Downhill from Everywhere

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Downhill from Everywhere
Jackson Browne - Downhill from Everywhere.png
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 23, 2021 (2021-07-23)
Studio Groove Masters (Santa Monica, California)
Genre Rock
Length50:04
Label Inside
Producer Jackson Browne
Jackson Browne chronology
The Road East – Live in Japan
(2017)
Downhill from Everywhere
(2021)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 76/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
American Songwriter Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Classic Rock Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
The Independent Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
PopMatters 8/10 [8]
Record Collector Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Uncut 7/10 [10]
Under the Radar 6/10 [11]

Downhill from Everywhere is the fifteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Jackson Browne. It was released by Inside Recordings on July 23, 2021, and is Browne's first album of new material in seven years. It was nominated for a 2022 Grammy Award in the Best Americana Album category. [12]

Contents

Track listing

All songs are written by Jackson Browne, with co-writers listed below.

Downhill from Everywhere track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Still Looking for Something" 3:10
2."My Cleveland Heart"3:20
3."Minutes to Downtown" 5:31
4."A Human Touch"
4:42
5."Love Is Love"
  • David Belle
4:46
6."Downhill from Everywhere"
5:44
7."The Dreamer"
3:16
8."Until Justice Is Real" 4:33
9."A Little Soon to Say" 6:25
10."A Song for Barcelona"
8:37
Total length:50:10

Personnel

Production

Charts

Chart performance for Downhill from Everywhere
Chart (2021)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [13] 44
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [14] 46
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [15] 24
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [16] 42
Scottish Albums (OCC) [17] 4
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [18] 73
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [19] 13
UK Albums (OCC) [20] 35
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [21] 1
US Billboard 200 [22] 86

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