Ed Bruce - Set Me Free (1997/2021) [Hi-Res]

Ed Bruce (1939-2021) is kind of a cult figure among country aficionados, a smooth-voiced, soft spoken singer-songwriter who hit his commercial peak in the early 1980s, and then sort of edged out of show business just as the neo-trad movement started to heat up. He was an original 'Fifties rockabilly singer, cutting a couple of singles for Sun Records during their post-Elvis phase. Then he moved to Nashville and started plugging away as a songwriter, recording his own albums intermittently, but with only middling success in the charts for the better part of two decades. When he did hit, he hit big, writing and recording classics such as "Mamas, Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys" and "This Is The Last Cowboy Song," both of which fell into the orbit of outlaw megastars Waylon & Willie. Bruce's own records started to top the charts as well, but, as is often the case, his fortunes crested back down as fast as they went up, and Ed Bruce became an artist that few of today's country fans know about, but many older fans deeply cherish. In the 1990s, his son, Trey Bruce, emerged as an up-and-coming songwriter and producer, working closely in particular with neo-traditionalist Trace Adkins.

Tracklist:
01. Ed Bruce - Set Me Free (02:49)
02. Ed Bruce - Halleluja, I Love Her So (02:55)
03. Ed Bruce - July 12th, 1939 (04:54)
04. Ed Bruce - She Even Woke Me up to Say Goodbye (02:39)
05. Ed Bruce - Behind Closed Doors (03:04)
06. Ed Bruce - Another Place, Another Time (06:04)
07. Ed Bruce - King of the Road (02:23)
08. Ed Bruce - No Money Down (03:25)
09. Ed Bruce - Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town (02:38)
10. Ed Bruce - Hoppy's Gone (02:15)