East Nashville Skyline

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East Nashville Skyline
File:Todd Snider East Nashville Skyline.jpg
Studio album by Todd Snider
Released Jul 20, 2004
Genre Folk-rock, Alt-Country, Americana
Label Oh Boy
Producer Al Bunetta, Todd Snider
Todd Snider chronology
Near Truths and Hotel Rooms
(2003)Near Truths and Hotel Rooms2003		 East Nashville Skyline
(2004)		 That Was Me: The Best of Todd Snider 1994–1998
(2005)That Was Me: The Best of Todd Snider 1994–19982005
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3.5/5 stars[1]
USA Today 3/4 stars[2]
The Guardian (favorable)[3]
Pitchfork Media (8.0/10)[4]
Robert Christgau (A)[5]

East Nashville Skyline is a studio album by Nashville, TN, singer-songwriter Todd Snider.[6] The album was released in 2004. It was ranked the 7th best album of the year by Andrew Gilstrap in PopMatters.[7]

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.[6] 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".[6]

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

The following are positions on national charts for East Nashville Skyline.[8]

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

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
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  5. ↑ CG: Todd Snider
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Allmusic.com Review and Listing for East Nashville Skyline
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  8. ↑ Chart Positions
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