'Dead Man Walking' Reborn With Live DVD

November 10, 2005, 12:00 AM ET

Jonathan Cohen, N.Y.
Columbia/Legacy has set a Feb. 7 release date for an expanded edition of the soundtrack to the film "Dead Man Walking," first issued in 1996. The new edition features a previously unreleased studio version of "Dead Man" recorded last year by Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder; the song was written for the original soundtrack but wound up instead as the B-side to the Pearl Jam single "Off He Goes."

"Dead Man Walking" features contributions from Bruce Springsteen, Tom Waits, Johnny Cash, Patti Smith and Vedder with Pakistani vocalist Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, among others. It will be bolstered with a DVD taped at Not in Our Name: Dead Man Walking -- The Concert, which was held March 29, 1998, at Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium.

That show was highlighted by performances from Vedder and Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament, Ani DiFranco, Lyle Lovett, Waits and Earle. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan had passed away between the release of the soundtrack and the concert, so his vocal parts on "The Long Road" and "The Face of Love" were sung live by his nephew, Rahat.

Susan Sarandon won the best actress Oscar for her portrayal of Sister Helen Prejean in "Dead Man Walking," on which her book of the same name was based. Springsteen's title track was nominated for best original song.

Here is the track list for "Dead Man Walking: Legacy Edition":


Disc one:
"Dead Man Walking," Bruce Springsteen
"In Your Mind," Johnny Cash
"Woman on the Tier (I'll See You Through)," Suzanne Vega
"Promises," Lyle Lovett
"The Face of Love," Eddie Vedder and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
"The Fall of Troy," Tom Waits
"Quality of Mercy," Michelle Shocked
"Dead Man Walking (A Dream Like This)," Mary Chapin Carpenter
"Walk Away," Tom Waits
"Ellis Unit One," Steve Earle
"Walkin' Blind," Patti Smith
"The Long Road," Eddie Vedder and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Disc two (DVD, taped March 29, 1998):
"Ellis Unit One," Steve Earle
"Promises," Lyle Lovett
"L.A. County," Lyle Lovett
"Lungs," Lyle Lovett with Steve Earle
"Crime for Crime," Ani DiFranco
"Up up up up up up," Ani DiFranco
"Fuel," Ani DiFranco
"Walk Away," Tom Waits
"Gun Street," Tom Waits
"The Fall of Troy," Tom Waits
"Goin' Out West," Tom Waits
"Yesterday Is Here," Tom Waits
"Trouble," Eddie Vedder
"Dead Man Walking," Eddie Vedder with Jeff Ament
"The Long Road," Vedder, Ament, Rahat Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Dilder Hussein, John Densmore, David Robbins
"The Face of Love," Vedder, Ament, Rahat Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Dilder Hussein, John Densmore, David Robbins
"The Ballad of Billy Austin," Steve Earle

HERE IS THE LINK:http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001477166

That's awesome! Nice find

that is awesome.. can't wait for it to be released now..

Ben

sweet

wow, a re-issue that has more than one new song. thats pretty rare.

That March 29, 1998 show is one of my all-time favorite short sets by PJ. Awesome.

agreed, this is incredible news! ed sounded incredible during this set !!!

Am i blind or just missing something here. The article states that a new version Of Ed's Dead Man will be on the audio disc correct? I don't see it on the tracklisting. Just on the live DVD. Btw, that version of Trouble is the best one.

Oh crap, another CD on the to-buy list.

I don't understand... Where does the DVD come into that? Is it meant to be three discs? I'm suprisingly confused...

Oh hang on, the soundtrack is disc one, and disc two is a nice little add on?

I've never even seen the film though... Although, I have heard people rave over Ed's performances here...

But that article says Ed didnt perform with Nusrat, but his nephew. On the listing however, he performs with Nusrat...

Bah... My mind won't work

Sweet Mutha this an awesome find

Can't wait for the release day, great idea to re-release it with the DVD!

Eddie performed with Nusrat on the soundtrack, which came out in 1995(6?). The DVD is a live concert from 3/29/98, where Eddie and Jeff performed 2 songs with Nusrat's nephew Rahat.

oh hell yeah

I'm more excited about the Tom Waits stuff on the DVD than anything else, but yeah, the Eddie stuff will be cool too.

SUCH A FUCKING BEAUTIFUL SHOW!

A friend of mine has the green lyric sheet that Eddie and Ani held when singing Innocent When You Dream/Sleep for the finale... I'm kinda bummed that that's not on the dvd.

I've been waiting for this to surface for over 7 years, I'm coming out of my skin with excitement!

debra

I understood it the same way as you did. Anybody know for sure?

The new edition features a previously unreleased studio version of "Dead Man" recorded last year by Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder; ( So I would think this implies a new version on the audio disc, which is seperate from the live DVD, yet it does not mention it on the tracklisting of Disc One)

I was confused by that statement and the abscense of Dead man from the tracklisting too. So will it be on the audio-disc and will it be different to the versions on Lost Dogs and Off he goes?