The Revolution Starts Now (album)
2004 studio album by Steve Earle
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The Revolution Starts... Now is the 11th studio album by American singer-songwriter Steve Earle, released in 2004.
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| Released | August 24, 2004 | |||
| Genre | Cowpunk[1] | |||
| Length | 39:21 | |||
| Label | E-Squared Records | |||
| Producers | Steve Earle, Ray Kennedy | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 74/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [3] |
| Dirty Linen | (favorable)[4] |
| Music Box | [5] |
| Pitchfork Media | (6.8/10)[6] |
| Rolling Stone | [1] |
Earle received the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album for this album at the 47th Grammy Awards held February 13, 2005 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Steve Earle
- "The Revolution Starts ..." – 3:10
- "Home to Houston" – 2:41
- "Rich Man's War" – 3:25
- "Warrior" – 4:11
- "The Gringo's Tale" – 4:33
- "Condi, Condi" – 3:08
- "F the CC" – 3:12
- "Comin' Around" – 3:41
- "I Thought You Should Know" – 3:46
- "The Seeker" – 3:11
- "The Revolution Starts Now" – 4:23
Personnel
- Steve Earle - guitars, mandola, organ, harmonica, harmonium, vocals
- The Dukes
- Eric "Roscoe" Ambel - guitars, vocals
- Kelley Looney - bass, vocals
- Will Rigby - drums, percussion, vocals
- Patrick Earle - percussion
- Emmylou Harris - vocals on "Comin’ Around"
- String quartet on "The Gringo’s Tale", arranged and conducted by Chris Carmichael:
- Chris Carmichael - viola
- David Angell - violin
- David Henry - cello
- Edward Henry - violin
Charts
| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
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| Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[7] | 85 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[8] | 68 |
| Irish Albums (IRMA)[9] | 60 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[10] | 22 |
| Scottish Albums (Official Charts)[11] | 31 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[12] | 20 |
| UK Albums (Official Charts)[13] | 66 |
| UK Country Albums (Official Charts)[14] | 1 |
| UK Independent Albums (Official Charts)[15] | 8 |
| US Billboard 200[16] | 89 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[17] | 7 |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[18] | 12 |
