Coast of Colorado by Skip Ewing (CD, MCA Records USA)

Expensive but worth it....maybe one of the most underrated albums in history!
Someone stole all my CDs and this was the most expensive one to replace.
I got a relatively good deal on it....quality was fine but as I recall it didn't come with the original case, still it's the music that was important.
I especially liked The Gospel According to Luke since I do volunteer work
at a homeless shelter. I was lucky to find it at the price I did. Got it
right away.

This Recording is Skip Ewing's Magnum Opus. I bought three cassettes of it when it was new and I was convinced that CD's were a passing fancy (HA!!). The title song, "I Don't Have Far to Fall", "Autumn's not that Cold", and "A lighter shade of blue" should be in a genre of their own. They are not pure country, not pure wistfulness, not pure regret of what has passed, but they are pure Aloe to the bruised heart and terrific to cuddle up with, with someOne Very Special. The big hit out of the album was "The Gospel According to Luke" and its message still holds true. Skip's ONLY slip is his attempts at up-tempo. Which WOuld have been fine, had not the other songs on the Album been so screamingly fantastic. If you can find "Coast of Colorado" without securing a second mortage, go for it. If not, his Christmas album "Follow Yonder Star" is pulling down top dollar, too. ANd it is worth it. His little ditty, "Christmas Carol" (Gordon Lightfoot woulda loved it!) will bring tears to all but the hardest-hearted; his "It wasn't his Child" brings Mary's Husband Joseph into the equation of family. Skip Ewing writes, arranges, and records with sensitivity, empathy, and a terrific feel for heartstrings; in a nutshell he is an old-fashioned mistrel (boy have they ever disappeared from the scene!). His voice is singular also; very rich and clear, and avoiding the trap of trying to emulate the range of someone like Vince Gill. What Skip Ewing does, he does better than anyone else; no one tries or has tried to emulate him 'cause it just can't be done. Let's hope he doesn't rest on his laurels.