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Last Chance

Chip Taylor | Format: Audio CD
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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  • Audio CD (9 Mar 1998)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Train Wreck
  • ASIN: B00000201G
  • Other Editions: Audio CD
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 317,295 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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1. (I Want) The Real Thing
2. Son Of A Rotten Gambler
3. I Read It In Rolling Stone
4. (The Coal Fields Of) Shikshinny
5. I Wasn't Born In Tennessee
6. (The Likes Of) Louise
7. It's Still The Same
8. 101 In Cashbox
9. Family Of One
10. Clean Your Own Tables
11. Last Chance

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"Chip Taylor's Last Chance" was widely recognized as one of the premier country releases of the early '70s. Hailed by Rolling Stone and many other music publications, the album became a benchmark against which many future releases would be measured. Taylor, already successful for hits many his as a songwriter, found his own voice on this release, which shines even more upon its reissue. John Colapinto - contributor to Rolling Stone

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars As good as it gets................... 5 July 2011
By Stevie Dal
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
CHIP TAYLOR - Last Chance
Every single person that i've mentioned this album to has invariable replied : "Chip Taylor ?, never heard of him "
Of course you have , you just don't know it yet ! That's because :
Chip Taylor wrote a little song that became a big hit in the 60's - "Wild Thing" as recorded by The Troggs. He then had another top effort with "Angel Of The Morning" , a smash for Merrilee Rush. Plus many more , he's been a busy fella over the years, "Try (just a little bit harder) by Janis Joplin ? Chip again.
And i suppose i really should mention that his real name is James Wesley Voight, brother of the famous actor Jon Voight, which also makes him Angelina Jolie's uncle !
Right that's the trivia taken care of, now on to the main stuff.
Chip started his career as a songwriter in the early 60's but he soon moved on to performing and released a couple of albums which didn't really get much attention. In 1973 he signed with Warner Brothers and his first release for them was "Last Chance".
It's an album that has , over the years, been hailed in some quarters as a Country -Rock masterpiece which isn't really true, to these ears. The "masterpiece" part is true but it's not really a Country- Rock album, more like a singer-songwriter one with a kind of gentle Country influence to it. At no discernible point does it "rock" !
Absolutely nothing wrong with that of course, especially when you're releasing such high quality material. And that's what makes this one stand out, the sheer quality of the songwriting which is exemplary throughout. Every single track comes complete with a melody that's as fresh as the morning breeze on a summer morning and lyrics of real emotion and depth.... Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 stars the great lost album of '73 16 Jun 2007
By rcb
Format:Audio CD
We lost Gram Parsons that year, and this album nearly slipped through the cracks as well. Like Gram's best records, it's sort of a postmodern country thing, with classic country forms augmented by clever hooks and arrangements, rock and roll licks, and modern lyrics. He also sings very well. Thirty years later, we call this alt-country, and this particularly wonderful example of it has been re-released.

If you love this, you should also check out his marvelous albums with Carrie Rodriguez.
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5.0 out of 5 stars ENJOYING A SECOND "LAST CHANCE" IN LIFE! 25 July 2000
By VALMORE R WARREN - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Audio CD
Despite the fact that this album eluded me for 27 years, the infectious melodies and meaningful lyrics of its music had become such a living entity in my life that it attained the status of a "best friend". You see, I was initially exposed to a buddy's vinyl pressing of this classic Taylor album back in 1973. This tantalizing taste of audial ecstasy was fleeting at best because a few weeks later the record was ruined in a basement flood. Not only was I never able to procure another copy for my friend or myself but ironically Chip abandoned the music industry altogether at this time. I hadn't felt such a sense of personal loss over a performer since the death of Buddy Holly when I was age 17. At least I had Holly's legacy on various recordings to enjoy over the ensuing years. But all I had left of Taylor's music were distant sounds echoing over that cluttered playback mechanism in the deep recesses of my mind for almost 3 decades! I was thrilled to discover earlier this year that this lost treasure had been resurrected on CD. The passing of time has not corrupted the tone of its pure country-rock strains nor diminished the warmth and inventiveness of its lyrical content. Bless you Chip for this fresh transfusion of "The Real Thing" and especially for being an unwitting partner in fulfilling my 27-year quest for a second "LAST CHANCE"!
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Happy to see re-release... 31 July 1999
By ladd@dmans.com - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Audio CD
It has been many years, (and many miles), I've spent searching for this once-unavailable album (yes, polyvinyl), for this was probably an early 70s original release. It is remembered for truely haunting lyrics, clear, concise acoustic guitar work, and melodies that seem to "stick around long after the music stops." Chip, thanks for finding the many reasons to bring this one back. It has served me well, even if only through memory, and influenced my last 30 years of writing and performing. Austin Ladd Roberts
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5.0 out of 5 stars Lost (and found) classic 1 Mar 2004
By Guy Shennan - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Audio CD
I bought this album on vinyl in a secondhand record shop around 1979, having read about it in the NME Book of Rock. I fell in love with it - it always rated in my top ten. Then somehow, I lost it! I like to think it found its way to someone else who became an equal fan. I spent years looking for it, in every record shop I visited (and I visit lots), and I couldn't believe my eyes when I eventually saw it (on vinyl) in a secondhand shop in Soho. Shortly after (1998), I read that Chip was touring again and I went to see him in Birmingham (England), and bought a copy of Last Chance on CD. The liner notes described it as his lost classic. So true! See if you can listen to Shikshinny without a tear coming to your eye.
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