The Low Highway
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| Studio album by Steve Earle | ||||
| Released | April 16, 2013 | |||
| Genre | Country, rock | |||
| Label | New West | |||
| Producer | Steve Earle, Ray Kennedy | |||
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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]
Contents
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 78/100[5] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [6] |
| American Songwriter | [7] |
| The Guardian | [8] |
| Rolling Stone |  [9] |
| The Telegraph | [2] |
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
Credits
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 |
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- ↑ http://www.metacritic.com/music/the-low-highway/steve-earle-the-dukes-duchesses
- ↑ Jurek, Thom. The Low Highway - Steve Earle, Steve Earle & the Dukes (& Duchesses) at AllMusic. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
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- ↑ "Steve Earle | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart
- ↑ "Steve Earle – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Steve Earle.
- ↑ "Steve Earle – Chart history" Billboard Top Country Albums for Steve Earle.
- ↑ "Steve Earle – Chart history" Billboard Folk Albums for Steve Earle.
- ↑ "Steve Earle – Chart history" Billboard Independent Albums for Steve Earle.
