| I can describe the latest release from Country | | | | CD Track List Follows: |
| sensation Rodney Crowell for you with just one | | | | 1. Telephone Road |
| word... Outstanding! | | | | 2. Rock Of My Soul, The |
| It's a rare day indeed that I get a CD from an artist | | | | 3. Why Don't We Talk About It |
| that I can truthfully say does not have a bad track in | | | | 4. I Wish It Would Rain |
| the bunch. I'm more than happy to announce that's | | | | 5. Wandering Boy |
| exactly what I must say about this one. There simply | | | | 6. I Walk The Line (Revisted) - (featuring Johnny |
| isn't a bad one in the bunch. No fillers here at all. | | | | Cash) |
| The nice thing about a CD like this is with this level of | | | | 7. Highway 17 |
| talent even if Country isn't your favorite genre you | | | | 8. U Don't Know How Much I Hate U |
| still can't help but appreciate the greatness of the | | | | 9. Banks Of The Old Bandera |
| artist. | | | | 10. Topsy Turvy |
| Listen to Houston Kid and I believe you'll find there's | | | | 11. I Know Love Is All I Need |
| not much to dis-like about it. The songs are inspired, | | | | Personnel includes: Rodney Crowell (vocals, acoustic |
| the production is simply outstanding, and Rodney | | | | & electric guitar, percussion); Pat Buchanan |
| Crowell is clearly in top form. So much so that if | | | | (vocals, acoustic & electric guitar); Johnny Cash, |
| you're even mildly into Country music you'll enjoy this | | | | John Cowan (vocals); Steuart Smith (electric guitar, |
| CD. | | | | mandolin, autoharp, harmonium, harmonica); Robbie |
| While this entire CD is really very good the truly | | | | Turner (steel guitar, dobro); Benmont Tench (electric |
| standout tunes are track 2 - The Rock Of My Soul, | | | | piano); John Hobbs (organ); Michael Rhodes (bass); |
| track 5 - Wandering Boy, and track 11 - I Know Love | | | | Paul Leim (drums, percussion); Greg Morrow (drums). |
| Is All I Need. | | | | Engineers: Peter Coleman, JIm Dineen, Donivan |
| My Bonus Pick, and the one that got Sore [...as in | | | | Cowart. |
| "Stuck On REpeat"] is track 9 - Banks Of The Old | | | | Recorded at Treasure Isle, Berry Hill, Tennessee; The |
| Bandera. Great track! | | | | Sound Kitchen, Franklin, Tennessee; The Tree House, |
| Houston Kid Release Notes: | | | | Forest Hills, Tennessee; Deepfield, West Nashville, |
| Rodney Crowell originally released Houston Kid on | | | | Tennessee. |
| February 13, 12001 on the Sugar Hill Records label. | | | | |