Steve Forbert Jackrabbit Slim Alive on Arrival 40th Anniversary New CD Presale

Steve Forbert Jackrabbit Slim Alive on Arrival 40th Anniversary New CD

***** This is a preorder for a new release CD that is not yet released. The release date for this item is 14-08-26. This item will be shipped from our Melbourne Warehouse within 5 days of the release date *****

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2020 two disc set with Alive on Arrival and Jackrabbit Slim, plus bonus tracks on each disc.

"Released in 1979, Jackrabbit Slim, Forbert's follow-up to his 1978 debut Alive On Arrival, was the album that introduced the Mississippi-born performer to a wide audience. "Romeo's Tune," provided the impetus for that. In an era which tended to favor New Wave sounds, Forbert's eloquently romantic song managed to break through for a #11 spot on the pop charts. That brought people to the rest of Jackrabbit Slim, earning Forbert a loyal following among fans of intelligent, heartfelt singer-songwriter output." - American Songwriter "Listening to the earnest folksiness of his debut, it's hard to imagine Forbert tramping about the mean streets of New York City and dropping in to play at CBGB. Steve Burgh's production adds welcome punch to the recordings, but Forbert's guitar, harmonica and vocals retain a folk-singer's intimacy in front of the guitar, bass, drums, piano and organ. Incredibly, both albums were recorded live-in-the-studio with no overdubs, an impressive feat for a road-seasoned band, but even more so for a young artist's initial studio work. The recording method pays additional dividends in the completeness of the bonus tracks; as complete as the original albums have always felt, the bonus tracks assimilate easily and must have been tough to omit at the time." - No Depression

1 Disc 1 Goin' Down to Laurel 2 Steve Forbert's Midsummer Night's Toast 3 Thinkin' 4 What Kinda Guy? 5 It Isn't Gonna Be That Way 6 Big City Cat 7 Grand Central Station, March 18, 1977 8 Tonight, I Feel So Far Away from Home 9 Settle Down 10 You Cannot Win If You Do Not Play 11 It's Been a Long Time 12 House of Cards 13 Song for the South (Time's Gonna Take Me Back) 14 Steve Forbert's Moon River 15 Lonesome Cowboy Bill's Song 16 Disc 2 Romeo's Tune 17 The Sweet Love That You Give 18 I'm in Love with You 19 Say Goodbye to Little Jo 20 Wait 21 Make It All So Real 22 Baby 23 Complications 24 Sadly Sorta Like a Soap Opera 25 January 23-30, 1978 26 The Oil Song 27 Witch Blues 28 Oh Camile 29 Smoky Windows 30 Poor Boy 31 Romeo's Tune (Recorded Live at the Palladium, NYC, November 1979)