The Way I'm Livin'
The Way I'm Livin' | ||||
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Americana, Roots | ||||
Length | 46:20 | |||
Label | Sugar Hill | |||
Producer | Chuck Ainlay Frank Liddell Glenn Worf | |||
Lee Ann Womack chronology | ||||
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Singles from The Way I'm Livin' | ||||
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The Way I'm Livin' is the eighth studio album by American
Production
The Way I'm Livin was recorded and mixed by Chuck Ainlay at Sound Stage Studios in Nashville, Tennessee.[2] Additional recording was done by Brandon Schexnayder and Christian Best at Dogtown Studios in Nashville, and Monique Studios in Cork, Ireland.[2] The album was produced by Chuck Ainlay, Glenn Worf and Womack's husband Frank Liddell.
Critical reception and accolades
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 84/100[3] |
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In his review for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine observes that The Way I'm Livin' "plays like a classic album: it's a record where the sum is greater than the individual parts".[4] Hal Horowitz, in his review in American Songwriter, writes, "The resulting comeback doesn't always click but when it does, the artist can rebound with some of their best work".[5] Horowitz goes on to write, "This is a triumph for country music that's never musty yet still harkens back to a simpler, less glitzy time when emotions drove songs, not simplistic clichés."[5]
In his review in Billboard magazine, Chuck Dauphin writes, "Was it worth the wait or has Womack stayed away from music-making too long? The answer is a very definitive one, as the Texas native reclaims her spot as one of country's most expressive and distinctive vocalists."[6] Writing for The Daily Telegraph, Martin Chilton writes, "She succeeds admirably with The Way I'm Livin', a moving and powerful set of songs, right from the gorgeous opening prelude Fly ... It's great to have Lee Ann Womack back with such a sad and lovely album, which has an eye-catching cover."[7]
Commercial performance
The album debuted on the Billboard 200 at No. 99 and on the Top Country Albums at No. 18, selling 4,300 copies for the week.[9] As of February 2015, the album has sold 14,600 copies in the US.[10]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Fly" | Chris Knight, David Leone | 4:06 |
6. | "Don't Listen to the Wind" | Julie Miller | 4:00 |
7. | "Same Kind of Different" | Natalie Hemby, Adam Hood | 2:55 |
8. | "Out on the Weekend" | Neil Young | 4:33 |
9. | "Nightwind" | Bruce Robison | 3:34 |
10. | "Sleeping with the Devil" | Brennen Leigh | 3:18 |
11. | "Not Forgotten You" | Robison | 3:19 |
12. | "Tomorrow Night in Baltimore" | Kenny Price | 3:23 |
13. | "When I Come Around" | Mando Saenz | 3:55 |
Total length: | 46:20 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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14. | "Satisfied Mind" | Joe "Red" Hayes, Jack Rhodes | 3:28 |
15. | "Cup of Loneliness" | George Jones, Burl Stevens | 2:18 |
Personnel
As per liner notes.[2]
- Musicians
- Chris Carmichael – string arrangements and performance
- Ashley Cleveland – backing vocals
- Matt Chamberlain – drums
- Mick Flannery – backing vocals
- Paul Franklin – pedal steel guitar
- Kenny Greenberg – additional electric guitars
- Tom Hambridge – bass drum
- Aubrey Haynie – fiddle
- Anna Lise Liddell – backing vocals
- Frank Liddell – backing vocals
- Duke Levine – electric guitar, acoustic guitar
- Mac McAnally – acoustic guitar, piano, B–3, Rhodes piano, keyboards, mandocello
- Buddy Miller – backing vocals
- Charlie Pate – backing vocals
- Frank Rische – backing vocals
- Mike Rojas – accordion
- Aubrie Sellers – backing vocals
- Jason Sellers – backing vocals
- Hank Singer – fiddle, mandolin
- Morgane Stapleton – backing vocals
- Lee Ann Womack – vocals
- Glenn Worf – bass guitar, upright bass
- Production
- Frank Liddell – producer
- Chuck Ainlay – producer, recording, mixing
- Glenn Worf – producer
- Brandon Schexnayder – additional recording
- Christian Best – additional recording
- Gavin Lurssen – mastering
Chart performance
Chart (2014) | Peak position |
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UK Country Albums (OCC)[11] | 5 |
US Billboard 200[12] | 99 |
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[13] | 18 |
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[14] | 22 |
References
- ^ "R&R :: Going For Adds :: Country". Radio & Records. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
- ^ a b c The Way I'm Livin' (booklet). Lee Ann Womack. Franklin, TN: Sugar Hill Records. 2014. pp. 2–3. SUG-CD-4107.
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- ^ All Media Network. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
- ^ ISSN 0896-8993. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
- ^ ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
- ^ ISSN 0307-1235. Archived from the originalon September 17, 2014. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
- ^ ISSN 0734-7456. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
- ^ Matt Bjorke on October 1, 2014 (October 1, 2014). "Country Album Sales Report: October 1, 2014". Roughstock.
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- ^ "Official Country Artists Albums Chart Top 20". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Lee Ann Womack Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
- ^ "Lee Ann Womack Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
- ^ "Lee Ann Womack Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.