The Low Highway

The Low Highway
Studio album by Steve Earle
Released	April 16, 2013
Genre	Country
Label	New West
Producer	Steve Earle, Ray Kennedy
Steve Earle chronology
I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive (2011) The Low Highway (2013) Terraplane (2015)

The Low Highway is the 15th studio album by singer-songwriter Steve Earle, released in 2013. The album features two songs co-written by Earle and Lucia Micarelli: "Love's Gonna Blow My Way", "After Mardi Gras". Two songs from the album, "After Mardi Gras" and "That All You Got?", are featured in the HBO TV Series Treme. ^{[1] [2]}

The album debuted at No. 12 on Top Country Albums, and No. 39 on Billboard 200, selling 11,000 copies in the first week. ^[3] It has sold 42,000 copies in the US as of February 2015. ^[4]

Reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	78/100 [5]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[6]
American Songwriter	[7]
The Guardian	[8]
Rolling Stone	[9]
The Telegraph	[2]

The album garnered generally positive critical response. Neil Spencer of The Guardian wrote, Earle's "playing is immaculate and the songcraft admirable". ^[8]

The song, "Invisible", was nominated for Best American Roots Song at the 56th Grammy Awards. ^[10]

Track listing

All songs written by Steve Earle unless otherwise noted.

1. "The Low Highway" – 3:59
2. "Calico County" – 2:59
3. "Burnin' It Down" – 2:57
4. "That All You Got?" – 3:00
5. "Love's Gonna Blow My Way" (Earle, Lucia Micarelli) – 2:49
6. "After Mardi Gras" (Earle, Lucia Micarelli) – 4:04
7. "Pocket Full of Rain" – 3:15
8. "Invisible" – 4:19
9. "Warren Hellman's Banjo" – 1:47
10. "Down the Road Pt. II" – 2:36
11. "21st Century Blues" – 3:40
12. "Remember Me" – 4:35

Personnel

Musicians

• Steve Earle – guitar, mandolin, banjo, piano and vocal
• Allison Moorer – piano, organ, accordion, harmonium and vocal
• Chris Masterson – guitar, pedal steel guitar
• Eleanor Whitmore – fiddle, baritone fiddle, mandolin and the thing
• Kelley Looney – upright bass and electric bass
• Will Rigby – drums, percussion
• Siobhan Kennedy

Production

• Produced by Steve Earle and Ray Kennedy
• Recorded, mixed and mastered by Ray Kennedy at Ben's Studio and Room and Board – Nashville, Tennessee
• Additional mastering for vinyl by George Ingram at NRP – Nashville, Tennessee
• Assistant engineer – Leslie Richter

Artwork

• Cover artwork by Tony Fitzpatrick
• Design by Paul Moore
• Photos by Ted Barron

Chart performance

Chart (2013)	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC) [11]	30
US Billboard 200 [12]	39
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [13]	12
US Folk Albums (Billboard) [14]	4
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [15]	10

References

1. Dave Walker (June 22, 2011). "Today in 'Treme': Steve Earle exit interview, NOLA.com". The Times-Picayune. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
2. Martin Chilton (April 18, 2013). "Steve Earle, The Low Highway, album review". The Telegraph. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
3. Matt Bjorke (April 24, 2013). "Country Album Chart News For April 24, 2013: Blake Shelton On Top, The Band Perry, Brad Paisley Follow; Four New Albums Debut". Roughstock.
4. "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on February 11, 2015.
5. "The Low Highway by Steve Earle & the Dukes (& Duchesses)" . Retrieved 1 October 2016.
6. Jurek, Thom. The Low Highway - Steve Earle, Steve Earle & the Dukes (& Duchesses) at AllMusic. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
7. Jim Beviglia (April 3, 2013). "Steve Earle & The Dukes and Duchesses: The Low Highway". American Songwriter. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
8. Neil Spencer (April 14, 2013). "Steve Earle: The Low Highway – review". The Guardian. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
9. Jody Rosen (April 22, 2013). "Steve Earle & the Dukes (and Duchesses) The Low Highway Album Review". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
10. "56th Annual GRAMMY Awards Winners & Nominees". The Recording Academy. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
11. "Steve Earle | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
12. "Steve Earle Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
13. "Steve Earle Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
14. "Steve Earle Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard.
15. "Steve Earle Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.