Michael Nesmith

Tropical Campfires

Michael Nesmith - Tropical Campfires

10/27/1992 | Edsel Records Uk 

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All Music Guide Review

Along with Lindsay Buckingham's Out of the Cradle, this album may be one of the finest and most underrated albums of the 1990s. Nesmith and his crack band run through 12 of the most delicious slices of Americana to be put on record in ages. The mood of the album is a cross between Bahamian, tropical, country, and other forms, all forging a unique synthesis of pop that might be very hard to match. Nesmith's songs and vocals are wholly original and personal, and tunes such as "I Am Not That" and "Laugh Kills Lonesome" bear the indefinable Nesmith stamp of humor with a compact and irresistible force. In addition to the excellent originals, Nesmith and his band cover two classic Cole Porter songs with excellent results, and both ("In the Still of The Night" and "Begin the Beguine") fit the menu perfectly. Absolutely delectable. ~ Matthew Greenwald, All Music Guide

Tropical Campfires Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • time
  • lyrics
  • 1
  • Yellow Butterfly
  • 5:22
  • Sound Clip for Yellow Butterfly from Tropical Campfires


  • 2
  • Laugh Kills Lonesome
  • 4:12
  • Sound Clip for Laugh Kills Lonesome from Tropical Campfires


  • 3
  • Moon Over the Rio Grande
  • 5:58
  • Sound Clip for Moon Over the Rio Grande from Tropical Campfires


  • 4
  • One...
  • 5:19
  • Sound Clip for One... from Tropical Campfires


  • 5
  • Juliana
  • 6:09
  • Sound Clip for Juliana from Tropical Campfires


  • 6
  • Brazil
  • 5:35
  • Sound Clip for Brazil from Tropical Campfires


  • 7
  • In the Still of the Night
  • 3:09
  • Sound Clip for In the Still of the Night from Tropical Campfires


  • 8
  • Rising in Love
  • 4:42
  • Sound Clip for Rising in Love from Tropical Campfires


  • 9
  • Begin the Beguine
  • 5:18
  • Sound Clip for Begin the Beguine from Tropical Campfires


  • 10
  • I Am Not That
  • 2:45
  • Sound Clip for I Am Not That from Tropical Campfires


  • 11
  • ...for the Island
  • 5:18
  • Sound Clip for ...for the Island from Tropical Campfires


  • 12
  • Twilight on the Trail
  • 4:28
  • Sound Clip for Twilight on the Trail from Tropical Campfires


    • Credits of Tropical Campfires

    • Red Rhodes
    • Guitar, Pedal Steel, Guitar (Steel), Arranger
    • John Hobbs
    • Arranger, Keyboards, Vocals (Background)
    • Michael Nesmith
    • Guitar, Arranger, Vocals, Producer, Main Performer, Liner Notes

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