VA - White Mansions +The Legend Of Jesse James (2 CD)

White Mansions (1978) + The Legend Of Jesse James (1980)
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White Mansions (1978)

White Mansions is a 1978 album by various artists documenting life in the Confederacy during the Civil War.

The songs on the album were written by Paul Kennerley and are performed by Waylon Jennings, Jessi Colter, John Dillon and Steve Cash. Each singer took on a separate and distinct persona, portraying different characters in an attempt to show the Confederacy and the concept of "Southern pride" through said characters' eyes; in essence, therefore, White Mansions is a concept album. Eric Clapton played the guitar on several tracks. The record was a rather unsuccessful endeavor and went by relatively unnoticed, never charting.

01. Story To Tell - Jessie Colter
02. Dixie Hold On - Waylon Jennings
03. Join Around The Flag - John Dillon
04. White Trash - Steve Cash
05. Last Dance And The Kentucky Racehorse - John Dillon & Jessie Colter
06. Southern Boys - Steve Cash
07. Union Mare And The Confederate Grey - Waylon Jennings & Jessie Colter
08. No One Would Believe A Summer Could Be So Cold - John Dillon
09. Southland's Bleeding, The - Waylon Jennings
10. Bring Up The Twelve Pounders - John Dilon
11. They Laid Waste To Our Land - John Dillon & Steve Cash with Waylon
12. Praise The Lord - Rodena Preston
13. King Has Called Me Home, The Steve Cash
14. Bad Man - John Dillon
15. Dixie Now You're Done - Waylon Jennings

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The Legend of Jesse James (1980)

The Legend of Jesse James is a 1980 country music concept album by various artists singing songs by English songwriter Paul Kennerley, based on the story of American Old West outlaw Jesse James.

The album features Levon Helm singing the role of Jesse James, Johnny Cash as Frank James, Charlie Daniels as Cole Younger and Emmylou Harris as Frank and Jesse James' mother, Zerelda James. Other artists included Rosanne Cash, Rodney Crowell and Albert Lee.

01. Ride Of The Redlegs - Rodney Crowell, Jody Payne, Levon Helm and Rosanne Cash
02. Quantrill's Guerillas - Levon Helm
03. Six Gun Shooting - Johnny Cash
04. Have You Heard The News? - Albert Lee
05. Heaven Ain't Ready For You Yet - Emmylou Harris
06. Help Him Jesus - Johnny Cash
07. Old Clay County, The - Charlie Daniels & Levon Helm
08. Riding With Jesse James - Charlie Daniels
09. Hunt Them Down - Albert Lee
10. Wish We Were Back In Missouri - Emmylou Harris
11. Northfield (The Plan) - Levon Helm
12. Northfield (The Disaster) - Charlie Daniels
13. High Walls - Levon Helm
14. Death Of Me, The - Johnny Cash & Levon Helm
15. Plot, The - Paul Kennerly
16. One More Shot - Levon Helm & Emmylou Harris
17. Train Robbery, A - (previously unreleased, bonus track) - Paul Kennerly

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