it’s time for EARLY CHURCH – Week #18 and the 1st session of autumn

EARLY CHURCH focuses on the ‘early years’ of Eric Church’s career, the 2006 ‘Sinners Like Me’ album, and the 2009 ‘Carolina’ Capital-Nashville effort.

Chocked-full of tasty song writing nuggets that may not have garnered radio hits like his most recent singles, but would certainly define his climb from obscurity from small clubs & venues to a major touring powerhouse delivering record-breaking attendance records, not to mention attracting a very loyal fan base who he himself is very loyal to as well.

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This week, it’s TRACK #5 from the ‘Carolina’ album, “Longer Gone” .
(E. Church – Stephanie Chapman 3:08)

Track Listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length

1. “Ain’t Killed Me Yet” Eric Church – Deric Ruttan 3:22
2. “Lotta Boot Left to Fill” E. Church – Jeremy Spillman 3:24
3. “Young and Wild” E. Church – Spillman 3:15
4.“Where She Told Me to Go” E. Church – Casey Beathard 4:48
5.>>>>> “Longer Gone” E. Church – Stephanie Chapman 3:08
6. “Love Your Love the Most” E. Church – Michael P. Heeney 2:50
7. “Smoke a Little Smoke” E. Church – Jeff Hyde Driver Williams 3:11
8. “Without You Here” E. Church – Brandon Church – Spillman 2:42
9. “You Make It Look So Easy” E. Church 4:15
10. “Carolina” E. Church 4:39
11. “Hell on the Heart” E. Church – Ruttan – Spillman 2:44
12. “Those I’ve Loved” E. Church – Brett Beavers 5:03

Total length: 46:57

 [THROWBACK VIDEO]

Eric Church & Stephanie Chapman - Longer Gone
Eric Church at The Rutledge during 2009 CMA Music Fest. The second of three shows at The Rutledge was "Deconstructed". Eric's cowriters joined him on stage and sang the songs they cowrote together. Stephanie Chapman sings this one that she cowrote.

[LYRICS]

"Longer Gone"

Honey, honey
Honey you still prey on my mind
I tried thumbin', freight train jumpin'
Baby nothin' leaves you behind

So I jump up, find me a mountain
Shake of the sheep I been countin'
Chase that sun 'til it runs out of sky
And if your memory's still too strong
I'll keep movin' on and get longer gone

Now there are those who
Swear that I belong in a padded room
Cause I can't sleep, baby you keep
Creepin' up like the light of a crescent moon

So I jump up, find me a mountain
Shake of the sheep I been countin'
Chase that sun 'til it runs out of sky
And if your memory's still too strong
I'll keep movin' on and get longer gone

It would be easy if I never loved you
Found someone new
But until I do

So I jump up, find me a mountain
Shake of the sheep I been countin'
Chase that sun 'til it runs out of sky
And if your memory's still too strong
I'll keep movin' on and get longer gone

Honey, honey
Honey you still prey on my mind