On June 6, 2000, “E-Squared” label released “Transcendental Blues”, the ninth Steve Earle studio album. It was recorded in 2000, and was produced by Ray Kennedy and Steve Earle.

Personnel:

• Steve Earle – vocals, acoustic and 12 string acoustic guitar, resonator guitar, guitars, mandolin, harmonium, mini-Moog
• Tom Littlefield – vocals
• Stacey Earle – vocals
• Tim O’Brien – vocals, mandolin
• Doug Lancio – electric guitars
• David Steele – electric guitar, resonator guitar, bouzouki, mandola
• Jim Murray – gut string guitar
• Mary Shannon – banjo
• Darrell Scott – vocals, banjo
• Bill Wright – bouzouki
• Benmont Tench – organ, piano
• Sharon Shannon – accordion
• Liz Kane – fiddle
• Yvonne Kane – fiddle
• Casey Driessen – fiddle
• Dan Gillis – tin whistle
• Kellee Looney – bass
• Dan Metz – bass
• James Blennerhassett – upright bass
• Dennis Crouch – upright bass
• Noel Bridgeman – drums
• Ron Vance – drums
• Patrick Earle – drums, percussion
• Will Rigby – drums, percussion
• Joyce Redmond – bodhran
• The Love Sponge – Kristin Wilkinson – viola, John Catchings – cello, David Angell – violin, David Davidson – violin
• Kristin Wilkinson – conductor, string arrangements
• Tony Fitzpatrick – album artwork

Track listing:

All tracks written by Steve Earle

1. Transcendental Blues
2. Everyone’s in Love with You
3. Another Town
4. I Can Wait
5. The Boy Who Never Cried
6. Steve’s Last Ramble
7. The Galway Girl
8. Lonelier Than This
9. Wherever I Go
10. When I Fall
11. I Don’t Want to Lose You Yet
12. Halo ‘Round the Moon
13. Until the Day I Die
14. All My Life
15. Over Yonder (Jonathan’s Song)