Joe Ely – Musta Notta Gotta Lotta (VG/VG+) – LP, US 1981

Musta Notta Gotta Lotta is an LP by Joe Ely from 1981 released on the MCA Records label.

About this album

Musta Notta Gotta Lotta is a sharp, road-worn country-rock album that shows Joe Ely at his most direct and durable. Released in 1981, it draws on Texas honky-tonk, folk and rock’n’roll swagger, balancing barroom toughness with melodic hooks and dry humour. The title track, along with songs like Dallas and Hard Livin’, reflects Ely’s gift for turning everyday lives and restless movement into vivid, compact stories. As one of the standout records in his early catalogue, the album helped cement his reputation as a distinctive voice in the Texas outlaw and country-rock tradition.

Genre: Pop & Rock