''Jerusalem'' is the 10th studio

album An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early ...

by American singer-songwriter

Steve Earle Stephen Fain Earle (; born January 17, 1955) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, author, and actor. Earle began his career as a songwriter in Nashville and released his first EP in 1982. Initially working in the country music g ...

, released in 2002. A

concept album A concept album is an album whose tracks hold a larger purpose or meaning collectively than they do individually. This is typically achieved through a single central narrative or theme, which can be instrumental, compositional, or lyrical. Som ...

, it has a political theme, and contains songs about a post–

September 11, 2001 The September 11 attacks, commonly known as 9/11, were four coordinated suicide terrorist attacks carried out by al-Qaeda against the United States on Tuesday, September 11, 2001. That morning, nineteen terrorists hijacked four commerc ...

world.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Steve Earle; except where indicated # "Ashes to Ashes" – 4:02 # "Amerika V. 6.0 (The Best We Can Do)" – 4:19 # "Conspiracy Theory" – 4:14 (Duet with

Siobhan Kennedy Siobhan Maher Kennedy (born 11 January 1964) is an English singer and songwriter. She was the lead vocalist of the Liverpool-based band River City People during the late 1980s and early 1990s. The band released two albums, '' Say Something Good'' ...

) # " John Walker's Blues" – 3:41 # "The Kind" – 2:04 # "What's A Simple Man To Do?" – 2:29 # "The Truth" – 2:21 # "Go Amanda" – 3:34 (Earle,

Sheryl Crow Sheryl Suzanne Crow (born February 11, 1962) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and actress. Her music incorporates elements of rock, pop, country, folk, and blues. She has released eleven studio albums, five compilations and three li ...

) # "I Remember You" – 2:53 (Duet with

Emmylou Harris Emmylou Harris (born April 2, 1947) is an American singer, songwriter and musician. She has released dozens of albums and singles over the course of her career and has won 14 Grammys, the Polar Music Prize, and numerous other honors, including ...

) # "Shadowland" – 2:52 # "Jerusalem'" – 3:56

Personnel

*Steve Earle - vocals, guitar, bass, organ, banjo, mandolin, harmonium, harmonica *

- vocals *

Eric Ambel Eric "Roscoe" Ambel (Born August 20, 1957) is a New York City–based guitarist and record producer, originally from Batavia, Illinois. He has worked with a wide range of artists including Nils Lofgren, The Brandos, Steve Earle, the Yayhoos, ...

- guitar, vocals *Dane Clark - drum loop *

Ken Coomer Ken Coomer is an American musician and producer best known for his drumming in Uncle Tupelo and later Wilco. He was the drummer and co-founder of the Nashville-based band, Clockhammer, in the late 1980s/early 1990s. Career Coomer produced th ...

- drums *

John Barlow Jarvis John Barlow Jarvis (born January 2, 1954 in Pasadena, California)Paul Kingsbury, editor"The Encyclopedia of Country Music: The Ultimate Guide to the Music" 2004 is an American songwriter, composer, session pianist and recording artist. Before mov ...

- electric piano *Kelly Looney - bass *

Kenny Malone Kenny Malone (August 4, 1938 – August 26, 2021) was an American drummer and percussionist. Life and career Malone was born in Denver, Colorado. From the 1970s onwards, he was a prominent session musician in folk, country and many other acoustic ...

- drums, percussion *Will Rigby - drums, percussion *Patrick Earle - percussion * Tony Fitzpatrick - album Artwork

Chart performance

Year-end charts

References

2002 albums Steve Earle albums Artemis Records albums {{2000s-country-album-stub