At My Window is an album released by Folk/country singer-songwriter Townes Van Zandt in 1987. This was Van Zandt's first studio album in the nine years that followed 1978's Flyin' Shoes, and his only studio album recorded in the 1980s. Although the songwriter had become less prolific over the years, this release showed that the quality of his material remained high. The title track and "Buckskin Stallion Blues" in particular are frequently cited ...
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At My Window is an album released by Folk/country singer-songwriter Townes Van Zandt in 1987. This was Van Zandt's first studio album in the nine years that followed 1978's Flyin' Shoes, and his only studio album recorded in the 1980s. Although the songwriter had become less prolific over the years, this release showed that the quality of his material remained high. The title track and "Buckskin Stallion Blues" in particular are frequently cited as standout tracks.
"Buckskin Stallion Blues" was later recorded and adopted as the title track of a 1994 collaborative EP by country singer Jimmie Dale Gilmore and grunge rockers Mudhoney. Other notable covers of these songs include Robert Earl Keen's take on "Snowin' on Raton" for his Gravitational Forces album and Pat Green & Cory Morrow's cover of "Ain't Leavin' Your Love" on Songs We Wish We'd Written.
In addition to the songwriting, another highlight of this release is the cast of talented musicians. Features such as the fiddle and...
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