American Babylon: 25th Anniversary Edition

~ Release by Joe Grushecky & the Houserockers (see all versions of this release, 6 available)

Annotation

This expanded 2021 reissue of American Babylon contains the album’s original selections (disc 1 tracks 01–12), bonus demo recordings of some of the songs (disc 1 tracks 13–15), and live tracks (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 all the album except the title track.

Bruce Springsteen also guests all 3 demo tracks: CHAIN SMOKIN’ (backing vocals and likely guitars, keyboard, percussion), NEVER BE ENOUGH TIME (backing vocals and likely guitar), and ONLY LOVERS LEFT ALIVE (likely guitar).

Bruce Springsteen also guests on 10 of the live tracks, playing guitar and sharing vocals on WHAT DID YOU DO IN THE WAR, CHAIN SMOKIN’, LABOR OF LOVE, NEVER BE ENOUGH TIME, DARK AND BLOODY GROUND, PUMPING IRON, HOMESTEAD, AMERICAN BABYLON, LIGHT OF DAY, and DOWN THE ROAD APIECE.

2021 ℗ & © Cleveland International Records LLC. Made in the USA

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Printed): 8 19376 03422 5
Barcode (Scanned): 819376034225

Annotation last modified on 2022-09-04 17:08 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD
2▼CD: Recorded Live at Nick’s Fat City, Pittsburgh, PA October 1995
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1No Strings Attached (live)
performer:
Joe Grushecky & the Houserockers (in 1995-10)
recorded at:
Nick’s Fat City in Pittsburgh (in 1995-10)
live recording of:
No Strings Attached (in 1995-10)
lyricist and composer:
Joe Grushecky
Joe Grushecky & the Houserockers5:55
2Only Lovers Left Alive (live)
performer:
Joe Grushecky & the Houserockers (in 1995-10)
recorded at:
Nick’s Fat City in Pittsburgh (in 1995-10)
live recording of:
Only Lovers Left Alive (in 1995-10)
lyricist and composer:
Joe Grushecky
Joe Grushecky & the Houserockers5:51
3Bruce Springsteen Intro (live)
guest performer:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1995-10-20)
performer:
Joe Grushecky & the Houserockers (on 1995-10-20)
recorded at:
1995‐10‐20: Nick’s Fat City, Pittsburgh, PA, USA (1995-10-20) (Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers)
recorded at:
Nick’s Fat City in Pittsburgh (on 1995-10-20)
Joe Grushecky & the Houserockers0:50
4What Did You Do in the War (live)
guest performer:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1995-10-20)
performer:
Joe Grushecky & the Houserockers (on 1995-10-20)
recorded at:
1995‐10‐20: Nick’s Fat City, Pittsburgh, PA, USA (1995-10-20) (Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers)
recorded at:
Nick’s Fat City in Pittsburgh (on 1995-10-20)
live recording of:
What Did You Do in the War (on 1995-10-20)
lyricist and composer:
Joe Grushecky
Joe Grushecky & the Houserockers4:02
5Chain Smokin’ (live)
guest performer:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1995-10-20)
performer:
Joe Grushecky & the Houserockers (on 1995-10-20)
recorded at:
1995‐10‐20: Nick’s Fat City, Pittsburgh, PA, USA (1995-10-20) (Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers)
recorded at:
Nick’s Fat City in Pittsburgh (on 1995-10-20)
live recording of:
Chain Smokin’ (on 1995-10-20)
lyricist and composer:
Joe Grushecky
Joe Grushecky & the Houserockers4:35
6Labor of Love (live)
guest performer:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1995-10-20)
performer:
Joe Grushecky & the Houserockers (on 1995-10-20)
recorded at:
1995‐10‐20: Nick’s Fat City, Pittsburgh, PA, USA (1995-10-20) (Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers)
recorded at:
Nick’s Fat City in Pittsburgh (on 1995-10-20)
live recording of:
Labor of Love (on 1995-10-20)
lyricist and composer:
Joe Grushecky
Joe Grushecky & the Houserockers6:33
7Never Be Enough Time (live)
guest performer:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1995-10-20)
performer:
Joe Grushecky & the Houserockers (on 1995-10-20)
recorded at:
1995‐10‐20: Nick’s Fat City, Pittsburgh, PA, USA (1995-10-20) (Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers)
recorded at:
Nick’s Fat City in Pittsburgh (on 1995-10-20)
live recording of:
Never Be Enough Time (on 1995-10-20)
lyricist and composer:
Joe Grushecky
Joe Grushecky & the Houserockers6:35
8Dark and Bloody Ground (live)
guest performer:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1995-10-20)
performer:
Joe Grushecky & the Houserockers (on 1995-10-20)
recorded at:
1995‐10‐20: Nick’s Fat City, Pittsburgh, PA, USA (1995-10-20) (Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers)
recorded at:
Nick’s Fat City in Pittsburgh (on 1995-10-20)
live recording of:
Dark and Bloody Ground (on 1995-10-20)
additional lyricist:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1994)
lyricist:
Joe Grushecky (in 1994)
additional composer:
Joe Grushecky (in 1994)
composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1994)
Joe Grushecky & the Houserockers5:29
9Pumping Iron (live)
guest performer:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1995-10-20)
performer:
Joe Grushecky & the Houserockers (on 1995-10-20)
recorded at:
1995‐10‐20: Nick’s Fat City, Pittsburgh, PA, USA (1995-10-20) (Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers)
recorded at:
Nick’s Fat City in Pittsburgh (on 1995-10-20)
live recording of:
Pumping Iron (on 1995-10-20)
lyricist and composer:
Joe Grushecky
Joe Grushecky & the Houserockers8:36
10Homestead (live)
guest performer:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1995-10-21)
performer:
Joe Grushecky & the Houserockers (on 1995-10-21)
recorded at:
1995‐10‐21: Nick’s Fat City, Pittsburgh, PA, USA (1995-10-21) (Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers)
recorded at:
Nick’s Fat City in Pittsburgh (on 1995-10-21)
live recording of:
Homestead (on 1995-10-21)
additional lyricist:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1993)
lyricist:
Joe Grushecky (in 1993)
additional composer:
Joe Grushecky (in 1993)
composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1993)
Joe Grushecky & the Houserockers4:32
11American Babylon (live)
guest performer:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1995-10-20)
performer:
Joe Grushecky & the Houserockers (on 1995-10-20)
recorded at:
1995‐10‐20: Nick’s Fat City, Pittsburgh, PA, USA (1995-10-20) (Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers)
recorded at:
Nick’s Fat City in Pittsburgh (on 1995-10-20)
live recording of:
American Babylon (on 1995-10-20)
lyricist and composer:
Joe Grushecky
Joe Grushecky & the Houserockers5:19
12Light of Day (live)
guest performer:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1995-10-21)
performer:
Joe Grushecky & the Houserockers (on 1995-10-21)
recorded at:
1995‐10‐21: Nick’s Fat City, Pittsburgh, PA, USA (1995-10-21) (Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers)
recorded at:
Nick’s Fat City in Pittsburgh (on 1995-10-21)
live cover recording of:
Light of Day (on 1995-10-21)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1983)
version of:
Just Around the Corner to the Light of Day
Joe Grushecky & the Houserockers feat. Bruce Springsteen7:18
13Down the Road Apiece (live)
guest performer:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1995-10-20)
performer:
Joe Grushecky & the Houserockers (on 1995-10-20)
recorded at:
1995‐10‐20: Nick’s Fat City, Pittsburgh, PA, USA (1995-10-20) (Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers)
recorded at:
Nick’s Fat City in Pittsburgh (on 1995-10-20)
live cover recording of:
Down the Road Apiece (on 1995-10-20)
lyricist and composer:
Don Raye
publisher:
Leeds Music Corp., MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Joe Grushecky & the Houserockers feat. Bruce Springsteen6:17

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