Steve Forbert - Streets Of This Town: Revisited (Expanded Edition) '1987/2023

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Steve Forbert began his career as auspiciously as any young artist could have
possibly hoped — a recording contract by the time he was 23, a critically
acclaimed debut record, and a hit single from its follow-up. On the flip side,
in just five years he found himself in record industry limbo when his label
wouldn't release what would have been his fifth album, while at the same time
refusing to free him from his contract. Following a drawn-out legal battle,
Forbert, with the help of E Street Band bassist Garry W. Tallent, returned
nearly six years later with 1988's Streets of This Town. As producer, Tallent
succeeds in capturing Forbert's folk-rock at its best, with just the right mix
of muscle ("Don't Tell Me [I Know]," "Wait a Little Longer"), pop ("Running On
Love," "Perfect Stranger"), and insight ("I Blinked Once," "Search Your Heart").
He also brings a cohesiveness to Forbert's sound that had been lacking since his
first recording. And while there are understandable bits of frustration and
anger throughout, there's also a prevailing feeling of "Hope, Faith and Love" (a
song title), as well as a refreshing sense of perspective. Just the fact that he
kicks things off with the buoyant "Running on Love" and closes with the
beautifully uplifting "Search Your Heart" lets you know that this isn't whiny,
singer/songwriter fodder. At 33, Forbert is wise enough to know that what's done
is done, and the only way to move beyond it is to look forward. Despite a
welcome reception at the time of its release, Streets of This Town never quite
fulfilled the commercial hope set for Steve Forbert back in the late '70s.
Still, it was a strong comeback, and his best since Alive On Arrival was issued
ten years prior. ~ Brett Hartenbach

Tracklist:
1.01 - Steve Forbert - Running On Love (Album Version) (3:36)
1.02 - Steve Forbert - Don't Tell Me (I Know) (Album Version) (3:38)
1.03 - Steve Forbert - I Blinked Once (Album Version) (4:47)
1.04 - Steve Forbert - Mexico (Album Version) (3:32)
1.05 - Steve Forbert - As We Live And Breathe (Album Version) (3:20)
1.06 - Steve Forbert - On The Streets Of This Town (Album Version) (3:43)
1.07 - Steve Forbert - Hope, Faith And Love (Album Version) (3:47)
1.08 - Steve Forbert - Perfect Stranger (Album Version) (3:51)
1.09 - Steve Forbert - Wait A Little Longer (Album Version) (3:50)
1.10 - Steve Forbert - Search Your Heart (Album Version) (4:41)
1.11 - Steve Forbert - They're Out To Break Us (3:48)

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