Tuskegee [CD/DVD] [Deluxe Edition]

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All Music Guide - Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Lionel Richie's birthplace is Tuskegee, Alabama so for his 2012 country duets album, Tuskegee, he is trumpeted as the country boy returning to his roots. And there's something to that: as a songwriter, Richie has had success on the country charts, scoring big with Kenny Rogers of "Lady," one of many Lionel covers Kenny sang over the years. Rogers' enthusiastic embrace of Richie is an indication that the former Commodore's definition of country isn't quite down-home, and Tuskegee proves that assumption true, with each of Lionel's partners coming from the pop side of Nashville. A few perennials crop up -- Kenny comes in for a revival of "Lady," Willie Nelson stops by to lay...
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Editorial Reviews

All Music Guide - Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Lionel Richie's birthplace is Tuskegee, Alabama so for his 2012 country duets album, Tuskegee, he is trumpeted as the country boy returning to his roots. And there's something to that: as a songwriter, Richie has had success on the country charts, scoring big with Kenny Rogers of "Lady," one of many Lionel covers Kenny sang over the years. Rogers' enthusiastic embrace of Richie is an indication that the former Commodore's definition of country isn't quite down-home, and Tuskegee proves that assumption true, with each of Lionel's partners coming from the pop side of Nashville. A few perennials crop up -- Kenny comes in for a revival of "Lady," Willie Nelson stops by to lay some guitar and vocals on "Easy" -- but the point of the album is as much to have current stars pay tribute to Richie as it is to ease him onto country-pop airwaves. Tuskegee winds up being fairly successful in this regard. No matter how many fiddles and steel guitars are added -- and there are never too many -- the songs are never so altered as to be unrecognizable, the melodies are always proudly prominent, and there isn't a speck of dirt to be found anywhere, so it's suited for any clean crossover occasion. Apart from Pixie Lott -- a singer who has absolutely nothing to do with country -- popping up on the international version of the album and maybe the revival of the recent "Just for You," there are no surprises on Tuskegee; even the partners match up correctly, with Jimmy Buffett adding good times to "All Night Long," Shania Twain playing the Diana Ross role on "Endless Love," Rascal Flatts forcefully pumping out the good cheer on "Dancing on the Ceiling," Blake Shelton smiling along on "You Are." Even if the production has changed -- it's not as glossy as the '80s, there are fewer keyboards and more guitars-the sensibility remains the same, so Tuskegee generates a bit of déjà vu: the surroundings are new, yet everything feels familiar. Whether that's a comfortable bit of nostalgia or just a shade too predictable depends entirely on the tastes of the listener. [The Deluxe Edition featured a CD/DVD combo.]
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 3/26/2012
  • Label: Mercury Nashville
  • UPC: 602527806372
  • Catalog Number: 001600100
  • Sales rank: 4771

Tracks

Disc 1
  1. 1 You Are - Blake Shelton (5:00)
  2. 2 Say You, Say Me - Jason Aldean (5:09)
  3. 3 Stuck On You - Darius Rucker (3:21)
  4. 4 Deep River Woman - Little Big Town (4:09)
  5. 5 My Love - Kenny Chesney (5:33)
  6. 6 Dancing On the Ceiling - Rascal Flatts (4:20)
  7. 7 Hello - Jennifer Nettles (4:30)
  8. 8 Sail On - Tim McGraw (5:05)
  9. 9 Endless Love - Shania Twain (4:19)
  10. 10 Just For You - Billy Currington (4:11)
  11. 11 Lady - Kenny Rogers (4:09)
  12. 12 Easy (4:30)
  13. 13 All Night Long - Jimmy Buffett & The Coral Reefer Band (4:57)
Disc 2
  1. 1 You Are - Blake Shelton (1:23)
  2. 2 Say You, Say Me - Jason Aldean (2:17)
  3. 3 Stuck On You - Darius Rucker (1:36)
  4. 4 Deep River Woman - Little Big Town (2:52)
  5. 5 My Love - Kenny Chesney (2:43)
  6. 6 Dancing On the Ceiling - Rascal Flatts (2:39)
  7. 7 Hello - Jennifer Nettles (2:35)
  8. 8 Sail On - Jill Johnson (1:39)
  9. 9 Endless Love - Jennifer Nettles (4:29)
  10. 10 Just For You - Billy Currington (2:59)
  11. 11 Lady - Kenny Rogers (1:38)
  12. 12 Easy (1:26)
  13. 13 All Night Long - Jimmy Buffett & The Coral Reefer Band (1:19)
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Album Credits

Performance Credits
Lionel Richie Primary Artist, Keyboards, Background Vocals
Willie Nelson Guitar
John Jorgenson Electric Guitar
Ralph MacDonald Percussion
Mickey Raphael Harmonica
Pat Buchanan Electric Guitar
Buddy Cannon Background Vocals
Butch Carr Synthesizer
Chad Cromwell Drums
Dan Dugmore Steel Guitar
Paul Franklin Steel Guitar
Kenny Greenberg Guitar, Electric Guitar
Robert Greenidge Steel Drums
Doyle Grisham Steel Guitar
Tina Gullickson Background Vocals
Roger Guth Drums
John Hobbs Piano
Jim Horn Tenor Saxophone
Dann Huff Guitar
John Jarvis Keyboards
Paul Leim Drums
Mac McAnally Guitar, Background Vocals
Jim Mayer Bass, Background Vocals
Peter Mayer Guitar, Background Vocals
Randy McCormick Hammond B3
Chris McHugh Drums
Jerry McPherson Electric Guitar
Gordon Mote Piano, Keyboards
Steve Nathan Keyboards
Larry Paxton Bass
Michael Rhodes Bass
Nadirah Shakoor Background Vocals
Jimmie Lee Sloas Bass
Jonathan Yudkin Fiddle
Kim Keyes Background Vocals
Neil Thrasher Background Vocals
Michael Utley Keyboards
Chris Carmichael Strings
John Lovell Trumpet
Tim Lauer Piano, Hammond B3
Jay DeMarcus Bass
Bryan Sutton Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin
Perry Coleman Background Vocals
Tom Bukovac Guitar
Joe Don Rooney Guitar
Ilya Toshinsky Acoustic Guitar, Banjo, Guitar
Tim Marks Bass
Nathan Chapman Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Drums, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Ukulele
Chris Rodriguez Background Vocals
Nick Buda Drums
Charlie Judge Steel Guitar, Keyboards
John Willis Acoustic Guitar
Technical Credits
Lionel Richie Composer, Producer, Executive Producer
Jeff Balding Engineer
Tony Brown Producer
Buddy Cannon Producer
Kenny Chesney Producer
Mark Hagen Engineer
Dann Huff Producer
Bob Ludwig Mastering
Steve Marcantonio Engineer
Justin Niebank Engineer
Mark Taylor Composer
Brian Willis Digital Editing
Chris Carmichael String Arrangements
Chuck Ainlay Engineer
Kevin Reagan Art Direction
Tony Castle Engineer
Dirk Vanoucek Director, Producer, Engineer
Casey Wood Engineer
Paul Barry Composer
Mickey Jack Cones Engineer
Jason Owen Executive Producer
Sean Neff Digital Editing
Nathan Chapman Programming, Producer, Engineer
Brandon Schexnayder Engineer
Brenda Harvey-Richie Composer
Becky Fluke Director
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  • Posted Wed May 02 00:00:00 EDT 2012

    Stick to the single unless you can afford the rip-off of the 2nd

    I haven't bought it yet, but not that the 2nd disk to the double set is about half the time of the first. It looks like a throw in of a little more than 20 minutes

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