Stories We Could Tell is a slick album, produced by Paul Rothchild and featuring some of the top studio musicians in early-'70s L.A.
There are many top-drawer songs by songwriters such as Jesse Winchester, Kris Kristofferson, Rod Stewart, and John Sebastian.
The Everlys do a fine job covering most of them.
The Everly Brothers themselves, however, wrote the most remarkable songs on the disc.
Don Everly's "I'm Tired of Singing My Song in Las Vegas" voices the frustration of being trapped in endless gigs of singing the same oldies over and over again; it's perhaps not surprising that the Everlys split at the end of 1973, the same year this album was recorded.
The standout track is one that turned out to be one of the best songs in the Everly Brothers' repertoire, "Green River." It's an irresistible confection of keyboards and guitar riffs of different varieties, including Ry Cooder's superb bottleneck work and Buddy Emmon's pedal steel.
The lyrics are charmingly evocative of the brothers' Kentucky childhood, and their harmony singing is superb.
Stories We Could Tell is a fine country-rock album.
It serves as a poignant reminder that the Everly Brothers had much more to offer than just their teen idol-era hits.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | All We Really Want to DoBonnie Bramlett, Delaney Bramlett | The Everly Brothers | Play | 02:22 | 5 MB | 13 MB |
| 2 | BreakdownKris Kristofferson | The Everly Brothers | Play | 03:12 | 7 MB | 15 MB |
| 3 | Green RiverDon Everly, Phil Everly, John Fogerty | The Everly Brothers | Play | 04:42 | 10 MB | 25 MB |
| 4 | Mandolin WindRod Stewart | The Everly Brothers | Play | 03:01 | 6 MB | 17 MB |
| 5 | Up in Mabel's RoomPhil Everly, Terry Slater | The Everly Brothers | Play | 03:15 | 7 MB | 15 MB |
| 6 | Del Rio DanHolly Beckwith, Doug Lubahn | The Everly Brothers | Play | 03:57 | 9 MB | 21 MB |
| 7 | Ridin' HighDennis Linde | The Everly Brothers | Play | 02:41 | 6 MB | 14 MB |
| 8 | Christmas Eve Can Kill YouDennis Linde | The Everly Brothers | Play | 03:26 | 7 MB | 17 MB |
| 9 | I'm Tired of Singing My Song in Las VegasDennis Linde | The Everly Brothers | Play | 03:14 | 7 MB | 18 MB |
| 10 | The Brand New Tennessee WaltzJesse Winchester | The Everly Brothers | Play | 03:11 | 7 MB | 16 MB |
| 11 | Three Armed, Poker Playin' River Rat | The Everly Brothers | Play | 02:46 | 6 MB | 15 MB |
| 12 | Stories We Could Tel | The Everly Brothers | Play | 03:19 | 7 MB | 17 MB |
| 39 mins | 89 MB | |||||
| 39 mins | 209 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Barbata | Drums |
| 2 | Barry Beckett | Keyboards |
| 3 | Holly Beckwith | Composer |
| 4 | George Bohannon | Brass |
| 5 | Bonnie Bramlett | Composer, Vocals |
| 6 | Delaney Bramlett | Composer, Guitar, Vocals |
| 7 | Ry Cooder | Slide Guitar |
| 8 | David Crosby | Vocals |
| 9 | Buddy Emmons | Slide Guitar |
| 10 | Chris Ethridge | Bass |
| 11 | The Everly Brothers | Primary Artist |
| 12 | Don Everly | Composer, Guitar, Vocals |
| 13 | Phil Everly | Composer, Guitar, Vocals |
| 14 | John Fogerty | Composer |
| 15 | Michael Fonfara | Keyboards |
| 16 | Michael Fontara | Keyboards |
| 17 | Jim Gordon | Drums |
| 18 | Jimmie Haskell | String Arrangements |
| 19 | Thomas "Snake" Johnson | Brass |
| 20 | Jeff Kent | Guitar, Vocals |
| 21 | Kris Kristofferson | Composer |
| 22 | Russ Kunkel | Drums |
| 23 | Dennis Linde | Composer, Guitar, Keyboards |
| 24 | Doug Lubahn | Composer, Vocals |
| 25 | Jerry McGee | Slide Guitar |
| 26 | Geoff Muldaur | Guitar |
| 27 | Graham Nash | Vocals |
| 28 | Spooner Oldham | Keyboards |
| 29 | Wayne Perkins | Guitar |
| 30 | Paul Rothchild | Producer |
| 31 | John Sebastian | Composer, Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals |
| 32 | Terry Slater | Composer |
| 33 | Rod Stewart | Composer |
| 34 | Waddy Wachtel | Guitar |
| 35 | Danny Weis | Guitar |
| 36 | Clarence White | Guitar |
| 37 | Jesse Winchester | Composer |
| 38 | Warren Zevon | Keyboards |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |