Bob Gibson, Folk Musician

Makin' a Mess (of Commercial Success)

Asylum Records, 1995

By the time work on this album had begun, the trademark 12-string was silenced but not the voice. Accompanied by The Nashville Pickers, and with the vocal backing of a host of musical luminaries, such as Tom Paxton, Glenn Yarbrough, Peter Yarrow, Emmylou Harris, John Hartford, Spunky McFarlane, Josh White, Jr. and many others, Bob Gibson made his final recording. Fittingly, it was produced by Shel Silverstein - one of Bob's closest friends and his longest musical collaborator - and Kyle Lehning of Asylum. It features an array of Silverstein songs which run the gamut from the sublime to the ridiculous. This is quintessential Gibson doing quintessential Silverstein.

Tracks

Stops Along The Way
I Hear America Singing
Whistlers & Jugglers
Nothing's Real Anymore
Killed By A Coconut
The Man Who Turns the Damn Thing Off and On
Take Me
Still Gonna Die
Fancy Ladies
Never Be This Young Again
The Golden Kiss
The Leavin' Came Hard
Makin' a Mess of Commercial Success