Description
The 15-song set is comprised of songs written by Earle’s friend and mentor, the late singer-songwriter, Townes Van Zandt. The album was produced by Earle at his home in Greenwich Village, at Sound Emporium and Room and Board in Nashville, TN and the Nest in Hollywood, CA. the track ‘Lungs’, was produced and mixed by the Dust Brothers John King and features Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine / the Nightwatchman on electric guitar. Earle’s wife, the acclaimed singer-songwriter Allison Moorer, is featured on backing vocals on ‘Loretta’ and ‘To Live is to Fly’. Three songs cut in Nashville, ‘White Freightliner Blues’, ‘Delta Momma Blues’, and ‘Don’t Take it too Bad’ feature a bluegrass band consisting of Dennis Crouch, Tim O Brien, Darrel Scott and Shad Cobb. Earle met Townes Van Zandt in 1972 at one of Earle’s performances at the old quarter in Houston, TX.
Label: New West Records – NW5022
Format: 2 × Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Clear Vinyl
Country: US
Released: 2021
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Country, Folk
Townes (Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue)
Tracklist
A1 Pancho And Lefty 4:02
A2 White Freightliner Blues 3:28
A3 Colorado Girl 3:35
A4 Where I Lead Me 3:30
B1 Lungs 2:19
B2 No Place To Fall 2:53
B3 Loretta 3:14
B4 Brand New Companion 5:12
C1 Rake 3:23
C2 Delta Momma Blues
Written-By – Caddo Parish Studdard, Matthew Moore (3), Townes Van Zandt 5:14
C3 Marie 4:53
D1 Don’t Take It Too Bad 3:12
D2 Mr. Mudd And Mr. Gold 2:18
D3 (Quicksilver Daydreams Of) Maria 3:20
D4 To Live Is To Fly 3:40
Companies, etc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – New West Records, LLC
Copyright (c) – New West Records, LLC
Published By – Katie Belle Music
Published By – Will Van Zandt Publishing
Published By – JTVZ Music
Published By – Silver Dollar Music
Published By – Townes Van Zandt Songs
Published By – Bug Music
Published By – Wixen Music Publishing, Inc.
Recorded At – Sound Emporium
Recorded At – Room & Board Recording
Mixed At – The Nest
Credits
Banjo, Dobro – Darrell Scott
Bass – Dennis Crouch
Booking – Dave Rowan, Frank Riley
Cover, Artwork – Tony Fitzpatrick
Design – Paul Moore
Drums – Greg Morrow
Electric Bass – John Spiker
Electric Guitar – Tom Morello
Fiddle – Shad Cobb
Guitar, Mandola, Harmonica, Harmonium, Percussion, Vocals, Producer – Steve Earle
Guitar, Vocals – Justin Townes Earle
Legal – Janine Small (2), Rosemary Carroll
Management – Danny Goldberg, Jesse Bauer
Mandolin – Tim O’Brien
Mastered By [For LP] – KPG
Mixed By [Assistant] – Andrew Clark (tracks: B1)
Percussion, Recorded By – Steve Christensen
Photography [Steve Earle & Townes Van Zandt] – Jim Herrington
Photography [Steve Earle] – Ted Barron
Photography [Townes Van Zandt] – Al Clayton
Producer, Mixed By – John King (tracks: B1)
Public Relations [Publicity] – Amanda Hale-Ornelas, Brady Brock
Recorded By, Mixed By – Ray Kennedy
Tour Manager – Dave Nokken
Vocals – Allison Moorer
Written-By – Townes Van Zandt
Notes
Sticker on front says: Limited Edition 2021 Colored Vinyl
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