Love Their Country
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| Studio album by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes | ||||
| Released | October 17, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | April 3, 2006 | |||
| Genre | Punk rock | |||
| Length | 25:28 | |||
| Label | Fat Wreck Chords | |||
| Producer | Alex Newport | |||
| Me First and the Gimme Gimmes chronology | ||||
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| AbsolutePunk | (81%) link |
| Allmusic |   link |
| IGN |  link |
| Punknews.org | link |
| Stylus Magazine | (A-) link |
Love Their Country is the fifth studio album, and sixth overall by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes. It was released on October 17, 2006 by Fat Wreck Chords. The album consists of cover versions of country and western songs.
Prior to its release, a Fat Wreck Chords press release had stated that the album would range from "the Dixie Chicks to Garth [Brooks], Hank [Williams] Sr. to [Johnny] Cash."[1] A cover of the "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky" was featured on iFloyd, a sampler released by Fat Wreck Chords.
Like their previous four albums, The Gimmes interpolate punk rock classics in their covers. Willie Nelson's "On the Road Again" uses the intro riff of "Astro Zombies" by The Misfits; "Sunday Morning Coming Down" adapts its arrangement from The Clash's rendition of "Police and Thieves," while "East Bound And Down" includes some of The Damned's "Love Song."
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original performer | Length | |
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| 1. | "Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old)" | Garth Brooks, Randy Taylor | Garth Brooks | ||
| 2. | "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky" | Stan Jones | Vaughn Monroe | ||
| 3. | "Desperado" | Glenn Frey, Don Henley | Eagles | ||
| 4. | "On the Road Again" (contains an interpretation of "Astro Zombies" by the Misfits, written by Glenn Danzig) | Willie Nelson | Willie Nelson | ||
| 5. | "Annie's Song" | John Denver | John Denver | ||
| 6. | "Jolene" | Dolly Parton | Dolly Parton | ||
| 7. | "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" | Hank Williams | Hank Williams | ||
| 8. | "Lookin' for Love" | Wanda Malette, Robert Morrison, Patti Ryan | Johnny Lee | ||
| 9. | "Goodbye Earl" | Dennis Linde | Dixie Chicks | ||
| 10. | "East Bound and Down" (contains an interpretation of "Love Song" by The Damned) | Dick Feller, Jerry Reed | Jerry Reed | ||
| 11. | "She Believes in Me" | Stephen Gibb | Kenny Rogers | ||
| 12. | "Sunday Morning Coming Down" (contains an interpretation of "Police and Thieves" by The Clash, written by Junior Murvin and Lee "Scratch" Perry) | Kris Kristofferson | Kris Kristofferson |
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