Where'd You Hide The Body
by James McMurtry
James McMurtry bestography
Where'd You Hide The Body is ranked 5th best out of 13 albums by James McMurtry on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by James McMurtry is Complicated Game which is ranked number 9622 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 126.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Where'd You Hide The Body track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (8 out of 13 tracks have been rated).
Where'd You Hide The Body rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | henrygreen0203 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 77/100 | 5 |
| 2025 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1995 | 83/100 | 1 |
| 2024 |  buzzdainer | Top 40 Music Albums of 1995 | 2/40 | 5 |
| 2024 | buzzdainer | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 22/100 | 16 |
| 2023 | henrygreen0203 | Top 50 Music Albums of 1995 | 10/50 | 4 |
| 2021 | henrygreen0203 | Favorites 1995-1999 | 10/61 | - |
| 2016 |  samistake2ice | Top 16 Music Albums of 1995 | 10/16 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 7 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 33 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| 11/15/2022 14:41 |  Arthurknight | 9,593 | 72/100 | |
| 07/01/2022 23:12 | henrygreen0203 | 867 | 74/100 | |
| 04/09/2022 18:47 | buzzdainer | 3,338 | 79/100 | |
| 05/14/2017 07:51 | zags7000 | 20,468 | 64/100 | |
| 09/17/2016 08:31 | Steppenwolf666 | 9,941 | 89/100 |
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This is McMurtry's most upbeat and lavishly produced album. Many of the tracks, especially the anthemic Levelland will surely find appreciation from heartland rock fans. The band really grooves and the production rivals the early records of Sheryl Crow. There are even backup singers, but it's a shame they weren't featured more. Hell, they could have sang all the lyrics, since McMurtry is blessed with fine lyrics but lacking vocals. Nearly every track has a music video too.
It slows quite a bit in the second half though. McMurtry has been consistent over his career but he continued to improve, really taking off in the mid 2000s.
Recommended.
Condensed to a 7" Single:
A-Side: Levelland
B-Side Fuller Brush Man
buzzdainer 10/08/2020 21:12 | #259136
There are no bad tracks on this alt-country album, but my favorite has to be "Down Across the Delaware," a beautiful, melancholy take on the familiar things--the familiar jangle of a person's keys, the thump of a cranky radiator--that entrench themselves in our memories and remain there long after we've moved on. Overall this album is a deeply felt, and profoundly American, meditation on place and nostalgia.
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