After All These Years (CD)

Cited in the 1990s by Billboard as the most successful artist in the history of the magazine's country charts, Eddy Arnold's career spanned a practically unfathomable eight decades. With gentle humor and a brand of hillbilly-flecked country made haunting by dulcet, almost jazz-crooner vocals, Arnold swiftly found a home at the Grand Ol' Opry. By the late-1940s, the "Tennessee Ploughboy" was a genuine hitmaker and a frequent collaborator of fellow legend Chet Atkins. After fading away for a spell, he returned in the 1960s with a pioneering string-oriented sound, scoring his signature hit, 1965's "Make the World Go Away." Arnold continued recording music nearly up until his death in 2008, just shy of his 90th birthday.

• Category:  Music  »  Country  »  Nashville Sound
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• Release Date: August 16, 2005
• Label: RCA Nashville
• UPC: 828767071022
• WAPI (Tower ID): 105912402
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• Tower.com Sales Rank: #91383 in Music (See Top 100 Music Bestsellers)
• #87069 in Country (See Top 100 Country Bestsellers)
• #158 in Nashville Sound (See Top 100 Nashville Sound Bestsellers)

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Personnel: Eddy Arnold; Jack Clement (guitar, dobro, ukulele); Mark Howard (guitar, mandolin); Bryan Sutton (guitar, ukulele); Shawn Camp, Thom Bresh, David Ferguson, Billy Burnette (guitar); Wanda Vick (dobro, mandolin, violin); Lloyd Green (dobro); Joey Miskulin (banjo, accordion); Charles Cochran (piano, keyboard); Bobby Wood (piano, keyboards); Brooks Watson (keyboards); Dave Roe (double bass, electric double bass); Kenny Malone (drums, percussion).

Liner Note Author: Robert K. Oermann.

Although country icon Eddy Arnold wrapped up the recording of AFTER ALL THESE YEARS on his 87th birthday, the album sounds like the work of a man decades younger. Sure, Arnold's voice is weathered with age, but this quality adds charm to his deep, rich croon. This 2005 record finds the former Tennessee Plowboy working with veteran producer Jack Clement, resulting in a warm, laid-back set of songs.

The gently swaying "Old Porch Swing" establishes the tone, with light background singing and subtle instrumentation giving way to Arnold's prominent vocals. Other highlights include the poignant "I've Been Down Some Roads" and a sauntering take on Roger Miller's "King of the Road." (The liner notes reveal that Arnold had always wanted to record the latter hit.) There are no upbeat tunes here, but ballads were always Arnold's stock-in-trade anyway, making this an album that's perfectly suited to the beloved performer.

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