Bare Tracks: The Columbia Years (1999)

About this title: After some steady success on Mercury and RCA in the first half of the '70s, including the Top Ten hit Sings Lullabys, Legends & Lies, Bobby Bare seemed poised for a breakout crossover success, particularly because such colleagues as Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson had become as popular as rock stars with the ascendancy of outlaw country in the mid-'70s. So, Bare signed with super-manager Bill Graham -- better known for managing rock stars than country singers, possibly best-known as a self-promoter -- rode out his second contract with RCA, and signed with Columbia...where he promptly flamed ...

Tracks:

1. Greasy Grit Gravy [Silverstein]
2. The Gambler [Schlitz]
3. Sleep Tight, Good Night Man [Silbar/Lorber]
4. Numbers [Silverstein]
5. Tequila Sheila [Silverstein/Davis]
6. Food Blues [Silverstein]
7. Take Me as I Am (Or Let Me Go) [Bryant]
8. Let Him Roll [Clark]
9. New Cut Road [Clark]
10. Dropping Out of Sight [Hall]
11. Appaloosa Rider [Jones]
12. Willie Jones [Daniels]
13. The Diet Song [Silverstein]
14. If You Ain't Got Nothin' (You Got Nothin' to Lose) [Lane/Wilson]
15. Rough on the Living [Silverstein]
16. No Memories Hangin' Round [Crowell]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.