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| name = Crows |
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| type = studio |
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| artist = [[Allison Moorer]] |
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| cover = CrowsAllisonMoorer.jpg |
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| released = February 9, 2010 |
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| Genre = [[Country music|Country]], [[Folk music|Folk]], [[Pop music|Pop]] |
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| genre = [[Folk music|Folk]], [[Country pop|Country Pop]] |
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| length = 48:07 |
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| label = [[Rykodisc]] |
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| This album = '''''Crows''''' <br /> (2010) |
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| producer = R.S. Field, [[Allison Moorer]] |
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| prev_year = 2008 |
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| next_title = [[Down to Believing]] |
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| next_year = 2015 |
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{{Album ratings |
{{Album ratings |
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|MC=79/100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/crows/allison-moorer|title=Crows Reviews|publisher=Metacritic.com}}</ref> |
|MC=79/100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/crows/allison-moorer|title=Crows Reviews|publisher=Metacritic.com}}</ref> |
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|rev1=[[Allmusic]] |
|rev1=[[Allmusic]] |
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|rev1Score={{Rating|4|5}}<ref>http://www.allmusic.com/album/crows-mw0001955811</ref> |
|rev1Score={{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="allmusic1">{{cite web|author=Mark Deming |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/crows-mw0001955811 |title=Crows - Allison Moorer | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |publisher=AllMusic |date=2010-02-09 |accessdate=2014-01-05}}</ref> |
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|rev2=[[Los Angeles Times]] |
|rev2=[[Los Angeles Times]] |
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|rev2Score={{Rating|3.4|4}} <ref>http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/02/album-review-allison-moorers-crows.html</ref> |
|rev2Score={{Rating|3.5|4|score=3.4 stars on a 4 point scale}} <ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/02/album-review-allison-moorers-crows.html |title=Album review: Allison Moorer's 'Crows' - latimes.com |publisher=Latimesblogs.latimes.com |date=2010-02-08 |accessdate=2014-01-05}}</ref> |
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|rev3=[[Spin Magazine]] |
|rev3=[[Spin Magazine]] |
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|rev3Score={{Rating|7|10}} <ref>http://www.spin.com/reviews/allison-moorer-crows-rykodisc/</ref> |
|rev3Score={{Rating|7|10}} <ref>{{cite web|last=Wood |first=Mikael |url=http://www.spin.com/reviews/allison-moorer-crows-rykodisc/ |title=Allison Moorer, 'Crows' Review |publisher=Spin.com |date=2010-02-08 |accessdate=2014-01-05}}</ref> |
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|rev4=[[BBC]] |
|rev4=[[BBC]] |
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|rev4Score= Favourable <ref> |
|rev4Score= Favourable <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/cj9p |title=Music - Review of Allison Moorer - Crows |publisher=BBC |date=2010-02-08 |accessdate=2014-01-05}}</ref> |
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|rev5=[[Boston Globe]] |
|rev5=[[Boston Globe]] |
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|rev5Score= Favourable<ref>http://www.boston.com/ae/music/cd_reviews/articles/2010/02/01/allison_moorer_crows/</ref> |
|rev5Score= Favourable<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.boston.com/ae/music/cd_reviews/articles/2010/02/01/allison_moorer_crows/ |title=Allison Moorer, 'Crows' - The Boston Globe |newspaper=Boston.com |date=2010-02-01 |accessdate=2014-01-05}}</ref> |
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|rev6=[[Popmatters]] |
|rev6=[[Popmatters]] |
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|rev6Score={{Rating|8|10}} <ref>http://www.popmatters.com/review/120720-allison-moorer-crows/</ref> |
|rev6Score={{Rating|8|10}} <ref>{{cite web|last=Miller |first=Cody |url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/120720-allison-moorer-crows/ |title=Allison Moorer: Crows |publisher=PopMatters |date= |accessdate=2014-01-05}}</ref> |
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|rev7=[[Slant Magazine]] |
|rev7=[[Slant Magazine]] |
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|rev7Score={{Rating|4.5|5}} <ref>http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/allison-moorer-crows/1996</ref> |
|rev7Score={{Rating|4.5|5}} <ref name="slantmagazine1996">{{cite web|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/allison-moorer-crows/1996 |title=Allison Moorer: Crows | Music Review |publisher=Slant Magazine |date= |accessdate=2014-01-05}}</ref> |
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'''''Crows''''' is the seventh studio album by singer/songwriter [[Allison Moorer]]. It is her first for new label [[Rykodisc]] and sees her reunited with producer R.S. Field for the first time since 2004's The Duel. Moorer wrote 12 of the 13 songs on the album while she was between labels and expecting her first child.<ref>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-bialas/allison-moorer-huffpo-int_b_448835.html |
'''''Crows''''' is the seventh studio album by singer/songwriter [[Allison Moorer]]. It is her first for new label [[Rykodisc]] and sees her reunited with producer R.S. Field for the first time since 2004's The Duel. Moorer wrote 12 of the 13 songs on the album while she was between labels and expecting her first child. Featuring a more intimate sound and recorded in four days in September 2009 with no overdubs,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-bialas/allison-moorer-huffpo-int_b_448835.html |title=Michael Bialas: Allison Moorer HuffPo Interview: Awaiting John Henry Earle |publisher=Huffingtonpost.com |date= |accessdate=2014-01-05}}</ref> the album earned plenty of acclaim with Slant Magazine writing: "Moorer's performance here is arguably a career best. As a fully realized, heady concept that is all but flawless in its execution, Crows joins Hardest and Duel as the third unqualified masterpiece of Moorer's rich career" <ref name="slantmagazine1996"/> while AllMusic wrote that "''Crows'' is a mature and artful set of keenly intelligent pop tunes from a singer and songwriter determined to avoid easy categorization."<ref name="allmusic1"/> |
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An acoustic EP, titled ''Crows Acoustic'', was released on May 25, 2010 and included six tracks. |
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==Track listing== |
==Track listing== |
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| title1 = Abalone Sky |
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==Personnel== |
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* [[Richard Bennett (guitarist)|Richard Bennett]] - [[acoustic guitar]], [[electric guitar]] |
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* [[Chris Carmichael (musician)|Chris Carmichael]] - strings, string arrangements |
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* R.S. Field - [[drums]], acoustic guitar, [[tambourine]] |
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* Brad Jones - [[bass guitar]], [[vibraphone]] |
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* Ken Lewis - [[percussion]] |
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* Joe McMahon - [[celesta|celeste]], acoustic guitar, electric guitar, [[steel guitar]] |
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* [[Allison Moorer]] - acoustic guitar, [[piano]], [[Wurlitzer]], lead vocals, background vocals |
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==Chart performance== |
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{{album chart|BillboardFolk|11|artist=Allison Moorer}} |
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{{album chart|BillboardHeatseekers|18|artist=Allison Moorer}} |
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==References== |
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[[Category:2010 albums]] |
[[Category:2010 albums]] |
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[[Category:Allison Moorer albums]] |
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[[Category:Rykodisc albums]] |
Latest revision as of 17:59, 10 October 2023
Crows | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | February 9, 2010 | |||
Genre | Folk, Country Pop | |||
Length | 48:07 | |||
Label | Rykodisc | |||
Producer | R.S. Field, Allison Moorer | |||
Allison Moorer chronology | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 79/100[1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
Los Angeles Times | [3] |
Spin Magazine | [4] |
BBC | Favourable [5] |
Boston Globe | Favourable[6] |
Popmatters | [7] |
Slant Magazine | [8] |
Crows is the seventh studio album by singer/songwriter Allison Moorer. It is her first for new label Rykodisc and sees her reunited with producer R.S. Field for the first time since 2004's The Duel. Moorer wrote 12 of the 13 songs on the album while she was between labels and expecting her first child. Featuring a more intimate sound and recorded in four days in September 2009 with no overdubs,[9] the album earned plenty of acclaim with Slant Magazine writing: "Moorer's performance here is arguably a career best. As a fully realized, heady concept that is all but flawless in its execution, Crows joins Hardest and Duel as the third unqualified masterpiece of Moorer's rich career" [8] while AllMusic wrote that "Crows is a mature and artful set of keenly intelligent pop tunes from a singer and songwriter determined to avoid easy categorization."[2]
An acoustic EP, titled Crows Acoustic, was released on May 25, 2010 and included six tracks.
Track listing
[edit]No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Abalone Sky" | Allison Moorer | 3:37 |
2. | "Goodbye To The Ground" | Moorer | 4:02 |
3. | "Just Another Fool" | Moorer | 2:46 |
4. | "The Broken Girl" | Moorer | 3:36 |
5. | "Should I Be Concerned" | Moorer | 4:44 |
6. | "When You Wake Up Feeling Bad" | Moorer | 2:40 |
7. | "Easy In The Summertime" | Moorer | 4:12 |
8. | "The Stars & I (Mama's Song)" | Moorer | 3:11 |
9. | "Still This Side Of Gone" | Moorer | 4:05 |
10. | "Like The Rain" | Moorer | 3:46 |
11. | "Sorrow (Don't Come Around)" | Moorer | 3:57 |
12. | "It's Gonna Feel Good (When It Stops Hurting)" | R.S. Field | 3:34 |
13. | "Crows" | Moorer | 3:57 |
Personnel
[edit]- Richard Bennett - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Chris Carmichael - strings, string arrangements
- R.S. Field - drums, acoustic guitar, tambourine
- Brad Jones - bass guitar, vibraphone
- Ken Lewis - percussion
- Joe McMahon - celeste, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, steel guitar
- Allison Moorer - acoustic guitar, piano, Wurlitzer, lead vocals, background vocals
Chart performance
[edit]Chart (2010) | Peak position |
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US Folk Albums (Billboard)[10] | 11 |
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[11] | 18 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Crows Reviews". Metacritic.com.
- ^ a b Mark Deming (2010-02-09). "Crows - Allison Moorer | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
- ^ "Album review: Allison Moorer's 'Crows' - latimes.com". Latimesblogs.latimes.com. 2010-02-08. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
- ^ Wood, Mikael (2010-02-08). "Allison Moorer, 'Crows' Review". Spin.com. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
- ^ "Music - Review of Allison Moorer - Crows". BBC. 2010-02-08. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
- ^ "Allison Moorer, 'Crows' - The Boston Globe". Boston.com. 2010-02-01. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
- ^ Miller, Cody. "Allison Moorer: Crows". PopMatters. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
- ^ a b "Allison Moorer: Crows | Music Review". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
- ^ "Michael Bialas: Allison Moorer HuffPo Interview: Awaiting John Henry Earle". Huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
- ^ "Allison Moorer Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard.
- ^ "Allison Moorer Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard.