Natural Forces Lyle Lovett

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  • Release Date: 10/20/2009
  • Sales Rank: 12,413
  • Label: Lost Highway
  • UPC: 602527121994

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Natural Forces

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Natural Forces

1LISTENNatural Forces 5:40
2LISTENFarmer Brown/Chicken Reel 4:03
3LISTENPantry 4:08
4LISTENEmpty Blue Shoes 2:58
5LISTENWhooping Crane 4:50
6LISTENBayou Song 4:05
7LISTENBohemia 3:18
8LISTENDon't You Think I Feel It Too 3:48
9LISTENSun and Moon and Stars 4:33
10LISTENLoretta 3:38
11LISTENIt's Rock and Roll 4:30
12LISTENPantry Acoustic Version 4:03

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Editorial Reviews

Retreating to generally quieter territory after the somewhat splashy It's Not Big It's Large, Lyle Lovett also backs away from original tunes on Natural Forces, choosing to devote the bulk of the 11-track album to other writers. Covers are common for Lovett, but not since 1998's Step Inside This House has he spent so much time singing other's songs, and he revisits some of the same composers as before, picking tunes from Townes Van Zandt and Vince Bell, while co-writing "It's Rock and Roll" with Robert Earl Keen. As before, Lyle gravitates toward gentle, moody songs, with Tommy Elskes' slyly sarcastic blues, "Bohemia," being the liveliest of the bunch, opting to give Natural Forces some humor and tempo through his originals, particularly the bawdy, rollicking "Pantry" and the dirty jump blues "Farmer Brown/Chicken Reel." These aren't scattered throughout the record, they act as anchors to a record that wanders down its own quiet, idiosyncratic path, grounding the album and keeping things amiably unpredictable. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi All Music Guide

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Lyle Lovett Lovers will love it. A moving tribute to some of the best writers of our time.by TexasTea

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September 27, 2010: Lyle does it again with his ability and performance. His humor shines with Pantry and Choke your chicken. His tribute to the armed forces in Natural Forces is well done. After two or three listens, these tracks get into your soul. Would write more but got to go look for a whooping crane.