Heartbreaker’ the debut solo studio album by Ryan Adams, which was hailed as a modern classic on its release in September 2000, is being re-released on a 4LP/DVD (180g vinyl) Deluxe edition. The album, which has been remastered by original producer Ethan Johns, will come in a deluxe box set that features the 15 song album in all its glory plus demos and unreleased outtakes from this landmark record by one of rock music’s most prolific and charismatic stars. The package will also include a DVD featuring a film of the legendary New York show at the Mercury Lounge in October 2000 and a glossy booklet of rare and unseen photos and Ryan Adams ephemera with an essay written by producer, friend and collaborator Ethan Johns.
‘Heartbreaker’ was recorded over fourteen days at Woodland Studios in Nashville. The band featured Ryan Adams on guitars, vocals, piano and harmonica, Ethan Johns on bass and drums, bluegrass stalwarts Dave Rawlings and Gillian Welch on guitars and backing vocals, and Pat Sansone on keyboards, with guest vocals from Emmylou Harris, Kim Richey and Alison Pierce.