984. A few months later, the album was issued by Philo Re ...

'', ''

A Bigger Piece of Sky ''A Bigger Piece of Sky'' is an album by Texas-based folk singer-songwriter Robert Earl Keen. It was released in the United States in 1993 by Sugar Hill Records and re-released in SACD format with the originally intended track sequencing in 20 ...

'', '' No. 2 Live Dinner'', '' Farm Fresh Onions'', ''

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'', and '' Live at the Ryman: The Greatest Show Ever Been Gave''.

Reception

The

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review by Mark Deming gave the album 3½ stars stating: "Robert Earl Keen is an archetypal Texas singer/songwriter, someone who can mine both laughter and tragedy from life along the dusty margins of life in the Lone Star State... a comprehensive and well-programmed compilation offering a fully rounded introduction to his music would be more than welcome. However, 2007's Best isn't quite that album... If you're looking for a concise, career-spanning overview of Robert Earl Keen's long career in music, Best isn't as much help as you might wish, but the consistent quality is a sure convincer."Deming, M
Allmusic Review
accessed December 24, 2010

Track listing

All tracks by

except where noted #"No Kinda Dancer" – 3:07 #"Willie" – 2:36 #"Armadillo Jackal" – 3:26 #"Paint the Town Beige" – 4:34 #"Whenever Kindness Fails" – 3:38 #"Corpus Christi Bay" – 3:59 #"Merry Christmas from the Family" – 3:54 #"The Road Intro" – 5:08 #"The Road Goes on Forever" – 7:45 #"Furnace Fan" – 3:58 #"All I Have Is Today" – 3:28 #"Let the Music Play" (Keen, Bill Whitbeck) – 5:36 #"For Love" – 4:24 #"Mr. Wolf and Mama Bear" – 3:46 #"Ride" – 3:45 #"Feeling Good Again" – 3:15 #"Gringo Honeymoon" – 4:53 #"I'm Comin' Home" – 4:17

Personnel

*Robert Pool – Fender Bass *Dan Augustine – horn arrangements, trombone, tuba *Danny Barnes – banjo *Rich Brotherton – audio production, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, rhythm guitar, producer, vocal harmony *Nick Connolly – organ *Bryan Duckworth – fiddle *Dave Durocher – drums, vocal harmony, backing vocals * Joe Ely – pedal steel *Denice Franke – vocal harmony, vocals, backing vocals *

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– vocal harmony, backing vocals *Fred Gumaer – drums *John Hagen – cello *Melissa Story Haycraft – executive producer *Dan Huckabee – dobro *Robert Earl Keen Jr. – audio production, acoustic guitar, rhythm guitar, producer, vocals *Mike Landschoot – acoustic guitar, electric guitar *Randy LeRoy – mastering * Lyle Lovett – vocal harmony, backing vocals *

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– audio production, pedal steel, producer *George Marinelli – electric guitar, vocal harmony, backing vocals *

Ian McLagan Ian Patrick McLagan (; 12 May 1945 – 3 December 2014) was an English keyboardist, best known as a member of the rock bands Small Faces and Faces. He also collaborated with the Rolling Stones and led his own band from the late 1970s. He was i ...

– organ *Eamon McLoughlin – fiddle, viola *Marty Muse – pedal steel *Riley Osborne – piano *Chuck Rhodes – production coordination *Phil Richey – trumpet *Elliott Rogers – backing vocals *Bill Schas – trombone *Michael Snow – bodhran, tenor banjo *Jay Spell – accordion *Tommy Spurlock – acoustic guitar, gut string guitar, lap steel guitar, pedal steel * Marty Stuart – mandolin *Paul Sweeney – mandolin *

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– electric bass, upright bass *Tom Van Schaik – drums, percussion *Garry Velletri – audio production, producer *Bill Whitbeck – bass, electric bass *Elizabeth Yoon – art direction, design *Jonathan Yudkin – violin

References

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