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David Allan Coe (born September 6, 1939) is an American singer and songwriter. [2] Coe took up music after spending much of his early life in reform schools and prisons, and first became notable for busking in Nashville .
Contains alternate versions of Coe's hits up to 1981, along with the original version of "You Never Even Called Me By My Name." [12] 1984 The Best of David Allan Coe — — 1985 17 Greatest Hits — 197 US: Gold; For the Record: The First 10 Years: 46 — US: Gold; 1986 I Love Country — — 1989 Crazy Daddy — —
Thom Jurek of AllMusic contends, “With Bledsoe's gritty, in-your-face, performance-based approach and Sherrill's polish and sense of space and texture, they were able to balance all of the inherent contradictions in Coe's music, from the gorgeous balladry of ‘Gone,’ ‘Heads or Tails,’ and the elaborately arranged dark honky tonk of ...
AllMusic [ 1 ] Allmusic's Thom Jurek wrote, "There are hints and traces of the lyrical genius Coe would display later, but taken as a whole, Penitentiary is thoroughly enjoyable as a rowdy, funky, and crude blues record full of out-of-tune guitars, slippery performances, and an attitude of 'fuck it, let's get it done and get it out,' which was ...
Uncharacteristically, Coe only contributes two original songs to the set, the gospel song "Mary Go Round (About the Birth of Jesus)" and "For Lovers Only", the fourth and final in a series of songs that appeared on his last three LPs. Thom Jurek of AllMusic observes, "Musically, this is a big production number - even for Billy Sherrill. There ...
Coe, however, was still somewhat of an outsider, almost too outlaw for the outlaws, a predicament summed up well by Thom Jurek in his AllMusic review of the LP: His wild, long hair; multiple earrings; flashy, glitzy rhinestone suits; Harley Davidson biker boots; and football-sized belt buckles had become obstacles to getting people to take him ...
Allmusic: "Once Upon a Rhyme and its predecessor, The Mysterious Rhinestone Cowboy, established Coe as a major songwriting force; they remain enduring testaments to his songwriting brilliance as a criminally under-examined talent in the country tradition."
With its radio-friendly sound and guest duets, Coe's previous album I've Got Something to Say was an attempt to reach a wider country audience, and this process is continued on Invictus (Means) Unconquered, with producer Billy Sherrill couching the songs in tasteful instrumentation that put the spotlight squarely on Coe's voice. In his AllMusic ...