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Artist | Steve Forbert
Title | Jackrabbit Slim / Alive On Arrival
Genre | Folk/Rock Format | Album
Source | CDDA Time | 130:39
Label | Blue Corn Music Store | 2013
Catalog | BCM 1304 Rip | 2018
Bitrate | 241 kbps Size | 238.39 MB
Freq | 44.1 kHz Encoder | Lame 3.98.4
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CD 1/2 - Jackrabbit Slim (1979)
01. Romeo's Tune 3:31
02. The Sweet Love That You Give (Sure Goes A Long Way) 3:38
03. I'm In Love With You 4:43
04. Say Goodbye To Little Jo 3:57
05. Wait 4:39
06. Make It All So Real 5:54
07. Baby 4:13
08. Complications 3:44
09. Sadly Sorta Like A Soap Opera 3:39
10. January 23-30, 1978 4:24
11. The Oil Song (Session Outtake) (Bonus Track) 6:23
12. Make It All So Real (Alternate Version) (Bonus Track) 6:19
13. Witch Blues (Session Outtake) (Bonus Track) 4:51
14. Oh, Camile (Session Outtake) (Bonus Track) 2:43
15. Smoky Windows (Session Outtake) (Bonus Track) 4:30
16. Poor Boy (Session Outtake) (Bonus Track) 4:06
17. Romeo's Tune (Live At The Palladium NYC, November 1979) 3:49
(Bonus Track)
CD 2/2 - Alive On Arrival (1978)
01. Goin' Down To Laurel 5:00
02. Steve Forbert's Midsummer Night's Toast 2:48
03. Thinkin' 3:27
04. What Kinda Guy 2:35
05. It Isn't Gonna Be That Way 4:56
06. Big City Cat 2:51
07. Grand Central Station, March 18, 1977 4:15
08. Tonight I Feel So Far Way From Home 3:13
09. Settle Down 3:47
10. You Cannot Win If You Do Not Play 4:33
11. It's Been A Long Time (Session Outtake) (Bonus Track) 2:55
12. House Of Cards (Session Outtake) (Bonus Track) 5:24
13. Song For The South (Time's Gonna Take Me Back) (Session 4:13
Outtake) (Bonus Track)
14. Steve Forbert's Moon River (Session Outtake) (Bonus Track) 3:09
15. Lonesome Cowboy Bill's Song (Session Outtake) (Bonus 2:30
Track)
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Anointed 'the new Dylan' upon his recording debut, folk-rock
singer/songwriter Steve Forbert was born in Meridian, Mississippi in 1954.
After learning guitar at age 11, he spent his high-school years playing in
a variety of local bands before quitting his job as a truck driver and
moving to New York City at the age of 21. There, he performed for spare
change in Grand Central Station before working his way up to the Manhattan
club circuit. After signing to Nemperor, Forbert debuted in 1978 with
"Alive On Arrival", which earned critical acclaim for its taut, poetic
lyrics. The follow-up, 1979's "Jackrabbit Slim", was his most successful
outing, reaching the Top 20 on the strength of the hit single "Romeo's
Tune" (allegedly inspired by the late Supreme Florence Ballard).
Given the brutal nature of the music business, it's not really surprising
that singer and songwriter Forbert was generally abandoned by it after his
contract dispute with Nemperor following the release of his self-titled
album in 1982. Due to contract issues, he wasn't allowed to record again
for nearly six years - a death sentence for most artists. It's a familiar
story, but one that is particularly poignant and heartbreaking because ever
since Forbert released the two albums included in this package, 1978's
"Alive On Arrival" and 1979's "Jackrabbit Slim", he has been one of the
most consistent, canny, sophisticated songmen on the planet.
This set is being issued on the 35th anniversary of the former title, a
commemorative edition licensed by Blue Corn Music with a fine, very
personal liner essay from David Wild and great sound. Perhaps what's most
astonishing about these two albums is how timeless they are; as
in-the-moment now as when they were recorded. Had "Jackrabbit Slim" been
released in the 21st century, it would have been a hit on contemporary
country radio effortlessly melding folk, blues, rock, and even R&B. (Keith
Urban cut Forbert's biggest hit - 'Romeo's Tune' - as the opening track for
his 2008 Greatest Hits set.
No matter the labyrinthine nature of Forbert's career, two things remain
constant: his work is consistently excellent and original, and these two
albums stand among the greatest freshman and sophomore releases in pop
history. 1978's "Alive On Arrival" came out of nowhere and revealed a
songwriter in full possession of his gifts, right out of the gate. Just
take a listen to "Goin' Down To Laurel", "It Isn't Gonna Be That Way",
"Tonight I Feel So Far Away From Home", and the rocking closer "You Cannot
Win If You Do Not Play", to see if you agree. "Jackrabbit Slim" is, if
anything, even stronger than its predecessor.
Cut in Nashville with producer John Simon, it's a crystalline view of how
country, folk, pop, and rock - which we now casually refer to as
'Americana' - work together in a balance that is confident and
sophisticated. Forbert understands implicitly what his lyrics and melodies
need to put across, and there isn't anything extra. From "Romeo's Tune" to
"I'm In Love With You", to "Say Goodbye To Little Jo", to "Make It All So
Real", "Sadly Sorta Like A Soap Opera", and "January 23-30 1978", his
writerly (not pretentious) storytelling, sly wit, and an empathy with his
characters, leaves other songwriters - many we celebrate as legend - in the
dust.
Over both discs, there are a slew of session and live bonus tracks that,
all tolled, result in a glorious package that contains 32 tracks. This is
easily one of the best reissues of the year and serves to remind anyone who
ever knew it - and inform those who didn't - that not only is Forbert
special, but that these records are, and will remain, bona fide classics.
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