The Mountain (Steve Earle album)
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The Mountain | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 23 February 1999 | |||
Recorded | 1998 | |||
Genre | Bluegrass[1] | |||
Length | 45:45 | |||
Label | E-Squared | |||
Producer | Steve Earle, Ray Kennedy, Ronnie McCoury | |||
Steve Earle and Del McCoury Band chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Entertainment Weekly | B+[2] |
Orlando Sentinel | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Pitchfork | 8.8/10[4] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Village Voice | A−[6] |
The Mountain is the eighth studio album by Steve Earle, backed by the Del McCoury Band, and released in 1999 (see 1999 in music).
The album was a significant departure from Earle's previous work, being the first wholly bluegrass album he had written. Earle made the album as a tribute to the founder of bluegrass music, Bill Monroe, who had died in 1996.
The album was nominated for a 2000 Grammy Award in the "Best Bluegrass Album" category (Earle's seventh Grammy nomination). Two tracks from the album were released as singles in the UK: "Dixieland" (distributed to radio only) and "The Mountain" (a commercial release).
Emmylou Harris performed the song "Pilgrim" on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on July 10, 2017.
A cover of the song The Graveyard Shift is featured on Wanda Jackson's 2012 album Unfinished Business.
Track listing
[edit]All tracks composed by Steve Earle
- "Texas Eagle"
- "Yours Forever Blue"
- "Carrie Brown"
- "I'm Still in Love With You" (Duet with Iris DeMent)
- "The Graveyard Shift"
- "Harlan Man"
- "The Mountain"
- "Outlaw's Honeymoon"
- "Connemara Breakdown"
- "Leroy's Dustbowl Blues"
- "Dixieland"
- "Paddy on the Beat"
- "Long, Lonesome Highway Blues"
- "Pilgrim"
Personnel
[edit]- Steve Earle — guitar, vocal
- Del McCoury — guitar, vocal
- Ronnie McCoury — mandolin, vocal
- Robbie McCoury — banjo
- Jason Carter — fiddle
- Mike Bub — bass
- Additional artists
- Iris Dement - vocal (track 4)
- Sam Bush - mandolin (track 14)
- Jerry Douglas - resonator guitar (track 4, 14)
- Stuart Duncan - fiddle (tracks 4, 9, 12)
- Dan Gillis - tin whistle (track 11)
- Gene Wooten - resonator guitar (tracks 7, 10)
- Tony Fitzpatrick - Album Artwork
- Chorus on track 14
- Meghann Ahern
- Sam Bush
- Kathy Chiavola
- Cowboy Jack Clement
- Dave Ferguson
- Emmylou Harris
- John Hartford
- J.T. Huskey
- Lisa Huskey
- Benny Martin
- Tim O'Brien
- David Rawlings
- Peter Rowan
- Marty Stuart
- Gillian Welch
Chart performance
[edit]Chart (1999) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA Charts)[7] | 93 |
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 19 |
U.S. Billboard 200 | 133 |
Canadian RPM Country Albums | 14 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Smith, Michael B. "Steve Earle, The Del McCoury Band - The Mountain". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-03-12.
- ^ Scherman, Tony (1999-02-19). "The Mountain". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2019-03-12.
- ^ Gettelman, Parry (1999-03-05). "Rebel Steve Earle Is A Bluegrass Angel". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 2019-03-12.
- ^ Lieberman, Neil (1999). "Steve Earle & The Del McCoury Band". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 2004-10-28. Retrieved 2019-03-12.
- ^ McGee, David (2004). "Steve Earle". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9780743201698.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1999-03-16). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved 2019-03-12.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 90.