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Item Number: OTP 30002
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Originally released on Moodfood Records, this remixed reissue contains new artwork and bonus tracks.

Whiskeytown: Ryan Adams, Phil Wandscher (vocals, guitar); Caitlin Cary (vocals, violin); Steve Grothman (bass); Eric "Skillet" Gilmore (drums).

Additional personnel: Bob Ricker (pedal steel); Nicholas Petti (pedal steel, banjo, accordion).

Recorded at the Funny Farm, Apex, North Carolina and at Captured Live!, Durham, North Carolina. Includes liner notes by Caitlin Cary.

Personnel: Phil Wandscher, Ryan Adams (vocals, guitar); Caitlin Cary (vocals, violin).

Audio Mixers: Chris Stamey; Tim Harper.

Audio Remixer: Chris Stamey.

Liner Note Authors: Ryan Adams; Caitlin Cary.

Recording information: Captured Live!, Durham, NC; Funny Farm, Apex, NC.

Photographers: Ray Duffy; Ryan Adams; Caitlin Cary.

Much has been made of Whiskeytown's turbulent, short-lived life and the antics and attitude of its lead singer and songwriter Ryan Adams. But all that falls by the wayside with one listen to the alt-country youngsters' 1996 debut FAITHLESS STREET. Though its antecedents are easy enough to trace (Uncle Tupelo, anyone?), FAITHLESS STREET updates the classic country-rock sound with enough grit and sincerity to make it fresh and vital.

In part this vitality comes from Adams's punk rock background: there is enough muscle and DIY attitude here to spawn any number of front-porch alt-country wannabes. But the real weapon is Adams' songwriting, be it the spiraling melancholy of opener "Midway Park," the waltz-time beauty of the title track, or the serious country perfection of "Matrimony." The musicians--with their weeping pedal steel, steady backbeats, and fierce electric guitars (not to mention Caitlin Cary's fine violin and vocals)--are no slouches either. FAITHLESS STREET deserves a place alongside seminal alt-country albums by Uncle Tupelo and the Jayhawks, which is high praise indeed.

Entertainment Reviews:

Q - 9/00, p.135

Included in Q's "Best Alt.Country Albums Of All Time" - "...The last great alt.country album."

Option - 11-12/97, p.138

"...Whiskeytown writes good songs, the kind you might actually find yourself singing. When they aren't pushing the cornpone...their garage-country has the warm glow of familiarity..."

Tracks:


  • 1.Midway Park
  • 2.Drank Like a River
  • 3.Too Drunk to Dream
  • 4.Tennessee Square
  • 5.What May Seem Like Love
  • 6.Faithless Street
  • 7.Mining Town
  • 8.If He Can't Have You
  • 9.Black Arrow, Bleeding Heart
  • 10.Matrimony
  • 11.Excuse Me While I Break My Own Heart Tonight - (bonus track)
  • 12.Desperate Ain't Lonely - (bonus track)
  • 13.Hard Luck Story
  • 14.Top Dollar
  • 15.Lo-Fi Tennessee Mountain Angel (For Kathy Poindexter) - (bonus track)
  • 16.Revenge - (bonus track)
  • 17.Empty Baseball Park - (baseball park sessions)
  • 18.Here's to the Rest of the World - (baseball park sessions)
  • 19.16 Days - (baseball park sessions)
  • 20.Yesterday's News - (baseball park sessions)
  • 21.Factory Girl - (baseball sessions)

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CD Details:

  • Format: CD
  • Genre: Country & Bluegrass
  • Label: Outpost Records
  • Originally Released in: 1996
  • Release Date: September 29, 1998
  • OLDIES.com Sales Rank: 77,903
  • Item Number: OTP 30002
  • UPC: 607703000223
  • Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx); Counts as 1 item for International Shipping.

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