Guitar Town

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Guitar Town
Studio album by Steve Earle
Released	1986
Recorded	?
Genre	Country
Length	34:35
Label	MCA
Producer	Emory Gordy, Jr. and Tony Brown Associate: Richard Bennett
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Robert Christgau (A-) link
Steve Earle chronology
Guitar Town (1986) Exit 0 (1987) with the Dukes

Guitar Town is the debut album of country singer Steve Earle.

In 2003, the album was ranked number 489 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

In 2006, it ranked 27th on CMT's 40 Greatest Albums in Country Music.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Charts 4 Certifications 5 Covers

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Steve Earle unless otherwise noted

1. "Guitar Town" – 2:33
2. "Goodbye's All We've Got Left" – 3:16
3. "Hillbilly Highway" (Earle, Jimbeau Hinson) – 3:36
4. "Good Ol' Boy (Gettin' Tough)" ( Richard Bennett, Earle) – 3:58
5. "My Old Friend the Blues" – 3:07
6. "Someday" – 3:46
7. "Think It Over" (Bennett, Earle) – 2:13
8. "Fearless Heart" – 4:04
9. "Little Rock & Roller" – 4:49
10. "Down the Road" (Tony Brown, Earle, Hinson) – 2:37

Bonus track

1. "State Trooper"[live] (Bruce Springsteen)

[edit] Personnel

• Steve Earle – guitar, vocals
• Bucky Baxter – pedal steel guitar
• Richard Bennett – guitar, 6-string bass, slap bass
• Paul Franklin – pedal steel guitar on "Fearless Heart" and "Someday"
• Emory Gordy, Jr. – bass, mandolin, bass guitar
• John Jarvis – synthesizer, piano
• Ken Moore – organ, synthesizer
• Steve Nathan – synthesizer
• Harry Stinson – drums, vocals

[edit] Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1986	Billboard Top Country Albums	1
1987	The Billboard 200	129

Single

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	"Guitar Town"	Billboard Hot Country Singles and Tracks	7
1986	"Hillbilly Highway"	Billboard Hot Country Singles and Tracks	33
1986	"Someday"	Billboard Hot Country Singles and Tracks	28
1987	"Goodbye's All We've Got Left"	Billboard Hot Country Singles and Tracks	6

[edit] Certifications

Organization	Level	Date
RIAA – USA	Gold	March 29, 1999

[edit] Covers

• Part of the refrain and third chorus of Someday are covered by the kids singing in the music classroom scene of Bridge to Terabithia (2007 film)

v • d • e Steve Earle Studio albums Guitar Town • Exit 0 • Copperhead Road • The Hard Way • Train a Comin' • I Feel Alright • El Corazón • The Mountain (with the Del McCoury Band) • Transcendental Blues • Jerusalem • The Revolution Starts Now • Washington Square Serenade Non-album compilations Early Tracks • Side Tracks Live albums Shut Up and Die Like an Aviator • BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert • Together at the Bluebird Café • Just an American Boy • Live from Austin, TX • Live at Montreux 2005