Jerusalem (Steve Earle album)

This article is about the Steve Earle album. For the Sleep album, see Jerusalem (Sleep album).

Jerusalem
Studio album by Steve Earle
Released	September 24, 2002
Genre	Rock[1]
Length	36:24
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	[2]
Pitchfork Media	5.6/10[1]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide	[3]

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

Chart (2002)	Position
Canadian Country Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[4]	72

References

1. "Steve Earle: Jerusalem". Pitchfork.
2. "Jerusalem - Steve Earle | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
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.
4. "Top 100 country albums of 2002 in Canada". Jam!. Archived from the original on December 4, 2003. Retrieved March 28, 2022.