Neither of these albums yielded a top 10 country hit, although Salute to a switchblade (from I witness life) and the title track of One hundred children both made the top 20. In between these albums, a single featuring Tom duetting with Dave Dudley (Day Drinkin') only just made the top 20. Another single from the album, Ode to half a pound of ground round, stalled just outside the top 20.
Among the other tracks, I particularly like The ballad of Bill Crump (about a carpenter who made his own coffin in plenty of time for his funeral), Hang them all (a protest against the death penalty, although it isn't as effective as it would have been if the last chorus were omitted) and The hitch-hiker (about a struggling singer). There's also his original version of I can't dance, which is better known via the cover by Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris on Grievous angel, and a couple of Vietnam-related songs.
This is a great pairing of two early albums from Tom.
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