Electric Dirt
2009 studio album by Levon Helm
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Electric Dirt is the final studio album from American musician Levon Helm, released in 2009. It is the follow-up to his Grammy-winning 2007 album Dirt Farmer. In Uncut's list of the 150 best albums between 2000 through 2009, Electric Dirt was listed 80th. It won the first ever Grammy Award for Best Americana Album, an inaugural category in 2010.[12] The track "Growin' Trade", cowritten with Larry Campbell, was Helm's first cowritten song since his debut solo album, Levon Helm & the RCO All-Stars.
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| Released | June 30, 2009 | |||
| Studio | Levon Helm Studio, Woodstock, New York | |||
| Genre | Roots rock, country rock, Americana, R&B | |||
| Length | 43 min | |||
| Label | Dirt Farmer/Vanguard | |||
| Producer | Larry Campbell | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 84/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Boston Phoenix |  [3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+[4] |
| Los Angeles Times | [5] |
| Mojo | [6] |
| PopMatters | 8/10[7] |
| Record Collector | [8] |
| Rolling Stone | [9] |
| Slant Magazine | [10] |
| Uncut | [11] |
Track listing
- "Tennessee Jed" (Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter) – 5:58
- "Move Along Train" (Roebuck Staples) – 3:22
- "Growin' Trade" (Levon Helm, Larry Campbell) – 4:22
- "Golden Bird" (Happy Traum) – 5:11
- "Stuff You Gotta Watch" (Muddy Waters) – 3:38
- "White Dove" (Carter Stanley) – 3:29
- "Kingfish" (Randy Newman) – 4:24
- "You Can’t Lose What You Ain’t Never Had" (Muddy Waters) – 4:01
- "When I Go Away" (Larry Campbell) – 4:32
- "Heaven’s Pearls" (Anthony Leone, Byron Isaacs, Fiona McBain, Amy Helm, Glenn Patscha) – 4:09
- "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free" (Richard Carroll Lamp, Willy E. Taylor) – 3:25
iTunes bonus tracks
- "That's Alright" (Arthur Crudup) – 4:53 (from Souvenir Vol. 1)[13]
- "Ashes of Love" (Jack Anglin, Johnnie Wright, Jim Anglin) - 3:57
Personnel
- Levon Helm - lead vocals, mandolin
- Larry Campbell - producer, guitars, violin, backing vocals
- Amy Helm - backing vocals
- Theresa Williams - backing vocals
- Jim Weider - guitar
- Brian Mitchell - keyboards
- Howard Johnson - Baritone sax, Tuba
- Clark Gayton - trombone
- Jay Collins - tenor sax
- Erik Lawrence - saxophones
- Steve Bernstein - trumpet
- Byron Isaacs - bass
Production notes
- Cover art conception: Levon Helm
- Cover art production: Michael (Mike) DuBois
- Photos: Ahron R. Foster
- Layout and design: Carrie Smith
