Tom Russell discography

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Tom Russell discography
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Tom Russell August 22, 2008 at Club Passim in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Studio albums29
Live albums2
Compilation albums11
Video albums3
EPs3
Singles9
Tribute albums1

Tom Russell is an American singer-songwriter. His discography consists of 29 studio albums, 3 live albums, 11 compilations, 3 videos, 3 EPs, 9 singles and 1 tribute album. In addition, his compositions have been featured on a number of albums by other artists.

Contents

Studio recordings

YearAlbumLabelNotes
1976Ring of BoneDemo / End Of The Trailwith Patricia Hardin
1978Wax Museumwith Patricia Hardin
1984Heart on a SleeveEdsel
1987Road to Bayamon Philo Tom Russell Band
1989Poor Man's Dream
1991Hurricane Season
Cowboy Real
1993Box of Visions
Hillbilly Voodoo Stony Plain with Barrence Whitfield
1994Cowboy Mambo ESD
1995The Rose of the San Joaquin HighTone / Shout!
1997The Long Way AroundHighTone
Song of the West
1999The Man from God Knows Where
2000All Around These Northern TownsNorske GramTom Russell Band - released in Norway
2001BorderlandHighTone / Shout!
2003Modern Art
2004Indians Cowboys Horses Dogs
2005Hotwalker
2006Love and Fear
2009One to the Heart, One to the HeadScarlet Letter / Scarlet Letter Recordswith Gretchen Peters
Blood and Candle SmokeShout!
2011Mesabi
2014Midway To Bayamonlost tapes 1985-87 plus a 1992 live track
2015 The Rose of Roscrae
2017Play One More: The Songs of Ian & Sylvia True North With two bonus tracks performed by Ian & Sylvia
2017Folk HotelFronteraAlso a book with lyrics, art, and short stories.
2018Old Songs Yet To SingFronteraEarly classics re-recorded with guitarist Andrew Hardin.
2019October in the Railroad EarthFronteraRelease date: March 15, 2019.

Live albums

YearAlbumLabelNotes
2007Lost Angels Of LyonFronteraTom Russell band recorded May 18th, 1987 in Lyon France
2013Aztec JazzFronterawith The Norwegian Wind Ensemble

Compilation albums

YearAlbumLabelNotes
1993Beyond St. Olav's Gate 1979 - 1992Round Towerculled from albums released between 1979 and 1992
1996Tom Russell & Patricia Hardin: The Early YearsEdsel
2002Museum of Memories 1972–2002Dark Angel / VillagePreviously unreleased rarities
2005Raw Vision: The Tom Russell Band 1984-1994Philo
2008Veterans Day: The Tom Russell AnthologyHighTone / Shout!
2010Cowboy'd All To Hell [1] Frontera
2013Museum of Memories Vol. 2 (1973–2013) [2] FronteraPreviously unreleased rarities
2014Tonight We RideFrontera
2014The Western YearsRockbeatculled from albums released between 1999 and 2006
2015Hilly Voodoo & Cowboy MamboRockbeatwith Barrence Whitfield - compilation of two albums plus bonus tracks
2016Gunpowder Sunsets: The Tom Russell Anthology 2Frontera

Videos

YearTitleLabelNotes
2005Hearts on the LineHightonedocuments 2004 cross-Canada train trip and performances
2008Mano a ManoCanyon Productionsdocuments songwriting workshop with Ian Tyson at the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko, Nevada
2011Don't Look DownFronteradocumentary by Tom and Nadine Russell and Eric Temple

EPs

YearAlbumLabelTracks
2004Tonight We RideHighTone"Tonight We Ride" / "Old Cheyenne" / "John Wesley Harding" / "Osceola's Last Words" / "Crucifix In A Death Hand / Carmelita"
2006The Pugilist At 59"The Pugilist At 59" / "Stealing Electricity" / "Ash Wednesday" / "Red Dirt Girl" / "Tower Of Song"
2006Who's Gonna Build Your Wall?"Who's Gonna Build Your Wall?" / "California Snow" / "Across The Borderline" / "What We Talk About, When We Talk About Love" / "The Other Side Of Crazy"

Singles

YearSingleCAN CountryAlbumLabel
1982"Gallo De Cielo" / "Wise Blood"End Of The Trail
1986"Road to Bayamon" / "Shut Out The Light"
1988"Home Before Dark" / "I'm On Fire"83Road to BayamonPhilo
1989"Walkin' on the Moon"62Poor Man's Dream
1990"Blue Wing"36
"Heart of a Working Man"48
1991"Spanish Burgundy"48
"Claude Dallas" / "St. Olav's Gate"48Cowboy RealSonet
1992"Black Pearl"35Hurricane SeasonPhilo

Guest singles

YearSingleArtistCAN CountryAlbum
1990"Thrown to the Wolves" Sylvia Tyson 43You Were on My Mind

Tribute albums

YearAlbumLabelNotes
2007The Wounded Heart of America [3] HighTone / Shout!

As primary artist/contributor

As composer

1979–1995

1996 – present

As producer

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References

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