Loser's Paradise

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Loser's Paradise
Studio album by Chris Gaffney
Released 1995
Recorded February 1995; Congress House, Studios, Austin, Texas
Genre Country music
Length 41:40
Label HighTone Records
Producer Dave Alvin
Chris Gaffney chronology
Man of Somebody's Dreams
(1994)Man of Somebody's Dreams1994
Loser's Paradise
(1995)

Loser's Paradise is an album by country music singer-songwriter Chris Gaffney, released in 1995 on HighTone Records. It is Gaffney's second album released on this label and was produced by Dave Alvin.[1] It was recorded over a 10-day period in Austin, Texas.[1]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars[2]
No Depression (mixed)[3]
Philadelphia City Paper (favorable)[4]
Los Angeles Times 3.5/4 stars[5]
Robert Christgau (choice cut)[6]
Chicago Tribune 3/4 stars[7]

Track listing

  1. "The Eyes of Roberto Duran"
  2. "Loser's Paradise"
  3. "The Man of Somebody's Dream"
  4. "So Far From God (And Too Close You)"
  5. "East of Houston, West of Baton Rouge"
  6. "Cowboys to Girls"
  7. "Azulito"
  8. "My Baby's Got a Dead Man's Number"
  9. "See The Big Man Cry"
  10. "Help You Dream"
  11. "Glasshouse"
  12. "Sugar Bee"

Personnel

  • Dave Alvin: Acoustic and Electric Guitar (Electric), Producer
  • Ponty Bone: Accordion
  • Sarah Brown: Bass
  • Jackson Browne: Composer
  • Ed Bruce: Composer
  • Gene Elders: Fiddle
  • Rosie Flores: Vocals
  • Chris Gaffney: Accordion, Guitar, Piano, Vocals
  • Kenny Gamble: Composer
  • Leon Huff: Composer
  • Jim Lauderdale: Vocals
  • Donald Lindley: Drums, Percussion
  • Ian McLagan: Hammond organ
  • Danny Ott: Acoustic and Electric Guitar, Slide Guitar, Background vocals
  • Ted Roddy: Harmonica
  • Tom Russell: Composer
  • Eddie Shuler: Composer
  • B.J. Swan: Composer
  • James Tuttle: Engineer
  • Tony Villanueva: Vocals
  • Scott Walls: Pedal Steel
  • Dale Watson: Vocals
  • Bradley Jaye Williams: Accordion
  • Lucinda Williams: Vocals

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