Transcendental Blues is the ninth studio album by Steve Earle, released in 2000. It features Sharon Shannon on the track "The Galway Girl". The album was nominated for a Grammy in the Best Contemporary Folk Album category.
It sold 20,000 copies during its first week of release.
Track listing
All tracks written by Steve Earle
- "Transcendental Blues" â 4:13
- * Steve Earle â guitars, harmonium, mini-Moog, vocals
- * Dan Metz â bass
- * Ron Vance â drums
- "Everyone's in Love with You" â 3:30
- * Steve Earle â electric guitar, vocals
- * David Steele â electric guitar
- * Kelley Looney â bass
- * Will Rigby â drums, percussion
- * Tom Littlefield â vocals
- "Another Town" â 2:22
- * Steve Earle â acoustic guitar, vocals
- * David Steele â electric guitars
- * Kelley Looney â bass
- * Will Rigby â drums, percussion
- "I Can Wait" â 3:16
- * Steve Earle â 12-string acoustic, vocals
- * David Steele â electric guitar
- * Kelley Looney â bass
- * Will Rigby â drums, percussion
- * Tom Littlefield â vocals
- "The Boy Who Never Cried" â 3:46
- * Steve Earle â 12-string Guitar, harmonium, vocals
- * David Steele â bouzouki
- * Kelley Looney â bass
- * Will Rigby â drums, percussion
- * Strings arranged and conducted by Kristin Wilkinson and performed by The Love Sponge:
- ** Kristin Wilkinson â viola
- ** John Catchings â cello
- ** David Angell â violin
- ** David Davidson â violin
- "Steve's Last Ramble" â 3:38
- * Steve Earle â acoustic guitar, harmonica, vocals
- * Sharon Shannon â accordion
- * Mary Shannon â banjo
- * Liz Kane â fiddle
- * Yvonne Kane â fiddle
- * Jim Murray â gut string guitar
- * Bill Wright â bouzouki
- * David Steele â electric guitar
- * James Blennerhassett â upright bass
- * Noel Bridgeman â drums
- "The Galway Girl" â 3:05
- * Steve Earle â mandolin, vocals
- * Sharon Shannon â accordion
- * Mary Shannon â banjo
- * Liz Kane â fiddle
- * Yvonne Kane â fiddle
- * Jim Murray â guitar
- * Bill Wright â bouzouki
- * Dan Gillis â tin whistle
- * James Blennerhassett â upright bass
- * Joyce Redmond â bodhran
- * Noel Bridgeman â drums
- "Lonelier Than This" â 3:11
- * Steve Earle â acoustic guitar, vocals
- * David Steele â resonator guitar
- * Kelley Looney â bass
- * Ray Kennedy â electric guitar
- * Will Rigby â drums, percussion
- "Wherever I Go" â 1:57
- * Steve Earle â electric guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals
- * David Steele â electric 12-string guitar
- * Benmont Tench â organ, piano
- * Kelley Looney â bass
- * Will Rigby â drums
- "When I Fall" â 4:34
- * Steve Earle â acoustic guitar, harmonica, vocals
- * Stacey Earle â vocals
- * Doug Lancio â electric guitars
- * Ray Kennedy â bass
- * Patrick Earle â drums, percussion
- "I Don't Want to Lose You Yet" â 3:22
- * Steve Earle â acoustic guitar, vocals
- * David Steele â electric guitars
- * Benmont Tench â organ
- * Kelley Looney â bass
- * Will Rigby â drums, percussion
- * Tom Littlefield â vocals
- "Halo 'Round the Moon" â 2:13
- * Steve Earle â resonator guitar, harmonium, vocals
- * David Steele â resonator guitar
- * Kelley Looney â bass
- * Will Rigby â drums, percussion
- "Until the Day I Die" â 3:22
- * Steve Earle â guitar, vocals
- * Tim O'Brien â mandolin, vocals
- * Darrell Scott â banjo, vocals
- * Casey Driessen â fiddle
- * Dennis Crouch â upright bass
- "All My Life" â 3:27
- * Steve Earle â guitars, harmonium, vocals
- * Ray Kennedy â bass
- * Patrick Earle â drums, percussion
- "Over Yonder (Jonathan's Song)" â 3:51
- * Steve Earle â acoustic guitar, harmonica, vocals
- * David Steele â mandola
- * Kelley Looney â bass
- * Will Rigby â drums, percussion
Personnel
- David Angell - violin
- James Blennerhassett - double bass
- Noel Bridgeman - drums
- David Davidson - violin
- John Catchings - cello
- Dennis Crouch - double bass
- Casey Driessen - fiddle
- Patrick Earle - drums, percussion
- Dan Gillis - tin whistle
- Liz Kane - fiddle
- Yvonne Kane - fiddle
- Ray Kennedy - electric guitar, bass
- Doug Lancio - electric guitar
- Kelley Looney - bass
- Dan Metz - bass
- Jim Murray - gut string guitar
- Will Rigby - drums, percussion
- Tim O'Brien - vocals, mandolin
- Joyce Redmond - bodhrán
- Darrell Scott - vocals, banjo
- Mary Shannon - banjo
- Sharon Shannon - accordion
- David Steele - electric guitar, bouzouki
- Benmont Tench - piano, organ
- Ron Vance - drums
- Kristin Wilkinson - viola
- Bill Wright - bouzouki
- Steve Earle - vocals, guitar, harmonium, harmonica, synthesizer, mandolin
- Tony Fitzpatrick - album artwork
Chart performance
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