Harlem River Blues

Harlem River Blues is Justin Townes Earle's third studio album, released on January 1, 2010, on Bloodshot Records.

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	83/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Slant Magazine	[3]
PopMatters	[4]

Harlem River Blues
Studio album by Justin Townes Earle
Released	September 14, 2010
Recorded	2009
Genre	Country
Length	31:22
Label	Bloodshot Records
Producer	Justin Townes Earle Skylar Wilson
Justin Townes Earle chronology
Midnight at the Movies (2009) Harlem River Blues (2010) Nothing's Gonna Change the Way You Feel About Me Now (2012)

Track listing

All tracks are written by Justin Townes Earle except "Rogers Park," which was written by Justin Townes Earle and Scotty Melton.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Harlem River Blues"	2:49
2.	"One More Night in Brooklyn"	3:04
3.	"Move over Mama"	2:01
4.	"Workin' for the MTA"	3:49
5.	"Wanderin'"	2:38
6.	"Slippin' and Slidin'"	2:58
7.	"Christchurch Woman"	4:11
8.	"Learning to Cry"	2:41
9.	"Ain't Waitin'"	2:16
10.	"Rogers Park"	4:28
11.	"Harlem River Blues Reprise"	0:32

Personnel

• Justin Townes Earle – vocals, acoustic guitar, claps and choir vocals
• Skylar Wilson – organ, electric piano, vibes, percussion, synth and claps
• Bryn Davies – upright bass, cello, bowed bass, harmony and choir vocals
• Jason Isbell – electric guitar and choir vocals
• Brian Owings – drums and percussion
• Josh Hedley – violins, fiddles, claps, harmony and choir vocals
• Paul Niehaus – steel guitar
• Ketch Secor – harmonica
• Phil Lassiter – trumpet
• Jeff Coffin – saxophone
• Caitlin Rose – choir vocals
• Jordan Caress – choir vocals
• Alex Caress – choir vocals
• Rayland Baxter – choir vocals
• Black Wilkins – claps

References

1. "Harlem River Blues – Justin Townes Earle". Metacritic. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
2. Yureck, Thom. "Harlem River Blues at Allmusic". Allmusic. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
3. Keefe, Jonathan (12 September 2010). "Justin Townes Earle – Harlem River Blues". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
4. Horowitz, Steve (14 September 2010). "Harlem River Blues Review". PopMatters. Retrieved 23 January 2015.