Orville Peck rounds up more than a few of his most talented friends on Stampede, a collaborative collection with one hell of a guest list. The enigmatic, masked country singer opens the record with a Willie Nelson-assisted cover of Ned Sublette’s clever, queer 1981 song “Cowboys Are Frequently Secretly Fond of Each Other”, which Nelson famously recorded in 2006. Elton John joins Peck for a spirited take on the former’s 1973 hit “Saturday Night’s Alright (For Fighting)”, with Peck’s Roy Orbison-esque croon a dramatic counterpoint to John’s masterful belt. Peck and Allison Russell make formidable partners on “Chemical Sunset”, with a loose, jazzy arrangement that’s one of the project’s better grooves.
Bluegrass virtuoso Molly Tuttle and her band Golden Highway get things loose and rootsy on “Papa Was a Rodeo”, a cover of the winking Magnetic Fields song off the band’s seminal 69 Love Songs. Margo Price assists Peck on the impeccably titled “You’re an Asshole, I Can’t Stand You (And I Want a Divorce)”, an original song that manages to be both funny and wrenching. And Peck closes the project with an extra-special cover of Glen Campbell’s “Rhinestone Cowboy”, performing the song with three other out, gay country artists: TJ Osborne, Fancy Hagood and Waylon Payne.
Tracklisting
| Position | Title |
|---|---|
| A1 | Cowboys Are Frequently, Secretly Fond of Each Other |
| A2 | The Hurtin’ Kind |
| A3 | Saturday Night’s Alright (For Fighting) |
| B4 | Back At Your Door |
| B5 | Chemical Sunset |
| B6 | Death Valley High |
| B7 | How Far Will We Take It? |
| C8 | Miénteme |
| C9 | Papa Was a Rodeo |
| C10 | Midnight Ride |
| C11 | Ever You’re Gone |
| D12 | You’re An Asshole, I Can’t Stand You (And I Want A Divorce) |
| D13 | Where Are We Now? |
| D14 | Conquer The Heart |
| D15 | Rhinestone Cowboy |
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Release Information
| Key | Value |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia URL | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stampede_(Orville_Peck_album) |
| Format | 2× Vinyl (White [Bone]) LP, Album |
| Label | Warner Records |
| Catalog Number | 1726596 |
| Notes | Issued in gatefold sleeve. Tracks are listed sequentially regardless of side. |
| Discogs URL | Orville Peck - Stampede |