Too Stuffed to Jump is an album by the Amazing Rhythm Aces, released in 1976.

Too Stuffed to Jump
Studio album by
Released1976
StudioSam Phillips Recording Studio, Memphis, Tennessee
LabelABC
ProducerBarry "Byrd" Burton
Amazing Rhythm Aces chronology
Stacked Deck
(1975)
Too Stuffed to Jump
(1976)
Toucan Do It Too
(1977)

"The End Is Not in Sight (The Cowboy Tune)" won the 1976 Grammy award in the category Country Vocal Performance by a Group.[1] The song reached No. 20 on the Canadian country charts and #69 on the pop charts.[2][3]

In 2000, Too Stuffed to Jump was reissued by the Special Products Division of Sony Music in the USA on a two-for-one CD which also contains the group's debut album Stacked Deck.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [4]
The Rolling Stone Record Guide     [5]
The Village VoiceB−[6]

In 2013, Dave Dimartino of Rolling Stone called the album "near classic" and said that it sounded "more contemporary than anyone might expect."[7]

Track listing

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(All tracks written by Russell Smith unless stated)

  1. "Typical American Boy" 3:30 (Russell Smith, James H. Brown Jr.)
  2. "If I Just Knew What to Say" 2:08 (Stuart Wright)
  3. "The End Is Not in Sight (The Cowboy Tune)" 3:46
  4. "Same Ol' Me" (Butch McDade) 2:25
  5. "These Dreams of Losing You" 3:30 (Russell Smith, James H. Brown Jr.)
  6. "I'll Be Gone" 2:56
  7. "Out of the Snow" 3:40
  8. "Fool for the Woman" 2:44
  9. "A Little Italy Rag" 2:22
  10. "Dancing the Night Away" 5:39 (Russell Smith, James H. Brown Jr.)

Personnel

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  • Russell Smith — lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Barry "Bird" Burton – lead guitar, backing vocals, mandolin, autoharp, pedal steel guitar
  • Billy Earhart – organ
  • James Hooker – piano, backing vocals
  • Jeff Davis – bass, backing vocals
  • Butch McDade – drums, backing vocals, percussion; lead vocals on "Same Ol' Me"

References

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  1. ^ Grammy.com
  2. ^ "RPM Country Playlist - October 16, 1976" (PDF).
  3. ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - December 4, 1976" (PDF).
  4. ^ AllMusic review
  5. ^ The Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1979. p. 7.
  6. ^ Christgau, Robert (June 14, 1976). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
  7. ^ Dimartino, Dave (2013-06-06). "Queens For a Day!". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2014-04-03.