The Byrds' Sweetheart of the Rodeo is not only one of The Byrds' best albums but one of the best and most influential country albums of all time. However as the story goes many of the tracks had new member Gram Parsons singing on them and for contractual reasons 3 of the songs had to get new vocal takes by Roger McGuinn replacing the original done by Gram.
The 3 songs in question are The Christian Life, You Don't Miss Your Water and One Hundred Years From Now. Thankfully some CD reissues of the album included the Gram's vocal takes as bonus tracks and Byrds Nyrds will argue about who sung it better until the cows come home.
However being the "I'll have my cake and eat it too" sort of individual, I though why not have both Gram and Roger singing on the songs. So I edited together the different masters so that Gram and Roger take turns singing the verses to those 3 songs.
I also added the outtake All I Have Are Memories because It's probably my favourite of the album and it fits in well, while making the album a nice even 12 tracks.
I also would've added other outtakes like Lazy Days which is another favourite of mine but it's more rocky style clashes ironicly with the laid back sound of the album, so Lazy Days will have to wait for a future Byrds project.
1. You Ain't Going Nowhere
2. I Am A Pilgrim
3. The Christian Life
4. You Don't Miss Your Water
5. You're Still On My Mind
6. Pretty Boy Floyd
7. Hickory Wind
8. One Hundred Years From Now
9. All I Have Are Memories
10. Blue Canadian Rockies
11. Life In Prison
12. Nothing Was Delivered
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