''Childish Things'' is a 2005 album by singer-songwriter

James McMurtry James McMurtry (born March 18, 1962, in Fort Worth, Texas) is an American rock and folk rock/americana singer, songwriter, guitarist, bandleader, and occasional actor (''Daisy Miller'', ''Lonesome Dove'', and narrator of ''Ghost Town: 24 Hours i ...

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). It was awarded the 2006

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Album of the Year Award. The song "We Can't Make It Here" was named the best song of the 2000s decade by music critic

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Track listing

#"See the Elephant" (McMurtry) – 4:27 #"Childish Things" (McMurtry)– 4.35 #"We Can't Make It Here" (McMurtry) – 7:04 #"Slew Foot" (featuring

Joe Ely Joe Ely (born February 9, 1947) is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist, whose music touches on honky-tonk, Texas Country, Tex-Mex and rock and roll. He has had a genre-crossing career, performing with Bruce Springsteen, Uncle Tupelo ...

; written by Howard Hausey and

James C. Webb James C. Webb is an American politician from Derry, New Hampshire, and a former member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives The New Hampshire House of Representatives is the lower house in the New Hampshire General Court, the bicame ...

) – 4:23 #"Bad Enough" (McMurtry) – 4:32 #"Restless" (McMurtry) – 3:52 #"Memorial Day" (McMurtry) – 4:16 #"Six Year Drought" (McMurtry) – 5:12 #"Old Part of Town" (written by Peter Case) – 5:35 #"Charlemagne's Home Town" (McMurtry) – 5:53 #"Pocatello" (McMurtry) – 3:09 #"Holiday" (McMurtry) – 6:30

Personnel

: lead vocal, acoustic and electric guitars, baritone guitar, mandolin, harmonica, piano, organ *Ronnie Johnson: bass guitar, backing vocals *Tim Holt: guitars *

David Grissom David Grissom is an American guitarist who has played and toured with several of America's leading bands and recording artists. He is best known for his work with John Mellencamp. He has released four solo albums: ''Loud Music'', ''10,000 Feet ...

: guitars *Daren Hess: drums, tambourine *Bukka Allen: piano, organ *Warren Hood: violin *Jon Blondell: trombone *Curtis McMurtry: saxophone *Randy Garibay, Jr.: backing vocals *

: Co-lead vocal on "Slew Foot" *Chris Maresh: bass guitar on "Holiday"

Chart performance

References

External links

''Childish Things''
information and lyrics at jamesmcmurtry.com James McMurtry albums 2005 albums Compadre Records albums {{2000s-country-album-stub