| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 76/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| American Songwriter | |
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| Mojo | |
| PopMatters | 8/10 |
| Record Collector | |
| Uncut | 7/10 |
| Under the Radar | 6/10 |
Downhill from Everywhere is the fifteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Jackson Browne. It was released by Inside Recordings on July 23, 2021, and is Browne's first album of new material in seven years. It was nominated for a 2022 Grammy Award in the Best Americana Album category. The album title, and title track lyrics, were inspired by Captain Charles Moore.
Track listing
All songs are written by Jackson Browne, with co-writers listed below.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Still Looking for Something" | 3:10 | |
| 2. | "My Cleveland Heart" | 3:20 | |
| 3. | "Minutes to Downtown" | 5:31 | |
| 4. | "A Human Touch" |
| 4:42 |
| 5. | "Love Is Love" |
| 4:46 |
| 6. | "Downhill from Everywhere" |
| 5:44 |
| 7. | "The Dreamer" |
| 3:16 |
| 8. | "Until Justice Is Real" | 4:33 | |
| 9. | "A Little Soon to Say" | 6:25 | |
| 10. | "A Song for Barcelona" |
| 8:37 |
| Total length: | 50:10 | ||
Personnel
- Jackson Browne – vocals, acoustic piano (1, 4), electric guitar (3, 5, 6, 9), vihuela (7), acoustic guitar (8), nylon guitar (10)
- Jeff Young – vocals (2, 6), Hammond organ (3, 5, 6, 9), acoustic piano (6, 10)
- Jason Crosby – acoustic piano (3)
- Patrick Warren – keyboards (4)
- Greg Leisz – electric guitar (1, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10), lap steel guitar (2, 4, 8), acoustic guitar (3, 7), pedal steel guitar (4)
- Val McCallum – acoustic guitar (1, 2), electric guitar (1, 2, 6–10), tenor guitar (1), vocals (2), acoustic tenor guitar (5)
- Mark Goldenberg – electric guitar (3)
- Waddy Wachtel – electric guitar (8)
- Bob Glaub – bass guitar (1, 3, 5–10)
- Davey Faragher – bass guitar (2)
- Jennifer Condos – bass guitar (4)
- Mauricio Lewak – drums (1, 5–10)
- Pete Thomas – drums (2)
- Russ Kunkel – drums (3)
- Jay Bellerose – drums (4)
- Raúl Rodríguez Quínones – handclaps (10)
- Aletha Mills – vocals (3, 5–10)
- Chavonne Stewart – vocals (3, 5–10)
- Leslie Mendelson – vocals (4)
- De'Ante Duckett – vocals (10)
Production
- Jackson Browne – producer
- Kevin Smith – recording (1, 5, 7, 8, 10), mixing (1–3, 5–10)
- Paul Dieter – recording (2, 6, 9)
- Nate Kunkel – recording (3)
- Ryan Freeland – recording (4), mixing (4)
- Jeremy Hatcher, Ehud Kaldes, Garry Purohit and Mirza Sheriff – recording assistants
- Joaquin Bear, Peter Gjerset and Owen Lantz – studio assistants
- Gavin Lurssen and Rueben Cohen – mastering at Lurssen Mastering, (Burbank, California)
- Jeff Powell – vinyl mastering at Take Out Vinyl (Memphis, Tennessee)
- Dustin Stanton – design
- Edward Burtynsky – cover photography
- Nels Israelson – inside photography
Charts
| Chart (2021) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) | 44 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) | 46 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) | 24 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) | 42 |
| Scottish Albums (Official Charts) | 4 |
| Spanish Albums (Promusicae) | 73 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) | 13 |
| UK Albums (Official Charts) | 35 |
| UK Independent Albums (Official Charts) | 1 |
| US Billboard 200 | 86 |