Track Listing 1. "This America, Man." - David Simon/Ed Burns 2. Way Down in the Hole - Blind Boys Of Alabama 3. "Why Would Anyone Ever Wanna Leave Baltimore?" - David Simon 4. Oh My God - Michael Franti/Spearhead 5. Dance My Pain Away - Rod Lee 6. My Life Extra - DJ Technics 7. "The King Stay the King." - David Simon 8. Way Down in the Hole - The Neville Brothers 9. "We Used to Make S*** in This Country." - George Pelecanos 10. Sixteen Tons - The Nighthawks 11. Assume the Position - Lafayette Gilchrist 12. "What the F*** Did I Do?" - David Simon 13. Step by Step - Jesse Winchester 14. I Walk on Gilded Splinters - Paul Weller 15. Fast Train - Solomon Burke 16. Body of an American, The - The Pogues 17. "All the Pieces Matter." - David Simon 18. Efuge Efuge - Stelios Kazantzidis 19. "Omar Comin'!" - Ed Burns 20. Way Down in the Hole - Domaje 21. "If It's a Lie, Then We Fight on That Lie." - David Simon 22. Projects - Tyree Colion 23. "Later For That Gangsta B*******." - David Simon 24. Ayo - Bossman 25. Analyze - Sharpshooters 26. "Wars End." - David Simon 27. Unfriendly Game - Masta Ace/Stricklin 28. What You Know About Baltimore - Ogun/Phathead 29. Jail Flick - Diablo 30. Life, The Hood, The Streetz, The - Mullyman 31. "an Act of Daily Journalism." - David Simon 32. I Feel Alright - Steve Earle 33. Way Down in the Hole - Tom Waits 34. "You Remember That One Day Summer Past?" - George Pelecanos 35. Fall, The - Blake Leyh/Andre Burke
| Details | | Playing Time: | 79 min. | | Distributor: | WEA (Distributor) | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes Along with the more concise, hip-hop-oriented BEYOND HAMSTERDAM, 2008's AND ALL THE PIECES MATTER presents music from the lauded HBO TV series THE WIRE, a complex drama that focuses on life in urban Baltimore. Among the many tracks on this eclectic collection, which draws from all five seasons of the show, are multiple versions of Tom Waits's "Down in the Hole," the program's opening theme. While the Waits original dazzles with its fire and brimstone, the Five Blind Boys of Alabama give the song a warm, Southern gospel veneer and teen vocal group DoMaJe impart a contemporary R&B vibe on its rendition. Other highlights include Solomon Burke's soulful "Fast Train" and Steve Earle's rootsy "I Feel All Right."
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