Cowboy in Sweden

by Lee Hazlewood

Overview

At the turn of the '60s, Lee Hazlewood decided to leave America for Sweden. He had already spent time in the country, appearing as an actor in two television productions, so his decision wasn't completely out of the blue -- especially since he had become close with the Swedish artist/filmmaker Torbjoern Axelman. The year that he arrived in Sweden, he starred in Axelman's television production Cowboy in Sweden and cut an album of the same name. Judging by the album alone, the film must have been exceedingly surreal, since the record exists in its own space and time. At its core, it's a collection of country and cowboy tunes, much like the work he did with Nancy Sinatra, but the production is cinematic and psychedelic, creating a druggy, discombobulated sound like no other. This is mind-altering music -- the combination of country song structures, Hazlewood's deep baritone, the sweet voices of Nina Lizell and Suzi Jane Hokom, rolling acoustic guitars, ominous strings, harpsichords and flutes, eerie pianos, and endless echo is stranger than outright avant-garde music, since the familiar is undone by unexpected arrangements. Though the songs are all well-written, Cowboy in Sweden is ultimately about the sound and mood it evokes -- and it's quite singular in that regard. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	12/15/2023
Label:	Light In The Attic Records
UPC:	0826853153119
Rank:	37140

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Lee Hazlewood   Primary Artist,Vocals
Suzi Jane Hokom   Primary Artist,Vocals
Nina Lizell   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Sonny Curtis   Guitar
Jesse Ehrlich   Strings
Israel Baker   Strings
Chuck Berghofer   Bass
Chuck Domanico   Bass
James Burton   Guitar
Curtis Amy   Flute
Carol Hunter   Guitar
Jerry Cole   Guitar
Nicky Hopkins   Keyboards
Armand Kaproff   Strings
Assa Drori   Strings
Donnie Owens   Guitar,Guitar (Rhythm)
Hal Blaine   Drums
James Getzoff   Strings
Gary Coleman   Percussion
Joe Osborn   Bass
Craig Doerge   Keyboards
Don Randi   Piano,Keyboards
Sam Goldstein   Drums
William Hymanson   Strings
Randy Cierley   Guitar
Henry Ferber   Strings
Joseph Ditullio   Strings
Big Jim Sullivan   Guitar
Robert Zimiti   Percussion
Edgar Lustgarten   Cello

Technical Credits

Bernard Estardy   Engineer
Lars Samuelson   Arranger
Eddie Brackett   Engineer
Doug Flett   Composer
David Whitaker   Arranger
Lee Hazlewood   Arranger,Composer,Producer,Liner Notes,English Translations
Nina Lizell   Performer,Liner Notes
Mickey Crofford   Engineer
David Anderle   Producer
Donnie Owens   Producer
Craig Doerge   Arranger
Jack Robinson   Producer
Larry Marks   Producer
Don Randi   Arranger
Damon Lyon-Shaw   Engineer
Joe Cannon   Composer
Johnny Arthy   Arranger
Clark Gassman   Arranger
Guy Fletcher   Composer
Len Moseley   Composer
Traditional   Composer
Roy Drupe   Engineer
Shel Talmy   Producer