Earle is joined on the album by his backing band The Dukes, and he recorded the project in Austin. Along with the 12 tracks of So You Wanna Be An Outlaw, a deluxe edition will include four additional iconic songs from the Outlaw era: “Ain’t No God in Mexico” by Billy Joe Shaver, “Sister’s Coming Home”/”Down at the Corner Beer Joint” and “The Local Memory” by Willie Nelson, and “Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way” by Waylon Jennings.
“I was out to unapologetically ‘channel’ Waylon as best as I could,” Earle says about the album. “This record was all about me playing on the back pick-up of a ’66 Fender Telecaster on an entire record for the first time in my life.”
No, that’s not a pickup truck Earle is referring too, it’s the hot twang first evidenced in Bakersfield country, and adopted by the Outlaws in the 70’s when they reigned supreme. So You Wanna Be An Outlaw will be released June 16th via Warner Bros. Records, and Steve will launch a summer tour in support of the album.
TRACK LIST:
- “So You Wannabe an Outlaw” (feat. Willie Nelson)
- “Lookin’ for a Woman”
- “The Firebreak Line”
- “News From Colorado”
- “If Mama Coulda Seen Me”
- “Fixin’ to Die”
- “This Is How It Ends” (feat. Miranda Lambert)
- “The Girl on the Mountain”
- “You Broke My Heart”
- “Walkin’ in LA” (feat. Johnny Bush)
- “Sunset Highway”
- “Goodbye Michelangelo”
Deluxe Edition bonus tracks:
- “Ain’t No God in Mexico” (Billy Joe Shaver)
- “Sister’s Coming Home”/”Down at the Corner Beer Joint” (Willie Nelson)
- “The Local Memory” (Willie Nelson)
- “Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way” (Waylon Jennings)
