Walking Distance (album)

Walking Distance is an album by the Texas-based folk singer-songwriter Robert Earl Keen.[3] It was released in the United States in 1998 on Arista Records.[4]

Walking Distance
Studio album by
Robert Earl Keen
ReleasedOctober 27, 1998
GenreFolk
Length43:53
LabelArista
ProducerGurf Morlix,
Robert Earl Keen
Robert Earl Keen chronology
Picnic
(1997)		 Walking Distance
(1998)		 Gravitational Forces
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyC+[2]

The album peaked at No. 149 on the Billboard 200.[5]

Critical reception

The Washington Post opined that "he's still a shaky singer but few folks are writing narrative songs as good as these."[6] Entertainment Weekly called Keen "a gifted wordsmith, an indifferent melodist, and a flat-out non-singer."[2]

Track listing

All tracks written by Robert Earl Keen, except where noted

  1. "Down That Dusty Trail" – 3:39
  2. "Travelin' Light" – 3:53 (Peter Case, Bob Neuwirth)
  3. "Feelin' Good Again" – 3:17
  4. "That Buckin' Song" – 2:19
  5. "I'll Be Here For You" – 4:05
  6. "Billy Gray" – 4:34 (Norman Blake)
  7. "Theme: Road To No Return" / "Carolina" – 8:14
  8. "New Life In Old Mexico" – 4:18
  9. "Still Without You" / "Conclusion: Road To No Return" – 5:13
  10. Silent Track – 1:00
  11. "Happy Holidays Y'all" – 3:21

References
  1. "Walking Distance - Robert Earl Keen | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  2. Scherman, Tony. "Walking Distance". EW.com.
  3. Smith, William Michael. "Robert Earl Keen". Houston Press.
  4. "Robert Earl Keen Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  5. "Robert Earl Keen". Billboard.
  6. "ROBERT EARL KEEN 'Walking Distance' Arista". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 6, 2021.


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