Washington Square Serenade

Washington Square Serenade
Studio album by Steve Earle
Released September 25, 2007
Genre Alternative country, Rock
Label New West
Producer John King
Steve Earle chronology
The Revolution Starts Now
(2004)		 Washington Square Serenade
(2007)		 Townes
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Guardian Unlimited [2]
Pitchfork Media (5.0/10)[3]
Rolling Stone [4]
Uncut [5]

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, was used 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 Walon. 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.[6]

Contents

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

Credits

Musicians

Production

Artwork

Chart performance

Chart (2007) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 10
U.S. Billboard 200 79
U.S. Billboard Independent Albums 10

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Robin Denselow, Review: Steve Earle - Washington Square Serenade, Guardian Unlimited, September 28, 2007
  3. ^ Pitchfork Media review
  4. ^ Robert Christgau, Review: Steve Earle - Washington Square Serenade, Rolling Stone, October 4, 2007
  5. ^ Robert Hughes, Review: Steve Earle - Washington Square Serenade, Uncut
  6. ^ Dickens, Tad. "A different world for Steve Earle". The Roanoke Times. April 9, 2008.
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