Transcendental Blues
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.Track listing
All tracks written by Steve Earle
- "Transcendental Blues" – 4:13
- * Steve Earle – guitars, harmonium, mini-Moog, vocals
- * Dan Metz – bass
- * Ron Vance – drums
- "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
- "Another Town" – 2:22
- * Steve Earle – acoustic guitar, vocals
- * David Steele – electric guitars
- * Kelley Looney – bass
- * Will Rigby – drums, percussion
- "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
- "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
- "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
- "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
- "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
- "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
- "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
- "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
- "Halo 'Round the Moon" – 2:13
- * Steve Earle – resonator guitar, harmonium, vocals
- * David Steele – resonator guitar
- * Kelley Looney – bass
- * Will Rigby – drums, percussion
- "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
- "All My Life" – 3:27
- * Steve Earle – guitars, harmonium, vocals
- * Ray Kennedy – bass
- * Patrick Earle – drums, percussion
- "Over Yonder " – 3:51
- * Steve Earle – acoustic guitar, harmonica, vocals
- * David Steele – mandola
- * Kelley Looney – bass
- * Will Rigby – 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