I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive (album)

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I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive is a 2011 Steve Earle album, produced by T-Bone Burnett. The included song, "This City", was originally written for the David Simon show Treme and appears on its soundtrack. It was nominated for a Grammy in 2011 for "Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media". Earle originally wrote the tracks "God is God" and "I am a Wanderer" for Joan Baez's Day After Tomorrow album.

Earle has said that the title for the album was inspired by the Hank Williams song of the same name which is available as a bonus track in iTunes. Earle also wrote a novel with the same title.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Steve Earle, except Track 12 on the iTunes version

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Waitin' on the Sky"	3:28
2.	"Little Emperor"	2:58
3.	"The Gulf of Mexico"	4:15
4.	"Molly-O"	3:20
5.	"God Is God"	3:59
6.	"Meet Me in the Alleyway"	4:25
7.	"Every Part of Me"	2:51
8.	"Lonely Are the Free"	3:23
9.	"Heaven or Hell"	3:26
10.	"I Am a Wanderer"	2:53
11.	"This City"	2:44

Track listing - iTunes Only

All tracks are written by Steve Earle, except Track 12

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive"	Fred Rose	2:37
13.	"The Making Of I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive, Pt. 1"		9:21
14.	"The Making Of I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive, Pt. 2"		9:21

Chart performance

Chart (2011)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	4
U.S. Billboard 200	24
U.S. Billboard Top Independent Albums	4
U.S. Billboard Top Rock Albums	7
Canadian Albums Chart	17