Close Up the Honky Tonks

Close Up the Honky-Tonks
Compilation album by The Flying Burrito Brothers
Released	July, 1974
Genre	Country rock
Label	A&M
Producer	Various
The Flying Burrito Brothers chronology
Last of the Red Hot Burritos (1971) Close Up the Honky-Tonks (1974) Flying Again (1975)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	B- [2]

Close Up the Honky-Tonks is a compilation double-LP by country rock artist The Flying Burrito Brothers, which was released in 1974. By this time, the Flying Burrito Brothers no longer existed, having been dissolved by Rick Roberts in 1973.

This compilation was released after Gram Parsons' death in 1973, presumably to capitalize on posthumous interest in Parsons' music, though the compilation does include cuts from the Chris Hillman-led post-Parsons era as well (on Side Four). This compilation still holds relevance into modern times as some of these songs have yet to be released anywhere else.

Track listing

Side One

1. "Hot Burrito #2"
2. "Do Right Woman"
3. "Wheels"
4. "Sin City"
5. "Christine's Tune"
6. "Hot Burrito #1"

(all tracks from "The Gilded Palace of Sin"; also available on "Hot Burritos! The Flying Burrito Bros Anthology 1969-1972)

Side Two

1. "God's Own Singer"
2. "If You Gotta Go"
3. "High Fashion Queen"
4. "Cody, Cody"
5. "Wild Horses"
6. "The Train Song"

(tracks 1-5 from "Burrito Deluxe", track 6 from non-lp single; also available on "Hot Burritos! The Flying Burrito Bros Anthology 1969-1972)

Side Three

1. "Close Up the Honky-Tonks"
2. "Sing Me Back Home"
3. "Bony Moronie"
4. "To Love Somebody"
5. "Break My Mind"

(tracks 1-5 unreleased Parsons' era tracks; 1,2,4 & 5 also available on "Hot Burritos! The Flying Burrito Bros Anthology 1969-1972)

Side Four

1. "Beat the Heat"
2. "Did You See"
3. "Here Tonight"
4. "Money Honey"
5. "Roll over Beethoven"
6. "Wake Up Little Susie"

(Tracks 1-6 unreleased post-Parsons' era tracks.)

References

1. William Ruhlmann (1970-11-07). "Close Up the Honky-Tonks - The Flying Burrito Brothers | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-12-11.
2. Christgau, Robert. "Gram Parsons: GP > Consumer Guide Review". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 20 August 2011.