sweetheart sweetheart sixth album american rock band released august columbia_records music recorded addition country rock pioneer influential major country rock album established act represented stylistic away psychedelic rock band previous notorious brothers occasionally experimented country music previous albums sweetheart represented genre far album responsible bringing joined prior recording album attention mainstream rock audience time album seen important chapter parsons personal musical crusade country music fashionable young audience album initially conceived musical history 20th century american popular music encompassing examples country music jazz rhythm blues genres steered passion little known parsons joined february proposed concept abandoned early album instead purely country record recording album divided sessions nashville los_angeles contributions notable session musicians including tension developed parsons rest band guitarist especially parsons vocals recorded partly legal complications time album released august parsons left band away rock pop country music great deal resistance hostility ultra conservative nashville country music establishment viewed group long haired attempting country music release album reached billboard chart failed reach charts united_kingdom attendant singles released ain achieved modest success failed chart album received positive reviews music press band shift away psychedelic music alienated pop audience despite commercially unsuccessful album date initial release sweetheart today considered seminal highly influential country rock album background january march initial concept album sweetheart expand genre spanning approach previous notorious brothers recording double album overview history american popular music planned album begin music country western jazz rhythm blues rock music culminating futuristic electronica featuring synthesizer college tour promote notorious brothers immediate concern recruitment new band members departed band late leaving facto leader remaining member band address problem hired cousin member band new drummer piece line guitar bass embarked early college tour soon apparent having difficulty performing studio material live trio decided fourth member required eye envisaged american music concept album felt pianist jazz background ideal group candidate found band business manager shape year old parsons marginal figure music scene acquainted auditioned band piano player february faux jazz piano playing personality audition impress parsons recruited fourth member band quickly switched playing guitar instead piano parsons considered members received salary sign columbia_records recording contract renewed february unbeknownst musical agenda planned marry love traditional country music saw form american music youth culture passion rock successfully attempted fusion member little known international submarine band album safe home parsons new status offered international stage launch bid reclaim country music generation following recruitment parsons began lure away proposed concept album idea blend parsons later term cosmic american music essence hybrid roots music forms primarily oriented country music encompassing american folk soul rhythm blues rock roll contemporary rock come musical background firmly rooted successfully persuaded incorporate country influences music past beginning song satisfied mind album turn turn turn songs younger yesterday notorious brothers albums pronounced country feel featuring renowned guitar player session musician lead guitar time spent singing old country songs parsons convinced parsons concept country oriented version work parsons passion country rock vision convinced abandon plans album follow parsons lead recording country rock album parsons persuaded record album country music capital nashville tennessee bob_dylan blonde blonde albums reservations band new direction decided expand declining audience group long time producer little interest producing proposed concept album indicated preference country concept finally march band columbia recording facility nashville tow begin recording sessions sweetheart recording march march march band accompanied prominent session musicians recorded multiple takes songs recording studios music row area nashville recording sessions album continued april hollywood seven songs recorded sessions finishing touches applied tracks recorded nashville songs recorded album included ain delivered country influenced covers unreleased sessions despite change musical style sweetheart album represented inclusion covers provided link previous folk rock incarnation material repertoire recorded trio classic country songs album traditional popularized penned blue canadian sung film christian life written traditional rock song gentle lyrics simple pleasures christianity lifestyle band supplemented older country standards covers couple contemporary country songs convict lament life prison mind tale failing find bottle additionally gave hit don miss water country flavored highlighted band trademark crystal clear harmonies contributions pedal steel guitar piano respectively fusion country soul don miss water perfect example parsons later define self coined phrase lacking country songs folk song repertoire instead contributing pretty boy floyd portrayal real life folk hero outlaw march recording session produced pretty boy floyd saw attempting play song accompaniment feeling dissatisfied efforts finally ceded session player recorded original memories got reputation traditional song pretty songs selected final sweetheart album parsons brought songs recording sessions lazy days years wind written parsons member early train ride florida los_angeles years quicker tempo material sweetheart functions speculation current human viewed successive generations influenced lazy days included final album recorded parsons later band album nashville reaction touring completion music row recording sessions band ended stay nashville appearance grand auditorium introduced future outlaw country star march band greeted conservative audience group play country music establishment fact hair cut shorter normally wore specifically appearance grand detractors audience opened rendition sing home met mocking calls hostile audience hope performance immediately destroyed parsons singing song announced launched rendition wind dedicated grandmother protocol stunned regulars embarrassed ensuring invited play nearly disastrous group appearance program legendary mocked guests interview initially refused play ain eventually playing record dismissed air presence band mediocre clearly upset treatment parsons subject song drug store truck man written pair london song appeared album recording feature parsons left band time returning nashville band played handful concerts los_angeles area addition pedal steel guitarist played tracks album april came considerable pressure parsons recruit member band new country material sound authentic concert resisted stated interview declined invitation having failed recruit permanent member band parsons recommended pedal steel guitar player held firm parsons attempts recruit new members band musical direction caused power struggle band finding position band leader challenged parsons pushing higher salary point parsons demanded album billed demand ignored band embarked short european tour england concerts met expressed concern intention tour south_africa summer remained concerns country policies having received blessing south african singer convinced rest trip south_africa interesting experience meeting rolling_stones play important parsons departure band months later post production group return california post production work sweetheart album disrupted parsons appearance album contested contended singer contract record label legal problems resolved replaced parsons lead vocals singing infuriated parsons late told interview erased vocals parsons featured singing lead vocals songs wind mind life prison speculation decision record parsons lead vocals entirely motivated threat legal action desire decrease parsons presence album according producer songs lead vocals replaced christian life don miss water years featuring sharing vocals final album version parsons lead vocals weren completely songs heard despite having voice overdubbed master recordings songs original parsons vocals restored prominence finally issued box set master recordings featuring parsons lead vocals included bonus tracks disc legacy edition sweetheart legal problems surrounding parsons appearance album resolved returned england appearance royal albert hall july following concert parsons announced accompanying band imminent tour south_africa protest country policies policy cease doubted sincerity parsons protest believing instead parsons issue convenient excuse leave band stay england hang consequently time sweetheart released august parsons member weeks following south african tour replaced parsons longtime waiting dismissed band soon total parsons line lasted mere months release reception sweetheart released august united_states catalogue item september catalogue item columbia_records launched accompanying print advertising campaign proclaiming country featuring tag line message country sound album notable issued exclusively stereo united_states album released stereo variations united_kingdom album reached billboard chart chart stay weeks failed chart united_kingdom lead single album cover bob_dylan ain released april climbing billboard hot charts second single album released september failed chart despite receiving generally favourable reviews critics country rock style sweetheart radical departure band previous sound large sections group counter culture following alienated contents resulting lowest sales album point august edition rolling_stone_magazine said album new sound like aren good material chosen record way perform material simple relaxed pretty musician ship excellent added interesting album difficult record listen ought easy listening charts bringing home easy thing rolling_stone praised album september issue writing country country powerful relevant country music music today added leave rock drums let know play rock roll noted rock critic robert_christgau described sweetheart article new_york_times tribute country music contemporary reviews album universally positive anonymous review late album typical music pity similarly writing new_york_times november commented latest album rules game country sound sad old fan album distinguished bore recent years allmusic critic noted review album major band gone deep sound feeling classic country parody sweetheart time rock fans viewed country musical routine declare hip cool heartfelt reviewing album pitchfork_media described natural sound utah false portrait people wished makes melancholy charismatic journalist commented review stylus thirty years fans sweetheart remains particularly fascinating example musical ships passing night documenting parsons transformation visionary country rock pop band remarkable sense artistic risk biographer noted album stood work completely divorced prevailing rock culture themes mood instrumentation looked era time rest america recovering recent ultimately experimentation country genre sweetheart slightly ahead time band commercial fortunes international success country rock bands like 1970s demonstrated legacy released time surprising world country music coincided declining commercial appeal sweetheart certainly proposition time release album proved landmark serving blueprint parsons entire nascent 1970s los_angeles country rock movement album influential outlaw country new movements called alternative country genre 1990s 2000s fans opinion sharply divided merits album seeing natural continuation group innovations mourning loss band trademark guitar psychedelic experimentation nonetheless sweetheart widely considered truly influential album country rock album sweetheart album widely labeled country rock released internationally successful rock act pre dating release bob_dylan months country rock album cited safe home parsons previous group genre traced music 1950s beatles covers material beatles sale help stripped arrangements album country music pre sweetheart albums band debut album music big pink released july influential genre sweetheart saw established rock band playing pure country music time album ranked rolling_stone_magazine list greatest albums time named favorite album time year sweetheart went inspire 1980s country duo paid tribute album sleeve album track listing singles ain artificial energy columbia april pretty boy floyd columbia september personnel sources follows release history sweetheart remastered bit resolution columbia legacy series reissued expanded form march bonus tracks featured reissue include got reputation lazy days pretty previously unreleased rehearsal takes instrumental backing track memories hidden track features columbia_records radio advertisement album september legacy edition sweetheart released columbia legacy version album features additional rehearsal versions master takes songs parsons lead vocals replaced presented parsons vocals intact alternate versions rehearsal takes disc legacy edition feature parsons singing songs later released vocals original album included legacy edition album sessions called memories written sung drummer addition includes tracks performed parsons previous group released single featuring previously unreleased alternate versions lazy days got reputation titled reputation release date march recording sessions nashville alternate versions issued reissue bonus tracks final song reissue memories ends begins hidden track radio spot sweetheart legacy edition bonus tracks reissue contains alternative versions songs parsons singing lead recordings parsons pre group tracks disc
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