Jump to content

The Gospel According to Water

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Starcheerspeaksnewslostwars (talk | contribs) at 19:32, 4 May 2020 (→‎References: defaultsorted). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

The Gospel According to Water
Studio album by
Joe Henry
ReleasedNovember 15, 2019 (2019-11-15)
Length53:47
LabelEarMusic
Joe Henry chronology
Thrum
(2017) 		The Gospel According to Water
(2019)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic85/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Under the Radar8.5/10[3]

The Gospel According to Water is the fifteenth studio album by American musician and producer Joe Henry. It was released in November 15, 2019 under EarMusic Records.[4][5]

Critical reception

The Gospel According to Water was met with universal acclaim reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 85, based on 6 reviews[1]

Track listing

The Gospel According to Water track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Famine Walk"4:58
2."The Gospel According to Water"6:10
3."Mule"3:43
4."Orson Welles"5:43
5."Green of the Afternoon"4:17
6."In Time for Tomorrow"3:41
7."The Fact of Love"4:30
8."Book of Common Prayer"3:30
9."Bloom"3:38
10."Gates of Prayer Cemetery, No. 2"2:50
11."Salt and Sugar"4:47
12."General Tzu Names the Planets for His Children"3:12
13."Choir Boy"2:48

Charts

Chart performance for
The Gospel According to Water
Chart Peak
position
UK Americana Albums (OCC)[6] 17
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[7] 17
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[8] 11
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[9] 39

Release history

Region Date Label Format
Worldwide November 15, 2019 EarMusic CD, Digital Download[10]
Worldwide December 6, 2019 EarMusic Vinyl[11]

References

  1. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  2. ^ Deming, Mark. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  3. ^ Moody, Mark (December 6, 2019). "Under the Radar Review". Under the Radar. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  4. ^ Pareles, Jon (November 18, 2019). "Joe Henry and the Art of Disappearing Into a Song". The New York Times. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  5. ^ Ouellette, Dan (November 6, 2019). "Joe Henry Shares a Romantic 'Gospel' In the Wake of Cancer Diagnosis". Billboard. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  6. ^ "Official Americana Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  7. ^ "Joe Henry Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  8. ^ "Joe Henry Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  9. ^ "Joe Henry Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  10. ^ "The Gospel According to Water - Joe Henry on Amazon Music". Amazon Music. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  11. ^ "Joe Henry - The Gospel According to Water". Amazon Music. Retrieved May 3, 2020.


Stub icon

This 2010s album–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Gospel_According_to_Water&oldid=954879270"