Come Together: America Salutes the Beatles

Track Listings

1. I'll Follow the Sun - David Ball

2. Something - Tanya Tucker

3. One After 909 - Willie Nelson

4. Long and Winding Road - John Berry

5. Come Together - Delbert McClinton

6. If I Fell - Sammy Kershaw

7. Let It Be - Collin Raye

8. We Can Work It Out - PFR

9. Yesterday - Billy Dean

10. Can't Buy Me Love - Shenandoah

11. Nowhere Man - Randy Travis

12. Oh! Darling - Huey Lewis

13. Help! - Little Texas

14. In My Life - Susan Ashton, Gary Chapman

15. Get Back - Steve Wariner

16. All My Loving - Chet Atkins, Suzy Bogguss

17. Paperback Writer - Kris Kristofferson

Tracks:

I'll Follow The Sun - David Ball
Something - Tanya Tucker
One After 909 - Willie Nelson
The Long And Winding Road - John Berry
Come Together - Delbert McClinton
If I Fell - Sammy Kershaw
Let It Be - Collin Raye
We Can Work It Out - Phil Keaggy & PFR
Yesterday - Billy Dean
Can't Buy Me Love - Shenandoah
Nowhere Man - Randy Travis
Oh! Darling - Huey Lewis
Help! - Little Texas
In My Life - Susan Ashton & Gary Chapman
Get Back - Steve Wariner
All My Loving - Suzy Bogguss & Chet Atkins
Paperback Writer - Kris Kristofferson

Customer Reviews:

Worst Album Ever.......2007-04-10

I don't know who had the idea for this tribute, but they should be exiled from the music industry forever. Never in my life have I ever heard something so terrible. This album is not a tribute or salute. It is an insult to The Beatles and anyone who has ever heard these songs before. All I can say is, why? Why in the world would anyone make this album, much less listen to it. I am truly shocked and amazed that something as aweful as this could exist.

To My Surprise.......2006-11-13

I bought this cd out of curiosity, and mainly because Randy Travis and Chet Atkins is on this album. To my surprise, I was blown away...this has today's best C&W musicians, doing their own personal interpretations of the old Beatles' standards. I've never heard of Suzy Bogguss or Susan Ashton before, but now I do. Their voices are incredible! I listen to just about every music genre, and this cd is one of my Country & Western essentials.

US country covers of Beatles songs that works brilliantly.......2006-05-06

The concept of different music styles being applied to another e.g. Dylan songs having had both spiritual choirs and reggae tribute CDs, is one of those gambles that when it works can be brilliant. This is one of those succesful cases taking the great Beatles songbook and having a range of different country and western (not all of them well known to me) apply a range of interpretations.

The great aspect for me is that the approach in each is so fresh (notably "We can work it out" with a mock string quartet intro by Phil Keaggy & PFR) or just as enjoyable as the original ("I'll follow the sun" by David Ball and "All my loving" by Suzy Bogguss & Chet Atkins especially impressing). Inevitably there are a few bummers - I fear I cannot take Tanya Tucker's "gargling with gravel" earthy voice very often and certainly not on "Something" but overall the quality is so good I would put this CD up there as one of the best Beatles tribute I have heard.

NOT A NEW IDEA.......2004-04-30

Literally 100s of country artistes have made Beatles songs and one of the best was Emmylou Harris' "Here there & everywhere" from the 70s.
Delbert McClinton played harmonica on Bruce Channel's "Hey baby",a singer who co starred with the Beatles at New Brighton in 1962.Supposedly an influence on the Beatles own first single to include a harmonica.
In the mid 60s the first country musicians to do Beatles Music were the Charles River Bluegrass Band and Chet Atkins ("Picks On The Beatles") so its not a new idea.Even Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr did country music in Nashville

This album worked it out.......2003-11-11

Before I begin, I should say that I am not a big fan of the Beatles, never was, never will be. I respect them for their influence, but I prefer to listen to those that influenced them and those whom they influenced.
With that out of the way, this album is fantastic. David Ball's rendition of "I'll Follow the Sun" is perfect. It is one of my favorites. "Help!" by Little Texas is, to me, the song on this album that most closely resembles the original, yet Little Texas makes it their own. "Paperback Writer" is by one of the least recognized artists of our time-Kris Kristofferson. Acting, singing, writing-he's done it all.
Hands down, the best cover on this album is "We Can Work It Out" by PFR and Phil Keaggy. These guys aren't very well known outside of the Christian market, but for harmony and guitar work, there are few who are better, secular or Christian.
Others on this album include Delbert McClinton, Huey Lewis, and a haunting "Nowhere Man" done by Randy Travis.
Beatles fans may cringe at the idea of others covering these tunes, but remember, this album only solidifies the importance of the Beatles' influence in American and global music.

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1. I'll Follow the Sun - David Ball
2. Something - Tanya Tucker
3. One After 909 - Willie Nelson
4. Long and Winding Road - John Berry
5. Come Together - Delbert McClinton
6. If I Fell - Sammy Kershaw
7. Let It Be - Collin Raye
8. We Can Work It Out - PFR
9. Yesterday - Billy Dean
10. Can't Buy Me Love - Shenandoah
11. Nowhere Man - Randy Travis
12. Oh! Darling - Huey Lewis
13. Help! - Little Texas
14. In My Life - Susan Ashton, Gary Chapman
15. Get Back - Steve Wariner
16. All My Loving - Chet Atkins, Suzy Bogguss
17. Paperback Writer - Kris Kristofferson