29 (album)
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| Studio album by Ryan Adams | ||||
| Released | December 19, 2005 | |||
| Recorded | August 2004 Three Crow Studios, L.A. CA. |
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| Genre | Alternative country Folk |
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| Length | 48:54 | |||
| Label | Lost Highway Records | |||
| Producer | Ethan Johns | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment.ie | [2] |
| NME | (8/10)[3] |
| Pitchfork Media | (6.8/10)[4] |
| PopMatters |   [5] |
| Robert Christgau | C[6] |
| Stylus Magazine | B−[7] |
29 is the eighth studio album by alt-country singer-songwriter Ryan Adams, released on December 19, 2005 on Lost Highway. Produced by Ethan Johns, and recorded prior to the formation of backing band The Cardinals, the album was the last of three released in 2005. Session guitarist JP Bowersock would later go on to join the Cardinals, subsequently recording Cold Roses and Jacksonville City Nights alongside Adams. The album's cover art was drawn by Adams.
The album has sold 81,000 copies in the United States and 153,000 worldwide.[8] In November 2009, the album was number 54 on a list of 'The 100 best pop albums of the Noughties' by The Times Music critics.[9]
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
All songs written and composed by Ryan Adams.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "29" | 5:48 |
| 2. | "Strawberry Wine" | 7:58 |
| 3. | "Nightbirds" | 3:51 |
| 4. | "Blue Sky Blues" | 5:18 |
| 5. | "Carolina Rain" | 5:25 |
| 6. | "Starlite Diner" | 3:51 |
| 7. | "The Sadness" | 6:43 |
| 8. | "Elizabeth, You Were Born to Play That Part" | 5:07 |
| 9. | "Voices" | 4:53 |
[edit] Chart positions
[edit] Album
| Country | Peak position |
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| US[10] | 144 |
| Austria[11] | 73 |
| Germany[12] | 57 |
| Netherlands[13] | 73 |
| UK[14] | 91 |
[edit] Personnel
- Ryan Adams — Vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, electric guitar
- Wayne Bergeron — Trumpet
- JP Bowersock — Electric guitar, mandolin, acoustic 12-string guitar, guitarone
- Jennifer Condos — Bass
- Bruce Dukov — Violin
- Endre Granat — Violin
- Ethan Johns — Drums, bass, pedal steel guitar, chamberlin, synthesizer, acoustic guitar, ukulele, harpsichord, string arrangement, brass arrangement, conducting
- Alan Kaplan — Trombone
- Dennis Karmayzn — Cello
- Phil Levy — Violin
- David Low — Cello
- Rafael Rishik — Violin
- Anatoly Rosinsky — Violin
- Lisa Sutton — Violin
[edit] References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Entertainment.ie review
- ^ NME review
- ^ Pitchfork Media review
- ^ PopMatters review
- ^ Robert Christgau review
- ^ Stylus Magazine review
- ^ Hasty, Katie (2007-06-03). "Busy and bored, Adams tames "Tiger"". Reuters/Billboard. http://ca.today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=entertainmentNews&storyID=2007-06-03T210713Z_01_N03416171_RTRIDST_0_ENTERTAINMENT-ADAMS-COL.XML&archived=False. Retrieved 2007-06-04. "The first of the trio, "Cold Roses," has sold 159,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. "Jacksonville City Nights" has moved 100,000, and "29" has shifted 81,000."
- ^ "The 100 best pop albums of the Noughties". The Times (London). 2009-11-21. http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article6922991.ece?token=null&offset=84&page=8. Retrieved 2010-04-23.
- ^ "American Charts". Allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p308331. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
- ^ "Austrian Charts" (in German). austriancharts.at. http://austriancharts.at/search.asp?search=Ryan+Adams&cat=a. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
- ^ "German Charts" (in German). musicline.de. http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Adams%2CRyan/longplay. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
- ^ "Dutch Charts" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl. http://dutchcharts.nl//showinterpret.asp?interpret=Ryan+Adams. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
- ^ "UK Chart Log". zobbel.de. http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_A.HTM. Retrieved 2009-11-25.
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