Armed with only his voice and a guitar, Chris Knight recorded one of his greatest sounding releases back in 1996. Frank Liddell was the producer back then and only recently did Ray Kennedy mix it into the final product you can purchase today. This is an eleven track album you can't miss.
"Backwater Blues" is about a man wanting to roll through the hard times instead of being left alone to drown. "This river ain't deep it's just a little cold. So put your arm around me, we'll find us a stepping stone," Chris sings. The relationship is bound to fail if the lady walks out on him. In "Spike Drivin' Blues" the man works all night laying the train track for the train master he hates. He has nothing but contempt for the man and his train. He used to run the brakes until the boss said it wasn't safe, so now he just drives the spikes.
Sometimes it doesn't take much to figure out that "Something Changed," even if you've only been away for a year. The woman he was with had a bright outlook on life and he just brought her down. He regrets coming back when he finds out she walked down the aisle with a man that makes her happy and here he is realizing what he lost out on. With a title like "Move On," you'd think it would be almost like a sequel to the previous song but it isn't. In this song, a man has his eyes set on his cousin's ex-wife and warns a city boy not to bring a switchblade to a pistol fight.
It's hard to believe Chris recorded these songs over a decade ago and before his first major label album was released because he sounds as amazing back then as he does today. Music fans would be missing out on a gem if this collection was never released. I'll be listening to this one for a long time.
Track List:
- Backwater Blues
- Something Changed
- Rita's Only Fault
- Spike Drivin' Blues
- Move On
- Hard Edges
- Here Comes The Rain
- Leaving Souvenirs
- House And 90 Acres
- If I Were You
- My Only Prayer
