Low Estate

Low Estate
Studio album by 16 Horsepower
Released	1997
Recorded	Dockside Studios, Lafayette, Louisiana
Genre	Country rock neo-gothic
Length	50:09
Label	A&M
Producer	John Parish
16 Horsepower chronology
Sackcloth 'n' Ashes (1996) Low Estate (1997) Secret South (2000)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
The Phantom Tollbooth
NME

Low Estate is the second full-length album by 16 Horsepower. Released in 1997, only a year after Sackcloth 'n' Ashes, it drew heavily upon compositions pre-dating the band's first album.

Track listing

1. "Brimstone Rock" (Edwards/16 Horsepower) – 4:29
2. "My Narrow Mind" (Edwards/16 Horsepower) – 2:59
3. "Low Estate" (Edwards/16 Horsepower) – 4:10
4. "For Heaven's Sake" (Edwards/16 Horsepower) – 4:54
5. "Sac of Religion" (Edwards/Norlander/16 Horsepower) – 3:28
6. "The Denver Grab" (Edwards/Norlander/16 Horsepower) – 5:03
7. "Ditch Digger" (Edwards/16 Horsepower) – 3:22
8. "Pure Clob Road" (Edwards/16 Horsepower) – 3:43
9. "Phyllis Ruth" (Edwards/16 Horsepower) – 4:36
10. "Black Lung" (Edwards/16 Horsepower) – 2:26
11. "Dead Run" (Edwards/16 Horsepower) – 3:20
12. "Golden Rope" (Edwards/16 Horsepower) – 4:15
13. "Hang My Teeth on Your Door" (Norlander/16 Horsepower) – 2:36

Charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)	93

Personnel

• David Eugene Edwards – Vocals, Banjo, Guitar, Hurdy-gurdy, Concertina
• Jeffrey-Paul Norlander – Back-up Vocals, Fiddle, Cello, Organ
• Jean-Yves Tola – Drums, Percussion, Piano
• Pascal Humbert – Bass guitar, Bass fiddle, Guitar
• John Parish – Additional Percussion, Organ, Guitar, Xylophone
• Steve Taylor – Guitar on "Phyllis Ruth"

Trivia

• John Parish was thought of as a producer for the album because the band was impressed with his work on Dance Hall at Louse Point.
• The album was also released in a French Version and a "Nouvelle Version" with slightly different track lists. Most notably, the Nouvelle Version also included a rendition of the Gun Club song "Fire Spirit" and Marly/d'Astier composition "The Partisan", both with the participation of Bertrand Cantat, as well as a re-recording of "Coal Black Horses", originally featured on the 16 Horsepower EP.