The Revolution Starts Now (album)

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The Revolution Starts Now
Steve Earle - The Revolution Starts Now.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 24, 2004
Genre Cowpunk [1]
Label E-Squared Records
Producer Steve Earle, Ray Kennedy
Steve Earle chronology
Jerusalem
(2002)
The Revolution Starts Now
(2004)
Washington Square Serenade
(2007)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
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Metacritic 74/100 [2]
Review scores
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Dirty Linen (favorable) [4]
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Pitchfork Media (6.8/10) [6]
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The Revolution Starts Now is the 11th studio album by American singer-songwriter Steve Earle, released in 2004.

Contents

Earle received the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album for this album at the 47th Grammy Awards held February 13, 2005 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Steve Earle

  1. "The Revolution Starts ..." – 3:10
  2. "Home to Houston" – 2:41
  3. "Rich Man's War" – 3:25
  4. "Warrior" – 4:11
  5. "The Gringo's Tale" – 4:33
  6. "Condi, Condi" – 3:08
  7. "F the CC" – 3:12
  8. "Comin' Around" – 3:41
  9. "I Thought You Should Know" – 3:46
  10. "The Seeker" – 3:11
  11. "The Revolution Starts Now" – 4:23

Personnel

The Dukes

Chart performance

Chart (2004)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums12
U.S. Billboard 20089
U.S. Billboard Independent Albums7

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References

  1. 1 2 Rolling Stone review
  2. "The Revolution Starts Now by Steve Earle" . Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  3. AllMusic review
  4. T.J. McGrath, "Recording Reviews: Steve Earle - The Revolution Starts Now", Dirty Linen, 115, December 2004/January 2005
  5. Metzger, John. "Steve Earle - The Revolution Starts...Now (Album Review)" . Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  6. "Pitchfork Media review". Archived from the original on 2008-03-07. Retrieved 2008-03-02.