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| Twenty-two songs, including the famed Pancho & Lefty, by the Texas singer/songwriter who invented his own influential style of country blues. |
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| 1 Two Hands |
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| 2 You Are Not Needed Now |
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| 3 Greensboro Woman |
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| 4 Highway Kind |
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| 5 Standin' |
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| 6 No Deal |
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| 7 To Live Is to Fly |
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| 8 When He Offers His Hand |
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| 9 Mr. Gold and Mr. Mud |
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| 10 Blue Ridge Mountains |
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| 11 High, Low and in Between |
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| 12 No Lonesome Tune |
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| 13 Sad Cinderella |
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| 14 German Mustard |
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| 15 Don't Let the Sunshine Fool Ya' |
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| 16 Honky Tonkin' |
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| 17 Snow Don't Fall |
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| 18 Fraulein |
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| 19 Poncho & Lefty |
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| 20 If I Needed You |
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| 21 Silver Ships of Andilar |
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| 22 Heavenly Houseboat Blues |
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Album Review
"High, Low and In Between" and "The Late Great Townes Van Zandt", Townes Van Zandt's two classic records from 1972, were reissued on a single CD from Capitol in 1996. "High, Low and In Between", Van Zandt's fifth album, was different from his first four starting with the first few notes. The lead-off track "Two Hands" was an uptempo gospel number featuring piano and backup vocals. Van Zandt returned to religion in the country waltz "When He Offers His Hand," sang rock & roll with a harmony vocal on "Standin'," tried a martial beat worthy of Johnny Cash on the gambling story song "Mr. Gold and Mr. Mudd," and even turned to comedy in "No Deal." The musical variety made "High, Low and In Between" a more interesting listen than Van Zandt's previous work, but what made it his best album since his debut was the quality of the songs, especially "You Are Not Needed Now" and "To Live Is To Fly." By "The Late Great Townes Van Zandt", his sixth album in five years, Van Zandt seemed to be getting less prolific, but his songwriting craft only improved. Van Zandt re-recorded yet another track from his debut album, "Sad Cinderella," and did three cover tunes, including one by main influence Hank Williams. But among the remaining seven new originals were "Pancho and Lefty," a sly Western story-song about two outlaws, and "If I Needed You," among his most telling romantic statements. The two songs would become valuable copyrights for Van Zandt, and they made this oddly titled album one of his best -- which was good, since, as it happened, it would be his last release for five years. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide
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