The Mountain (album)

Infobox Album |
Name = The Mountain
Type = Album
Artist = Steve Earle


Released = 23 February, 1999
Recorded = 1998
Genre = Bluegrass, Country
Length = 45:45
Label = E-Squared Records
Producer = Steve Earle, Ray Kennedy
and Ronnie McCoury
Reviews =
* "Allmusic" Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:l1avqj5iojda link]
* "All Things Considered" (favorable) [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1052192 link]
* "The Music Box" Rating|4|5 [http://www.musicbox-online.com/se-dmb.html link]
*"Rolling Stone" (favorable) [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/steveearle/albums/album/205367/review/6068056/the_mountain link]
Last album = "El Corazón"
(1997)
This album = "The Mountain"
(1999)
Next album = "Transcedental Blues"
(2000)|

"The Mountain" is an album released by Steve Earle and the Del McCoury Band on February 23, 1999 (see 1999 in music).

The songs were written by Earle with musical accompaniment provided by the famous bluegrass band of Del McCoury.

The album was a significant departure from Earle's previous work, being the first wholly bluegrass album he had written. Earle made the album as a tribute to the founder of bluegrass music, Bill Monroe, who had died in 1996.

The album was nominated for a 2000 Grammy Award in the "Best Bluegrass Album" category (Earle's seventh Grammy nomination). Two tracks from the album were released as singles in the UK: "Dixieland" (distributed to radio only) and "The Mountain" (a commercial release).

Track listing

All tracks by Steve Earle

# "Texas Eagle"
# "Your Forever Blue"
# "Carrie Brown"
# "I'm Still in Love With You"
# "Graveyard Shift"
# "Harlan Man"
# "The Mountain"
# "Outlaw's Honeymoon"
# "Connemara Breakdown"
# "Leroy's Dustbowl Blues"
# "Dixieland"
# "Paddy on the Beat"
# "Long, Lonesome Highway Blues"
# "Pilgrim"

Personnel:

*Steve Earle — guitar, vocal
*Del McCoury — guitar, vocal
*Ronnie McCoury — mandolin, vocal
*Robbie McCoury — banjo
*Jason Carter — fiddle
*Mike Bub — bass