Sex & Gasoline

Sex and Gasoline
Studio album by Rodney Crowell
Released	September 2, 2008
Recorded	July 25, 2007 - October 12, 2007
Genre	Americana
Label	Work Song/Yep Roc
Producer	Joe Henry
Rodney Crowell chronology
The Outsider (2005) Sex and Gasoline (2008)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Rolling Stone

Sex and Gasoline is the thirteenth studio album of Rodney Crowell. The album peaked at number 38 on country album charts and 35 on the independent album chart and was nominated for a Grammy award in the category of Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album.

It is made up of entirely original Crowell compositions and its tracks are described by Allmusic as "accessible and jagged observations on the conflicting poles in what it means to be a conscious human being who struggles with unconscious urges." Allmusic.com compares Crowell's vocals on the album to those of Bob Dylan.

Track listing

All songs were written by Rodney Crowell.

1. "Sex and Gasoline" - 4:28
2. "Moving Work of Art" - 4:30
3. "The Rise and Fall of Intelligent Design" - 4:28
4. "Truth Decay" - 4:30
5. "I Want You #35" - 3:31
6. "I've Done Everything I Can" - 5:34
7. "Who Do You Trust" - 4:08
8. "The Night's Just Right" - 3:51
9. "Funky and the Farm-Boy" - 4:08
10. "Forty Winters" - 4:43
11. "Closer to Heaven" - 5:20

Personnel

• Jay Bellerose - percussion, drums
• Doyle Bramhall II - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Rodney Crowell - acoustic guitar, vocals
• Sally Dworsky - vocals
• Phil Everly - vocals
• Niki Haris - background vocals
• Joe Henry - vocals, Producer
• Greg Leisz - acoustic guitar, dobro, mandolin, pedal steel, electric guitar, mandocello, lap steel guitar
• Jean McClain - background vocals
• David Piltch - electric bass, upright bass
• Patrick Warren - piano, chamberlin, pump organ

Chart performance

Chart (2008)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	38
U.S. Billboard Independent Albums	35