Various Artists: Cosmic American Music - Motel California (CD)

A companion to 2016's private country rock overview Cosmic American Music, this second volume goes way past Gram Parsons' “country-rock plastic dry-fuck” and explores the twangy falsettos and commercial curiosity that sent the Eagles soaring.

Though rooted in the west coast folk rock of the late-’60s, these new kids in town rendered a safe-for-the-suburbs sound bleached of the hippie era's political strife.

1. Mark Jones - One Way Train
   
2. Country Spice - Clouds
   
3. Charles Brown and Sleepy Creek - I Just Want To Talk To You
   
4. Lodestar - Who Are You
   
5. Caroline Peyton - Still With You
   
6. Suzy Siquenza - Someone Else
   
7. Cathy Hamer - Lady Full Of Dreams
   
8. The Jerry Busch Group - Devon
   
9. Chuck & Mary Perrin - Picking Up The Pieces
   
10. McKay - On He Goes
    
11. Bob Bakert - Cactus Woman
    
12. Richard Goldman - Don't Spoil It Now
    
13. Salt Creek - Night With A Silver Tongued Devil
    
14. Rocky Top Band - Freedom Highway
    
15. Sally Colahan - Framed
    
16. Homecoming - Best Friend
    
17. Crystal Waters - Midnight Dreamer
    
18. Jim Spencer - Second Look
    
19. Hayne Davis - Without Me
    
20. David Liska - Raindog