John D. Loudermilk - Its My Time '1990

Tracks list

John D. Loudermilk was one of the best and most interesting songwriters of the
50s and 60s. He was endlessly creative in coming up with unusual and intriguing
topics for his songs, as Its My Time shows. Bear Family broke from their usual
M.O. of offering complete and/or chronological packages, and assembled two dozen
message-oriented songs Loudermilk recorded for RCA Victor from 1961-68,
sequenced in no particular order. Although it isnt entirely thematically
consistent, many of the songs on Its My Time do contain some kind of social
commentary. No Playing in the Snow Today concerns nuclear testing, The Jones
takes a swipe at conformity, Brown Girl deals sensitively with an interracial
relationship, and The Little Grave could be interpreted as a song of
non-violence, vegetarianism, or both. Several cuts are Loudermilks performances
of songs he wrote that had been, or later became, hits for other artists,
including The Little Bird (for Marianne Faithfull), The Lament of the Cherokee
Reservation Indian (for Paul Revere and the Raiders), and Tobacco Road (for the
Nashville Teens). A few were hits for Loudermilk as well, and three are
previously unreleased. Among the latter, Givin You All My Love is notable for
sounding a lot like a British Invasion song, even though it was recorded in
1962. Its My Time, in combination with Bear Familys other two Loudermilk
collections, Blue Train and Sittin in the Balcony, form a thorough survey of
this talented songwriters recording career.



Tracks:

01. Its My Time (02:41)
02. No Playing In The Snow Today (03:41)
03. The Little Grave (02:20)
04. Im Looking For A World (02:02)
05. What Is It? (02:42)
06. Bubble, Please Break (02:17)
07. Ma Bakers Little Acre (02:30)
08. Marys No Longer Mine (02:29)
09. To Hell With Love (02:48)
10. Talkin Silver Cloud Blues (03:54)
11. Joey Stays With Me (01:58)
12. The Lament Of The Cherokee Reservation Indian (03:39)
13. The Jones (03:21)
14. Youre The Guilty One (02:21)
15. Where Have They Gone (01:53)
16. The Little Bird (02:03)
17. Brown Girl (04:16)
18. Givin You All My Love (02:28)
19. I Chose You (03:35)
20. Honey (03:31)
21. That Aint All (01:56)
22. Interstate 40 (02:31)
23. Do You (02:56)
24. Tobacco Road (02:56)

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