Levee Town expands on the themes and musical styles exhibited on Landreth's first two major label releases Outward Bound (1992) and South of I-10 (1995).

The production utilizes a mixture of arrangement styles that befits the range of musical material - introspective singer songwriter ("Love and Glory"); bare bones 3 piece instrumentals ("Z. Rider"); “double-clutch” Zydeco grooves ("The U.S.S.

Zydecoldsmobile"); Memphis style horn arrangements ("Angeline"); swamp pop ("Soul Salvation"); a mash up of New Orleans musical textures ("Deep South"); and the exuberant bayou groove and guitar showcase of the title song ("Levee Town").

Jennings also co wrote "For Who We Are (The Night Bird Sings)" which was recorded for Levee Town (featuring Jennifer Warnes) but not released until the 2009 Expanded Edition.

David Ranson (bass) and Michael Organ (drummer) were once again the rhythm section and long time Landreth friends Tony Daigle (engineer) and R.S.

Bonnie Raitt's vocal contribution to "Soul Salvation" was recorded at Windmill Lane Studios in Dublin Ireland while she was on a trip abroad.

Recording and overdubs for the album were completed by summer of 2000 and mixing for Levee Town was handled primarily at Dockside Studio by a combination of Landreth, Daigle, and Field.

After over two years of production, and the complications of Landreth changing labels and management, Levee Town was released in October 2000 on Sugar Hill Records.

Landreth's 2008 album From the Reach was the first release on his own label, LandFall Records, and featured contributions from Eric Clapton, Mark Knopfler, Dr. John and Vince Gill among others.

The cover for Levee Town features the design work of Megan Barra and the photography of Jack Spencer both longtime friends of Landreth's.