19851. Have Mercy
2. Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout The Good Old Days)
3. Working In The Coal Mine
4. I f I Were You
5. Rockin' With The Rhythm Of The Rain
6. Tears For You
7. Cry Myself To Sleep
8. River Roll On
9. I Wish She Wouldn't Treat You That Way
2. Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout The Good Old Days)
3. Working In The Coal Mine
4. I f I Were You
5. Rockin' With The Rhythm Of The Rain
6. Tears For You
7. Cry Myself To Sleep
8. River Roll On
9. I Wish She Wouldn't Treat You That Way
10. Dream Chaser
Growing up in Mississippi, I was surrounded by country music from birth -- Alabama, Willie Nelson, Tammy Wynette (a cousin of mine actually, very true), Oak Ridge Boys, Waylon Jennings.
Long before we had MTV in my house (and my hometown), we had CMT where I watched videos from such unforgettable country luminaries as Janie Frickie (who?), Sylvia (haven't heard of her either?), and country music's version of Weird Al whose name I shockingly cannot remember, but he sang an entire song about the woman who got away using fish puns (I kid you not). From memory, Well I lobster and never flounder. He wrapped his line around her and they drove off in his carp.
I always considered the genre a bit lame (can you blame me?) and certainly more of my parents' style than my own. However, one day when watching CMT I heard the most beautiful voice from one of the sisters (or so I thought) in a duo called The Judds. I just felt something.
As soon as I could, I bought the first tape I could find by them: Rockin' With The Rhythm. For weeks, I hardly made it past the first song, Have Mercy, because I loved it so much. It was such a fun song to sing that I went around the house singing it non-stop. So I'm 12, dancing through the house singing a "man done me wrong" song by The Judds, and people were surprised that I'm gay? Yeah, right. But that's a different topic ...
Anyway, I finally did get past the first song, and the rest of the album was just as good. The up-tempo songs were fun. The ballads were beautiful. I started listening to the tape (primarily side 2) every night as I got in bed. It lulled me to sleep many, many nights. It also inspired me, especially the last song, Dream Chaser. I would lay there in the dark listening to those lyrics & wonder what I would do in life, where I would go, how successful I would be. But I hoped, like the song said, that I could always go back home.
Long before we had MTV in my house (and my hometown), we had CMT where I watched videos from such unforgettable country luminaries as Janie Frickie (who?), Sylvia (haven't heard of her either?), and country music's version of Weird Al whose name I shockingly cannot remember, but he sang an entire song about the woman who got away using fish puns (I kid you not). From memory, Well I lobster and never flounder. He wrapped his line around her and they drove off in his carp.
I always considered the genre a bit lame (can you blame me?) and certainly more of my parents' style than my own. However, one day when watching CMT I heard the most beautiful voice from one of the sisters (or so I thought) in a duo called The Judds. I just felt something.
As soon as I could, I bought the first tape I could find by them: Rockin' With The Rhythm. For weeks, I hardly made it past the first song, Have Mercy, because I loved it so much. It was such a fun song to sing that I went around the house singing it non-stop. So I'm 12, dancing through the house singing a "man done me wrong" song by The Judds, and people were surprised that I'm gay? Yeah, right. But that's a different topic ...
Anyway, I finally did get past the first song, and the rest of the album was just as good. The up-tempo songs were fun. The ballads were beautiful. I started listening to the tape (primarily side 2) every night as I got in bed. It lulled me to sleep many, many nights. It also inspired me, especially the last song, Dream Chaser. I would lay there in the dark listening to those lyrics & wonder what I would do in life, where I would go, how successful I would be. But I hoped, like the song said, that I could always go back home.
I'm gonna pack my bags and drive all night
I'll be in the mountains by morning light
Drive the road I traveled years ago
As a young girl leaving home
With dreams as big as the trees were tall
I knew I'd have nothing or I'd have it all
And you all know what happens when the bright lights call
You're either gonna make or you're gonna fall
Make it or you're gonna fall
I'm a dream chaser, a star gazer that's what I am
But I've always known I'd come back home when I found my rainbows end
Rainmakers and heartbreakers could never change my plans
Dream chaser, that's what I am
I'm goin' home where the stars shine bright in a mountain sky
That path above I've followed all of my life
It's guiding me back to where my dreams began
Then I'll be gone again
I'll be gone again
Dream chaser, that's what I am
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