On October 17, 1988, “Uni” label released “Copperhead Road”, the third Steve Earle studio album. It was recorded December 1987 – July 1988, at “Ardent Studios” in Memphis, Tennessee, “Livingston Studios” in London, and was produced by Tony Brown and Steve Earle.  

Personnel:

• Steve Earle – vocals, guitars, harmonica, 6-string bass, mandolin
• Donny Roberts – guitars, 6-string bass
• Bill Lloyd – acoustic guitar, 12-string electric guitar
• Bucky Baxter – pedal steel, lap steel, dobro
• Phil Chevron – guitar, vocals
• Neil MacColl – mandolin
• Shane MacGowan – banjo, bodhran
• Jem Finer – banjo
• Sam Bush – mandolin
• Jerry Douglas – dobro
• Ken Moore – synthesizer, organ
• John Barlow Jarvis – piano
• James Fearnley – accordion
• Kelley Looney – bass
• Darryl Hunt – bass
• Andrew Ranken – drums
• Kurt Custer – drums
• Terry Woods – cittern
• Mark O’Connor – violin
• Edgar Meyer – bass violin
• Spider Stacy – tin whistle, vocals
• John Cowan, Maria McKee, Radney Foster – backing vocals
• Chris Birkett – drum programming
• Gary Tallent – arrangements
• The Pogues 
• Telluride 
• Joe Hardy – recording, mixing
• Chris Birkett – recording
• Simon Levy – art direction
• Jeff Morris – design
• June Beard – patch design

Track listing:

All tracks by Steve Earle, except where noted.

1. Copperhead Road
2. Snake Oil
3. Back to the Wall
4. The Devil’s Right Hand – arranged by Garry W. Tallent
5. Johnny Come Lately
6. Even When I’m Blue
7. You Belong to Me
8. Waiting on You – Steve Earle, Richard Bennett
9. Once You Love – Steve Earle, Larry Crane
10. Nothing but a Child