I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive (album)

I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive
Studio album by
Steve Earle
ReleasedApril 26, 2011
RecordedMay, November 2010
Genre
Length37:42
LabelNew West
ProducerT Bone Burnett
Steve Earle chronology
Townes
(2009) 		I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive
(2011) 		The Low Highway
(2013)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic74/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
BBCMixed[4]
Telegraph[3]

I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive is the 14th studio album by American singer-songwriter Steve Earle, released in 2011, produced by T Bone Burnett. All of the songs are written by Earle, with the exception of the title track, which is included as a download-only bonus track.

Four of the songs were originally written for other projects. "This City", was originally written for the David Simon show Treme and appears on its soundtrack. It was nominated for a Grammy in 2011 for "Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media".[5] "Lonely are the Free" was written and recorded for the 2010 Tim Blake Nelson film Leaves of Grass, in which Earle had a small part. This earlier version was played over the closing credits and appeared on the film soundtrack. Earle originally wrote the tracks "God Is God" and "I am a Wanderer" for Joan Baez's Day After Tomorrow album.[1]

Earle has said that the title for the album was inspired by the Hank Williams song of the same name which is available as a bonus track from iTunes.[6] Earle also wrote a novel with the same title.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Steve Earle, except Track 12 on the iTunes version

No.TitleLength
1."Waitin' on the Sky"3:28
2."Little Emperor"2:58
3."The Gulf of Mexico"4:15
4."Molly-O"3:20
5."God Is God"3:59
6."Meet Me in the Alleyway"4:25
7."Every Part of Me"2:51
8."Lonely Are the Free"3:23
9."Heaven or Hell"3:26
10."I Am a Wanderer"2:53
11."This City"2:44

iTunes exclusive

All tracks are written by Steve Earle, except Track 12

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive"Fred Rose, Hank Williams2:37
13."The Making of I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive, Pt. 1" 9:21
14."The Making of I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive, Pt. 2" 9:21

Chart performance

Chart (2011) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 24
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 4
U.S. Billboard Top Independent Albums 4
U.S. Billboard Top Rock Albums 7
Canadian Albums Chart 17

Personnel

References

  1. ^ a b c d Jurek, Thom. "I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive review". AllMusic. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
  2. ^ "I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive by Steve Earle". Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Steve Earle: I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive: CD review". The Telegraph. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  4. ^ Dunnett, Ninian. "BBC - Music - Review of Steve Earle - I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive". Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  5. ^ Bailey, Jason (March 29, 2011). "Treme: The Complete First Season (Blu-Ray)". DVD Talk. Retrieved April 2, 2011.
  6. ^ Steve Earle On World Cafe: NPR, July 4, 2011