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

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.

I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive
Studio album by
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]

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

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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

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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

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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

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References

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  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