Title: Out on The Range
Product review: James Lee Stanley's 1997 was probably overshadowed by an official movie version of the book he based the album on, Tom Robbins' "Even Cowgirls Get The Blues." The official movie soundtrack was filled with KD Lang songs and Uma Thurman's pictures. But Stanley had one up; Robbins' co-wrote the title song on James Lee's disc. While the movie soundtrack may have been the music for the motion picture, James has written a soundtrack for the novel. Music for the theater in your mind.Each of the songs is supposed to be inspired by the book's characters, including a cover of "I Only Have Eyes for You." The CD has more of a folk/country feel than the soundtrack, which bounced from the rodeo to the electronic disco. Stanley's disc has a more romantic heart, you can fall in love with the music as you would fall in love with the book. The disc works as a literary whole. Like many of James Lee Stanley's albums, the emotional core of the music makes it worthy of repeated listens.
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