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Various Artists
Heartworn Highways
Genres: Country, Folk, Pop, Soundtracks

Track Listings (23) - Disc #1
1. L.A. Freeway - Clark, Guy
2. "...That's a Lightnin' Lick..." [Dialogue]
3. Ohoopee River Bottomland - Wilson, Larry Jon
4. That Old Time Feeling - Clark, Guy
5. "...People Condemn Whiskey..." [Dialogue]
6. Waitin' Round to Die - VanZandt, Townes
7. I Still Sing the Old Songs - Coe, David Allan
8. Desperadoes Waiting for a Train - Clark, Guy
9. Bluebird Wine - Crowell, Rodney
10. Alabama Highway - Young, Steve [1]
11. Pancho and Lefty - VanZandt, Townes
12. Texas Cookin' - Clark, Guy
13. Charlie's Place (Gamble's Story)
14. The Black Label Blues - Rogers, James G.
15. "...These Guards All Drive Cadillacs! " [Dialogue]
16. River - Coe, David Allan
17. One for the One - Haitt, John
18. Darlin' Commit Me - Earle, Steve
19. Ballad of Laverne and Captain Flint - Clark, Guy
20. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry - Williams, Hank [1]
21. Mercenary Song - Earle, Steve
22. Elijah's Church - Earle, Steve
23. Silent Night - Traditional

CD Details

All Artists: Various Artists
Title: Heartworn Highways
Members Wishing: 4
Total Copies: 0
Label: HACKTONE RECORDS
Original Release Date: 1/1/2006
Re-Release Date: 3/14/2006
Album Type: Original recording remastered, Soundtrack
Genres: Country, Folk, Pop, Soundtracks
Styles: Americana, Contemporary Folk, Singer-Songwriters
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 826663745726

Synopsis

Product Description

'Heartworn Highways' is your seat at that dinner table, listening in as these troubadours pour earnest confessions through strings and voice. In particular, Guy Clark's naked performances dominate the collection, his plaintive heartache searing through 'LA Freeway' and landing right in your lap on the classic 'Desperadoes Waiting for a Train,' in a stripped-bare version that drills straight to the well of tears at the song's core. Equally moving is the bleak, dusty balladry of Townes Van Zandt on 'Waiting Around To Die,' performed in his wood-paneled kitchen for an audience of two his girlfriend and his blacksmith neighbor. 'It's the first song I ever wrote, by the way,' Van Zandt explains before launching into the haunting tune, which eventually leads his neighbor to tears. Featuring the very first recordings of Steve Earle, John Hiatt, and Rodney Crowell, and stirring whiskey-soaked performances by Clark, Van Zandt, Steve Young, David Allan Coe, and others, 'Heartworn Highways' raises the spirit of true roots music, representing a slice of Americana musical history and a generous tip of the ol' cowboy hat to its pioneers.

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CD Reviews

Old School - Texas Style

B. Lane | New York, New York USA | 04/16/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"you can almost smell the whiskey, beer and dust when these great Texas neo-traditionalists spin tales of love, heart-ache and BBQ!

These are the second generation outlaws (after Willie, Waylon, et al) that sent Nashville a select digit by writing fine song instead of the glossy turds thay were (still) producing."

Never seen the movie? Not a problem!

David Mandau | Takoma Park, MD | 04/04/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I personally have never seen Heartworn Highways (though that's gonna change soon), but that hasn't stopped me from playing this CD over and over again. If you like your music honest and direct, live and real, then this album is for you. This fascinating look at Steve Earle, Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark, John Hiatt, and DAC in their youthful prime is not to be missed.

Essential."

Scraggy country

J. Skrzynski | 07/17/2006

(4 out of 5 stars)

"The intimate feeling of this recording makes for a unique experience. The soft ballads, thumping harmonies and silly between-song banter all fuse into a wonderful downhome jam session, except it's not your home. You just get to pretend it is. Some of the songs get a little cheesy, but others, like Blueberry Wine, are light-hearted sing alongs perfect for a summer day."

Music this amazing should be illegal

Ryan Winkleman | CA | 10/27/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Once in a very great while there comes an album whose sheer beauty leaves you speechless after you've experienced it. "Heartworn Highways" is one of those albums. If you're reading this then you should already know that it is the companion CD (the liner notes point out that it is NOT a soundtrack) to the film of the same name, which documents the country revivalist/outlaw country movement in Austin and Nashville during the 1970s. This album collects music taken from the feature presentation, along with music from the extra features on the DVD. Presented here are performances from Guy Clark, Townes Van Zandt, Steve Young, Steve Earle, David Allan Coe, Gamble Rogers, John Hiatt, and Rodney Crowell. Each song is a work of songwriting and performance genius, and each one is lovingly restored and remastered from the original analog tapes for unbelievable sound quality. Put this disc into a surround sound system and listen to the instrumentation come alive around you. It's easy to say that a given recording makes you feel "as if you're there(!)," but this one truly does give that impression. The sound quality is so pristine that you will never listen to modern digitized recordings the same way again. I guarantee it.

What this album is is a permanent capture of a special moment in time. All performances were recorded during December 1975 and January 1976. Country music has changed since then and many of these people have gone their separate ways from the community that is presented here. But on this disc, that community, that vital group that revolutionized music, is here forever for us to enjoy. The most amazing tracks are the ones where several musicians are collaborating. At the end of the disc is a series of tracks taken from an informal jam session at the Clark house from Christmas Eve 1975. It is truly incredible that these songs were got on tape, as this sort of thing will never happen again. These people dared to challenge music into going truly back to the basics; sitting with an acoustic guitar and telling real stories through songs, without all the extraneous additions that can obstruct things along the way.

Simply put, this is a magical piece of music. As I said, every song is excellent, and every performance of it is amazing. I listen to rock, country, folk, blues, soul, pop, classical, opera, and a bit of funk, and let me tell you: this is probably the best set of music in my entire collection, in songwriting, sound quality, packaging, and the obvious amount of love that went into putting this album together. It is absolutely amazing, every track. Do yourself a favor and pick up a copy, preferably a CD copy instead of iTunes, because the booklet has a track-by-track commentary. You will weep for how far music has fallen. At least the majority of these guys are still alive and recording."