El Corazón (English: The Heart) is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Steve Earle, released in 1997.
| El Corazón | ||||
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| Released | October 7, 1997 | |||
| Genre | Alternative country[1] | |||
| Length | 45:07 | |||
| Label | Warner Music | |||
| Producer | The Twangtrust (Steve Earle and Ray Kennedy) | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Chicago Tribune |  [3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A−[4] |
| The Guardian | [5] |
| Los Angeles Times | [6] |
| Pitchfork | 8.7/10[7] |
| The Province | 4/5[8] |
| Rolling Stone | [9] |
| Spin | 6/10[10] |
| The Village Voice | A−[11] |
The music writers of The Associated Press voted it one of the ten best pop albums of the 1990s.[12]
Track listing
editAll songs written by Steve Earle.
- "Christmas in Washington" – 4:58
- "Taneytown" – 5:13
- With Emmylou Harris on background vocals.
- "If You Fall" – 4:10
- "I Still Carry You Around" – 2:45
- With the Del McCoury Band.
- "Telephone Road" – 3:42
- With The Fairfield Four on background vocals.
- "Somewhere Out There" – 3:46
- "You Know the Rest" – 2:12
- "N.Y.C." – 3:37
- With the Supersuckers.
- "Poison Lovers" – 3:47
- Duet with Siobhan Kennedy.
- "The Other Side of Town" – 4:17
- "Here I Am" – 2:38
- "Fort Worth Blues" – 4:02
Personnel
edit- Steve Earle - guitar, vocals, mandola, harmonium, harmonica
- Del McCoury - guitar, vocals
- Emmylou Harris - vocals
- Ray Kennedy - drums, harmonium
- Dan Bolton - guitar
- Mike Bub - bass
- Tommy Hannum - steel guitar
- Roy Huskey, Jr. - bass
- Kelly Looney - bass
- Robbie McCoury - banjo
- Ronnie McCoury - mandolin, vocals
- Micheal Smotherman - organ
- Dan "Dancing Eagle" Seigal - drums
- Eddie Spaghetti - bass
- Ross Rice - drums, vocals
- David Steele - guitar
- Brad Jones - bass
- Renaldo Allegre - guitar
- Brian Blade, Jr. - drums, percussion, washboard
- Jason Carter - fiddle
- Mark Stuart - acoustic guitar, mandolin
- Justin Earle - electric guitar
- Jim Hoke - baritone saxophone
- Tony Fitzpatrick - Album Artwork
References
edit- ^ Alcorn, Brian (1 Jul 1999). "Steve Earle: A maverick on Music Row". Mix. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- ^ Deming, Mark. "Steve Earle - El Corazón". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-03-12.
- ^ Kot, Greg (1997-10-10). "Steve Earle El Corazon (E-Squared/Warner)". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on September 27, 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
- ^ Schinder, Scott (1997-10-17). "Album Review: 'El Corazon'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
- ^ Sullivan, Caroline; Bennun, David; Sweeting, Adam; Sweeney, Kathy (1997-10-10). "This week's pop CD releases: Chris De Burgh: The Love Songs/Suede: Sci-Fi Lullabies/Hole: My Body, The Hand Grenade/Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Michael Brook: Remixed/Steve Earle: El Corazon/Terry Hall: Laugh". The Guardian.
- ^ Nichols, Natalie (1997-10-05). "Steve Earle, "El Corazon" E-Squared/Warner Bros". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
- ^ Josephes, Jason (1997-10-01). "Steve Earle: El Corazon". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on July 24, 2008. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
- ^ Harrison, Tom; McLaughlin, John P. (1997-10-30). "Matthew Good has arrived: Major-label debut shows he's lost no passion but can harness the energy". The Province.
- ^ Puterbaugh, Parke (1997-11-26). "Steve Earle: El Corazon". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2007-10-01. Retrieved 2019-03-12.
- ^ Vowell, Sarah (November 1997). "Steve Earle: El Corazon (Warner Bros.)". Spin. Vol. 13, no. 8. pp. 142–3.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1998-01-27). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved 2019-03-12.
- ^ "Top Albums of the 1990s". Retrieved April 18, 2018.