The Low Highway
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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 garnered generally positive critical response. Neil Spencer (of The Guardian) wrote, Earle's "playing is immaculate and the songcraft admirable".[3] The song "Invisible" was nominated for Best American Roots Song at the 56th Grammy Awards.[4]
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [5] |
| American Songwriter | [6] |
| The Guardian | [3] |
| Rolling Stone |  [7] |
| The Telegraph | [2] |
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
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.
- ^ a b Neil Spencer (April 14, 2013). "Steve Earle: The Low Highway – review". The Guardian. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
- ^ "56th Annual GRAMMY Awards Winners & Nominees". The Recording Academy. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
- ^ Thom Jurek. "The Low Highway - Steve Earle, Steve Earle & the Dukes (& Duchesses)". 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.
- ^ Jody Rosen (April 22, 2013). "Steve Earle & the Dukes (and Duchesses) The Low Highway Album Review". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 9, 2014.