''Low Estate'' is the second full-length album by

16 Horsepower 16 Horsepower was an American country rock band based in Denver, Colorado, United States. Their music often invoked religious imagery dealing with conflict, redemption, punishment, and guilt through David Eugene Edwards's lyrics and the heavy ...

. Released in 1997, only a year after '' Sackcloth 'n' Ashes'', it drew heavily upon compositions pre-dating the band's first album.

Track listing

# "Brimstone Rock" (Edwards/16 Horsepower) – 4:29 # "My Narrow Mind" (Edwards/16 Horsepower) – 2:59 # "Low Estate" (Edwards/16 Horsepower) – 4:10 # "For Heaven's Sake" (Edwards/16 Horsepower) – 4:54 # "Sac of Religion" (Edwards/Norlander/16 Horsepower) – 3:28 # "The Denver Grab" (Edwards/Norlander/16 Horsepower) – 5:03 # "Ditch Digger" (Edwards/16 Horsepower) – 3:22 # "Pure Clob Road" (Edwards/16 Horsepower) – 3:43 # "Phyllis Ruth" (Edwards/16 Horsepower) – 4:36 # "Black Lung" (Edwards/16 Horsepower) – 2:26 # "Dead Run" (Edwards/16 Horsepower) – 3:20 # "Golden Rope" (Edwards/16 Horsepower) – 4:15 # "Hang My Teeth on Your Door" (Norlander/16 Horsepower) – 2:36

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Personnel

David Eugene Edwards David Eugene Edwards (born February 24, 1968) is an American musician. He is the lead singer of Wovenhand, and also the main songwriter and the principal musician on the recordings of the band. He is the former lead singer of 16 Horsepower. Thei ...

– Vocals,

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* Jeffrey-Paul Norlander – Back-up Vocals,

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, Organ * Jean-Yves Tola – Drums,

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* Pascal Humbert –

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John Parish John Parish (born 11 April 1959) is an English musician, songwriter, composer and record producer. Parish is best known for his work with singer-songwriter PJ Harvey. He has also worked with such artists as Eels, Aldous Harding, Tracy Chapm ...

– Additional Percussion, Organ,

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* Steve Taylor – Guitar on "Phyllis Ruth"

Trivia

was thought of as a producer for the album because the band was impressed with his work on ''

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''. * The album was also released in a French Version and a "Nouvelle Version" with slightly different track lists. Most notably, the Nouvelle Version also included a rendition of the

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song "Fire Spirit" and Marly/ d'Astier composition "

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", both with the participation of

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, as well as a re-recording of "Coal Black Horses", originally featured on the 16 Horsepower EP.

References

1997 albums 16 Horsepower albums A&M Records albums Albums produced by John Parish {{1990s-country-album-stub