Flip City

by Ranch Romance

Overview

On this, their third album, Ranch Romance recovered some of the energy that was missing from Blue Blazes. The program opens with the defiant "Wheatfield Annie" and then proceeds to the high-octane rockabilly of "Baby's Gonna Come Back Home," and though things slow down with the prairie lament "Sweet Comfort in the Blues," they pick up immediately afterwards with a Cajun stutter-step on "Happy to See You." Guitar whiz David Keenan, who had had an on-and-off relationship with the group since its first album, is finally a fully acknowledged member of the band at this point, and his rapid-fire licks enliven "Yes, Yes, Yes" and the jazzy instrumental "Swing Twain." (He also takes over the lead vocal slot on the forgettable "Have I Ever Let You Down...Completely.") The album ends with a lovely Tex-Mex ballad entitled "Can You Really Let Go of Columbia?" Very nice. ~ Rick Anderson

Product Details

Release Date:	10/26/1993
Label:	Sugar Hill
UPC:	0015891381329
Rank:	213722

Tracks

1. Wheatfield Annie
2. Baby's Gonna Come Back Home
3. Sweet Comfort in the Blues
4. Happy to See You
5. Pool of Tears
6. Flip City
7. Yes, Yes, Yes
8. Break My Heart Again
9. Swing Twain
10. She Who Must Be Obeyed
11. Have I Ever Let You Down...Completely
12. Can You Really Let Go of Columbia?

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Ranch Romance   Primary Artist
David Keenan   Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Vocals (Background),Mandolin,Vocals,Guitar
Tim O'Brien   Guitar,Guitar (Acoustic)
Nova Devonie   Vocals,Accordion,Vocals (Background)
Mark Ivester   Drums,Percussion
Jody Miller   Vocals,Guitar (Rhythm),Vocals (Background)
Jo Miller   Vocals,Guitar (Rhythm),Vocals (Background)
Barbara Lamb   Fiddle,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Nancy Katz   Bass,Bass (Upright),Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Michael Lord   Engineer,Overdubs
Peter Rowan   Composer
Tim O'Brien   Mixing,Producer
David Glasser   Mastering
Jay Follette   Engineer
Nova Devonie   Mixing,Composer
Robert Bruenz   Art Direction,Design
Kevin Clock   Mixing
Jo Miller   Mixing,Composer
Mark Van S.   Photography
Marc Linday   Design