''My Baby Don't Tolerate'' is an album recorded by
Lyle Lovett
Lyle Pearce Lovett (born November 1, 1957) Lyle Lovett Pageat Allmusic – Lovett's Genre and Styles. Retrieved February 2, 2007 is an American singer, songwriter, actor and record producer. Active since 1980, he has recorded 13 albums and relea ...
and released in 2003.
On ''Tolerate'', Lovett favors his country side a bit more than his many other facets. While long-time fans were reportedly disappointed with the album's pop-flavored opening track "Cute as a Bug", many of the other songs demonstrated his strengths as a storyteller. Oddly, the album ends with two gospel songs with remarkably similar names, which some critics decried as an overly precious attempt at enforced quirkiness. Nonetheless, ''Tolerate'' garnered very positive responses and respectable sales figures.
Track listing
''All compositions by Lyle Lovett except as indicated''
# "Cute as a Bug" - 3:39
# "My Baby Don't Tolerate" - 3:42
# "The Truck Song" - 2:56
# "In My Own Mind" - 5:36
# "Nothing But a Good Ride" - 4:28
# "Big Dog" - 3:37
# "You Were Always There" (Lyle Lovett,
Viktor Krauss
Viktor Krauss is an American musician who plays acoustic and electric bass. He has released solo albums and has worked as a sideman with many musicians, including his sister, singer and fiddler Alison Krauss.
Music career
Krauss was born to Fre ...
) - 5:56
# "Wallisville Road" - 5:06
# "Working Too Hard" - 3:46
# "San Antonio Girl" - 3:31
# "On Saturday Night" - 3:23
# "Election Day" (
Blaze Foley
Michael David Fuller (December 18, 1949 – February 1, 1989), better known by his stage name Blaze Foley, was an American country music singer-songwriter, poet, and artist active in Austin, Texas.
Background
Foley was born Michael David Fuller ...
) - 3:02
# "I'm Going to Wait" - 4:41
# "I'm Going to the Place" - 3:22
Notes
Lovett was nominated for a
Grammy Award
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in the category
Best Male Country Vocal Performance
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*From 1965 to 1967 the award was known as Best Country & Western Vocal Performance - Male
*In 1968 it was a ...
for "My Baby Don't Tolerate" & "In My Own Mind".
''My Baby Don't Tolerate'' is Lovett's first album of original material since 1996's ''
The Road to Ensenada
''The Road to Ensenada'' is the sixth album by Lyle Lovett, released in 1996.
At the Grammy Awards of 1997, ''The Road to Ensenada'' won the Grammy Award for Best Country Album.
Track listing
All songs composed by Lyle Lovett except as noted.
...
'' as well as his first album released through
Lost Highway Records
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.
Two tracks, "The Truck Song" and "San Antonio Girl", were previously released on the 2001 collection ''
Anthology, Vol. 1: Cowboy Man''.
Chart performance
References
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2003 albums
Lyle Lovett albums
Lost Highway Records albums