LOS ANGELES, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Universal
Music Enterprises) - Steve Earle, one of music's most respected and rebellious artists, a roots rocker with country flavor, emerged from
Texas in the mid-'80s with a series of landmark albums, including COPPERHEAD ROAD, his third full-length release. Now, celebrating its 20th anniversary, the album receives the
Deluxe Edition treatment, expanding the original gold album with a second disc of 17 live 1987-1989 performances, including 11 previously unreleased.
Disc One of COPPERHEAD ROAD - DELUXE EDITION (MCA/UMe), released April 29, 2008, reprises the 1988 album's lineup, featuring the title track, Earle's first rock radio hit; the Celtic "Johnny Come Lately," backed by punk-folk's The Pogues; the bluegrass track "Nothing But A Child" featuring Maria McKee; and fan favorite "You Belong To Me."
Disc Two contains 11 previously unreleased performances recorded in Raleigh, North Carolina just before COPPERHEAD ROAD was issued. Showcased are live takes of COPPERHEAD ROAD tracks "The Devil's Right Hand" and a solo "Johnny Come Lately" plus covers of Rodney Crowell's "Brown And Root" and Gram Parsons and Chris Hillman's "Wheels." Also heard are a 1988 performance of Bruce Springsteen's "Nebraska" and five recordings from a 1989 Calgary, Canada concert, including "Guitar Town," the title cut from his 1986 debut.
After COPPERHEAD ROAD, Earle suffered a series of personal and career lows. But, beginning in the mid-'90s, he returned to form, and took home the Best Contemporary Folk Album Grammy for 2004's THE REVOLUTION STARTS ... NOW. Even as acclaim for his work continues, his COPPERHEAD ROAD remains a landmark in roots rock.
Disc One:
The Original Album
1. Copperhead Road
2. Snake Oil
3. Back To The Wall
4. The Devil's Right Hand
5. Johnny Come Lately
6. Even When I'm Blue
7. You Belong To Me
8. Waiting On You
9. Once You Love
10. Nothing But A Child
Disc Two:
Live, Raleigh, North Carolina, November 18, 1987
Previously Unreleased
1. The Devil's Right Hand
2. Fearless Heart
3. San Antonio Girl
4. Nobody But You/Continental Trailways Bus
5. My Baby Worships Me
6. Wheels
7. The Week Of Living Dangerously
8. Johnny Come Lately (solo)
9. Brown And Root
10. I Love You Too Much
11. It's All Up To You
Live, 1988
12. Nebraska (solo)
Live, Calgary, Canada, April 1989
13. Copperhead Road
14. I Ain't Ever Satisfied
15. Dead Flowers
16. Little Sister (solo)
17. Guitar Town
