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{{Short description|Album music from the musical, Chippy}}
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| label = [[Hollywood Records]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lonestarmusicmagazine.com/qa-joe-ely-4/|title=Q&A: Joe Ely|date=September 1, 2018}}</ref>
| label = [[Hollywood Records|Hollywood]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lonestarmusicmagazine.com/qa-joe-ely-4/|title=Q&A: Joe Ely|date=September 1, 2018}}</ref>
| producer = Joe Ely & Terry Allen
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|rev3score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="MH">{{cite book |title=MusicHound Folk: The Essential Album Guide |date=1998 |publisher=Visible Ink Press |page=6}}</ref>
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'''''Chippy''''', also known as '''''Songs from "Chippy"''''', is an album by [[Terry Allen (country singer)|Terry Allen]], [[Joe Ely]], [[Butch Hancock]], [[Robert Earl Keen]], [[Wayne Hancock]], [[Jo Harvey Allen]], and [[Jo Carol Pierce]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/07/29/theater/theater-review-songs-of-a-hapless-hooker-who-kept-count.html|title=THEATER REVIEW;Songs of a Hapless Hooker Who Kept Count|first=David|last=Richards|date=July 29, 1994|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://features.texasmonthly.com/editorial/bad-girls-get-old/|title=Bad Girls Get Old|date=June 21, 2017|website=Texas Monthly – Featured}}</ref> It contains original music from the musical, ''Chippy'', which was written by Jo Harvey and Terry Allen and commissioned by the American Music Theater Festival, [[Philadelphia]], where it received its world premiere in 1994.<ref name="auto"/> The setting of the musical is [[West Texas]] in the 1930s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EfYugMlfPLcC&pg=PA83|title=Theatre World 1994-1995|first=John|last=Willis|date=March 1, 2000|publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation|via=Google Books}}</ref>
'''''Chippy''''', also known as '''''Songs from "Chippy"''''', is an album by [[Terry Allen (country singer)|Terry Allen]], [[Joe Ely]], [[Butch Hancock]], [[Robert Earl Keen]], [[Wayne Hancock]], [[Jo Harvey Allen]], and [[Jo Carol Pierce]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/07/29/theater/theater-review-songs-of-a-hapless-hooker-who-kept-count.html|title=THEATER REVIEW;Songs of a Hapless Hooker Who Kept Count|first=David|last=Richards|newspaper=The New York Times |date=July 29, 1994}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://features.texasmonthly.com/editorial/bad-girls-get-old/|title=Bad Girls Get Old|date=June 21, 2017|website=Texas Monthly – Featured}}</ref> It contains original music from the musical, ''Chippy'', which was written by Jo Harvey and Terry Allen and commissioned by the American Music Theater Festival, [[Philadelphia]], where it received its world premiere in 1994.<ref name="auto"/> The setting of the musical is [[West Texas]] in the 1930s.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EfYugMlfPLcC&pg=PA83|title=Theatre World 1994-1995|first=John|last=Willis|date=March 1, 2000|publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation|isbn=9781557832504 |via=Google Books}}</ref>


==Production==
==Production==
The album was recorded at Joe Ely's home studio.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-08-11-ol-25917-story.html|title=Various Artists "Songs From Chippy" / Hollywood Records|date=August 11, 1994|website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> It was produced by Ely and Terry Allen.<ref name=MH/>
The album was recorded at Joe Ely's home studio.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-08-11-ol-25917-story.html|title=Various Artists "Songs From Chippy" / Hollywood Records|date=August 11, 1994|website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> It was produced by Ely and Terry Allen.<ref name=MH/>


==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
The ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' called ''Chippy'' "one of the best albums of the year in country music, or any other genre," writing that "crusty singing voices abound, and they are utterly persuasive in creating the illusion that we are listening to people who moved across a landscape of barrooms and oil fields more than 50 years ago."<ref name="auto1"/> The ''[[Orlando Sentinel]]'' wrote that "it's particularly wonderful to hear Ely back in an acoustic country vein, especially with his former bandmate Lloyd Maines on steel guitar and dobro."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1994-09-23-9409210377-story.html|title=SONGS FROM 'CHIPPY'|first=Parry|last=Gettelman|website=OrlandoSentinel.com}}</ref> ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' deemed it "a dusty grab bag of gritty and smart West Texas tunery."<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Gehr |first1=Richard |title=Ballads of a Working Girl |journal=SPIN |date=Oct 1994 |volume=10 |issue=7 |page=26}}</ref> ''[[The Santa Fe New Mexican]]'' opined that "even without the benefit of the dialogue and sets, however, the ''Songs From Chippy'' set makes an evocative, moving collection centered on our particularly American obsession with the open road."<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Prince |first1=David |title=`SONGS FROM CHIPPY': EVOCATIVE, MOVING COLLECTION |journal=The Santa Fe New Mexican |date=29 July 1994 |page=42}}</ref> ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' wrote that it "captures the uneven stage show's high points; spoken-word snippets are inserted between the best songs."<ref>{{cite journal |last1=George-Warren |first1=Holly |title=Honky-tonk woman |journal=Rolling Stone |date=Sep 22, 1994 |issue=691 |page=33}}</ref>
The ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' called ''Chippy'' "one of the best albums of the year in country music, or any other genre," writing that "crusty singing voices abound, and they are utterly persuasive in creating the illusion that we are listening to people who moved across a landscape of barrooms and oil fields more than 50 years ago."<ref name="auto1"/> The ''[[Orlando Sentinel]]'' wrote that "it's particularly wonderful to hear Ely back in an acoustic country vein, especially with his former bandmate Lloyd Maines on steel guitar and dobro."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1994-09-23-9409210377-story.html|title=SONGS FROM 'CHIPPY'|first=Parry|last=Gettelman|website=OrlandoSentinel.com|date=23 September 1994 }}</ref> ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' deemed it "a dusty grab bag of gritty and smart West Texas tunery."<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Gehr |first1=Richard |title=Ballads of a Working Girl |journal=SPIN |date=Oct 1994 |volume=10 |issue=7 |page=26}}</ref> ''[[The Santa Fe New Mexican]]'' opined that "even without the benefit of the dialogue and sets, however, the ''Songs From Chippy'' set makes an evocative, moving collection centered on our particularly American obsession with the open road."<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Prince |first1=David |title='SONGS FROM CHIPPY': EVOCATIVE, MOVING COLLECTION |journal=The Santa Fe New Mexican |date=29 July 1994 |page=42}}</ref> ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' wrote that it "captures the uneven stage show's high points; spoken-word snippets are inserted between the best songs."<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=George-Warren |first1=Holly |title=Honky-tonk woman |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=Sep 22, 1994 |issue=691 |page=33}}</ref>


== Track listing ==
== Track listing ==
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#"Across the Great Divide" ([[Jo Carol Pierce]])
#"Across the Great Divide" ([[Jo Carol Pierce]])
#"Chippy Narration"
#"Chippy Narration"
#"Buildin' More Fires" (J. Ely)
#"Buildin' More Fires" (Joe Ely)
#"Wind's Gonna Blow You Away" ([[Butch Hancock]])
#"Wind's Gonna Blow You Away" ([[Butch Hancock]])
#"Gonna California" ([[Terry Allen (country singer)|Terry Allen]])
#"Gonna California" ([[Terry Allen (country singer)|Terry Allen]])
#"Thunderstorms & Neon Signs" ([[Wayne Hancock]])
#"Thunderstorms & Neon Signs" ([[Wayne Hancock]])
#"Fate with a Capital F" (J. Ely, B. Hancock, T. Allen)
#"Fate with a Capital F" (Joe Ely, Butch Hancock, Terry Allen)
#"The Way I Was Raised" ([[Jo Harvey Allen]])
#"The Way I Was Raised" ([[Jo Harvey Allen]])
#"Cup of Tea" (J. Ely, J. Allen)
#"Cup of Tea" (Joe Ely, Jo Harvey Allen)
#"Tongues"
#"Tongues"
#"Low Lights of Town" (B. Hancock)
#"Low Lights of Town" (Butch Hancock)
#"I Blame God" (Pierce)
#"I Blame God" (Jo Carol Pierce)
#"Oil Wells"
#"Oil Wells"
#"Cold Black Hammer" (J. Ely)
#"Cold Black Hammer" (Joe Ely)
#"Boomtown Boogie" (B. Hancock, T. Allen, J. Ely, J. Allen)
#"Boomtown Boogie" (Butch Hancock, Terry Allen, Joe Ely, J. Allen)
#"Back to Black" (T. Allen)
#"Back to Black" (Terry Allen)
#"Just Dancin"
#"Just Dancin"
#"Whiskey and Women and Money to Burn" (J. Ely)
#"Whiskey and Women and Money to Burn" (Joe Ely)
#"Morning Goodness" (B. Hancock)
#"Morning Goodness" (Butch Hancock)
#"Angels of the Wind" (T. Allen)
#"Angels of the Wind" (Terry Allen)
#"Roll Around" (B. Hancock)
#"Roll Around" (Butch Hancock)
#"Goodnight" (J. Ely)
#"Goodnight" (Joe Ely)


== Personnel ==
== Personnel ==
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Chippy
Studio album by
Joe Ely, Terry Allen, Butch Hancock, Robert Earl Keen, Wayne Hancock, Jo Harvey Allen, Jo Carol Pierce
Released1994
RecordedSpur Studio, Austin, TX
Feb. & Mar. 1994
GenreTexas Country
LabelHollywood[1]
ProducerJoe Ely, Terry Allen
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Robert Christgau(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)[3]
MusicHound Folk: The Essential Album Guide[4]

Chippy, also known as Songs from "Chippy", is an album by Terry Allen, Joe Ely, Butch Hancock, Robert Earl Keen, Wayne Hancock, Jo Harvey Allen, and Jo Carol Pierce.[5][6] It contains original music from the musical, Chippy, which was written by Jo Harvey and Terry Allen and commissioned by the American Music Theater Festival, Philadelphia, where it received its world premiere in 1994.[2] The setting of the musical is West Texas in the 1930s.[7]

Production

[edit]

The album was recorded at Joe Ely's home studio.[8] It was produced by Ely and Terry Allen.[4]

Critical reception

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The Los Angeles Times called Chippy "one of the best albums of the year in country music, or any other genre," writing that "crusty singing voices abound, and they are utterly persuasive in creating the illusion that we are listening to people who moved across a landscape of barrooms and oil fields more than 50 years ago."[8] The Orlando Sentinel wrote that "it's particularly wonderful to hear Ely back in an acoustic country vein, especially with his former bandmate Lloyd Maines on steel guitar and dobro."[9] Spin deemed it "a dusty grab bag of gritty and smart West Texas tunery."[10] The Santa Fe New Mexican opined that "even without the benefit of the dialogue and sets, however, the Songs From Chippy set makes an evocative, moving collection centered on our particularly American obsession with the open road."[11] Rolling Stone wrote that it "captures the uneven stage show's high points; spoken-word snippets are inserted between the best songs."[12]

Track listing

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  1. "Goodnight Dear Diary" (Joe Ely)
  2. "Across the Great Divide" (Jo Carol Pierce)
  3. "Chippy Narration"
  4. "Buildin' More Fires" (Joe Ely)
  5. "Wind's Gonna Blow You Away" (Butch Hancock)
  6. "Gonna California" (Terry Allen)
  7. "Thunderstorms & Neon Signs" (Wayne Hancock)
  8. "Fate with a Capital F" (Joe Ely, Butch Hancock, Terry Allen)
  9. "The Way I Was Raised" (Jo Harvey Allen)
  10. "Cup of Tea" (Joe Ely, Jo Harvey Allen)
  11. "Tongues"
  12. "Low Lights of Town" (Butch Hancock)
  13. "I Blame God" (Jo Carol Pierce)
  14. "Oil Wells"
  15. "Cold Black Hammer" (Joe Ely)
  16. "Boomtown Boogie" (Butch Hancock, Terry Allen, Joe Ely, J. Allen)
  17. "Back to Black" (Terry Allen)
  18. "Just Dancin"
  19. "Whiskey and Women and Money to Burn" (Joe Ely)
  20. "Morning Goodness" (Butch Hancock)
  21. "Angels of the Wind" (Terry Allen)
  22. "Roll Around" (Butch Hancock)
  23. "Goodnight" (Joe Ely)

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ "Q&A: Joe Ely". September 1, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Songs from Chippy - Original Soundtrack | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ^ "Robert Christgau: Album: Songs from Chippy". www.robertchristgau.com.
  4. ^ a b MusicHound Folk: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1998. p. 6.
  5. ^ Richards, David (July 29, 1994). "THEATER REVIEW;Songs of a Hapless Hooker Who Kept Count". The New York Times.
  6. ^ "Bad Girls Get Old". Texas Monthly – Featured. June 21, 2017.
  7. ^ Willis, John (March 1, 2000). Theatre World 1994-1995. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9781557832504 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ a b "Various Artists "Songs From Chippy" / Hollywood Records". Los Angeles Times. August 11, 1994.
  9. ^ Gettelman, Parry (23 September 1994). "SONGS FROM 'CHIPPY'". OrlandoSentinel.com.
  10. ^ Gehr, Richard (Oct 1994). "Ballads of a Working Girl". SPIN. 10 (7): 26.
  11. ^ Prince, David (29 July 1994). "'SONGS FROM CHIPPY': EVOCATIVE, MOVING COLLECTION". The Santa Fe New Mexican: 42.
  12. ^ George-Warren, Holly (Sep 22, 1994). "Honky-tonk woman". Rolling Stone. No. 691. p. 33.
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