East Nashville Skyline Explained

East Nashville Skyline
Type:	studio
Artist:	Todd Snider
Cover:	Todd Snider East Nashville Skyline.jpg
Released:	July 20, 2004
Genre:	Americana, folk rock, alternative country
Label:	Oh Boy
Producer:	Al Bunetta, Todd Snider
Prev Title:	Near Truths and Hotel Rooms
Prev Year:	2003
Next Title:	That Was Me: The Best of Todd Snider 1994–1998
Next Year:	2005

East Nashville Skyline is a studio album by Nashville, Tennessee, singer-songwriter Todd Snider.^[1] The album was released in 2004. It was ranked the 7th best album of the year by Andrew Gilstrap in PopMatters.^[2]

Songs

The album contains a variety of songs, most of them concerning moments in Snider's past, such as his addiction rehab and various other troubles throughout his life.^[1] The song "Age Like Wine" is a retrospective of his life, and Snider recounts his jailing in "Tillamook County Jail". The song "Ballad of The Kingsmen" concerns the controversy surrounding their hit song "Louie Louie".^[1]

Track listing

All songs by Todd Snider, except where noted.

1. "Age Like Wine" – 1:46
2. "Tillamook County Jail" – 3:07
3. "Play a Train Song" – 4:09
4. "Alcohol and Pills" (Fred Eaglesmith) – 4:38
5. "Good News Blues" (Billy Joe Shaver) – 3:13
6. "The Ballad of the Kingsmen" – 5:03
7. "Iron Mike's Main Man's Last Request" – 3:15
8. "Conservative Christian, Right-Wing Republican, Straight, White, American Males" – 3:17
9. "Incarcerated" – 2:10
10. "Nashville" – 2:26
11. "Sunshine" – 4:58
12. "Enjoy Yourself" (Herb Magidson and Carl Sigman) – 3:27

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak positions
Billboard Top Heatseekers	44
Billboard Top Independent Albums	28

Notes and References

1. Allmusic.com
2. Web site: Best of 2004 . . December 28, 2004 . July 31, 2014 . Gilstrap, Andrew.