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Cimarron Manifesto is a 2007 album by red dirt singer-songwriter Jimmy LaFave. It is his second release for Red House Records. The album has been critically well received and has appeared at or near the top of many folk/Americana oriented music charts.

Cimarron Manifesto
Studio album by Jimmy LaFave
Released	May 8, 2007
Recorded	Austin, Texas
Genre	country, folk, singer-songwriter
Label	Red House
Producer	Jimmy LaFave
Jimmy LaFave chronology
Blue Nightfall (2005) Cimarron Manifesto (2007)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Austin Chronicle	[2]
Folkwax	(8/10)[3]
PopMatters	(6/10)[4]

Track listing

1. "Car Outside" (LaFave) – 4:28
2. "Catch the Wind" (Donovan) – 5:23
3. "This Land" (LaFave) – 4:47
4. "Truth" (LaFave) – 2:59
5. "Lucky Man" (LaFave) – 5:50
6. "Hideaway Girl" (LaFave) – 4:22
7. "That's the Way It Goes" (LaFave) – 3:17
8. "Not Dark Yet" (Bob Dylan) – 6:51
9. "Walk a Mile in My Shoes" (Joe South) – 4:55
10. "Don't Ask Me" (LaFave) – 3:11
11. "Home Once Again" (LaFave) – 6:18
12. "These Blues" (LaFave) – 3:40

Credits

Musicians

• Jimmy LaFave – acoustic and Electric guitar, mando-guitar, acoustic baritone guitar, National resophonic guitar
• John Inmon – electric guitar, Lap steel
• Andrew Hardin – electric guitar
• Radoslav Lorković – Hammond B3 organ, piano
• Bryan Peterson – piano, electric piano
• Wally Doggett – drums
• Jeff May – bass
• Glenn Schuetz – Upright bass
• Jeff Plankenhorn – Dobro, Lap steel
• Carrie Rodriguez – violin, harmony vocals on "This Land" and "Hideaway Girl"
• Ruthie Foster harmony vocals on "Walk a Mile in My Shoes"
• Kacy Crowley – harmony vocals on "Car Outstide"

Production

• Produced by Jimmy LaFave
• Engineered by Fred Remmert
• Recorded at Cedar Creek Studios, Austin, Texas[5]

Artwork

• Art Direction/Design by Bryan Peterson[6]
• Photography by Pete Lacker[7]

Charts

date	chart	peak
June 11, 2007	Americana Music Association[8]	1
2007	Roots Music Folk	1
2007	Third Coast Music	1
2007	Euro American Chart	1
May & June 2007	FolkDJ-L, Folk Radio Airplay[9]	3

Releases

year	format	label	catalog #
2007	CD	Red House	RHR CD 203

References

External links

• Jimmy LaFave website
• Cimarron Manifesto page at Red House Records

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