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The Beast in Its Tracks
Studio album by
Josh Ritter
ReleasedMarch 5, 2013 (2013-03-05)
RecordedThe Great North Sound Society, Maine
Saltlands Studios, Brooklyn, New York, United States
Genre
Length43:22
LabelPytheas Recordings
ProducerSam Kassirer
Josh Ritter chronology
Bringing in the Darlings
(2012) 		The Beast in Its Tracks
(2013) 		Josh Ritter – Acoustic Live Vol. 1: Somerville Theater/Somerville, Mass
(2015)
Singles from The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter
  1. "Joy to You Baby"
    Released: December 11, 2012
  2. "Hopeful"
    Released: June 25, 201
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
American Songwriter[2]
The Guardian[3]
The Independent[4]
Pop Matters[5]

The Beast in Its Tracks is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Josh Ritter. It was released on March 5, 2013.[6]

Track listing

All songs written by Ritter.

  1. "Third Arm" – 0:47
  2. "Evil Eye" – 2:37
  3. "A Certain Light" – 2:48
  4. "Hopeful" – 4:25
  5. "Nightmares" – 3:39
  6. "New Lover" – 4:25
  7. "Heart's Ease" – 3:21
  8. "In Your Arms Again" – 3:15
  9. "The Appleblossom Rag" – 4:27
  10. "Bonfire" – 2:51
  11. "In Your Arms Awhile" – 2:03
  12. "Joy to You Baby" – 4:40
  13. "Lights" – 4:02

Personnel

Musicians

  • Josh Ritter – vocals, guitar (on all tracks except 4, 6, 12 and 13), vacuum cleaner (on track 8)
  • Liam Hurley – drums (on tracks 4, 10, 12 and 13), percussion (on tracks 6, 8 and 11), vocals (on tracks 4 and 11)
  • Sam Kassirer – keyboards (on all tracks except 1, 7 and 9), percussion (on tracks 2, 6, 10 and 13)
  • Josh Kaufman – guitar (on tracks 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 and 13), electric guitar (on tracks 7 and 11), bass (on tracks 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12 and 13), percussion (on track 2), vocals (on tracks 4 and 11)

Additional musicians

  • Zack Hickman – guitar (on track 7)
  • Austin Nevins – guitar (on track 7)

Production

  • Recorded at the Great North Sound Society, Parsonfield, Maine, 2011–2012
  • Produced, Engineered, and Mixed by Sam Kassirer
  • Assistant Engineer: Erik Hischmann
  • Mastered by Jeff Lipton at Peerless Mastering
  • Assistant Mastering Engineer: Maria Rice

References

  1. ^ The Beast in Its Tracks by Josh Ritter, retrieved January 12, 2018
  2. ^ "American Songwriter Review". Americansongwriter.com. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
  3. ^ Costa, Maddy (February 28, 2013). "The Guardian review". London.
  4. ^ Richman, Simmy (March 3, 2013). "The Independent review". London.
  5. ^ "Pop Matters review". Popmatters.com. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
  6. ^ "iTunes – Music – The Beast In Its Tracks by Josh Ritter". Itunes.apple.com. March 5, 2013. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
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