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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic81/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Independent[3]
The Irish Times[4]
Mojo[5]
The Observer[6]
Pitchfork6.6/10[7]
Q[8]
Record Collector[9]
Uncut8/10[10]
ViceA−[11]

Salutations is the eighth solo studio album by American musician Conor Oberst, released on March 17, 2017 on Nonesuch Records.[12] Ten of the tracks originally appeared on Ruminations in acoustic form.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Conor Oberst, except as indicated

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Too Late to Fixate" 4:01
2."Gossamer Thin" 3:33
3."Overdue"Conor Oberst and James Felice3:48
4."Afterthought" 3:35
5."Next of Kin" 3:40
6."Napalm" 4:57
7."Mamah Borthwick (A Sketch)" 4:14
8."Till St. Dymphna Kicks Us Out" 3:59
9."Barbary Coast (Later)" 4:27
10."Tachycardia" 3:25
11."Empty Hotel by the Sea" 4:23
12."Anytime Soon"Oberst, Johnathan Rice, Taylor Goldsmith and Jonathan Wilson2:51
13."Counting Sheep" 3:27
14."The Rain Follows the Plow" 3:41
15."You All Loved Him Once" 4:26
16."A Little Uncanny" 4:56
17."Salutations" 3:57
Total length:1:07:20

Personnel

  • Pearl Charles - Backing Vocals (12)
  • Daphne Chen - Violin (8,9,14)
  • Richard Dodd - Cello (8,9,14)
  • Greg Farley - Violin (1-11,13-16), Backing Vocals (1,3,4)
  • Ian Felice - Electric Guitar (1-11,13-16), Backing Vocals (3,4,14,16)
  • James Felice - Piano (13-15), Organ (6,10,11,13), Wurlitzer (3,7,9,15,16), Accordion (1,2,4,5,8,10,11,13-15), Backing Vocals (1,3,4,6,8,11,14)
  • Eric Gorfain - Violin (8,9,14)
  • Jim James - Backing Vocals (2,3,10,14)
  • Leah Katz - Viola (8,9,14)
  • Jim Keltner - Drums (1-17), Percussion (3,6,8,12,14,16,17)
  • Andy LeMaster - Backing Vocals (1,3,4,6,11)
  • Blake Mills - Guitar (10), Electric Guitar (14), Baritone Guitar (7), Guitarrón (7)
  • Conor Oberst - Vocals (1-17), Guitar (4,7,9,11,13,15,16), Electric Guitar (3,6,12), Piano (1,2,5,8,10,17), Wurlitzer (14), Harmonica (1,2,4,5,7-11,14-16)
  • Josh Rawson - Bass (1-11,13-16), Backing Vocals (3)
  • Gus Seyffert - Bass (12,17)
  • Maria Taylor - Backing Vocals (9,13)
  • M. Ward - Guitar (15)
  • Gillian Welch - Backing Vocals (7,15)
  • Jonathan Wilson - Guitar (12,17), Piano (12,17), Synthesizer (12,17)

Charts

Chart (2017) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[13] 58
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[14] 86
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[15] 166
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[16] 82
Scottish Albums (OCC)[17] 46
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] 89
UK Albums (OCC)[19] 91
US Billboard 200[20] 137

References

  1. ^ "Salutations by Conor Oberst". Metacritic. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  2. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Salutations – Conor Oberst". AllMusic. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  3. ^ Gill, Andy (March 15, 2017). "Album reviews: Conor Oberst – Salutations, Spoon – Hot Thoughts, Jarvis Cocker and Chilly Gonzales – Room 29 and more". The Independent. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  4. ^ Clayon-Lea, Tony (March 16, 2017). "Conor Oberst – Salutations album review: Ruminations on a reboot". The Irish Times. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  5. ^ Chick, Stevie (April 2017). "Conor Oberst: Salutations". Mojo (281): 97.
  6. ^ Mongredien, Phil (March 19, 2017). "Conor Oberst: Salutations review – sprawling companion to Ruminations". The Observer. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  7. ^ Cohen, Ian (March 14, 2017). "Conor Oberst: Salutations". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  8. ^ Garner, George (May 2017). "Conor Oberst: Salutations". Q (334): 108.
  9. ^ Pearlman, Mischa (March 2017). "Conor Oberst – Salutations". Record Collector (464). Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  10. ^ Thomson, Graeme (April 2017). "Conor Oberst: Salutations". Uncut (239): 35.
  11. ^ Christgau, Robert (April 8, 2017). "The New Pornographers Soar and Conor Oberst Grows Up: Expert Witness with Robert Christgau". Vice. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  12. ^ "Conor Oberst Announces New Album "Salutations"". conoroberst.com. 2017-01-18. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  13. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Conor Oberst – Salutations" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
  14. ^ "Ultratop.be – Conor Oberst – Salutations" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  15. ^ "Ultratop.be – Conor Oberst – Salutations" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
  16. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Conor Oberst – Salutations" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  17. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  18. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Conor Oberst – Salutations". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
  19. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  20. ^ "Conor Oberst Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
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