''The Grand Theatre, Volume One'' is the title of the eighth
studio album
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alternative country
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rock
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band the
Old 97's, released on October 12, 2010. The band took up a week-long residency at
Sons of Hermann
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Hall in Dallas, Texas, simulating the concert experience to test out new material. The songs which the band felt worked were then taken to Treefort Studios in Austin, Texas, for proper recording. Over two dozen songs were recorded during these sessions. The remaining material was released as ''
The Grand Theatre, Volume Two'' in 2011.
Track list
All songs written by Rhett Miller, Ken Bethea, Murry Hammond and Philip Peeples, except where noted.
# "The Grand Theatre" - 3:15
# "Every Night Is Friday Night (Without You)" - 2:45
# "The Magician" - 3:54
# "You Were Born to Be in Battle" - 3:50
# "The Dance Class" - 3:22
# "Let the Whiskey Take the Reins" - 4:10
# "
Champaign, Illinois" - 3:25 (
Bob Dylan/Rhett Miller)
# "A State of Texas" - 2:54
# "You Smoke Too Much" - 3:44
# "Love Is What You Are" - 4:04
# "Please Hold on While the Train is Moving" - 5:26
# "The Beauty Marks" - 3:34
Bonus tracks
*"Marcy Anne" (iTunes bonus track)
*"Two Family Trees" (Amazon bonus track)
Personnel
*
Rhett Miller
Stewart Ransom "Rhett" Miller II (born September 1970) is the lead singer of the country rock band Old 97's. He also records and performs as a solo musician, and has been published as a writer of both fiction and non-fiction.
Early life
Mille ...
:
vocals, guitars
*Murry Hammond:
bass guitar, guitars, vocals
*Ken Bethea:
guitars
*Philip Peeples:
drums
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*Rip Rowan: bridge piano on Please Hold On While The Train Is Moving
References
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2010 albums
Old 97's albums
New West Records albums