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Joe Grushecky And The Houserockers -- American Babylon 25th Anniversary Edition
Joe Grushecky And The Houserockers -- American Babylon 25th Anniversary Edition
Label (Cat #): Cleveland International Records (CIR 1040-1)
Format: 2xLP
Country: USA
Release date (Original year): 2022 (1995)
Disc 1:
A1- DARK AND BLOODY GROUND
A2- CHAIN SMOKIN'
A3- NEVER BE ENOUGH TIME
A4- American Babylon
A5- LABOR OF LOVE
B1- WHAT DID YOU DO IN THE WAR
B2- HOMESTEAD
B3- COMIN' DOWN MARIA
B4- TALK SHOW
B5- NO STRINGS ATTACHED

Disc 2:
C1- BILLY'S WALTZ
C2- ONLY LOVERS LEFT ALIVE
C3- Only Lovers Left Alive [Live]
C4- Intro [Live]
C5- WHAT DID YOU DO IN THE WAR [Live]
D1- NEVER BE ENOUGH TIME [Live]
D2- AMERICAN BABYLON [Live]
D3- LIGHT OF DAY [Live]
D4- KEEP A KNOCKIN' [Live]


This expanded 2021 reissue of American Babylon contains the album's original selections (disc 1 tracks 01-12) plus some bonus live recordings (disc 2).

Bruce Springsteen guests on 8 of the album's tracks: CHAIN SMOKIN' (guitars, keyboard, percussion), NEVER BE ENOUGH TIME (guitar), HOMESTEAD (guitar, harmonica, mandolin), DARK AND BLOODY GROUND (guitars, harmony vocals), LABOR OF LOVE (guitars, mandolin), WHAT DID YOU DO IN THE WAR (guitar), BILLY'S WALTZ (mandolin), and ONLY LOVERS LEFT ALIVE (guitar). Two of the tracks are co-written by Springsteen and Grushecky: HOMESTEAD and DARK AND BLOODY GROUND. Bruce Springsteen produced the entire album except the title track.

Bruce Springsteen also guests on 5 of the live tracks, playing guitar and sharing vocals on WHAT DID YOU DO IN THE WAR, NEVER BE ENOUGH TIME, AMERICAN BABYLON, LIGHT OF DAY, and KEEP A KNOCKIN'.

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