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Released
  
September 2, 2008

Sex and Gasoline (2008)
  
Old Yellow Moon (2013)

Release date
  
2 September 2008

Genre
  
Americana

Label
  
Work Song/Yep Roc

Artist
  
Rodney Crowell

Producer
  
Joe Henry

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Recorded
  
July 25, 2007 - October 12, 2007

Nominations
  
Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album

Similar
  
Rodney Crowell albums, Americana albums

Sex and Gasoline is the thirteenth studio album of Rodney Crowell. The album peaked at number 38 on country album charts and 35 on the independent album chart and was nominated for a Grammy award in the category of Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album.

Contents

It is made up of entirely original Crowell compositions and its tracks are described by Allmusic as "accessible and jagged observations on the conflicting poles in what it means to be a conscious human being who struggles with unconscious urges." Allmusic.com compares Crowell's vocals on the album to those of Bob Dylan.

Track listing

All songs were written by Rodney Crowell.

  1. "Sex and Gasoline" - 4:28
  2. "Moving Work of Art" - 4:30
  3. "The Rise and Fall of Intelligent Design" - 4:28
  4. "Truth Decay" - 4:30
  5. "I Want You #35" - 3:31
  6. "I've Done Everything I Can" - 5:34
  7. "Who Do You Trust" - 4:08
  8. "The Night's Just Right" - 3:51
  9. "Funky and the Farm-Boy" - 4:08
  10. "Forty Winters" - 4:43
  11. "Closer to Heaven" - 5:20

Personnel

  • Jay Bellerose - percussion, drums
  • Doyle Bramhall II - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • Rodney Crowell - acoustic guitar, vocals
  • Sally Dworsky - vocals
  • Phil Everly - vocals on "Truth Decay"
  • Niki Haris - background vocals
  • Joe Henry - vocals, Producer
  • Greg Leisz - acoustic guitar, dobro, mandolin, pedal steel, electric guitar, mandocello, lap steel guitar
  • Jean McClain - background vocals
  • David Piltch - electric bass, upright bass
  • Patrick Warren - piano, chamberlin, pump organ
  • Songs

    1Sex & Gasoline4:28
    2Moving Work of Art4:30
    3The Rise and Fall of Intelligent Design4:28

    References

    Sex & Gasoline Wikipedia


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