Politics, Religion and Her

by Sammy Kershaw

Overview

Sammy Kershaw knows the sights and smells of true honky tonks, but he keeps moving further away from the soulful slur and fun-loving style that made him sound so promising a few years ago. After too many novelty songs and mis-directed pop-country moves, Kershaw tries to focus himself and get serious on Politics, Religion and Her. Unfortunately, his material fails him. A couple of powerful, soul-baring ballads only serve to show how superficial the rest of the song choices are. And his stiff version of Chuck Berry's "Memphis, Tennessee" would get the vote for worst cover of the year, except it gets topped by his pale take on Sammy Johns's ludicrous '70s hit, "Chevy Van." ~ Michael McCall

Product Details

Release Date:	05/07/1996
Label:	Mercury Nashville / Mercury
UPC:	0731452889324
Rank:	182644

Tracks

1. Vidalia
2. Meant to Be
3. Fit to Be Tied Down
4. Politics, Religion and Her
5. Chevy Van
6. Same Place
7. Little Bitty Crack in Her Heart
8. These Flowers
9. I Saw You Today
10. Memphis
11. For Years
12. Here She Comes

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Sammy Kershaw   Primary Artist,Vocals
Paul Franklin   Fiddle,Guitar (Steel),Dobro
Sonny Garrish   Guitar (Steel)
Larry Paxton   Bass (Electric)
Paul Leim   Drums
Hal Rugg   Guitar (Steel)
John Hobbs   Piano
Steve Nathan   Organ,Piano
John Willis   Guitar (Acoustic)
Rob Hajacos   Fiddle
The Nashville String Machine   Strings
Brent Mason   Guitar (Electric)
Brent Rowan   Guitar (Electric)
Glenn Worf   Bass (Electric)
Danny Parks   Guitar (Acoustic)
Glen Duncan   Fiddle
John Wesley Ryles   Vocals (Background)
Hargus "Pig" Robbins   Piano
Dennis Wilson   Vocals (Background)
Reggie Young   Guitar (Electric)
Stuart Duncan   Fiddle
Eddie Bayers   Drums

Technical Credits

Wynn Varble   Composer
Bob Bullock   Engineer
Keith Stegall   Producer
Chris Waters   Composer
Chuck Berry   Composer
Stacey Earle   Composer
Dean Dillon   Composer
John Kelton   Engineer
Warren Peterson   Engineer
Sammy Kershaw   Composer
Rick Giles   Composer
Norro Wilson   Producer
Rick Bowles   Composer
Buddy Cannon   Composer,Producer
Tim Nichols   Composer
Byron Hill   Composer
Harley Allen   Composer
Sammy Johns   Composer
Jim Rushing   Composer
Bobby Braddock   Composer
Tony Martin   Composer
Mark D. Sanders   Composer
Charles Victor   Composer
Shawn Camp   Composer