Washington Square Serenade

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Washington Square Serenade
Studio album by Steve Earle
Released	September 25, 2007
Genre	Alternative country, Rock
Label	New West
Producer	John King
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Guardian Unlimited [1] link Pitchfork Media (5.0/10) link Rolling Stone [2] link Uncut [3] link
Steve Earle chronology
The Revolution Starts Now (2004) Washington Square Serenade (2007)

Washington Square Serenade is an album by alternative country singer Steve Earle. The album features the singer's wife, Allison Moorer on the track "Days Aren't Long Enough," and the Brazilian group Forro In The Dark on the track "City of Immigrants." The track "Way Down in the Hole," by Tom Waits, will be featured as the opening theme song for the fifth and final season of the HBO series The Wire, on which Earle plays a recurring character named Waylon. The album was released on September 25, 2007, on New West Records. In February 2008 it won a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album.^[4]

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Credits 2.1 Musicians 2.2 Production 2.3 Artwork 3 References

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Steve Earle unless otherwise noted.

1. "Tennessee Blues" – 2:39
2. "Down Here Below" – 4:02
3. "Satellite Radio" – 4:09
4. "City of Immigrants" – 4:18
5. "Sparkle and Shine" – 3:12
6. "Come Home to Me" – 3:47
7. "Jericho Road" – 3:36
8. "Oxycontin Blues" – 2:54
9. "Red is the Color" – 4:19
10. "Steve's Hammer (for Pete)" – 3:15
11. "Days Aren't Long Enough" (Earle/Allison Moorer) – 3:01
12. "Way Down in the Hole" (Tom Waits) – 2:55

[edit] Credits

[edit] Musicians

• Steve Earle - vocals, guitar, mandolin, bazouki, banjo, harmonica, tamboura & harmonium
• Allison Moorer - vocals
• John Medeski - organ, electric piano, mellotron & harmonium
• Jeremy Chatzky - acoustic & electric bass
• John Spiker - electric bass
• Marty Beller - drums
• Patrick Earle - percussion
• Forro In the Dark:
  • Mauro Refosco - zabumba
  • Davi Viera - timba & triangle
  • Jorge Continentio - bamboo flute
  • Smokey Hormel - baritone guitar
• "The Downtown Proletariat Chior":
  • Patrick Earle, John King, Noah Goldstein, Josh Wilbur, Lee Foster, Charlie Stavish, Paul Bannister, Collin Hart & Petey

[edit] Production

• Produced and mixed by John King
• Recorded at Electric Lady Studios, New York City
• Mixed at The Nest, Hollywood, California
• Engineered by Josh Wilbut & Tom Camuso
  • Assisted by Noah Goldstein
• Programming by Andrew Clark & John Spiker
• Logistics - Patrick Earle
• "Pro Tools Therapy" - Ray Kennedy
• Mastered - Jim Demain at Yes Master Studios
  • Assisted by Alex McCollough

[edit] Artwork

• Cover artwork by Tony Fitzpatrick
• Photos by Ted Barron
• Design by Dawn Hancock for Firebelly Design

[edit] References

v • d • e Steve Earle Studio albums Guitar Town • Exit 0 • Copperhead Road • The Hard Way • Train a Comin' • I Feel Alright • El Corazón • The Mountain (with the Del McCoury Band) • Transcendental Blues • Jerusalem • The Revolution Starts Now • Washington Square Serenade Non-album compilations Early Tracks • Side Tracks Live albums Shut Up and Die Like an Aviator • BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert • Together at the Bluebird Café • Just an American Boy • Live from Austin, TX • Live at Montreux 2005