| Blame It on Gravity | ||||
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| Released | May 13, 2008 | |||
| Genre | Alternative country | |||
| Label | New West | |||
| Producer | Ross Miller | |||
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Blame It on Gravity is the seventh studio album by American country/rock band Old 97's, released on May 13, 2008. It entered the Billboard 200 album charts at No. 85.[1] The album was produced by Salim Nourallah.
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Robert Christgau | A–[3] |
| Rolling Stone |  [4] |
The album was met with critical acclaim. Robert Christgau gave the album an A−,[5][6] and on the NPR radio show All Things Considered said, "[Old 97's] just put out their best album in seven years. Blame It On Gravity is noticeably more taut and focused than their earlier albums--more delicate, too."[7]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Rhett Miller except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Fool" | 4:16 | |
| 2. | "Dance with Me" | 2:39 | |
| 3. | "No Baby I" | 3:32 | |
| 4. | "My Two Feet" | 3:27 | |
| 5. | "Ride" | 3:30 | |
| 6. | "She Loves the Sunset" | 2:37 | |
| 7. | "This Beautiful Thing" | Murry Hammond | 3:06 |
| 8. | "I Will Remain" | 3:11 | |
| 9. | "Early Morning" | 2:50 | |
| 10. | "The Easy Way" | 4:26 | |
| 11. | "Here's to the Halcyon" | 2:46 | |
| 12. | "Color of a Lonely Heart Is Blue" | Hammond | 5:51 |
| 13. | "The One" | 4:06 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 14. | "Motorcycle Club (Demo)" | |
| 15. | "Damn Your Misery (Demo)" |
Personnel
Old 97's
- Rhett Miller - vocals, guitars
- Murry Hammond - bass, guitars, vocals, keyboards
- Ken Bethea - guitars, vocals
- Philip Peeples - drums
Additional musicians
- Rip Rowan - keyboards
- Salim Nourallah - keyboards, guitars
- Ward Williams - pedal steel
References
- Billboard Archived 2008-07-23 at the Wayback Machine
- AllMusic Review
- :Robert Christgau's web site: Artist: Old 97's
- Rolling Stone Review
- "Robert Christgau: CG: Artist 1026". www.robertchristgau.com. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
- "Consumer guide August 2008 |work = MSN Music"
- Review:Old 97's 'Blame It On Gravity': Taut and Delicate.