The Jayhawks is a 1986 album

Album

An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...

 by The Jayhawks

Jayhawks (band)

The Jayhawks are an American alternative country and rock band that emerged from the Twin Cities music scene during the mid 1980s. Their country rock sound was influential on many bands who played the Twin Cities circuit during the 80s and 90s like Uncle Tupelo, The Gear Daddies and The Honeydogs...

. It is also known as the Bunkhouse Tapes.

History

Out of print for many years, the album was digitally remastered from reel-to-reel and reissued by Lost Highway Records

Universal Music Group Nashville

Universal Music Group Nashville is Universal Music Group's country music subsidiary. Some of the labels in this group include MCA Nashville Records, Mercury Nashville Records, and Lost Highway Records...

 on May 18, 2010. The re-release features an eleven-page booklet designed by Mark Olson.

"Falling Star" is available on Music From The North Country - The Jayhawks Anthology

Music From The North Country - The Jayhawks Anthology

Music From The North Country – The Jayhawks Anthology is a compilation album by The Jayhawks, released in 2009.An expanded version was also released with a DVD of videos and a disc of demos, b-sides, and out-takes.-Reception:-Disc one:...

.

Reception

In his review for Allmusic, critic Mark Deming contrasts the early Jayhawks sound with their later work and noted "though it captures some strong and confident performances from a fine band, it's clear they were still a few years away from finding the sound that would make Blue Earth and Hollywood Town Hall some of the most memorable music to come from the first wave of alt-country."

Track listing

1. "Falling Star"
2. "Tried and True Love"
3. "Let the Critics Wonder"
4. "Let the Last Night be the Longest (Lonesome Morning)"
5. "Behind Bars"
6. "Cherry Pie"
7. "The Liquor Store Came First"
8. "People in This Place on Every Side"
9. "Misery Tavern"
10. "(I'm Not in) Prison"
11. "King of Kings"
12. "Good Long Time"
13. "Six Pack on the Dashboard"

Personnel

• Mark Olson
  Mark Olson (musician)
  Mark Olson is an American musician. He is one of the founding members of acclaimed alternative country bands The Jayhawks and The Original Harmony Ridge Creekdippers and a respected singer/songwriter in his own right....
  
   – vocals, guitar
• Gary Louris
  Gary Louris
  Gary Louris is a guitarist, singer, and songwriter of alternative country and pop music. He was a founding member of the Minneapolis-based band The Jayhawks, and their principal songwriter and vocalist after the departure of Mark Olson; he is often credited with the band's subsequent move from...
  
  – vocals, guitar
• Marc Perlman – bass
• Norm Rogers – drums

Additional musicians:

• Cal Hand – pedal steel guitar
• Charlie Pine – piano (on "King of Kings")

• Produced by Charlie Pine

External links

• Jayhawks fan site discography.