Streets of This Town

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Streets of This Town
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Studio album by
Released1988
StudioShorefire, Long Branch, New Jersey
Genre Rock music
Length38:15
Label Geffen
Producer Garry Tallent
Steve Forbert chronology
Steve Forbert
(1982)
Streets of This Town
(1988)
The American in Me
(1992)

Streets of This Town is an album by the American musician Steve Forbert, released in 1988. [1] [2] Streets of This Town was Forbert's first album in six years and his first with Geffen Records. It was produced by Garry Tallent. [3]

Contents

Critical reception

The Gazette wrote that "the choked country twang of Forbert's voice is what imparts life to this material." [4] The Toronto Star noted that "Forbert's still a rigidly stylized performer, still something of a follower and not an innovator ... and still terminally cute and adolescent." [5] Americana UK wrote, "Present within the songs are anger and bitterness but also hope and love with a unique philosophical twist that is uniquely Forbert." [6]

Track listing

All Songs Written by Steve Forbert

  1. "Running on Love" – 3:32
  2. "Don't Tell Me (I Know)" – 3:33
  3. "I Blinked Once" – 5:08
  4. "Mexico" – 3:30
  5. "As We Live and Breathe" – 3:18
  6. "On the Streets of This Town" – 3:39
  7. "Hope, Faith and Love" – 3:41
  8. "Perfect Stranger" – 3:33
  9. "Wait a Little Longer" – 3:45
  10. "Search Your Heart" – 4:38

Personnel

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Steve Forbert

with:

Technical

References

  1. Van Matre, Lynn (July 17, 1988). "Forbert's New Day". Arts. Chicago Tribune. p. 8.
  2. Joyce, Mike (October 1, 1988). "Steve Forbert's Taut Rhythms and Blues". The Washington Post. p. C4.
  3. Duffy, Thom (July 17, 1988). "In the Bin". Calendar. Orlando Sentinel. p. 4.
  4. Lepage, Mark (August 11, 1988). "Forbert's songwriting now matches his twang". The Gazette. p. C15.
  5. Quill, Greg (August 12, 1988). "Streets of This Town Steve Forbert". Toronto Star. p. E18.
  6. "Classic Americana Albums: Steve Forbert 'Streets of This Town' (Geffen, 1988)". Americana UK. Retrieved August 25, 2025.