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