Jesse Winchester - Learn To Love It / Let The Rough Side Drag (2012)

 

Label: Edsel Records
Genre: Folk, Blues, Pop Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Year Of Release: 2012
Total Time: 01:10:10

 

Tracklist:

 

Learn To Love It 1974
01. Wake Me 02:26
02. Every Word You Say 01:58
03. How Far To The Horizon 02:18
04. L'air De La Louisiana 02:20
05. Mississippi You're On My Mind 03:29
06. Third Rate Romance (Russell Smith) 03:39
07. Defying Garvity 02:43
08. Tell Me Why You Look Like Roosevelt (Traditional) 02:54
09. Pharaoh's Army 01:18
10. Laisse Les Bons Temps Rouler 02:36
11. The End Is Not In Sight (Russell Smith) 02:40
12. You Can't Stand Up Alone (Martha Carson) 02:04

 

Let The Rough Side Drag 1976
13. Let The Rough Side Drag 02:40
14. Damned If You Do 03:27
15. Step By Step 03:02
16. Lay Down Your Burden 04:13
17. Everybody Knows But Me 02:58
18. Blow On Chilly Wind 02:32
19. Working In The Vineyard 02:48
20. How About You 04:09
21. It Takes More Than A Hammer And Nails To Make A House A Home (Aaron Schroeder, David Hill) 04:36
22. As Soon As I Get On My Feet 03:16
23. The Only Show In Town 02:31
24. The Brand New Tennessee Waltz (Reprise) 03:31

 

Digitally remastered two-fer containing a pair of albums from the gifted songwriter. Learn to Love It (1974) features four covers, alongside two Winchester songs in Canadian French, while Let the Rough Side Drag (1976) includes a revisiting of perhaps his best-known song, 'Brand New Tennessee Waltz', as well as 'Step By Step', which was used over the montage that ended series one of the Wire. The booklet features all the lyrics and extensive annotation by Alan Robinson. Edsel.

 

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