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2007 studio album by Steve Earle
Washington Square Serenade is the 12th studio album by American singer-songwriter Steve Earle , released in 2007. The album features the singer's wife Allison Moorer on the track "Days Aren't Long Enough," and the Brazilian group Forro in the Dark on the track "City of Immigrants." The track "Way Down in the Hole," written by Tom Waits , was used as the opening theme song for the fifth and final season of the HBO series The Wire , on which Earle played a recurring character named Walon . The album was released on September 25, 2007, on New West Records . In February 2008 it won a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album .[7]
Track listing [ edit ]
All songs written by Steve Earle unless otherwise noted.
"Tennessee Blues" – 2:39
"Down Here Below" – 4:02
"Satellite Radio" – 4:09
"City of Immigrants" – 4:18
"Sparkle and Shine" – 3:12
"Come Home to Me" – 3:47
"Jericho Road" – 3:36
"Oxycontin Blues" – 2:54
"Red is the Color" – 4:19
"Steve's Hammer (for Pete)" – 3:15
"Days Aren't Long Enough" (Earle, Allison Moorer ) – 3:01
"Way Down in the Hole " (Tom Waits ) – 2:55
Personnel [ edit ]
Musicians [ edit ]
Steve Earle - vocals , guitar , mandolin , bouzouki , banjo , harmonica , tambura , harmonium
Allison Moorer - vocals
John Medeski - organ , electric piano , mellotron , harmonium
Jeremy Chatzky - acoustic , electric bass
John Spiker - electric bass
Marty Beller - drums
Patrick Earle - percussion
Forro in the Dark :
"The Downtown Proletariat Choir ":
Patrick Earle, John King, Noah Goldstein, Josh Wilbur, Lee Foster, Charlie Stavish, Paul Bannister, Collin Hart, Petey
Production [ edit ]
Produced and mixed by John King
Recorded at Electric Lady Studios , New York City
Mixed at The Nest, Hollywood, California
Engineered by Josh Wilbur & Tom Camuso
Assisted by Noah Goldstein
Programming by Andrew Clark & John Spiker
Logistics - Patrick Earle
"Pro Tools Therapy" - Ray Kennedy
Mastered - Jim Demain at Yes Master Studios
Assisted by Alex McCollough
Artwork [ edit ]
Cover artwork by Tony Fitzpatrick
Photos by Ted Barron
Design by Dawn Hancock for Firebelly Design
Chart performance [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ "Washington Square Serenade by Steve Earle" . Retrieved 1 October 2016 .
^ AllMusic review
^ Robin Denselow, Review: Steve Earle - Washington Square Serenade , Guardian Unlimited , September 28, 2007
^ Pitchfork Media review
^ Robert Christgau , Review: Steve Earle - Washington Square Serenade , Rolling Stone , October 4, 2007
^ Robert Hughes, Review: Steve Earle - Washington Square Serenade , Uncut
^ Dickens, Tad (2008-04-08). "A different world for Steve Earle" . The Roanoke Times . Retrieved 2018-08-28 .
^ "Steve Earle Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved May 7, 2021.
^ "Steve Earle Chart History (Top Country Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved May 7, 2021.
^ "Steve Earle Chart History (Independent Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved May 7, 2021.
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