Pirates of The Mississippi

by Praguefrank with acknowledgements to Dik DeHeer
SESSIONS
ca. April 1990 Nashville, TN – Pirates of The Mississippi (Producer: James Stroud & Rich Alves)
001 HONKY TONK BLUES Capitol Nashville NR-44579/CDP7-94389-2 CDP-7-28089-2
002 I TAKE MY COMFORT IN YOU Capitol Nashville CDP7-94389-2
003 ROLLIN' HOME Capitol Nashville CDP7-94389-2 CDP-7-28089-2
004 SPEAK OF THE DEVIL Capitol Nashville S7-57767/CDP7-94389-2 CDP-7-28089-2
005 FEED JAKE Capitol Nashville S7-57704/CDP7-94389-2 CDP-7-28089-2
006 TALKIN' 'BOUT LOVE Capitol Nashville NR-44775/CDP7-94389-2
007 JOLLY ROGER/PIRATES OF THE MISSISSIPPI Capitol Nashville CDP7-94389-2 CDP-7-28089-2
008 DOWN AND OUT IN BIRMINGHAM Capitol Nashville CDP7-94389-2
009 ANYTHING GOES Capitol Nashville NR-44579/CDP7-94389-2
010 REDNECK ROCK N' ROLL Capitol Nashville CDP7-94389-2
ca. April 1991 Studio 19, Nashville, TN – Pirates of The Mississippi (Producer: Jim Bowen & Rich Alves)
011 TOO MUCH S7-57767/CDP7-95798 CDP-7-28089-2
012 I WOULDN'T HAVE IT ANY OTHER WAY CDP7-95798
013 TIL I'M HOLDING YOU AGAIN S7-57704/CDP7-95798 CDP-7-28089-2
014 GEORGIA PEACHES CDP7-95798
015 84649 FIGHTING FOR YOU NR-44775/CDP7-95798 CDP-7-28089-2
016 THIS AIN'T THE DENVER I REMEMBER CDP7-95798
017 NASHVILLE NIGHTS/REDNECK BLUES CDP7-95798
018 THE STORM CDP7-95798
019 UNCOMMON MAN CDP7-95798
020 HONKY TONK HIGHWAY CDP7-95798
ca. April 1992 Studio 19, Nashville, TN – Pirates of The Mississippi (Bill McCorvey [gt/vcl], Richard Alves [gt/bck vcl], Pat Severs [steel/dobro/gt/bck vcl], Dean Townson [bass/bck vcl], Jimmy Lowe [drums/bck vcl] + John Kelton [strings]. Producer: Jim Bowen & Rich Alves)
021 DON'T QUIT YOUR DAY JOB Liberty CDP 0777 7-98781-2
022 ROOM AT THE BOTTOM Liberty CDP 0777 7-98781-2
023 AIN'T GOT NO IDEA Liberty CDP 0777 7-98781-2
024 ALL THAT YOUR EYES SEE Liberty CDP 0777 7-98781-2
025 MYSTERY SHIP Liberty CDP 0777 7-98781-2
026 MY KINDA WOMAN Liberty CDP 0777 7-98781-2
027 SOME THINGS NEVER CHANGE Liberty CDP 0777 7-98781-2
028 MISSISSIPPI HOMEGROWN Liberty CDP 0777 7-98781-2
029 A STREET MAN NAMED DESIRE Liberty CDP 0777 7-98781-2 CDP-7-28089-2
030 HARD SIDE OF LOVE Liberty CDP 0777 7-98781-2
031 JUST FOR YOU Liberty CDP 0777 7-98781-2
ca. April 1993 Javalina Recording, 30th 30 Music Sq.West, Nashville 3, TN – Pirates of The Mississippi (Bill McCorvey [gt/vcl], Richard Alves [gt/bck vcl], Pat Severs [steel/dobro/gt/bck vcl], Dean Townson [bass/bck vcl], Jimmy Lowe [drums/bck vcl] + John Wesley Ryles, Biff Watson, Curtis Young [bck vcl]. Producer: Mark Wright)
032 DREAM YOU Liberty CDP 0777 7-80379-2 CDP-7-28089-2 [dance mix] CDP-7-28089-2
033 I QUIT LYIN' IN 1986 Liberty CDP 0777 7-80379-2
034 NIGHT THEY ROCKED THE GRAND OLE OPRY Liberty CDP 0777 7-80379-2
035 WILD SIDE OF LIFE Liberty CDP 0777 7-80379-2
036 I'M HERE TO STAY Liberty CDP 0777 7-80379-2
037 PEOPLE MY AGE Liberty CDP 0777 7-80379-2
038 WHEN TIMES WERE GOOD Liberty CDP 0777 7-80379-2
039 SAVE THE WILD LIFE Liberty CDP 0777 7-80379-2
040 WHAT I WANT AND WHAT I GET Liberty CDP 0777 7-80379-2
041 POP FROM THE TOP Liberty CDP 0777 7-80379-2 [dance mix] CDP-7-28089-2
ca. Fall 1994 Loud Recording, 50 Music Square West, Nashville TN/ Sound Stage Studio, 10 Music Circle South, Nashville, TN – Pirates of The Mississippi (Bill McCorvey [gt/vcl], Richard Alves [gt/bck vcl], Dean Townson [bass/bck vcl], Jimmy Lowe [drums/bck vcl] + John Wesley Ryles, Biff Watson, Curtis Young [bck vcl]. Producer: James Stroud & Dave Malloy)
042 PARADISE Giant 24603-2
043 LET THE JONESES WIN Giant 24603-2
046 911 Giant 24603-2
047 BIGGEST BROKEN HEART IN TENNESSEE Giant 24603-2
048 I THINK LOCALLY Giant 24603-2
049 WEAKNESS FOR THE WEEKEND Giant 24603-2
050 WHEN HER LOVE WAS MINE Giant 24603-2
051 COUNTRY Giant 24603-2
052 RODEO QUEEN Giant 24603-2
053 FEED JAKE Giant 24603-2

ALBUMS
Capitol Nashville CDP 7 94389 2 Pirates Of The Mississippi: Honky Tonk Blues; I Take My Comfort In You; Rollin' Home; Speak Of The Devil; Feed Jake; Talkin' 'Bout Love; Jolly Roger/Pirates Of The Mississippi; Down And Out In Birmingham; Anything Goes; Redneck Rock N' Roll – 10-07--90
Capitol Nashville CDP 0777 7-95798-2 Walk The Plank: Too Much; I Wouldn't Have It Any Other Way; Til I'm Holding You Again; Georgia Peaches; Fighting For You; This Ain't The Denver I Remember; Nashville Nights/Redneck Blues; The Storm; Uncommon Man; Honky Tonk Highway – 08-10-91
Liberty CDP 0777 7-98781-2 A Street Man Named Desire: Don't Quit Your Day Job; Room At The Bottom; Ain't Got No Idea; All That Your Eyes See; Mystery Ship; My Kinda Woman; Some Things Never Change; Mississippi Homegrown; A Street Man Named Desire; Hard Side Of Love; Just For You – 06-10-92
Liberty CDP 0777 7-80379-2 Dream You: Dream You; I Quit Lyin' In 1986; Night They Rocked The Grand Ole Opry; Wild Side Of Life; I'm Here To Stay; People My Age; When Times Were Good; Save The Wild Life; What I Want And What I Get; Pop From The Top – 19-10-93
Liberty CDP-7-28089-2 The Best The Pirates Of Mississippi: Honky Tonk Blues; Rollin' Home; Feed Jake; Speak Of The Devil; Fighting For You; Til I'm Holding You Again; Too Much; A Street Man Named Desire; Dream You; Jolly Roger/Pirates Of The Mississippi; Dream You [Dance Mix]*; Pop From The Top [Dance Mix]* – 08-04-94 (*previously unissued on album)
Giant 9 24603-2 Paradise: Paradise; Let The Joneses Win; 911; Biggest Broken Heart In Tennessee; I Think Locally; Weakness For The Weekend; When Her Love Was Mine; Country; Rodeo Queen; Feed Jake – 11-04-95 (Bill McCorvey (vocals, electric guitar); Rich Alves (electric guitar, vocals); Dean Townson (bass, vocals); Jimmy Lowe (drums)

SINGLES
Capitol (1990-91) / Liberty (1992)
NR-44579 Honky Tonk Blues / Anything Goes - 06-90
NR-44775 Fightin' For You / Talkin' Bout Love - 09-91
S7-57704 'Til I'm Holding You Again / Feed Jake - 01-92
S7-57767 Too Much / Speak Of The Devil - 05-92
S7-57995 A Street Man Named Desire / Mystery Ship - 09-92