Just an American Boy

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Just An American Boy
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Live album by
ReleasedSeptember 9, 2003
RecordedLive Somewhere in North America by Matt Svobodny & Eric Ambel except; "Time You Waste" recorded and mixed at Room & Board by Ray Kennedy
Genre Country, Country rock
Label Artemis Records
Producer the Twangtrust
Steve Earle chronology
Together at the Bluebird Café
(1997)
Just An American Boy
(2003)
Live From Austin, TX
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Just An American Boy is a live album by Steve Earle. The album was released in 2003.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Steve Earle unless otherwise noted.

  1. "Audience Intro" - 0:28
  2. "Amerika V. 6.0 (The Best We Can Do)" - 4:37
  3. "Ashes to Ashes" - 4:08
  4. "Paranoia [Monologue]" - 1:28
  5. "Conspiracy Theory" - 4:23
  6. "I Remember You" - 3:10
  7. "Schertz, Texas [Monologue]" - 2:51
  8. "Hometown Blues" - 3:52
  9. "The Mountain" - 5:38
  10. "Pennsylvania Miners [Monologue]" - 1:08
  11. "Harlan Man" - 3:29
  12. "Copperhead Road" - 6:28
  13. "Guitar Town" - 2:42
  14. "I Oppose the Death Penalty [Monologue]" - 0:46
  15. "Over Yonder (Jonathan's Song)" - 4:19
  16. "Billy Austin" - 6:54
  17. "Audience Intro" - 0:24
  18. "South Nashville Blues" - 3:00
  19. "Rex's Blues/Ft. Worth Blues" - 6:56 (Townes Van Zandt)
  20. "John Walker's Blues" - 3:29
  21. "Jerusalem" - 4:07
  22. "The Unrepentant" - 6:55
  23. "Christmas in Washington" - 10:32
  24. "Democracy [Monologue]" - 1:51
  25. "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding" - 3:39 (Nick Lowe)
  26. "Time You Waste" - 3:41 (Justin Earle)

Personnel

The Bluegrass Dukes are:

Chart performance

Chart (2003)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums43
U.S. Billboard Independent Albums35

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