Swingin' Stampede

Swingin' Stampede is the 1998 all-cover debut album of western swing group The Hot Club of Cowtown.

Track listing

1. "If I Had Someone Else" <small>(Harris/Darcey/Stanley)</small> – 2:52
2. "Silver Dew on the Blue Grass Tonight" <small>(Burt)</small> – 3:04
3. "Somebody Loves Me" <small>(Gershwin)</small> – 2:10
4. "My Confession" <small>(Wills)</small> – 3:00
5. "Snowflake Reel" <small>(Traugutt)</small> – 2:01
6. "End of the Line" <small>(Gimble/Wills)</small> – 2:53
7. "T and J Waltz" <small>(Maddux)</small> – 2:53
8. "Sweet Jenny Lee" <small>(Donaldson)</small> – 2:32
9. "Mission to Moscow" <small>(Powell)</small> – 2:12
10. "You Can't Break My Heart" <small>(Cooley/Rogers)</small> – 3:15
11. "Red Bird" – 1:40
12. "Chinatown, My Chinatown" <small>(Jerome/Schwartz)</small> – 3:00
13. "Just Friends" <small>(Wills)</small> – 3:22
14. "Ida Red" – 3:06

Personnel

• Whit Smith - Vocals, Guitar, Producer
• Elana Fremerman - Vocals, Fiddle, Producer
• Billy Horton - Backup Vocals, Upright Bass, Producer
• Johnny Gimble - Fiddle (Tracks 1, 4, 8, 14)
• T Jarrod Bonta - Piano (Tracks 8, 10)
• Jeremy Wakefield - Steel Guitar (Tracks 8, 10)
• Mike Maddux - Accordion (Track 7)
• Steve Starnes - Engineering
• Spencer Starnes - Engineering
• Ed Temple - Cover Illustration
• George Brainard - Photography
• Cindy Pascarello - Design

Reception

Jim Smith, in his review of the album for AllMusic, said the group sounded "like a fired-up, pared down version of the Texas Playboys".

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