Gone Polka is an album by Jimmy Sturr, released through Rounder Records on September 25, 2001. In 2002, the album won Sturr the Grammy Award for Best Polka Album.[2]

Gone Polka
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 25, 2001
GenrePolka
LabelRounder
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Track listing edit

  1. "Yellow Rose of Texas Polka" – 2:52
  2. "Sugar and Spice Polka" (Sturr) – 3:02
  3. "Music! Music! Music! Polka" (Baum, Weiss) – 2:07
  4. "Near the Town Polka" (Solek) – 2:05
  5. "Waltz Across Texas Waltz" (Tawil, Tubb, Tubb) – 2:57
  6. "Dancing Girl Oberek" – 2:15
  7. "Ricochet Polka" (Coleman, Darion, Gimble) – 3:22
  8. "Just Because Polka" (Robin, Shelton) – 2:17
  9. "Hop Scotch Polka" – 2:19
  10. "Big Mamou Polka" (Davis) – 2:44
  11. "Poor Girl Polka" (Wojnarwoski) – 2:57
  12. "On the Road Again Polka" (Nelson) – 2:10
  13. "Sing Sing Sing" (Louis Prima) – 3:33

Personnel edit

  • Scott Alarik – liner notes
  • Gene Bartkiewicz – accordion
  • Mark Bernstein – bass
  • Doyle Brown – visual coordinator
  • Dennis Coyman – drums
  • Wally Czerniawski – accordion, arranger
  • Ray DeBrown – arranger
  • Nick Devito – clarinet, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone
  • Joe Donofrio – mixing
  • Ken Harbus – trumpet
  • Johnny Karas – clarinet, alto saxophone, vocals
  • Brenda Lee – vocals
  • Jean-Pierre LeGuillou – design
  • Dr. Toby Mountain – mastering
  • Willie Nelson – vocals
  • Al Noble – trumpet
  • Eric Parks – trumpet
  • Al Piatkowski – accordion
  • Tom Pick – producer, engineer, mixing
  • Emil Shapach – assistant engineer
  • Keith Slattery – piano
  • Jimmy Sturr – producer, mixing
  • Samir El Tawil – composer
  • Frank Urbanovitch – fiddle, vocals
  • Jim Uzwack – engineer
  • Henry Will – arranger

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Gone Polka". Allmusic. Retrieved July 20, 2010.
  2. ^ "The 2002 Grammy winners". San Francisco Chronicle. February 28, 2002. Retrieved July 21, 2010.