The Hard Way (Steve Earle album)

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The Hard Way
The Hard Way cover
Studio album by Steve Earle
Released 1990
Genre Country, Country rock
Length 55:47
Label MCA
Professional reviews
Steve Earle chronology
Copperhead Road
(1988)		 The Hard Way
(1990)		 Train a Comin'
(1995)

The Hard Way is a studio album by Steve Earle and The Dukes. The album was released in 1990.

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Steve Earle unless otherwise noted.

  1. "The Other Kind" - 5:09
  2. "Promise You Anything" - 2:43 (Earle, Maria McKee and Patrick Suggs)
  3. "Esmeralda's Hollywood" - 6:01 (Earle, Maria McKee)
  4. "Hopeless Romantics" - 2:45
  5. "This Highway's Mine (Roadmaster)" - 3:54
  6. "Billy Austin" - 6:16
  7. "Justice in Ontario" - 4:47
  8. "Have Mercy" - 4:41
  9. "When the People Find Out" - 4:10
  10. "Country Girl" - 4:11
  11. "Regular Guy" - 3:17
  12. "West Nashville Boogie" - 3:09
  13. "Close Your Eyes" - 4:44

[edit] Personnel

  • Steve Earle: acoustic guitar, electric guitars, mandolin, Mandoblaster, 6-string bass, guitar synthesizer on "Billy Austin", percussion programme on "This Highway's Mine", harmonies on "Justice In Ontario" and "Hopeless Romantics"

The Dukes

  • Bucky Baxter: Mullins pedal steel guitar
  • Ken Moore: organ, synthesizer and string arrangements on "Esmeralda's Hollywood"
  • Zip Gibson: electric guitars and vocals
  • Kelly Looney: bass and vocals
  • Craig Wright: drums
  • John Jarvis: piano
  • Lester Snell: organ on "When The People Find Out"
  • Patrick Earle: percussion
  • Stacey Earle Mims: harmony on "Promise You Anything"

[edit] References

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