Jerusalem (Steve Earle album)

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

Jerusalem
Studio album by Steve Earle
Released	September 24, 2002
Genre	Country rock
Label	E-Squared Records
Producer	Twangtrust (Steve Earle and Ray Kennedy)
Steve Earle chronology
Transcendental Blues (2000) Jerusalem (2002) The Revolution Starts Now (2004)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	78/100 link
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Pitchfork Media	5.6/10[2]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide	[3]

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

References

1. "Jerusalem - Steve Earle | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
2. "Steve Earle: Jerusalem". Pitchfork.
3. Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (February 12, 2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. p. 268 – via Internet Archive. Jerusalem (Steve Earle album) 2002 rolling stone.