1 CD with 40-page booklet, 24 tracks, playing time 76:33 minutes

An outlaw pioneer's best work? un-reissued on CD until now.
Soulful songs and rock 'n' roll attitude - a sharp contrast to the sterility of today's country music.
Include classic hits, such as The Ride and Mona Lisa's Lost Her Smile, as well as a duet with George Jones.
Every CD has previously unissued bonus tracks.
Essential listening for everyone who loves Waylon, Willie, and the '70s outlaws.

And now we continue our ongoing exploration of the unjustly overlooked David Allan Coe catalog. A life-long renegade, Coe has been one of the most colorful and unpredictable characters in country music? or any music. An outlaw pioneer, he didn't score many big hits, although he wrote several big hits for others? including Would You Lay With Me In A Field Of Stone and Take This Job And Shove It. He was also incredibly prolific: during thirteen years with Columbia Records, he released almost two LPs a year. Here, we focus on the years 1982-1985.

'Rough Rider' and 'DAC' come from 1982 and the mostly self-composed songs chart Coe's tempestuous life during this time. As David Allan Coe himself says,'Here's another chapter in the never-ending romance of David Allan Coe's life.' Based in Florida, he was not only writing enough great songs to fill two LPs, but a book about his prison experience (and how to survive prison? if you happen to be there). Coe himself provides detailed song-by-song commentaries, mapping the words to his life.

Track Listing

• Pouring Water On A Drowning Man
• What Made You Change Your Mind
• Ice Cold Love
• Now I Lay Me Down To Cheat
• Rough Rider
• Take Time To Know Her
• Time After Time
• Forever And Never
• Headed For The Country
• Meanwhile Back In Memphis
• Looking In The Mirror
• Lyin' Comes So Easy To Your Lips
• The Last Time She'll Leave Me This Time
• I Gave Up (On Trying To Get Over You)
• Voices
• She Loved The Leavin' Out Of Me
• I'll Never Regret Loving You
• It's A Sad Situation
• Those Low Down Blues
• Whiskey, Whiskey (Take My Mind)
• Plus:
• Couples
• Would You Be My Lady
• David's Blues
• Free Born Ramblin' Man

Additional Details

Label: Bear Family Records

Genre: Pop/Rock

Run Time: 77 mins

Release Date: 01/02/07

UPC: 4000127161260