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Loser's Paradise is an album by country music singer-songwriter Chris Gaffney, released in 1995 on HighTone Records. It was Gaffney's second album released on HighTone, and was produced by Dave Alvin. It was recorded over a 10-day period in Austin, Texas.
23 de mai. de 1995 · Vocals Lucinda Williams, Dale Watson, Tony Villanueva & 4 more. Accordion Bradley Jaye Williams, Chris Gaffney & Ponty Bone. Bass Sarah Brown.
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A self-described "army brat," Christopher F. Gaffney was born in Vienna, Austria, he then moved to Livorno, Italy and New York City as a young child. But Gaffney grew up primarily in southern California and Arizona. In addition to music, Gaffney loved sports, especially boxing, and earned an LA Golden Gloveschampionship in 1967 and even trained wit...
Solo
1. 1986 – Road to Indio 2. 1989 – Chris Gaffney & the Cold Hard Facts 3. 1992 – Mi Vida Loca 4. 1994 – Man of Somebody's Dreams(Live, Zurich, Switzerland, April 22, 1994) 5. 1995 – Loser's Paradise 6. 2000 – Live & Then Some [2-CD set: CD 1 – live, California, March 27/28, 1999; CD 2- Road to Indio]
With the Hacienda Brothers
1. 2005 – Hacienda Brothers 2. 2006 – What's Wrong with Right 3. 2007 – Live: Music for Ranch & Town (live, Oslo, Norway, October 8, 2005) 4. 2008 – Arizona Motel
Tribute album
1. 2009 – Man of Somebody's Dreams: A Tribute to the Songs of Chris Gaffney
Interview on NPR's Fresh Air1995 – Chris Gaffney – "Cowboys to Girls" on Loser's Paradise; 1996 – Various Artists – "The Night's Too Long" on Lone Star: Original Soundtrack from the Film; 1996 – Steve Earle – "You're Still Standing There" on I Feel Alright; 1997 – RB Morris – "Glory Dreams" on Take That Ride
YearTitlePeak Chart Positions(us [5])Peak Chart Positions(us Rock [6])2023Stories from a Rock n Roll Heart ...159—2020Good Souls Better Angels Released: April ...144212017This Sweet Old World Released: September ...—172016The Ghosts of Highway 20 Released: ...36315 de set. de 1995 · Produced by Dave Alvin in Austin, the session finds Gaffney working with an impressive cast, which includes Lucinda Williams, who helps him reprise the 1968 Intruders hit, "Cowboys to Girls."
- Mike Joyce
28 de jan. de 2020 · His cover choices also rule: Lucinda Williams duets on a wonderful version of the Intruders' 1968 soul chestnut "Cowboys to Girls," and Gaffney thoughtfully rediscovers the Ed Bruce-penned, 1964 Charlie Louvin hit "See the Big Man Cry."
Loser's Paradise appeared in 1995, with production from blue-collar stalwart Dave Alvin and contributions from Lucinda Williams and Jim Lauderdale. In 2002, he formed the Hacienda Brothers with Dave Gonzalez of the Paladins, and they recorded three albums before Gaffney contracted liver cancer; he died on April 17, 2008.
