Dawn Anita
Singing Cowgirl Rides Again
A mix of new Dawn Anita originals, co-writes and best-of’s from the past awaits her fans in this collection. On the CD’s newly recorded tracks, she displays a certain Dale Evans quality. In her earlier featured work, I would draw a Joan Baez comparison. Either way, she’s in pretty good company!
Her original song “Dawni & Cloud” (written about a cousin of her hubby’s) is an album pick, as are co-writes “The Whole World Needs A Hero” (done with Canada’s prolific Mag Mawhinney), “Midnight Cowboy” (written with Dean Charles), her family co-write with husband Jerry and daughter Priscilla Plumlee “Trucker And The Cowboy” and “Kay-Yah Chicksha” (w/ Carol Markstrom). Pick covers include session singer/player Rita Smith’s “Drifter” and Gary Sefton’s pair “Spearfish South Dakota” and “Misfortune’s Own Sons.” Also the return of her take of Stan Lebowski & Herb Newman’s classic “The Wayward Wind” is a welcome inclusion.
Dawn Anita’s releases have always been elevated by superior session players, and the new one is no exception. This artist has been through the wringer health-wise over the past year or more, so her appreciative audience will surely rejoice that this “Singing Cowgirl Rides Again” for them here.
CD: available through dawnanita.com
– by Rick Huff
Track List
1 The Whole World Needs a Hero
2 Drifter
3 Kay-Yah-Ha Chickasaw
4 Night Rider’s Lament
5 Come a Ridin’ Joe Cy
6 The Wayward Wind
7 Spearfish South Dakota
8 Misfotune’s Own Sons
9 Trucker and the Cowboy
10 Dawni and Cloud
11 Midnight Cowboy
 to the mix. Picks from the McCorison solo writes are the title track tribute “Me And Les” and “Dust Of Los Angeles” for its interesting juxtapositions. Pick co-writes are the three McCorison/Buffham songs “Welcome To Wickenburg,” “Wyoming Dreaming” and “Riding Out To Meet The Day.” As picks among the covers, we’ll name most of them! A swinging, adroitly arranged take of Frank Loesser’s “Jingle Jangle Jingle,” Joyce Woodson’s modern standard “If I Hadn’t Seen The West,” Jack Murphey’s “Lights Of Cheyenne,” Lisa Aschmann & Tim Bays’ fun swinger “Long Arms Of Love” and Brian Sutton’s non-Western but memorably instructive song “The More I Learn.” Simply stated, Dan McCorison & friends have delivered a little gem with this one. Thirteen tracks, very highly recommended.CD: (avalable through danmccorison.com)- by Rick Huff){kind=link}