Past the Point of Rescue

Past the Point of Rescue

Past the Point of Rescue

ASIN: B00000EJF7

Track Listings
 
1. Small Town Saturday Night
2. I Know Where Love Lives
3. Old Soldiers
4. Somebody's Love
5. Past the Point of Rescue
6. Five O'Clock World
7. I Miss My Mary
8. Don't Strike a Match (To the Book of Love)
9. Long Day Comin'
10. She Found the Place

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
With this 1991 album's opener, "Small Town Saturday Night," Hal Ketchum served as perceptive a slice of Americana as country radio had tasted in years. While he didn't pen this hit, its accompanying album (his second and best) shows he could write songs with salt-of-the-earth perspective and easy-going charm, whether dealing with the melancholia of love or the simple pleasures of relationships. He's not an especially original songwriter, nor does he cultivate a rooted country sound, but he has the common touch and a just-shy-of-smooth delivery that's effective on "I Know Where Love Lives" (another hit) and "Old Soldiers." --Roy Francis Kasten

Past the Point of Rescue,Hal Ketchum,Curb Records,Contemporary Country,Country,Country & Western,Neo-Traditionalist Country,Pop
Past the Point of Rescue
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • past the point of rescue
  • Hal- Nothing Better
  • Great!
  • Excellent mood music.
  • Classic Album by a classic songwriter!
 Past the Point of Rescue
Hal Ketchum
Manufacturer: Curb Special Markets
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000000D09
Release Date: 1991-05-07

Tracks:

  1. Small Town Saturday Night
  2. I Know Where Love Lives
  3. Old Soldiers
  4. Somebody's Love
  5. Past The Point Of Rescue
  6. Five O'Clock World
  7. I Miss My Mary
  8. Don't Strike A Match (To The Book Of Love)
  9. Long Day Comin'
  10. She Found The Place

Amazon.com

With this 1991 album's opener, "Small Town Saturday Night," Hal Ketchum served as perceptive a slice of Americana as country radio had tasted in years. While he didn't pen this hit, its accompanying album (his second and best) shows he could write songs with salt-of-the-earth perspective and easy-going charm, whether dealing with the melancholia of love or the simple pleasures of relationships. He's not an especially original songwriter, nor does he cultivate a rooted country sound, but he has the common touch and a just-shy-of-smooth delivery that's effective on "I Know Where Love Lives" (another hit) and "Old Soldiers." --Roy Francis Kasten

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars past the point of rescue.......2007-01-11

Hal Ketchum is one of the finest country and western singers and consistently delivers excellent albums like this one. It is a shame that he is overlooked in favour of the new style artists with image but no talent.

5 out of 5 stars Hal- Nothing Better.......2004-11-05

I have every album Hal Ketchum has ever done. To me there is no one better. His voice has a richness and range that cannot be surpassed. He is a master writer, guitar player and singer that transcends any certain category to attach him to. One minute its country, the next a little soul, the next pop etc. A master story teller and usually there is a spiritual side to his music. He can tell a story like no other and you know that he has lived them as well. Well done, Hal!

5 out of 5 stars Great!.......2004-07-10

"Five Oclock World" and many other great songs on this one. This CD is a hidden treasure and I'm suprised it didn't get more airplay!!

4 out of 5 stars Excellent mood music........2002-06-28

I love country music that has a bit of soul and most of the work on this album has just that.

With all of the Shania's out there it is nice to hear a piece of work that just doesn't rely on typical country twang, over-produced drivel.

This is good country.

5 out of 5 stars Classic Album by a classic songwriter!.......2001-10-11

Hal Ketchum's debut on Curb records offers up quite a succulent dish of Texas country at it's finest. Ketchum can write, and there's nothing better than a writer who performs his own material. You are guaranteed to get the best interpretation in this collection of ten songs, seven of which are written by Ketchum. The artist's talents are evident in the songs "Somebody's Love," "Long Day Comin'," and "She Found The Place," which was recorded previously as "Bobbie's Song" on Ketchum's independent album release, THREADBARE ALIBIS, on Watermelon records in 1986. "Old Soldiers" features Kathy Mattea singing background; "I Miss My Mary" is the reflection of a bar fly as he sees his true love fade away; and "Don't Strike A Match (To The Book Of Love)" tells of haunting dreams caused by a lover's leaving. "Past The Point Of Rescue" and "Small Town Saturday Night" are the hot tickets on the CD. I guess that's why Curb was smart enough to release them as singles and push the CD to the sales it achieved. This is by far my favorite Hal Ketchum CD.

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