Hard Times on Easy Street

Hard Times on Easy Street is a 1987 album by country singer David Lynn Jones. It was his first release. Willie Nelson's version of "Living in the Promiseland" was a number one hit in 1986. "High Ridin' Heroes" is a duet with Waylon Jennings. The album produced four singles: "Bonnie Jean (Little Sister)", "High Ridin' Heroes", "The Rogue", and "Tonight in America".

Hard Times on Easy Street
Studio album by David Lynn Jones
Released	1987
Genre	Country
Length	37:11
Label	Mercury
Producer	David Lynn Jones Richie Albright Mick Ronson
David Lynn Jones chronology
Hard Times on Easy Street (1987) Wood, Wind and Stone (1990)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

All songs written by David Lynn Jones; "Tonight in America" co-written by Jimmy Everett.[2]

1. "Bonnie Jean (Little Sister)" – 3:20
2. "High Ridin' Heroes" – 3:13
3. "Home of My Heart" – 3:52
4. "The Rogue" – 4:10
5. "No Easy Way Out" – 5:02
6. "Living in the Promiseland" – 3:47
7. "Tonight in America" – 3:39
8. "Valley of a Thousand Years" – 3:26
9. "Hard Time on Easy Street" – 3:08
10. "See How Far We've Come" – 3:56

Personnel

Musicians

• Cleo Anderson
• Tim Atwood
• Jesse Boyce
• Charlie Chalmers
• Bobby Emmons
• Ray Flacke
• Rob Hajacos
• Jim Horn
• David Humphreys
• George Leo Jackson
• Wayne Jackson
• David Lynn Jones
• Kieran Kane
• Ben Keith
• Billy Earl McClelland
• Terry McMillan
• Johnny Neel
• Larry Paxton
• Mick Ronson
• Willie Weeks
• Bobby Wood
• Roy Yeager

Strings

• Grace Bahng
• Elaine Boda
• David Davidson
• Rosemary Harris
• Connie Heard
• Edgar Meyer
• Mary K. Parker
• Kris Wilkinson

Background vocals

• Lynn Anderson
• Brenda Barnett
• Sandra Chalmers
• Charlie Chalmers
• David Lynn Jones
• Monique Moman
• Donna McElroy
• JoAnn Neal
• Mentor Williams

Technical'

• Richie Albright – production
• Don Cobb – assistant engineering
• Jim Gaines – engineering
• David Lynn Jones – production
• Edgar Meyer – string arrangements
• Wayne Neuendorf – engineering
• Gary Paczosa – assistant engineering
• Eric Paul – assistant engineering
• Denny Purcell – mastering
• Mick Ronson – production

References

1. Owens, Thom. "Hard Times on Easy Street review". Allmusic. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
2. Hard Times on Easy Street (LP jacket). David Lynn Jones. Mercury Records. 1987. 832 518 1.CS1 maint: others (link)