Songs We Wish We'd Written
As dancehall troubadours popular on the Texas collegiate circuit, Pat Green and Cory Morrow have followed the boot heels ofJerry Jeff WalkerandRobert Earl Keen. This aptly titled collaboration extends that circle of influence, paying tribute to songwriters fromWaylon Jennings("Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way?") andBilly Joe Shaver("Live Forever") toTownes Van Zandt("Ain't Leavin' Your Love") andJohn Prine("Paradise"). Surprises come from a couple of classic-rock ringers:Stealer's Wheel's "Stuck in the Middle with You" and a fiddle-driven rendition ofBlind Faith's "Can't Find My Way Home." For all their down-home appeal, neither Green nor Morrow is more than serviceable as an interpretive singer, but it's hard to quibble with the production by Lloyd Maines or the selection of material.--Don McLeese