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Blame It on Gravity
Studio album by
Old 97's
ReleasedMay 13, 2008
GenreAlternative country
LabelNew West Records
ProducerRoss Miller
Old 97's chronology
Hit by a Train: The Best of the Old 97's
(2006) 		Blame It on Gravity
(2008) 		Mimeograph EP
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [2]
Rolling Stone [3]
Robert ChristgauA–[4]

Blame It on Gravity is the seventh studio album by American country/rock band Old 97's, released on May 13, 2008. It entered the Billboard 200 album charts at #85.[5] The album was produced by Salim Nourallah. Robert Christgau gave the album an A− [6] and also said this about Blame It On Gravity"[7] on the NPR radio show All Things Considered , "They've just put out their best album in seven years. Blame It On Gravity is noticeably more taut and focused than their earlier albums--more delicate, too. .

Track listing

  1. "The Fool" - 4:16
  2. "Dance with Me" - 2:39
  3. "No Baby I" - 3:32
  4. "My Two Feet" - 3:27
  5. "Ride" - 3:30
  6. "She Loves the Sunset" - 2:37
  7. "This Beautiful Thing" - 3:06
  8. "I Will Remain" - 3:11
  9. "Early Morning" - 2:50
  10. "The Easy Way" - 4:26
  11. "Here's to the Halcyon" - 2:46
  12. "Color of a Lonely Heart Is Blue" - 5:51
  13. "The One" - 4:06

Bonus tracks

  1. "Motorcycle Club (Demo)"*
  2. "Damn Your Misery (Demo)"*

(*) Available only on iTunes Bonus Video Version.

Personnel

Old 97's

  • Rhett Miller - vocals, guitars
  • Murry Hammond - bass, guitars, vocals, piano, Mellotron
  • Ken Bethea - guitars, vocals
  • Philip Peeples - drums, percussion

Additional Musicians

  • Rip Rowan - keyboards
  • Salim Nourallah - keyboards, guitars
  • Ward Williams - pedal steel

References

  1. ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: Artist 1026". www.robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  2. ^ Allmusic Review
  3. ^ Rolling Stone Review
  4. ^ :Robert Christgau's web site: Artist: Old 97's
  5. ^ Billboard Archived 2008-07-23 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Consumer guide August 2008 |work = MSN Music"
  7. ^ Review:Old 97's 'Blame It On Gravity': Taut and Delicate.
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