Stones In The Road 30th Anniversary Vinyl 2-LP

Real Gone Music are pleased and proud to take this classic Mary Chapin Carpenter release to the dance with a special 2-LP expanded highlighter yellow vinyl edition that includes an entire bonus side featuring a live performance from 1994, the same year Stones in the Road was released! The accolades and accomplishments of this record include: #1 on the Country charts, Top 10 on the Billboard 200 Pop charts, a #1 Country hit with “Shut Up and Kiss Me,” other charting singles like “Tender When I Want to Be,” “House of Cards,” and “Why Walk When You Can Fly?”, and Grammies for Best Country Album and Best Female Country Vocal Performance. Every song packs its own unique emotional punch, starting with the title tune that was first covered by Joan Baez; the transcendent “John Doe No. 24” and the brilliant “End of My Pirate Days” as firsts among equals on this amazingly consistent and rewarding album. Some credit must be given to the band including drummer Kenny Aronoff, keyboardist Benmont Tench, guitarists Lee Roy Parnell and Steuart Smith, and backing vocalists Trisha Yearwood, Shawn Colvin, and Linda Williams, and Producer John Jennings. But it’s the songwriting that’s the real star: witty, wistful, personal, and REAL. Side D includes the four tracks that came out on the Live at “Her Majesty’s Theatre” EP recorded in London, featuring a version of “Shut Up and Kiss Me,” and it all comes with two printed inner sleeves boasting lyrics. Released on its 30th anniversary.

Track Listing

SIDE 1
1. Why Walk When You Can Fly 
2. House of Cards
3. Stones in the Road
4. A Keeper for Every Flame
5. Tender When I Want to Be

SIDE 2
1. Shut Up and Kiss Me
2. The Last Word
3. The End of My Pirate Days
4. John Doe No. 24

SIDE 3
1. Jubilee
2. Outside Looking In
3. Where Time Stands Still
4. This Is Love

SIDE 4
Live at “Her Majesty’s Theatre,” London, December 4, 1994
1. Shut Up and Kiss Me
2. This Shirt
3. The Last Word
4. Stones in the Road