The Low Highway
The Low Highway | ||||
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Studio album by Steve Earle | ||||
Released | April 16, 2013 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Label | New West | |||
Producer | Steve Earle, Ray Kennedy | |||
Steve Earle chronology | ||||
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The Low Highway is the 15th studio album by singer-songwriter Steve Earle, released in 2013. The album features two songs co-written by Earle and Lucia Micarelli: "Love's Gonna Blow My Way", "After Mardi Gras". Two songs from the album, "After Mardi Gras" and "That All You Got?", are featured in the HBO TV Series Treme.[1][2]
The album debuted at No. 12 on Top Country Albums, and No. 39 on Billboard 200, selling 11,000 copies in the first week.[3] It has sold 42,000 copies in the US as of February 2015.[4]
Reception
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Metacritic | 78/100[5] |
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The album garnered generally positive critical response. Neil Spencer of The Guardian wrote, Earle's "playing is immaculate and the songcraft admirable".[8]
The song, "Invisible", was nominated for Best American Roots Song at the 56th Grammy Awards.[10]
Track listing
All songs written by Steve Earle unless otherwise noted.
- "The Low Highway" – 3:59
- "Calico County" – 2:59
- "Burnin' It Down" – 2:57
- "That All You Got?" – 3:00
- "Love's Gonna Blow My Way" (Earle, Lucia Micarelli) – 2:49
- "After Mardi Gras" (Earle, Lucia Micarelli) – 4:04
- "Pocket Full of Rain" – 3:15
- "Invisible" – 4:19
- "Warren Hellman's Banjo" – 1:47
- "Down the Road Pt. II" – 2:36
- "21st Century Blues" – 3:40
- "Remember Me" – 4:35
Personnel
Musicians
- Steve Earle – guitar, mandolin, banjo, piano and vocal
- Allison Moorer – piano, organ, accordion, harmonium and vocal
- Chris Masterson – guitar, pedal steel guitar
- Eleanor Whitmore – fiddle, baritone fiddle, mandolin and the thing
- Kelley Looney – upright bass and electric bass
- Will Rigby – drums, percussion
- Siobhan Kennedy
Production
- Produced by Steve Earle and Ray Kennedy
- Recorded, mixed and mastered by Ray Kennedy at Ben's Studio and Room and Board - Nashville, Tennessee
- Additional mastering for vinyl by George Ingram at NRP - Nashville, Tennessee
- Assistant engineer - Leslie Richter
Artwork
- Cover artwork by Tony Fitzpatrick
- Design by Paul Moore
- Photos by Ted Barron
Chart performance
Chart (2013) | Peak position |
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UK Albums (OCC)[11] | 30 |
US Billboard 200[12] | 39 |
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[13] | 12 |
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[14] | 4 |
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[15] | 10 |
References
- ^ Dave Walker (June 22, 2011). "Today in 'Treme': Steve Earle exit interview, NOLA.com". The Times-Picayune. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
- ^ a b Martin Chilton (April 18, 2013). "Steve Earle, The Low Highway, album review". The Telegraph. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
- ^ Matt Bjorke (April 24, 2013). "Country Album Chart News For April 24, 2013: Blake Shelton On Top, The Band Perry, Brad Paisley Follow; Four New Albums Debut". Roughstock.
- ^ "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on February 11, 2015.
- ^ "The Low Highway by Steve Earle & the Dukes (& Duchesses)". Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ Jurek, Thom. The Low Highway - Steve Earle, Steve Earle & the Dukes (& Duchesses) at AllMusic. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
- ^ Jim Beviglia (April 3, 2013). "Steve Earle & The Dukes and Duchesses: The Low Highway". American Songwriter. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
- ^ a b Neil Spencer (April 14, 2013). "Steve Earle: The Low Highway – review". The Guardian. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
- ^ Jody Rosen (April 22, 2013). "Steve Earle & the Dukes (and Duchesses) The Low Highway Album Review". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
- ^ "56th Annual GRAMMY Awards Winners & Nominees". The Recording Academy. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
- ^ "Steve Earle | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
- ^ "Steve Earle Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
- ^ "Steve Earle Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
- ^ "Steve Earle Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard.
- ^ "Steve Earle Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
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- Guitar Town
- Exit 0
- Copperhead Road
- The Hard Way
- Train a Comin'
- I Feel Alright
- El Corazón
- The Mountain (with the Del McCoury Band)
- Transcendental Blues
- Jerusalem
- The Revolution Starts Now
- Washington Square Serenade
- Townes
- I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive
- The Low Highway
- Terraplane
- Colvin & Earle (with Shawn Colvin)
- Ghosts of West Virginia
- J.T.
- Jerry Jeff
- Early Tracks
- Essential Steve Earle
- Ain't Ever Satisfied: The Steve Earle Collection
- The Devil's Right Hand: An Introduction to Steve Earle
- Sidetracks
- 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Steve Earle
- Shut Up and Die Like an Aviator
- BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert
- Together at the Bluebird Café (with Guy Clark and Townes Van Zandt)
- Just an American Boy
- Live from Austin, TX
- Live at Montreux 2005
- "What'll You Do About Me"
- "A Little Bit in Love"
- "Hillbilly Highway"
- "Guitar Town"
- "Someday"
- "Goodbye's All We've Got Left"
- "Nowhere Road"
- "Sweet Little '66"
- "Copperhead Road"
- "Six Days on the Road"
- "Devil's Right Hand"
- "When You Fall in Love"
- "Sometimes She Forgets"
- "Galway Girl"