Guitar Town (song)
Encyclopedia
"Guitar Town" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music artist Steve Earle
. It was released in June 1986 as the second single and title track from the album Guitar Town
. The song reached #7 on both the Billboard
Hot Country Singles & Tracks
chart and the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart. It was Earle's highest peaking song to date on the country charts in both the U.S. and Canada.
magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that Earle "revives the tremolo-laden guitar sound of the early '60s for this song about music and love on the road."
Steve Earle
Stephen Fain "Steve" Earle is an American singer-songwriter known for his rock and Texas Country as well as his political views. He is also a producer, author, a political activist, and an actor, and has written and directed a play....
. It was released in June 1986 as the second single and title track from the album Guitar Town
Guitar Town
Guitar Town is the debut album from singer-songwriter Steve Earle, released on March 5, 1986. It topped the Billboard country album charts, and the title song reached #7 on the country singles charts...
. The song reached #7 on both the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot Country Singles & Tracks
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
chart and the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart. It was Earle's highest peaking song to date on the country charts in both the U.S. and Canada.
Critical reception
Kip Kirby, of BillboardBillboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that Earle "revives the tremolo-laden guitar sound of the early '60s for this song about music and love on the road."
Chart performance
| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks | 7 |
| U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks | 20 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 7 |