Washington Square Serenade

Washington Square Serenade is the 12th studio album by American singer-songwriter Steve Earle, released in 2007. 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," written 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 played 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.[7]

Washington Square Serenade
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 25, 2007
StudioElectric Lady Studios, New York City
LabelNew West
ProducerJohn King
Steve Earle chronology
The Revolution Starts Now
(2004)
Washington Square Serenade
(2007)
Townes
(2009)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic72/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Guardian Unlimited[3]
Pitchfork Media5.0/10[4]
Rolling Stone[5]
Uncut[6]

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

Personnel

Musicians

Production

  • Produced and mixed by John King
  • Recorded at Electric Lady Studios, New York City
  • Mixed at The Nest, Hollywood, California
  • Engineered by Josh Wilbur & 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

Artwork

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

Chart performance

Chart (2007) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[8] 79
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[9] 10
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[10] 10

References

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