23 Country Classics

In 2001, the long-running Western swing collective Asleep at the Wheel released this fine collection of country tunes. Along with charming originals such as "The Letter That Johnny Walker Read, " the ensemble, led by vocalist/guitarist Ray Benson, offers up a handful of jazzy numbers by its chief inspiration, the legendary Bob Wills, including an upbeat "dance version" of "Bring It on Down to My House" and "I Wonder If You Feel the Way IDo, " which features another Wills disciple, Merle Haggard. In addition to Haggard, 23 COUNTRY CLASSICS also includes appearances by Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, and Suzy Bogguss, extending the disc's appeal beyond even Asleep at the Wheel's sizeable and devoted fanbase.

Track Listing

• 1 the letter that johnny walker read
• 2 cherokee boogie
• 3 my baby thinks she's a train
• 4 bump bounce boogie
• 5 lay down sally
• 6 rockin' rodeo
• 7 bring it on down to my house [dance vers
• 8 i wonder if you feel the way i do
• 9 still water runs the deepest [dance vers
• 10 old fashioned love [dance version]
• 11 billy dale [dance version]
• 12 nothing takes the place of you
• 13 let me go home, whiskey
• 14 the trouble with loving today
• 15 take me back to tulsa
• 16 drivin' nails in my coffin
• 17 the wheel keeps on rollin'
• 18 if i could
• 19 she came to dance
• 20 route 66
• 21 miles and miles of texas
• 22 texas me and you
• 23 don't forget the trains