Son of the South

Label: Columbia
Released: 01.01.1986

  1. Love Is A Never Ending War (30 second sound bite)
  2. Storms Never Last (30 second sound bite)
  3. Gemini Girl (30 second sound bite)
  4. To Help You Love Again (30 second sound bite)
  5. Cold Turkey (30 second sound bite)
  6. A Country Boy (30 second sound bite)
  7. Couldn't Do Nothin' Right (30 second sound bite)
  8. I've Already Cheated on You (30 second sound bite)
  9. I Hate Love (30 second sound bite)
  10. Son of the South (30 second sound bite)
Son Of the South
David's letter to his fans on this album explains that though he was born in Ohio he takes pride in his son being born in Nashville. The main selling point is the cover of DAC in glitter cowboy boots resting his toddler son on his knee with a rebel flag as a blanket. What's amazing about the photo is David's hair, the longest I've ever seen it. It looks like Cousin Itt from the Addams family hanging off his head. I read that he had extensions, but only his hairdesser (Belinda, the same one since the 70s!) knows for sure. The music on the record is pretty good. Highlights include surprise Hawaiian slack guitar on "Storms Never Last" (with Willie, Waylon & Jessi), his popular "I've Already Cheated On You' with Willie, and the the great honky-tonkin' title cut, which features Dickie Betts doing the best Dickie Betts impersonation you'll ever hear. It's a real blueprint for a lot of stuff Travis Tritt did later.