The Low Highway
Studio album by
Steve Earle
ReleasedApril 16, 2013
GenreCountry
LabelNew West
ProducerSteve Earle, Ray Kennedy
Steve Earle chronology
I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive
(2011) 		The Low Highway
(2013) 		Terraplane
(2015)

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]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
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.

  1. "The Low Highway" – 3:59
  2. "Calico County" – 2:59
  3. "Burnin' It Down" – 2:57
  4. "That All You Got?" – 3:00
  5. "Love's Gonna Blow My Way" (Earle, Lucia Micarelli) – 2:49
  6. "After Mardi Gras" (Earle, Lucia Micarelli) – 4:04
  7. "Pocket Full of Rain" – 3:15
  8. "Invisible" – 4:19
  9. "Warren Hellman's Banjo" – 1:47
  10. "Down the Road Pt. II" – 2:36
  11. "21st Century Blues" – 3:40
  12. "Remember Me" – 4:35

Personnel

Musicians

Production

Artwork

Chart performance

Chart (2013) Peak
position
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

References

  1. ^ Dave Walker (June 22, 2011). "Today in 'Treme': Steve Earle exit interview, NOLA.com". The Times-Picayune. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
  2. ^ a b Martin Chilton (April 18, 2013). "Steve Earle, The Low Highway, album review". The Telegraph. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
  3. ^ Matt Bjorke (April 24, 2013). "Country Album Chart News For April 24, 2013: Blake Shelton On Top, The Band Perry, Brad Paisley Follow; Four New Albums Debut". Roughstock.
  4. ^ "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on February 11, 2015.
  5. ^ "The Low Highway by Steve Earle & the Dukes (& Duchesses)". Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  6. ^ Jurek, Thom. The Low Highway - Steve Earle, Steve Earle & the Dukes (& Duchesses) at AllMusic. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
  7. ^ Jim Beviglia (April 3, 2013). "Steve Earle & The Dukes and Duchesses: The Low Highway". American Songwriter. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
  8. ^ a b Neil Spencer (April 14, 2013). "Steve Earle: The Low Highway – review". The Guardian. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
  9. ^ Jody Rosen (April 22, 2013). "Steve Earle & the Dukes (and Duchesses) The Low Highway Album Review". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
  10. ^ "56th Annual GRAMMY Awards Winners & Nominees". The Recording Academy. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
  11. ^ "Steve Earle | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
  12. ^ "Steve Earle Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  13. ^ "Steve Earle Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
  14. ^ "Steve Earle Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard.
  15. ^ "Steve Earle Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
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