Digitally remastered and expanded two cd edition of steve forbert s 1979 gold album jackrabbit slim. Jackrabbit slim produced by john simon, who once manned controls for the bandnails a grand sound that still lets forbert s brilliant narratives shine through. Although jackrabbit slim was steve forbert s bestselling album, containing his only top 40 hit, romeos tune, and his only other chart single, say goodbye to little jo, it took nemperor formerly part of cbs, now part of sony 17 years to put it out on cd on september 3, 1996. Find steve forbert discography, albums and singles on allmusic allmusic. He is best known for his song romeos tune, which reached no. Stream jack rabbit slim by steve forbert and tens of millions of other songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited. Singersongwriter steve forbert hailed from mississippi, but came to new york in the 70s, which at the time was still the home of a vital folk scene. It sounds as good as it did before, thanks both to forbert s excellent songwriting also included. Find steve forbert discography, albums and singles on allmusic. On his second record, jackrabbit slim steve nailed a song he had been working on for a long time.
Album jackrabbit slim alive on arrival 35th anniversary. Steve forbert, like nick lowe and southside johnny, is an artist i have enormous fondness. The song, although dedicated to the memory of florence ballard on the sleeve of the album jackrabbit slim, is not about supremes singer ballard who died in 1976. Come by and pick up a copy of the special 40thanniversary vinyl edition of steve s classic album jackrabbit slim. Recorded at quadrophonic sound, nashville mixed at cbs recording studios, new york and at quadrophonic sound, nashville printed in holland printed inner sleeve barcode and other identifiers. It includes his biggest hit single, romeos tune, which peaked at no. Eventually he generated enough buzz to score a record deal, getting tagged as one in a line of new dylans for his raspy voice and lyrical folkrock approach.
Little stevie orbit was seen as a disappointment at the time of its release because it did not generate a hit single on the order of romeos tune, and thus failed to consolidate the commercial success steve forbert had achieved with his second album, jackrabbit slim. Jackrabbit slim by steve forbert 201021 steve forbert. Good time charlies got the blues written by danny okeefe, road canon music llcwarnertamerlane publishing corp bmi video by thomas parr listen to steve forbert. The opening track, romeos tune which became steve s greatest hit and a genuine top 40 attraction propelled this album to gold status. In retrospect, however, it is a spirited, rollicking collection on which forbert sounds increasingly comfortable fronting a. The front cover of jackrabbit slim encourages such comparisons with its simplicity. Steve forbert download all folk songs steve forbert. Provided to youtube by virtual label llc goin down to laurel steve forbert steve forbert alive on arrival. Jackrabbit slim alive on arrival 35th anniversary edition steve forbert. At around this time critics hailed forbert as the new bob dylan because of a similar vocal timbre and thoughtful songwriting. Jz 36191 on the labels and at the top of the spine.
You are swept along by the i cant contain myself vocal and the surging melody. Listen now go unlimited start your 30day free trial. Steve forbert jackrabbit slim alive on arrival 35th anniversary edition. Forbert notes dark bluepurple epic labels with script logo. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Most popular songs and chords of steve forbert yalp.
Forbert even appeared opposite cyndi lauper in her music video for girls just wanna have fun. Romeos tune explodes with dizzying exuberance and joy. Forbert s tribute to jimmie rodgers, any old time, was nominated for a 2004 grammy in the best traditional folk category. Download the qobuz apps for smartphones, tablets and computers, and listen to your purchases wherever you go. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. Alive on arrival, jackrabbit slim 35th anniversary edition. Steve forbert jackrabbit slim vinyl mp3 album download. His debut album, alive on arrival, did fairly well, but his second scored him a bona. First pressings included a bonus onesided 7inch single of the oil song. Steve has been incredibly prolific over the years, and each of his albums and shows is different. Steve forbert born samuel stephen forbert, december, 1954 in meridian, mississippi is an american singersongwriter. This set includes a remastered version of the original album and a bonus cd of session outtakes and live tracks. The best of steve forbert 1993 young, guitar days 2001 rock while i can rock. One of forberts most beloved albums, jackrabbit slim includes his hit single romeos tune.
Listen online 12 songs from live in lexington 2014 steve forbert. Jackrabbit slim is the second album by singersongwriter steve forbert. Romeos tune by steve forbert, released 16 march 2020 singersongwriter steve forbert had his first major hit in 1979 when he was only 25 years old, shortly after moving to new york city from his hometown of meridian, miss where he had been working as a truck driver thirtyplus years later, hes still writing acclaimed songs and has released 14 studio albums, including a grammynominated. Digitally remastered and expanded two cd edition of steve forberts 1979 gold album jackrabbit slim. Listen free to steve forbert jackrabbit slim romeos tune, the sweet love that you give and more. Jackrabbit slim, released the following year hot on the heels of its predecessor. You can buy latest album compromised 2015 steve forbert. Forbert recently played fan favorites from jackrabbit slim with his band the new renditions at the siriusxm studio for outlaw country and is set to embark on an east coast tour in january. Alive on arrivaljack rabbit slim steve forbert allmusic. Singersongwriter steve forbert had his first major hit in 1979 when he was only 25 years old, shortly after moving to new york city from his hometown of meridian, miss where he had been working as a truck driver thirtyplus years later, hes still writing acclaimed songs and has released 14 studio albums, including a grammynominated tribute to another.
Jackrabbit slim alive on arrival 35th anniversary edition. Provided to youtube by virtual label llc romeos tune steve forbert steve forbert jack rabbit slim. As a result, he had one kidney removed, received chemotherapy and today is cancer free. Steve forbert releases limited edition remastered vinyl. Provided to youtube by the orchard enterprises goin down to laurel steve forbert jackrabbit slim alive on arrival 35th anniversary edition. And that speaks of his greatness more than anything can. Recording success vaulted steve onto a broader musical stage, touring the u. Here you can buy and download music mp3 steve forbert.
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