Low Estate is the second full-length album by 16 Horsepower. Produced by John Parish and released in 1997, only a year after Sackcloth 'n' Ashes, it drew heavily upon compositions pre-dating the band's first album. Original bassist Pascal Humbert rejoined the band prior to the recording. It is their only studio album to feature Jeffrey-Paul Norlander (of The Denver Gentlemen, pre-16 Horsepower band formed in 1988 by him and David Eugene Edwards).

Track listing

US version

European version

The 1997 European release replaced "Ditch Digger" with a re-recording of "Coal Black Horses", originally featured on the 16 Horsepower EP.

1998 European reissue

The 1998 European version omits "Dead Run" but adds "Ditch Digger" and two additional cover songs, both recorded in collaboration with French singer Bertrand Cantat of Noir Désir: "Fire Spirit" (by The Gun Club) and "The Partisan" (by Anna Marly).

Charts

Personnel

1. 16 Horsepower

2. David Eugene Edwards – vocals, banjo, guitar, hurdy-gurdy, concertina

3. Jeffrey-Paul Norlander – backup vocals, fiddle, cello, organ (credited as "Jeffrey-Paul")

4. Jean-Yves Tola – drums, percussion, piano

5. Pascal Humbert – bass guitar, bass fiddle, guitar

6. Additional musicians

7. John Parish – additional percussion, organ, guitar, xylophone

8. Steve Taylor – guitar on "Phyllis Ruth"

9. Bertrand Cantat – vocals, guitar and harmonica on "Fire Spirit" and "The Partisan"

10. Shane Hotle – piano on "The Partisan"

11. Technical

12. John Parish – production, mixing on "Hang My Teeth on Your Door"

13. Jeff Powell – engineering

14. Phil Nicolo – mixing, engineering on "Fire Spirit" and "The Partisan"

15. Shane Hotle and 16 Horsepower - production and mixing on "Fire Spirit" and "The Partisan"

16. Bob Ludwig – mastering

17. Sunja Park – art direction, design

18. Ken Schles – photography

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