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Album: Copperhead Road
# Song Title   Time
1)    Copperhead Road More Info...
2)    Snake Oil More Info...
3)    Back To The Wall More Info...
4)    The Devil's Right Hand More Info...
5)    Johnny Come Lately More Info...
6)    Even When I'm Blue More Info...
7)    You Belong To Me More Info...
8)    Waiting On You More Info...
9)    Once You Love More Info...
10)    Nothing But A Child More Info...
 

Album: Copperhead Road
# Song Title   Time
1)    Copperhead Road More Info...
2)    Snake Oil More Info...
3)    Back To The Wall More Info...
4)    The Devil's Right Hand More Info...
5)    Johnny Come Lately More Info...
6)    Even When I'm Blue More Info...
7)    You Belong To Me More Info...
8)    Waiting On You More Info...
9)    Once You Love More Info...
10)    Nothing But A Child More Info...
 
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  • Steve Earle was on a roll in the mid-1980s; crashing onto a dilapidated country scene with his rock-influenced vitality, he turned out three classic albums in three years. His third, COPPERHEAD ROAD, is possibly the most accomplished. Here Earle streamlines his roughneck country-rock sound for maximum impact, and hones his sociopolitical songwriting to balance perfectly with his more personal offerings. The title tune, a tale about a Vietnam-vet drug-runner, was a surprise crossover hit, widening Earle's pop profile. "Devil's Right Hand," another Earle signature tune, is as powerful an anti-gun song as you're likely to hear.
  • Earle was growing musically as well; he's backed by Irish folk-punks the Pogues on "Johnny Come Lately," and by bluegrass supergroup Telluride on "Nothing But a Child," hinting at the eclecticism of his later releases. With COPPERHEAD ROAD definitively proving his consistency, Earle permanently ascended into the upper echelon of American singer/songwriters, leaving the early "country Springsteen" claims behind forever.
Professional Reviews
Rolling Stone (p.86) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Tony Brown's bright heartland-rock production provides a stark contrast to Earle's gritty lyrics....[Earle's] passionate, solo-acoustic delivery of Bruce Springsteen's 'Nebraska' is sublime."

Q (Magazine) (p.121) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he title track and 'The Devil's Right Hand' remain Earle staples..."

Mojo (Publisher) (6/00, p.43) - "...The best of his early albums, characterized by the rock hard 'Devil's Right Hand' and 'Snake Oil'..."

Record Collector (magazine) (p.90) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "Its real strength still lies in the performances of Earle and his band, matching superbly rough-edged musicianship with heartfelt emotion in a way which brings to mind the very different but equally committed matching of Neil Young and Crazy Horse."
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