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Cleopatra is the second studio album by American indie folk band The Lumineers. The album was released in the United States on April 8, 2016, and contains the singles "Ophelia", "Cleopatra" and "Angela". The album received positive reviews and commercial success, debuting at number one on the UK Albums Chart and the Billboard 200.

The cover is a photograph of actress Theda Bara.

Critical reception

Cleopatra received positive reviews. At Metacritic, the album received an average score of 67. PopMatters gave the album 60 points, saying : "If the Lumineers debut record was a representation of their metaphorical college years, Cleopatra is definitely their more mature, but confused, post-grad understanding of fame".

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic67/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Consequence of SoundC+[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Wesley Schultz and Jeremiah Fraites (except as noted)

No.TitleLength
1."Sleep on the Floor"3:31
2."Ophelia"2:40
3."Cleopatra" (Schultz, Fraites, Simone Felice)3:21
4."Gun Song"3:36
5."Angela" (Schultz, Fraites, Simone Felice)3:21
6."In the Light"3:51
7."Gale Song" (Schultz, Fraites, Neyla Pekarek)3:13
8."Long Way from Home"2:32
9."Sick in the Head"2:31
10."My Eyes" (Schultz, Fraites, Neyla Pekarek)3:36
11."Patience"1:35
Deluxe version bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."Where the Skies Are Blue" (Abraham Hovey)2:20
13."Everyone Requires a Plan"2:40
14."White Lie"3:15
15."Cleopatra" (Acoustic Demo)4:48
Target bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."Sailor Song (Moitessier)"2:24
13."For Fra"1:42
14."Boots of Spanish Leather" (Bob Dylan)4:43

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] 2
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5] 13
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6] 23
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[7] 35
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[8] 1
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[9] 22
French Albums (SNEP)[10] 44
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] 16
Irish Albums (IRMA)[12] 4
Italian Albums (FIMI)[13] 27
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[14] 10
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[15] 27
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[16] 42
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 5
UK Albums (OCC)[18] 1
US Billboard 200[19] 1

References

  1. ^ "Reviews for Cleopatra". Metacritic. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  2. ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Cleopatra". AllMusic.
  3. ^ Graves, Wren. "The Lumineers – Cleopatra". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  4. ^ "Australiancharts.com – The Lumineers – Cleopatra". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  5. ^ "Austriancharts.at – The Lumineers – Cleopatra" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  6. ^ "Ultratop.be – The Lumineers – Cleopatra" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  7. ^ "Ultratop.be – The Lumineers – Cleopatra" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  8. ^ "The Lumineers Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  9. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – The Lumineers – Cleopatra" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  10. ^ "Lescharts.com – The Lumineers – Cleopatra". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  11. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – The Lumineers – Cleopatra" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  12. ^ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 15, 2016". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  13. ^ "Italiancharts.com – The Lumineers – Cleopatra". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  14. ^ "Charts.nz – The Lumineers – Cleopatra". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  15. ^ "VG-lista - Topp 40 Album uke 17, 2016". Retrieved April 30, 2016.
  16. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – The Lumineers – Cleopatra". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  17. ^ "Swisscharts.com – The Lumineers – Cleopatra". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  18. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  19. ^ "The Lumineers Score Their First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard.