Transcendental Blues

Transcendental Blues
Studio album by Steve Earle
Released	6 June 2000
Recorded	2000
Genre	Country rock, Alternative country, Folk rock, Americana
Length	49:48
Label	E-Squared Records
Producer	Steve Earle, Ray Kennedy
Steve Earle chronology
The Mountain (1999) Transcendental Blues (2000) Jerusalem (2002)

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Pitchfork Media	8.1/10 link
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Transcendental Blues is an album released in 2000 by Steve Earle. It features Sharon Shannon on the track "The Galway Girl". The album was nominated for a Grammy in the Best Contemporary Folk Album category.

Track listing

All tracks written by Steve Earle

1. "Transcendental Blues" – 4:13

• • Steve Earle – guitars, harmonium, mini-Moog, vocals
  • Dan Metz – bass
  • Ron Vance – drums

2. "Everyone's in Love with You" – 3:30

• • Steve Earle – electric guitar, vocals
  • David Steele – electric guitar
  • Kelley Looney – bass
  • Will Rigby – drums, percussion
  • Tom Littlefield – vocals

3. "Another Town" – 2:22

• • Steve Earle – acoustic guitar, vocals
  • David Steele – electric guitars
  • Kelley Looney – bass
  • Will Rigby – drums, percussion

4. "I Can Wait" – 3:16

• • Steve Earle – 12-string acoustic, vocals
  • David Steele – electric guitar
  • Kelley Looney – bass
  • Will Rigby – drums, percussion
  • Tom Littlefield – vocals

5. "The Boy Who Never Cried" – 3:46

• • Steve Earle – 12-string Guitar, harmonium, vocals
  • David Steele – bouzouki
  • Kelley Looney – bass
  • Will Rigby – drums, percussion
  • Strings arranged and conducted by Kristin Wilkinson and performed by The Love Sponge:
    • Kristin Wilkinson – viola
    • John Catchings – cello
    • David Angell – violin
    • David Davidson – violin

6. "Steve's Last Ramble" – 3:38

• • Steve Earle – acoustic guitar, harmonica, vocals
  • Sharon Shannon – accordion
  • Mary Shannon – banjo
  • Liz Kane – fiddle
  • Yvonne Kane – fiddle
  • Jim Murray – gut string guitar
  • Bill Wright – bouzouki
  • David Steele – electric guitar
  • James Blennerhassett – upright bass
  • Noel Bridgeman – drums

7. The Galway Girl – 3:05

• • Steve Earle – mandolin, vocals
  • Sharon Shannon – accordion
  • Mary Shannon – banjo
  • Liz Kane – fiddle
  • Yvonne Kane – fiddle
  • Jim Murray – guitar
  • Bill Wright – bouzouki
  • Dan Gillis – tin whistle
  • James Blennerhassett – upright bass
  • Joyce Redmond – bodhran
  • Noel Bridgeman – drums

8. "Lonelier Than This" – 3:11

• • Steve Earle – acoustic guitar, vocals
  • David Steele – resonator guitar
  • Kelley Looney – bass
  • Ray Kennedy – electric guitar
  • Will Rigby – drums, percussion

9. "Wherever I Go" – 1:57

• • Steve Earle – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals
  • David Steele – electric 12-string guitar
  • Benmont Tench – organ, piano
  • Kelley Looney – bass
  • Will Rigby – drums

10. "When I Fall" – 4:34

• • Steve Earle – acoustic guitar, harmonica, vocals
  • Stacey Earle – vocals
  • Doug Lancio – electric guitars
  • Ray Kennedy – bass
  • Patrick Earle – drums, percussion

11. "I Don't Want to Lose You Yet" – 3:22

• • Steve Earle – acoustic guitar, vocals
  • David Steele – electric guitars
  • Benmont Tench – organ
  • Kelley Looney – bass
  • Will Rigby – drums, percussion
  • Tom Littlefield – vocals

12. "Halo 'Round the Moon" – 2:13

• • Steve Earle – resonator guitar, harmonium, vocals
  • David Steele – resonator guitar
  • Kelley Looney – bass
  • Will Rigby – drums, percussion

13. "Until the Day I Die" – 3:22

• • Steve Earle – guitar, vocals
  • Tim O'Brien – mandolin, vocals
  • Darrell Scott – banjo, vocals
  • Casey Driessen – fiddle
  • Dennis Crouch – upright bass

14. "All My Life" – 3:27

• • Steve Earle – guitars, harmonium, vocals
  • Ray Kennedy – bass
  • Patrick Earle – drums, percussion

15. "Over Yonder (Jonathan's Song)" – 3:51

• • Steve Earle – acoustic guitar, harmonica, vocals
  • David Steele – mandola
  • Kelley Looney – bass
  • Will Rigby – drums, percussion

Chart performance