El Corazón (Steve Earle album)

El Corazón (English: The Heart) is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Steve Earle, released in 1997.

El Corazón
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 7, 1997
GenreAlternative country[1]
Length45:07
LabelWarner Music
ProducerThe Twangtrust (Steve Earle and Ray Kennedy)
Steve Earle chronology
I Feel Alright
(1996)
El Corazón
(1997)
The Mountain
(1999)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]
Chicago Tribune    [3]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[4]
The Guardian     [5]
Los Angeles Times    [6]
Pitchfork8.7/10[7]
The Province4/5[8]
Rolling Stone     [9]
Spin6/10[10]
The Village VoiceA−[11]

The music writers of The Associated Press voted it one of the ten best pop albums of the 1990s.[12]

Track listing

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All songs written by Steve Earle.

  1. "Christmas in Washington" – 4:58
  2. "Taneytown" – 5:13
  3. "If You Fall" – 4:10
  4. "I Still Carry You Around" – 2:45
  5. "Telephone Road" – 3:42
  6. "Somewhere Out There" – 3:46
  7. "You Know the Rest" – 2:12
  8. "N.Y.C." – 3:37
  9. "Poison Lovers" – 3:47
  10. "The Other Side of Town" – 4:17
  11. "Here I Am" – 2:38
  12. "Fort Worth Blues" – 4:02

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Alcorn, Brian (1 Jul 1999). "Steve Earle: A maverick on Music Row". Mix. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  2. ^ Deming, Mark. "Steve Earle - El Corazón". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-03-12.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Schinder, Scott (1997-10-17). "Album Review: 'El Corazon'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Nichols, Natalie (1997-10-05). "Steve Earle, "El Corazon" E-Squared/Warner Bros". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  7. ^ Josephes, Jason (1997-10-01). "Steve Earle: El Corazon". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on July 24, 2008. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ Puterbaugh, Parke (1997-11-26). "Steve Earle: El Corazon". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2007-10-01. Retrieved 2019-03-12.
  10. ^ Vowell, Sarah (November 1997). "Steve Earle: El Corazon (Warner Bros.)". Spin. Vol. 13, no. 8. pp. 142–3.
  11. ^ Christgau, Robert (1998-01-27). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved 2019-03-12.
  12. ^ "Top Albums of the 1990s". Retrieved April 18, 2018.
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