Written in Chalk
| Written in Chalk | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 3, 2009 | |||
| Genre | Folk, Country, Americana | |||
| Label | New West | |||
| Producer | Buddy & Julie Miller | |||
| Buddy & Julie Miller chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Consumer Guide |  [2] |
| The Guardian | [3] |
| PopMatters |   [4] |
| Spin | 7/10[5] |
Written in Chalk is an album by Buddy and Julie Miller, released in 2009. It won numerous awards at the 2009 Americana Music Association awards: Album of the Year and the song "Chalk" won the Song of the Year. Buddy Miller won Artist of the Year and the duo won Duo/Group of the Year.
The album art is a painting by Brian Kershisnik.
Track listing
- All songs by Julie Miller unless otherwise noted.
- "Ellis County" – 3:51
- "Gasoline and Matches" (Julie Miller, Buddy Miller) – 3:14
- "Don't Say Goodbye"– 5:10
- "What You Gonna Do Leroy" (Mel Tillis) – 3:45
- "Long Time" – 4:13
- "One Part, Two Part" (Dee Ervin) – 3:43
- "Chalk" – 3:40
- "Everytime We Say Goodbye" – 4:34
- "Hush, Sorrow" – 4:02
- "Memphis Jane" – 6:16
- "June" – 4:15
- "The Selfishness in Man" (Leon Payne) – 4:20
Personnel
- Julie Miller – vocals, guitar, background vocals
- Buddy Miller – vocals, guitar, background vocals
- Emmylou Harris – vocals
- Patty Griffin – vocals
- Robert Plant – vocals ("What You Gonna Do Leroy")
- Larry Campbell – fiddle, mandolin
- John Deaderick – piano, keyboards
- Chris Donohue – bass
- Stuart Duncan – fiddle
- Dennis Crouch – bass
- Byron House – bass
- Brady Blade, Jr. – drums
- Jay Bellerose – drums
- Byran Owings – drums
- Kami Lyle – trumpet
- Matt Rollings – piano
- Gurf Morlix – lap steel guitar
- Russ Pahl – pedal steel guitar
- Ann McCrary – background vocals
- Regina McCrary – background vocals
Chart positions
| Year | Chart | Position[citation needed] |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Billboard Top Heatseekers | 3 |
| Billboard Top Independent Albums | 21 |
References
- ^ Jurek, Thom, "Review: Written in Chalk" Retrieved February 3, 2010
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Album: Buddy and Julie Miller: Written in Chalk". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
- ^ Denselow, Robin (2009-02-27). "Folk review: Buddy and Julie Miller: Written in Chalk". The Guardian. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
- ^ Child, Ben (2009-03-03). "Buddy and Julie Miller: Written in Chalk". PopMatters. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
- ^ Uhelszki, Jaan (April 2009). "Reviews". Spin. SPIN Media LLC. p. 80.