Low Estate
Studio album by 16 Horsepower
Released	1997
Recorded	Dockside Studios, Lafayette, Louisiana
Genre	Country rock[1] neo-gothic[1]
Length	50:09
Label	A&M
Producer	John Parish
16 Horsepower chronology
Sackcloth 'n' Ashes (1996) Low Estate (1997) Secret South (2000)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Phantom Tollbooth	[2]
NME

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

Charts

Personnel

• David Eugene Edwards – Vocals, Banjo, Guitar, Hurdy-gurdy, Concertina
• Jeffrey-Paul Norlander – Back-up Vocals, Fiddle, Cello, Organ
• Jean-Yves Tola – Drums, Percussion, Piano
• Pascal Humbert – Bass guitar, Bass fiddle, Guitar
• John Parish – Additional Percussion, Organ, Guitar, Xylophone
• Steve Taylor – Guitar on "Phyllis Ruth"

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

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