# Transcendental Blues

Professional ratings :
| Aggregate scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 86/100 |
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
| Entertainment Weekly | A− |
| The Music Box | |
| The New Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
| Pitchfork | 8.1/10 |
| Rolling Stone | |
| The Village Voice | |
Transcendental Blues is the ninth studio album by Steve Earle, released in 2000. It features Sharon Shannon on the track "The Galway Girl". The album was nominated for a Grammy in the Best Contemporary Folk Album category.

## Track listing

All tracks written by Steve Earle
* "Transcendental Blues" – 4:13
** Steve Earle – guitars, harmonium, mini-Moog, vocals
** Dan Metz – bass
** Ron Vance – drums
* "Everyone's in Love with You" – 3:30
** Steve Earle – electric guitar, vocals
** David Steele – electric guitar
** Kelley Looney – bass
** Will Rigby – drums, percussion
** Tom Littlefield – vocals
* "Another Town" – 2:22
** Steve Earle – acoustic guitar, vocals
** David Steele – electric guitars
** Kelley Looney – bass
** Will Rigby – drums, percussion
* "I Can Wait" – 3:16
** Steve Earle – 12-string acoustic, vocals
** David Steele – electric guitar
** Kelley Looney – bass
** Will Rigby – drums, percussion
** Tom Littlefield – vocals
* "The Boy Who Never Cried" – 3:46
** Steve Earle – 12-string Guitar, harmonium, vocals
** David Steele – bouzouki
** Kelley Looney – bass
** Will Rigby – drums, percussion
** Strings arranged and conducted by Kristin Wilkinson and performed by The Love Sponge:
*** Kristin Wilkinson – viola
*** John Catchings – cello
*** David Angell – violin
*** David Davidson – violin
* "Steve's Last Ramble" – 3:38
** Steve Earle – acoustic guitar, harmonica, vocals
** Sharon Shannon – accordion
** Mary Shannon – banjo
** Liz Kane – fiddle
** Yvonne Kane – fiddle
** Jim Murray – gut string guitar
** Bill Wright – bouzouki
** David Steele – electric guitar
** James Blennerhassett – upright bass
** Noel Bridgeman – drums
* "The Galway Girl" – 3:05
** Steve Earle – mandolin, vocals
** Sharon Shannon – accordion
** Mary Shannon – banjo
** Liz Kane – fiddle
** Yvonne Kane – fiddle
** Jim Murray – guitar
** Bill Wright – bouzouki
** Dan Gillis – tin whistle
** James Blennerhassett – upright bass
** Joyce Redmond – bodhran
** Noel Bridgeman – drums
* "Lonelier Than This" – 3:11
** Steve Earle – acoustic guitar, vocals
** David Steele – resonator guitar
** Kelley Looney – bass
** Ray Kennedy – electric guitar
** Will Rigby – drums, percussion
* "Wherever I Go" – 1:57
** Steve Earle – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals
** David Steele – electric 12-string guitar
** Benmont Tench – organ, piano
** Kelley Looney – bass
** Will Rigby – drums
* "When I Fall" – 4:34
** Steve Earle – acoustic guitar, harmonica, vocals
** Stacey Earle – vocals
** Doug Lancio – electric guitars
** Ray Kennedy – bass
** Patrick Earle – drums, percussion
* "I Don't Want to Lose You Yet" – 3:22
** Steve Earle – acoustic guitar, vocals
** David Steele – electric guitars
** Benmont Tench – organ
** Kelley Looney – bass
** Will Rigby – drums, percussion
** Tom Littlefield – vocals
* "Halo 'Round the Moon" – 2:13
** Steve Earle – resonator guitar, harmonium, vocals
** David Steele – resonator guitar
** Kelley Looney – bass
** Will Rigby – drums, percussion
* "Until the Day I Die" – 3:22
** Steve Earle – guitar, vocals
** Tim O'Brien – mandolin, vocals
** Darrell Scott – banjo, vocals
** Casey Driessen – fiddle
** Dennis Crouch – upright bass
* "All My Life" – 3:27
** Steve Earle – guitars, harmonium, vocals
** Ray Kennedy – bass
** Patrick Earle – drums, percussion
* "Over Yonder (Jonathan's Song)" – 3:51
** Steve Earle – acoustic guitar, harmonica, vocals
** David Steele – mandola
** Kelley Looney – bass
** Will Rigby – drums, percussion

## Personnel

* David Angell - violin
* James Blennerhassett - double bass
* Noel Bridgeman - drums
* David Davidson - violin
* John Catchings - cello
* Dennis Crouch - double bass
* Casey Driessen - fiddle
* Patrick Earle - drums, percussion
* Dan Gillis - tin whistle
* Liz Kane - fiddle
* Yvonne Kane - fiddle
* Ray Kennedy - electric guitar, bass
* Doug Lancio - electric guitar
* Kelley Looney - bass
* Dan Metz - bass
* Jim Murray - gut string guitar
* Will Rigby - drums, percussion
* Tim O'Brien - vocals, mandolin
* Joyce Redmond - bodhrán
* Darrell Scott - vocals, banjo
* Mary Shannon - banjo
* Sharon Shannon - accordion
* David Steele - electric guitar, bouzouki
* Benmont Tench - piano, organ
* Ron Vance - drums
* Kristin Wilkinson - viola
* Bill Wright - bouzouki
* Steve Earle - vocals, guitar, harmonium, harmonica, synthesizer, mandolin
* Tony Fitzpatrick - Album Artwork

## Chart performance

| Chart (2000) | Peak position |
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 5 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 66 |
| Canadian RPM Country Albums | 8 |
| Canadian RPM Top Albums | 28 |