‘Heartbreaker’ the debut solo studio album by Ryan Adam has been remastered by original producer Ethan Johns and comes in a deluxe box set that features the 15 song album in all its glory plus demos and unreleased outtakes from this landmark record by one of rock music’s most prolific and charismatic stars. The package will also include a never before seen DVD featuring a film of the legendary New York show at the Mercury Lounge in October 2000 and a glossy booklet of rare and unseen photos and Ryan Adams ephemera with an essay written by producer, friend and collaborator Ethan Johns.
‘Heartbreaker’ was recorded over fourteen days at Woodland Studios in Nashville. The band featured Ryan Adams on guitars, vocals, piano and harmonica, Ethan Johns on bass and drums, bluegrass stalwarts Dave Rawlings and Gillian Welch on guitars and backing vocals, and Pat Sansone on keyboards, with guest vocals from Emmylou Harris, Kim Richey and Alison Pierce.
LP 1
Side A
1. (Argument with David Rawlings concerning Morrissey)
2. To Be Young (is to be sad, is to be high) (original album remastered)
3. My Winding Wheel (original album remastered)
4. AMY (original album remastered)
Side B
1. Oh My Sweet Carolina (original album remastered)
2. Bartering Lines (original album remastered)
3. Call Me On Your Way Back Home (original album remastered)
4. Damn, Sam (I love a woman that rains) (original album remastered)
LP 2
Side A
1. Come Pick Me Up (original album remastered)
2. To Be The One (original album remastered)
3. Why Do They Leave? (original album remastered)
4. Shakedown On 9th Street (original album remastered)
Side B
1. Don’t Ask For The Water (original album remastered)
2. In My Time Of Need (original album remastered)
3. Sweet Lil’ Gal (23rd/1st) (original album remastered)
LP 3
Side A
1. Hairdresser On Fire (outtake from original album session/PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED)
2. To Be Young (is to be sad, is to be high) (outtake from original album session/PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED)
3. Petal In A Rainstorm (outtake from original album session/PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED)
4. War Horse (outtake from original album session/PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED)
5. Oh My Sweet Carolina (outtake from original album session/PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED)
Side B
1. Come Pick Me Up (outtake from original album session)
2. Punk Jam (outtake from original album session/PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED)
3. When The Rope Gets Tight (alt) (outtake from original album session/PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED)
4. When The Rope Gets Tight (outtake from original album session)
5. Goodbye Honey (bonus track from original release)
6. In My Time Of Need (outtake from original album session/PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED)
LP 4
Side A
1. Bartering Lines (demo)
2. Come Pick Me Up (demo)
3. To Be The One (demo)
4. Don’t Ask For The Water (demo)
5. In My Time Of Need (demo)
Side B
1. Goodbye Honey (demo)
2. Petal In A Rainstorm (demo)
3. War Horse (demo)
4. Locked Away (unreleased outtake from original album session)
DVD
Filmed live at The Mercury Lounge (New York, NY) on October 20, 2000.
1. Oh My Sweet Carolina
2. Gimme Sunshine
3. To Be Young (is to be sad, is to be high)
4. AMY
5. Call Me On Your Way Back Home
6. Just Like A Whore
7. Wonderwall
8. Damn, Sam (I love a woman that rains)
9. Sweet Lil’ Gal (23rd/1st)
10. Come Pick Me Up
11. My Winding Wheel
