Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit (album)

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
Studio album by Jason Isbell
Released	February 17, 2009
Studio	FAME (Muscle Shoals) The Nutthouse (Sheffield) The Echo Lab (Denton)
Genre	Americana, folk
Label	Lightning Rod
Producer	Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit Matt Pence
Jason Isbell chronology
Sirens of the Ditch (2007) Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit (2009) Here We Rest (2011)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Pitchfork	7.4/10
Slant	[2]

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit is Jason Isbell's second full-length album, and first album with the 400 Unit as accompanying band. It was released on February 17, 2009, through Lightning Rod Records. The deluxe version of the album contains an additional four tracks.

On October 18, 2019, the album was re-released with remixing done by Dave Cobb and remastering done by Pete Lyman.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Seven-Mile Island"	4:16
2.	"Sunstroke"	5:15
3.	"Good"	4:45
4.	"Cigarettes and Wine"	6:45
5.	"However Long"	4:17
6.	"Coda"	2:05
7.	"The Blue"	4:57
8.	"No Choice in the Matter"	5:30
9.	"Soldiers Get Strange"	4:07
10.	"Streetlights"	4:10
11.	"The Last Song I Will Write"	5:54
Total length:		52:01

Deluxe version bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
12.	"When My Baby's Beside Me"	3:36
13.	"Streetlights" (acoustic)	3:47
14.	"The Blue" (acoustic)	4:23
15.	"Cigarettes and Wine" (acoustic)	5:38
Total length:		69:25

Reissue track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Seven-Mile Island"	4:16
2.	"Sunstroke"	5:15
3.	"Good"	4:45
4.	"Cigarettes and Wine"	6:45
5.	"However Long"	4:17
6.	"The Blue"	4:57
7.	"No Choice in the Matter"	5:30
8.	"Soldiers Get Strange"	4:07
9.	"Streetlights"	4:10
10.	"The Last Song I Will Write"	5:54
11.	"When My Baby's Beside Me"	3:36
12.	"Coda"	2:05
Total length:		55:37

Personnel

Jason Isbell and the 400 Units

• Jason Isbell – vocals, guitars, production
• Browan Lollar – guitars, production, cover, disc illustration
• Derry deBorja – keyboards, production
• Jimbo Hart – bass guitar, production

Additional contributors

• Matt Pence – drums, production, mixing
• Glenn Schick – mastering
• Jimmy Nutt – engineering
• Ben Tanner – engineering assistance
• Dixon Keel – engineering assistance
• Charles Rose – horns and horn arrangements on "No Choice in the Matter"
• Harvey Thompson – horns on "No Choice in the Matter"
• Vinny Ciesielski – horns on "No Choice in the Matter"
• Marc Harkness – design
• Allison V. Smith – photos

References

1. Andrew Leahey. "Jason Isbell / Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit: Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit". AllMusic.
2. Jonathan Keefe (February 15, 2009). "Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit". Slant Magazine.