I Feel Alright

I Feel Alright is the sixth studio album by Steve Earle, released in 1996.

The title track was featured in the closing scenes of the season 2 finale of The Wire and in the 2006 film Talladega Nights. "Hard-Core Troubadour" was also featured in Talladega Nights.

Critical reception

Writing for Entertainment Weekly, Alanna Nash gave I Feel Alright an "A" grade. She wrote, "If I Feel Alright doesn’t deliver the grit that has been Earle’s gift to rock and country, his roots-rock joie de vivre sends no apologies, only a healthy message for the ’90s: Don’t feel bad about feeling good."

Accolades

Track listing

Personnel

Musicians

• Steve Earle – guitars, harmonica, vocals
• Richard Bennett, Ray Kennedy – guitar
• Kelly Looney, Garry Tallent, Roy Huskey, Jr., Ric Kipp – bass
• Kurt Custer, Greg Morrow – drums
• Ken Moore – organ
• Richard Bennett – harmonium
• Lucinda Williams – vocals on "You're Still Standin' There"
• Kurt Custer, Richard Bennett, Greg Morrow, Dub Cornett – percussion
• Custer & Logan, The Fairfield Four (musical director: Mark Prentice), Lucinda Williams, Ms. Williams' stunt double Siobhan Maher – vocals
• Kris Wilkerson – string arrangement and conductor
• Carl Gordetzky, Pamela Sixfin, Richard Grosjean – violin
• Lee Larrison – viola
• Robert Mason – cello

Cover art

• Tony Fitzpatrick – album artwork

Production

Ray Kennedy and Richard Bennett (tracks: 1, 5, 8–12), Richard Dodd (tracks: 2–4, 6 and 7)

Releases

Charts

Notes and sources