Released 23 February 1999 Length 45:45 Label E-Squared Records | Recorded 1998 Release date 23 February 1999 Genres Bluegrass, Country music | |
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The Mountain
(1999) Transcendental Blues
(2000) Artists Steve Earle, Del McCoury Band Producers Steve Earle, Ray Kennedy, Ronnie McCoury Similar Jerusalem, Train a Comin', I Feel Alright, Transcendental Blues, The Revolution Starts Now | ||
Steve earl and the del mccoury band texas eagle
The Mountain is the eighth studio album by Steve Earle (backed the Del McCoury Band), released in 1999 (see 1999 in music).
Contents
- Steve earl and the del mccoury band texas eagle
- Steve earle and the del mccoury band the mountain
- Track listing
- Personnel
- Songs
- References
The songs were written by Earle with musical accompaniment provided by the famous bluegrass band of Del McCoury.
The album was a significant departure from Earle's previous work, being the first wholly bluegrass album he had written. Earle made the album as a tribute to the founder of bluegrass music, Bill Monroe, who had died in 1996.
The album was nominated for a 2000 Grammy Award in the "Best Bluegrass Album" category (Earle's seventh Grammy nomination). Two tracks from the album were released as singles in the UK: "Dixieland" (distributed to radio only) and "The Mountain" (a commercial release).
A cover of the song The Graveyard Shift is featured on Wanda Jackson's 2012 album Unfinished Business.
Steve earle and the del mccoury band the mountain
Track listing
All tracks composed by Steve Earle
- "Texas Eagle"
- "Yours Forever Blue"
- "Carrie Brown"
- "I'm Still in Love With You" (Duet with Iris DeMent)
- "The Graveyard Shift"
- "Harlan Man"
- "The Mountain"
- "Outlaw's Honeymoon"
- "Connemara Breakdown"
- "Leroy's Dustbowl Blues"
- "Dixieland"
- "Paddy on the Beat"
- "Long, Lonesome Highway Blues"
- "Pilgrim"
Personnel
Songs
1Texas Eagle3:28
2Yours Forever Blue2:28
3Carrie Brown4:18