Steve Earle - Washington Square Serenade [Digipak]

Artist:

Earle, Steve

See Also:

Presley, Elvis Beatles (The) Williams, Hank

Description:

Personnel include: Steve Earle (banjo); John Medeski (electric piano); Jeremy Chatzky (acoustic bass); John Spiker (electric bass); Marty Beller (drums); Petey, Charlie Stavish, The Downtown Proletariat Choir, Noah Goldstein, Lee Foster, Paul Bannister, Collin Hart, John King, Patrick Earle, Josh Wilbur (background vocals).
Additional personnel: Allison Moorer (vocals); Smokey Hormel (baritone guitar); Jorge Continentino (bamboo flute); Davi Viera (triangle); John Refosco (unknown instrument); Forro In The Dark.
Recording information: Electric Lady Studios, New York, New York.
Alt-country king Steve Earle documents some major life changes on WASHINGTON SQUARE SERENADE. In the time between this album and its 2004 predecessor, Earle married singer-songwriter Allison Moorer, and the Texas-bred Nashville rebel moved to New York`s Greenwich Village (hence the album title). These alterations are represented by the songs here, including odes to Earle`s new home town and love ballads presumably written for Moorer.
The album marks a turning point on the sonic level as well. Earle, who says Moorer likened his usual old-school production techniques to civil war re-enactments, enlisted L.A.`s Dust Brothers (of Beastie Boys and Beck fame) to help update his methods. While SERENADE is far from hip-hop, there are some subtle electronic touches amid the rampant rootsiness, and there`s more cut-and-paste cerebralism than garage-rock gusto to the arrangements. It all adds up to one small step for Earle, and if not one giant leap for 21st-century Americana, then certainly a lengthy stride.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Tennessee Blues
2. Down Here Below
3. Satellite Radio
4. City of Immigrants - (with Forro In The Dark)
5. Sparkle and Shine
6. Come Home to Me
7. Jericho Road
8. Oxycontin Blues
9. Red Is the Color
10. Steve`s Hammer - (For Pete)
11. Day`s Aren`t Long Enough - (with Allison Moorer)
12. Way Down in the Hole

Album Information

Release Date:

09/25/2007

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Country

Subgenre:

Progressive Country

Label:

New West Records

Producer:

John King

Catalog Number:

NW6128

Original Release Year:

2007

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

42 : 7

Guest Artist:

Forro In The Dark; Allison Moorer

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