Jerusalem (Steve Earle album) explained

Jerusalem
Type:	Studio album
Artist:	Steve Earle
Cover:	Steve Earle - Jerusalem.jpg
Released:	September 24, 2002
Genre:	Rock
Length:	36:24
Label:	E-Squared Records
Producer:	Twangtrust (Steve Earle and Ray Kennedy)
Prev Title:	Transcendental Blues
Prev Year:	2000
Next Title:	The Revolution Starts Now
Next Year:	2004

Jerusalem is the 10th studio album by American singer-songwriter Steve Earle, released in 2002. A concept album, it has a political theme, and contains songs about a post–September 11, 2001 world.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Steve Earle; except where indicated

1. "Ashes to Ashes"  - 4:02
2. "Amerika V. 6.0 (The Best We Can Do)"  - 4:19
3. "Conspiracy Theory"  - 4:14 (Duet with Siobhan Kennedy)
4. "John Walker's Blues"  - 3:41
5. "The Kind"  - 2:04
6. "What's A Simple Man To Do?"  - 2:29
7. "The Truth"  - 2:21
8. "Go Amanda"  - 3:34 (Earle, Sheryl Crow)
9. "I Remember You"  - 2:53 (Duet with Emmylou Harris)
10. "Shadowland"  - 2:52
11. "Jerusalem'"  - 3:56

Personnel

• Steve Earle - vocals, guitar, bass, organ, banjo, mandolin, harmonium, harmonica
• Emmylou Harris - vocals
• Siobhan Kennedy - vocals
• Eric Ambel - guitar, vocals
• Dane Clark - drum loop
• Ken Coomer - drums
• John Barlow Jarvis - electric piano
• Kelly Looney - bass
• Kenny Malone - drums, percussion
• Will Rigby - drums, percussion
• Patrick Earle - percussion
• Tony Fitzpatrick - album Artwork

Chart performance

Chart (2002)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	7
U.S. Billboard 200	59
U.S. Billboard Independent Albums	1

Year-end charts

Notes and References

1. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20031204032208/http://jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_country.html. December 4, 2003. Top 100 country albums of 2002 in Canada. Jam!. March 28, 2022.