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Old 97's
Wreck Your Life
Release Date: 1995 10 03
Label: Bloodshot

While Old 97's second album, 1995's Wreck Your Life, continues the forlorn West Texas twang-a-billy that they pioneered with their debut, the sharp songwriting of vocalist Rhett Miller steps out to the forefront this time around. He weeps through the lovesick romp "Doreen" and chunks through longtime favorite "Big Brown Eyes" with a newfound poetic touch to the age-old traumas of love ("I'm callin' time and temperature just for some company," "You made a big impression for a girl of your size"). At the same time, it's hard to believe the barroom ballad "W-I-F-E" wasn't written by George Jones back in the late '50s. Supporting Miller's keening vocals is bassist and yodeler Murry Hammond, whose musical accents are understated, but without them many a song would fall flat. Well-chosen covers, including the Tex-Mex standard "You Belong to My Heart" and a stomp through "My Sweet Blue-Eyed Darlin'" that would do Bill Monroe proud round out the album, although a few songs near the end seem to lose steam. Nevertheless, Wreck Your Life contains some killer tracks and the band exudes an honest energy that would only improve on future releases. Zac Johnson, All Music Guide

Tracks:

	Title	Composer	Time
1	Victoria	Old Ninety Sevens	3:51
2	Other Shoe	Old 97's	2:58
3	Doreen	Old 97's	3:43
4	You Belong to My Heart	Lara, Gilbert	3:05
5	Big Brown Eyes	Old Ninety Sevens	4:25
6	Dressing Room Walls	Old 97's	3:55
7	W-I-F-E	Old 97's	3:32
8	Bel Air	Old Ninety Sevens	4:05
9	My Sweet Blue-Eyed Darlin'	Monroe	2:15
10	Old Familiar Steam	Old 97's	3:58
11	Over the Cliff	Langford	3:19
12	Goin' Goin' Gone	Old 97's	3:54