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{{Infobox album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = Crows
| name = Crows
| Type = Album
| type = studio
| Artist = [[Allison Moorer]]
| artist = [[Allison Moorer]]
| Cover =
| cover = CrowsAllisonMoorer.jpg
| Released = February 9, 2010
| alt =
| Recorded =
| released = February 9, 2010
| recorded =
| Genre = [[Country music|Country]], [[Folk music|folk]], [[Pop music|pop]]
| Length = 48:07
| venue =
| Label = [[Rykodisc]]
| studio =
| Producer = R.S. Field, [[Allison Moorer]]
| genre = [[Folk music|Folk]], [[Country pop|Country Pop]]
| length = 48:07
⚫
| Last album = ''[[Mockingbird (Allison Moorer album)|Mockingbird]]''<br /> (2008)
| label = [[Rykodisc]]
| This album = '''''Crows''''' <br /> (2010)
| producer = R.S. Field, [[Allison Moorer]]
| Next album =
⚫
| prev_title = [[Mockingbird (Allison Moorer album)|Mockingbird]]
| prev_year = 2008
| next_title = [[Down to Believing]]
| next_year = 2015
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
|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>
|rev1=[[Allmusic]]
|rev1=[[Allmusic]]
|rev1Score={{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="allmusic1">{{cite web|author=Review by Mark Deming |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/crows-mw0001955811 |title=Crows - Allison Moorer &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |publisher=AllMusic |date=2010-02-09 |accessdate=2014-01-05}}</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 &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |publisher=AllMusic |date=2010-02-09 |accessdate=2014-01-05}}</ref>
|rev2=[[Los Angeles Times]]
|rev2=[[Los Angeles Times]]
|rev2Score={{Rating|3.4|4}} <ref>{{cite web|author=February 8, 2010&nbsp;|&nbsp; 5:34 pm |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>
|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>
|rev3=[[Spin Magazine]]
|rev3=[[Spin Magazine]]
|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>
|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>
|rev4=[[BBC]]
|rev4=[[BBC]]
|rev4Score= Favourable <ref>{{cite web|url=http://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>
|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>
|rev5=[[Boston Globe]]
|rev5=[[Boston Globe]]
|rev5Score= Favourable<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boston.com/ae/music/cd_reviews/articles/2010/02/01/allison_moorer_crows/ |title=Allison Moorer, 'Crows' - The Boston Globe |publisher=Boston.com |date=2010-02-01 |accessdate=2014-01-05}}</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>
|rev6=[[Popmatters]]
|rev6=[[Popmatters]]
|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>
|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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'''''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"/>
'''''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"/>

An acoustic EP, titled ''Crows Acoustic'', was released on May 25, 2010 and included six tracks.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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| headline =
| headline =
|all_writing=
|all_writing=
| writing_credits = yes
| title1 = Abalone Sky
| title1 = Abalone Sky
| writer1 = [[Allison Moorer]]
| writer1 = [[Allison Moorer]]
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| length13 = 3:57
| length13 = 3:57
}}
}}

==Personnel==
* [[Richard Bennett (guitarist)|Richard Bennett]] - [[acoustic guitar]], [[electric guitar]]
* [[Chris Carmichael (musician)|Chris Carmichael]] - strings, string arrangements
* R.S. Field - [[drums]], acoustic guitar, [[tambourine]]
* Brad Jones - [[bass guitar]], [[vibraphone]]
* Ken Lewis - [[percussion]]
* Joe McMahon - [[celesta|celeste]], acoustic guitar, electric guitar, [[steel guitar]]
* [[Allison Moorer]] - acoustic guitar, [[piano]], [[Wurlitzer]], lead vocals, background vocals

==Chart performance==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Chart (2010)
! Peak<br>position
|-
{{album chart|BillboardFolk|11|artist=Allison Moorer}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardHeatseekers|18|artist=Allison Moorer}}
|}


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}

{{Allison Moorer}}

{{Authority control}}


[[Category:2010 albums]]
[[Category:2010 albums]]
[[Category:Allison Moorer albums]]
[[Category:Allison Moorer albums]]
[[Category:Rykodisc albums]]

Latest revision as of 17:59, 10 October 2023

Crows
Studio album by
Allison Moorer
ReleasedFebruary 9, 2010
GenreFolk, Country Pop
Length48:07
LabelRykodisc
ProducerR.S. Field, Allison Moorer
Allison Moorer chronology
Mockingbird
(2008) 		Crows
(2010) 		Down to Believing
(2015)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Los Angeles Times [3]
Spin Magazine [4]
BBCFavourable [5]
Boston GlobeFavourable[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.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Abalone Sky"Allison Moorer3:37
2."Goodbye To The Ground"Moorer4:02
3."Just Another Fool"Moorer2:46
4."The Broken Girl"Moorer3:36
5."Should I Be Concerned"Moorer4:44
6."When You Wake Up Feeling Bad"Moorer2:40
7."Easy In The Summertime"Moorer4:12
8."The Stars & I (Mama's Song)"Moorer3:11
9."Still This Side Of Gone"Moorer4:05
10."Like The Rain"Moorer3:46
11."Sorrow (Don't Come Around)"Moorer3:57
12."It's Gonna Feel Good (When It Stops Hurting)"R.S. Field3:34
13."Crows"Moorer3:57

Personnel

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Chart performance

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Chart (2010) Peak
position
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[10] 11
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[11] 18

References

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  1. ^ "Crows Reviews". Metacritic.com.
  2. ^ a b Mark Deming (2010-02-09). "Crows - Allison Moorer | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
  3. ^ "Album review: Allison Moorer's 'Crows' - latimes.com". Latimesblogs.latimes.com. 2010-02-08. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
  4. ^ Wood, Mikael (2010-02-08). "Allison Moorer, 'Crows' Review". Spin.com. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
  5. ^ "Music - Review of Allison Moorer - Crows". BBC. 2010-02-08. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
  6. ^ "Allison Moorer, 'Crows' - The Boston Globe". Boston.com. 2010-02-01. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
  7. ^ Miller, Cody. "Allison Moorer: Crows". PopMatters. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
  8. ^ a b "Allison Moorer: Crows | Music Review". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
  9. ^ "Michael Bialas: Allison Moorer HuffPo Interview: Awaiting John Henry Earle". Huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
  10. ^ "Allison Moorer Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard.
  11. ^ "Allison Moorer Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard.
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