I Feel Alright

For the song "1970" by The Stooges known by this alternate title, see Fun House (The Stooges album).

I Feel Alright is the sixth studio album by Steve Earle, released in 1996.

I Feel Alright
Studio album by Steve Earle
Released	March 5, 1996
Genre	Rock[1][2] country[1]
Length	38:57
Label	E-Squared Records
Producer	Ray Kennedy and Richard Bennett (tracks: 1, 5, 8 to 12), Richard Dodd (tracks: 2 to 4, 6 and 7)
Steve Earle chronology
Train a Comin' (1995) I Feel Alright (1996) El Corazón (1997)

The title track was featured in the closing scenes of the season 2 finale of The Wire.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Consumer Guide	[3]
Entertainment Weekly	A[2]
Los Angeles Times	[4]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide	[5]
Rolling Stone	[6]
Spin	9/10[7]

Writing for Entertainment Weekly, Alanna Nash gave I Feel Alright an "A" grade. She wrote, "If I Feel Alright doesn’t deliver the grit that has been Earle’s gift to rock and country, his roots-rock joie de vivre sends no apologies, only a healthy message for the ’90s: Don’t feel bad about feeling good."^[2]

Accolades

Organization/Publication	Year	Accolade	Position	Reference
Eye Weekly (Canada)	1996	"Albums of the year"	8	[8]
Guitar Player (USA)	1997	"Best Country Guitar album"	3	[9]
Nashville Music Awards (USA)	1997	best rock album	*	[10]
Spin (USA)	1999	"Top 90 Albums of the 90s"	75	[11]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Steve Earle.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Feel Alright"	3:04
2.	"Hard-Core Troubadour"	2:41
3.	"More Than I Can Do"	2:37
4.	"Hurtin' Me, Hurtin' You"	3:21
5.	"Now She's Gone"	2:48
6.	"Poor Boy"	2:55
7.	"Valentine's Day"	2:59
8.	"The Unrepentant"	4:31
9.	"CCKMP"	4:30
10.	"Billy and Bonnie"	3:39
11.	"South Nashville Blues"	2:28
12.	"You're Still Standin' There"	3:24
Total length:		38:57

Personnel

Musicians

• Steve Earle – guitars, harmonica, vocals
• Richard Bennett, Ray Kennedy – guitar
• Kelly Looney, Garry Tallent, Roy Huskey, Jr., Ric Kipp – bass
• Kurt Custer, Greg Morrow – drums
• Ken Moore – organ
• Richard Bennett – harmonium
• Lucinda Williams – vocals on "You're Still Standin' There"
• Kurt Custer, Richard Bennett, Greg Morrow, Dub Cornett – percussion
• Custer & Logan, The Fairfield Four (musical director: Mark Prentice), Lucinda Williams, Ms. Williams' stunt double Siobhan Maher – vocals
• Kris Wilkerson – string arrangement and conductor
• Carl Gordetzky, Pamela Sixfin, Richard Grosjean – violin
• Lee Larrison – viola
• Robert Mason – cello

Cover art

• Tony Fitzpatrick – album artwork

Production

Ray Kennedy and Richard Bennett (tracks: 1, 5, 8–12), Richard Dodd (tracks: 2–4, 6 and 7)

Releases

year	format	label	catalog #
1996	CD	Warner Bros. Records	46201
1996	cassette	Warner Bros. Records	46201
1996	CD	Transatlantic	227

Charts

year	chart	peak
1996	The Billboard 200	106