Koch Records
2004
The Mighty Stonwall Jackson Sings Modern Hits & Original Favorites
About This Album
Stonewall Jackson signed to Little Darlin' in 1979, several years after leaving Columbia Records, which was the last time he had been a presence on the country charts. His records for Little Darlin' didn't return him to the charts, but it did revitalize him artistically as he moved toward the rough and rowdy sound of late '70s outlaw country upon the urging of his new label. There were still remnants of the poppier side of Jackson -- the side that was clearly heard on his hits for Columbia in the '60s -- whether it was on the swinging "I Can't Sing a Love Song" or on the remakes of his old hits "Waterloo," "B.J. the DJ," "Leona," "Mary Don't You Weep," and "Leona" that he cut immediately after signing to Little Darlin'. Those remakes constituted the 1979 Platinum Country LP, which was followed later that year by Bad A**, a collection of new songs in the outlaw vein. Bad A** was almost cartoonishly outlaw -- as evidenced by the titles of "Jesus Took the Outlaw out of Me," "Come on Home and Have Your Next Affair With Me," "Alcohol of Fame," and, best of all, "The Pint of No Return" -- but even if the titles are silly, the music is strong, with sturdy songs and great straight-ahead honky tonk performances by the Little Darlin' house band and an assured Jackson.
Track List (try tracks 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14 and 18)

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.