"Guitar Town" | ||||
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Single by Steve Earle | ||||
from the album Guitar Town | ||||
B-side | ""Little Rock 'N' Roller" | |||
Released | June 2, 1986 | |||
Genre | country rock, rockabilly [1] | |||
Length | 2:33 | |||
Label | MCA | |||
Songwriter(s) | Steve Earle | |||
Producer(s) | Emory Gordy Jr., Tony Brown | |||
Steve Earle singles chronology | ||||
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"Guitar Town" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Steve Earle. It was released in June 1986 as the second single and title track from the album Guitar Town. The song reached number 7 on both the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart. [2] It was Earle's highest-peaking song to date on the country charts in both the U.S. and Canada. The album version mentions a " Jap guitar", which the radio edit changes to "cheap guitar".
Kip Kirby, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that Earle "revives the tremolo-laden guitar sound of the early '60s for this song about music and love on the road." [3]
The music video was directed by Gerry Wenner and premiered in mid-1986.
Chart (1986) | Peak position |
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US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard) [4] | 7 |
Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 7 |