Transcendental Blues

Transcendental Blues
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 6, 2000
Recorded2000
Genre
Length49:48
LabelE-Squared
ProducerSteve Earle, Ray Kennedy
Steve Earle chronology
The Mountain
(1999)
Transcendental Blues
(2000)
Jerusalem
(2002)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic86/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
Entertainment WeeklyA−
The Independent
Mojo
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide
Pitchfork8.1/10
PopMatters8/10
Q
Rolling Stone

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.

It sold 20,000 copies during its first week of release.