1986 Steve Earle – Guitar Town

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Guitar Town is the debut studio album from American singer-songwriter Steve Earle, released on March 5, 1986. It topped the Billboard country album charts, and the title song reached #7 on the country singles charts. Earle was also nominated for two 1987 Grammy Awards, Best Male Country Vocalist and Best Country Song, for the title track.

Tracks

1  Guitar Town (Steve Earle) 02:35
2  Goodbye’s All We’ve Got Left (Steve Earle) 03:23
3  Hillbilly Highway (Steve Earle; Jimbeau Hinson) 03:38
4  Good Ol’ Boy (Gettin’ Tough) (Steve Earle; Richard Bennett) 03:58
5  My Old Friend The Blues (Steve Earle) 03:08
6  Someday (Steve Earle) 03:48
7  Think It Over (Steve Earle; Richard Bennett) 02:15
8  Fearless Heart (Steve Earle) 04:06
9  Little Rock ‘N’ Roller (Steve Earle) 04:52
10  Down The Road (Steve Earle; Jimbeau Hinson; Tony Brown) 02:39

Musicians

BassEmory Gordy
BassRichard Bennett
DrumsHarry Stinson
GuitarSteve Earle
GuitarRichard Bennett
Steel GuitarBucky Baxter
MandolinEmory Gordy
OrganKen Moore
PianoJohn Jarvis
SynthesizerJohn Jarvis
SynthesizerKen Moore
SynthesizerSteve Nathan
Background VocalsRichard Bennett
Background VocalsHarry Stinson
VocalsSteve Earle

Other Musicians

6 Someday

Steel GuitarPaul Franklin


8 Fearless Heart

Steel GuitarPaul Franklin

Liner Notes

Producer – Emory Gordy Jr, Tony Brown
Producer (Associate) – Richard Bennett
Engineer (Second) – Keith Odle, Mark Coddington, Robbie Rose, Russ Martin, Tim Kish
Mastered By – Glenn Meadows
Mixed By – Chuck Ainlay
Recorded By – Chuck Ainlay
Recorded By (Overdubs) – Chuck Ainlay, Russ Martin, Steve Tillisch

Art Direction – Simon Levy
Design – Bill Brunt
Photography – Alan Messer

Mastered At Masterfonics
Mixed At The Castle Recording Studios
Recorded At Sound Stage Studios
Recorded At Emerald Sound Studios
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