El Corazón (Steve Earle album)

El Corazón (English: The Heart) is the seventh album by country rock musician Steve Earle, released in 1997 (see 1997 in music). The music writers of The Associated Press voted it one of the ten best pop albums of the 1990s.[12]

El Corazón
Studio album by Steve Earle
Released	October 7, 1997
Genre	Country rock alternative country[1]
Length	45:07
Label	Warner Music
Producer	The Twangtrust (Steve Earle and Ray Kennedy)
Steve Earle chronology
I Feel Alright (1996) El Corazón (1997) The Mountain (1999)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Chicago Tribune	[3]
Entertainment Weekly	A−[4]
The Guardian	[5]
Los Angeles Times	[6]
Pitchfork	8.7/10[7]
The Province	4/5[8]
Rolling Stone	[9]
Spin	6/10[10]
The Village Voice	A–[11]

Track listing

All songs written by Steve Earle.

1. "Christmas in Washington" – 4:58
2. "Taneytown" – 5:13
   • With Emmylou Harris on background vocals.
3. "If You Fall" – 4:10
4. "I Still Carry You Around" – 2:45
   • With the Del McCoury Band.
5. "Telephone Road" – 3:42
   • With The Fairfield Four on background vocals.
6. "Somewhere Out There" – 3:46
7. "You Know the Rest" – 2:12
8. "N.Y.C." – 3:37
   • With the Supersuckers.
9. "Poison Lovers" – 3:47
   • Duet with Siobhan Kennedy.
10. "The Other Side of Town" – 4:17
11. "Here I Am" – 2:38
12. "Fort Worth Blues" – 4:02

Personnel

• Steve Earle - guitar, vocals, mandola, harmonium, harmonica
• Del McCoury - guitar, vocals
• Emmylou Harris - vocals
• Ray Kennedy - drums, harmonium
• Dan Bolton - guitar
• Mike Bub - bass
• Tommy Hannum - steel guitar
• Roy Huskey, Jr. - bass
• Kelly Looney - bass
• Robbie McCoury - banjo
• Ronnie McCoury - mandolin, vocals
• Micheal Smotherman - organ
• Dan "Dancing Eagle" Seigal - drums
• Eddie Spaghetti - bass
• Ross Rice - drums, vocals
• David Steele - guitar
• Brad Jones - bass
• Renaldo Allegre - guitar
• Brian Blade, Jr. - drums, percussion, washboard
• Jason Carter - fiddle
• Mark Stuart - acoustic guitar, mandolin
• Justin Earle - electric guitar
• Jim Hoke - baritone saxophone
• Tony Fitzpatrick - Album Artwork

References

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. 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.

External links

• A.V. Club review, Mar 29, 2002