Mother (Natalie Maines album)

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Mother
Studio album by
Natalie Maines
ReleasedMay 7, 2013 (2013-05-07)
RecordedJune–December 2012
GenrePop rock
LabelColumbia[1]
ProducerBen Harper and Natalie Maines[1]

Mother is the first solo studio album by American singer Natalie Maines. It was released on May 7, 2013.[2]

Background

Mother is Natalie Maines' first album since the Dixie Chicks'

Maines' criticism of U.S. President George W. Bush in 2003.[3][4] In her seven-year absence from the recording industry, Maines expressed a lack of interest in modern country music.[5]

In June 2012, Maines announced the project on a Howard 100 News broadcast, stating, "I'm making an album, I think."[3] On October 6, she confirmed on Twitter that it would be a rock album, and her first without the Dixie Chicks.[6] Recording completed on December 19.[7] It will include both original music and covers.

The title track, a cover of

The Troubadour
.

The vinyl LP version of the record was pressed by United Record Pressing in Nashville, Tennessee.

The cover of

NPR's Anne Powers.[9][10]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Daily News
[12]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[13]
Paste7.9/10[14]
Rolling Stone[15]
The Salt Lake TribuneC+[16]
Slant Magazine[17]
Tampa Bay TimesB+[18]
USA Today[19]

Mother has received mostly positive reviews from music critics. At

Daily News, Jim Farber called it "a flat-out masterpiece, an ideal match of singer and songs that moves Maines from being a skilled and decorative singer into one of the most emotive vocalists of our time."[12] Kyle Anderson of Entertainment Weekly evoked that the release is "full of muscular blues riffs and slide guitar, with nary a banjo breakdown — Natalie Maines is still going to bat for underdogs."[13] At Paste, Philip Cosores proclaimed that "Mother is a good, at times even great, start to a solo recording identity for Natalie Maines, but lacks only in the listener’s greatest desire, to learn more about Maines."[14] Sean Daly of Tampa Bay Times wrote that "if Mother isn't exactly a saucy return to her robust Dixie days, neither is she withdrawing into obtuse, difficult songs that muted her elastic voice like a shroud."[18] At USA Today, Edna Gunderson called the album "a collection of buffed roots-rock that veers sharply from the cheery twang that sent Maines, Martie Maguire and Emily Robison into the sales stratosphere."[19] Maines' cover of "Mother" was praised by critic Ann Powers of NPR Music for its "unadorned singing" and "tender" interpretation of a vulnerable mother, in contrast to Roger Waters' "prissy and cruel" mother.[8]

However, AllMusic's Tom Jurek found that "the set's overly polished production and the scattershot curation of the material makes it feel like more like just a haphazard collection of songs than a cohesive album."[11] At Rolling Stone, Jody Rosen criticized the album because "too often, the music feels a bit limp, and the buttery harmony backups of her fellow Dixie Chicks are sorely missed."[15] David Burger of The Salt Lake Tribune stated that for fans "looking for the fun country shown by the Dixie Chicks will find primarily rock-influenced production that is serious to the point of dry earnestness."[16] Slant Magazine's Jonathan Keefe wrote that "however welcome it may be to hear her voice again, it's ultimately her decision to play things so safe that keeps Mother from being a wholly satisfying return."[17]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."
Emily Robison
4:33
9."I'd Run Away"Mark Olson, Louris3:31
10."Take It on Faith"Harper, Ingalls, Maines, Mozersky5:46

Personnel

  • Kyle Crusham – electric guitar, keyboards
  • Ben Harper – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, percussion, slide guitar, background vocals
  • Jaya Harper – background vocals
  • Jesse Ingalls – bass guitar, keyboards
  • Tom Loo – cello
  • Natalie Maines – lead vocals, background vocals
  • Jason Mozersky – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • Joel Pargman – violin
  • Jordan Richardson – drums, background vocals
  • Oleg Schramm – organ
  • Aaron Sterling – drums

Charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[21] 50
US Billboard 200[22] 17
US
Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[23]
 4

References

  1. ^ a b "Natalie Maines announces new album MOTHER coming May 7". NatalieMainesMusic.com. Columbia Records. Archived from the original on 16 July 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  2. ^ "Tweet by @1NatalieMaines". Twitter. 19 December 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012. Good news! I made some calls and had them push the end of the world to sometime after the release of my album, #Mother 5/7/13. You're welcome.
  3. ^ a b Willman, Chris (10 July 2012). "Dixie Chicks' Natalie Maines Covers Pink Floyd's 'Mother' With Ben Harper (Video)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  4. ^ Fitzgerald, Michael. "Dixie Chicks axed by Clear Channel". Jacksonville Business Journal. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  5. ^ Dukes, Billy (15 February 2012). "Dixie Chicks' Natalie Maines Takes Jab at Jason Aldean". Taste of Country. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
  6. ^ "Tweet by @1NatalieMaines". Twitter. 6 October 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012. It's true!
  7. ^ "Tweet by @1NatalieMaines". Twitter. 20 December 2012. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
  8. ^ a b Powers, Ann. "Hearing A Mother's Song After Tragedy". NPR: The Record. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  9. ^ "Natalie Maines' solo album is streaming". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  10. ^ "First Listen: Natalie Maines, 'Mother'". NPR. Archived from the original on 2023-05-23.
  11. ^ a b Jurek, Thom (May 7, 2013). "Mother – Natalie Maines : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
  12. ^ a b Farber, Jim (May 7, 2013). "Natalie Maines, 'Mother': Album review". Daily News. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
  13. ^ a b Anderson, Kyle (May 1, 2013). "Mother Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
  14. ^ a b Cosores, Philip (May 7, 2013). "Natalie Maines: Motherv". Paste. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
  15. ^ a b Rosen, Jody (May 7, 2013). "Natalie Maines: Mother (Columbia)". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
  16. ^ a b Burger, David (May 7, 2013). "CD Reviews: Lady Antebellum, Pistol Annies, Natalie Maines". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
  17. ^ a b Keefe, Jonathan (May 7, 2013). "Natalie Maines: Mother". Slant Magazine. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
  18. ^ a b Daly, Sean (May 7, 2013). "Review: Natalie Maines back with a holler on new solo album". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
  19. ^ a b Gunderson, Edna (May 5, 2013). "Natalie Maines exits Dixie to be rock chick on 'Mother'". USA Today. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
  20. ^ "Critic Reviews for Mother". Metacritic. May 7, 2013. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
  21. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Natalie Maines – Mother". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
  22. ^ "Natalie Maines Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
  23. ^ "Natalie Maines Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
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