Album: Lyle Lovett and His Large Band by Lyle Lovett (1989)
Genre: Country
Record Label: Curb Records
Format: Album

Description: Lyle Lovett and His Large Band is Lyle Lovett's third album, released in 1989.

Lovett's gender-bending cover of Tammy Wynette's "Stand By Your Man" was later included in the soundtrack of the 1993 movie The Crying Game.

Lyle Lovett and His Large Band reached number 10 on Billboard's chart for Top Country Albums, and 62 in the Billboard Hot 200.

At the Grammy Awards of 1990, Lovett won the Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance for Lyle Lovett and His Large Band.

Artist Background: Lyle Lovett was one of the most distinctive and original singer/songwriters to emerge during the '80s. Though he was initially labeled as a country singer, the tag never quite fit him. Lovett had more in common with '70s singer/songwriters like Guy Clark, Jesse Winchester, Randy Newman, and Townes Van Zandt, combining a talent for incisive, witty lyrical detail with an eclectic array of music, ranging from country and folk to big-band swing and traditional pop. Lovett's literate, multi-layere... Part of the American music scene. Emerged in the 1980s era. Associated with Country movement.

Music Scene: Part of the American music scene. Emerged in the 1980s era. Associated with Country movement.

Tags: Country, 1980s, Album, Curb Records

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Lyle Lovett and His Large Band is Lyle Lovett's third album, released in 1989.

Lovett's gender-bending cover of Tammy Wynette's "Stand By Your Man" was later included in the soundtrack of the 1993 movie The Crying Game.

Lyle Lovett and His Large Band reached number 10 on Billboard's chart for Top Country Albums, and 62 in the Billboard Hot 200.

At the Grammy Awards of 1990, Lovett won the Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance for Lyle Lovett and His Large Band.

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