HighTone Anthology: Rockin from the Roots (2007)

About this title: Founded by Larry Sloven and Bruce Bromberg in 1983, HighTone Records' initial releases were blues sets, but the label soon branched out into a full roots imprint offering new material from country, rock, rockabilly, jazz, R&B and even reggae artists. This two-disc sampler offers highlights from various HighTone album releases, including Dick Dale's monstrous interpretation of "Ghostriders in the Sky," Robert Cray's "Phone Booth," Randy Weeks' (of the Lonesome Strangers) spunky "Can't Let Go," Tom Russell's brilliant "When Sinatra Played Juarez" and P.F. Sloan's "Soul of the Woman" from his ... read more

Tracks:

1. Phone Booth [Walker/Cray/Cousins]
2. Have Love, Will Travel [Berry]
3. Abilene [Alvin]
4. Three Times a Fool [Rush]
5. The Eyes of Roberto Duran [Russell]
6. Can't Let Go [Weeks]
7. Out in the Rain [Miller]
8. Can't Shake These Blues [Smither/Tilston]
9. Marie Marie [Alvin]
10. Soul of the Woman [Kalinich/Sloan]
11. 747 [Sadler]
12. Settle for Love [Ely]
13. The Wild Ox Moan [Hall/Tartt]
14. Ghostriders in the Sky [Jones]
15. Hot Rod Lincoln [Ryan/Stevenson]
16. Corpus Christi Bay [Keen]
17. Does My Ring Burn Your Finger [Miller/Miller]
18. Blue Highway [Flores/Gallagher]
19. Honkiest Tonkiest Beer Joint [Watson]
20. In the Jailhouse Now [Rodgers]
21. Brand New Whiskey [Stewart/Stewart]
22. Big, Big Love [Carroll/Stewart]
23. Keep Your Distance [Thompson]
24. Goodbye Lonesome, Hello Baby Doll [Emerson/Franks/Hort]
25. Rum & Rodeo [Myles]
26. Truck Drivin' Man [Fell]
27. That Hardwood Floor [Gilmore/Hancock]
28. Friend of the Devil [Hunter/Garcia/Dawso]
29. You Took Advantage of Me [Rodgers/Hart]
30. When Sinatra Played Juarez [Russell]

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