Low Estate

Untitled

Low Estate is the second full-length album by 16 Horsepower. Released in 1997, only a year after Sackcloth 'n' Ashes, it drew heavily upon compositions pre-dating the band's first album.

Track listing

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

Personnel

• David Eugene Edwards - Vocals, Banjo, Hurdy Gurdy, Guitar, Concertina
• Jeffrey-Paul Norlander - Back-up Vocals, Fiddle, Cello, Organ
• Jean-Yves Tola - Drums, Percussion, Piano
• Pascal Humbert - Bass, Bass Fiddle, Guitar
• John Parish - Additional Percussion, Organ, Guitar, Xylophone
• Steve Taylor - Guitar (as guest)

Trivia

• John Parish was thought of as a producer for the album because the band was impressed with his work on Dance Hall at Louse Point.
• 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 Gun Club song "Fire Spirit" and Marly/d'Astier composition "The Partisan", as well as a re-recording of "Coal Black Horses", originally featured on the 16 Horsepower EP.