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Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit is Jason Isbell's second full-length album, and first album with the 400 Unit as accompanying band. It was released on February 17, 2009, through Lightning Rod Records. The deluxe version of the album contains an additional four tracks.

On October 18, 2019, the album was re-released with remixing done by Dave Cobb and remastering done by Pete Lyman.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Seven-Mile Island"4:16
2."Sunstroke"5:15
3."Good"4:45
4."Cigarettes and Wine"6:45
5."However Long"4:17
6."Coda"2:05
7."The Blue"4:57
8."No Choice in the Matter"5:30
9."Soldiers Get Strange"4:07
10."Streetlights"4:10
11."The Last Song I Will Write"5:54
Total length:52:01
Deluxe version bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."When My Baby's Beside Me"3:36
13."Streetlights" (acoustic)3:47
14."The Blue" (acoustic)4:23
15."Cigarettes and Wine" (acoustic)5:38
Total length:69:25
Reissue track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Seven-Mile Island"4:16
2."Sunstroke"5:15
3."Good"4:45
4."Cigarettes and Wine"6:45
5."However Long"4:17
6."The Blue"4:57
7."No Choice in the Matter"5:30
8."Soldiers Get Strange"4:07
9."Streetlights"4:10
10."The Last Song I Will Write"5:54
11."When My Baby's Beside Me"3:36
12."Coda"2:05
Total length:55:37

Personnel

  • Jason Isbell – guitars and vocals
  • Browan Lollar – guitars[3]
  • Derry deBorja – keyboards
  • Jimbo Hart – bass guitar
  • Matt Pence – drums
  • Charles Rose – horn arrangements on "No Choice in the Matter"
  • Charles Rose, Harvey Thompson, and Vinny Ciesielski – horns on "No Choice in the Matter"
  • Browan Lollar – cover art

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