A Cure for Loneliness | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | April 8, 2016 | |||
Studio | Middleville Studios (North Reading, MA); Woolly Mammoth Studios (Waltham, MA); Karina's Kitchen; Stone Mountain Arts Center (Brownfield, ME); Sear Sound and Red House Studio (New York, NY); The Loft (Bronxville, NY). | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 37:55 | |||
Label | Concord | |||
Producer | Peter Wolf, Kenny White | |||
Peter Wolf chronology | ||||
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A Cure for Loneliness is the eighth studio album by American musician Peter Wolf. It was released on April 8, 2016, by Concord Records.
Reception
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 76/100[1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
American Songwriter | [3] |
Blurt | [4] |
Classic Rock | [5] |
Rolling Stone | [6] |
Rock & Folk | [7] |
A Cure for Loneliness received positive reviews from critics upon release. On Metacritic, the album holds a score of 76/100 based on 7 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews."[1]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Rolling On" | Peter Wolf, Will Jennings | 4:07 |
2. | "It Was Always So Easy (To Find an Unhappy Woman)" | A.L. "Doodle" Owens, Sanger D. Shafer | 2:41 |
3. | "Peace of Mind" | Peter Wolf, Will Jennings, Duke Levine | 3:48 |
4. | "How Do You Know" | Peter Wolf, Will Jennings | 3:07 |
5. | "Fun for a While" | Peter Wolf, Tim Mayer | 3:36 |
6. | "Wastin' Time (Live)" | Peter Wolf | 4:00 |
7. | "Some Other Time, Some Other Place" | Peter Wolf, Will Jennings | 3:51 |
8. | "It's Raining" | Peter Wolf, Don Covay | 4:19 |
9. | "Love Stinks" | Peter Wolf, Seth Justman | 2:25 |
10. | "Mr. Mistake" | Peter Wolf, Tim Mayer | 1:43 |
11. | "Tragedy" | Fred Burch, Gerald Nelson | 2:46 |
12. | "Stranger" | Irene Stanton, Wayne Walker | 1:32 |
Personnel
- Peter Wolf – vocals, harmonica (1, 2, 4-7), backing vocals (2)
- Kenny White – keyboards (1-5, 7, 8, 10, 11), backing vocals (2)
- Tom West – keyboards (6)
- Duke Levine – guitars (1-8, 10, 11, 12), backing vocals (6, 9), mandolin (9)
- Kevin Barry – guitars (1, 2, 3, 6, 8-11), lap steel guitar (5), backing vocals (9)
- Larry Campbell – guitars (4, 7), pedal steel guitar (7), fiddle (7)
- Marty Ballou – bass (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8-11), backing vocals (9)
- Paul Bryan – bass (4)
- Tony Garnier – bass (7)
- Shawn Pelton – drums (1-5, 7, 8, 10, 11)
- Thomas Arey – drums (6)
- Uptown Horns (4)
- Crispin Cioe – saxophones
- Arno Hecht – saxophones
- Bob Funk – trombone
- Larry Etkin – trumpet
- Paul Ahlstrand – horns (8)
- Jeff Ramsey – backing vocals (1, 3, 8)
- Athene Wilson – backing vocals (1, 3, 8)
- Aaron Lippert – backing vocals (2)
- Ada Dyer – backing vocals (4)
- Catherine Russell – backing vocals (4)
- Teresa Williams – backing vocals (7)
- Kris Delmhorst – backing vocals (11)
- Rose Polenzani – backing vocals (11)
Production
- Kenny White – producer
- Peter Wolf – producer
- Chris Rival – engineer and recording (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11)
- Rob Eaton – engineer (4, 7), mixing (7)
- David Westner – additional engineer and recording (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11), engineer and recording (9)
- Tom Dube – recording (12)
- Tom Schick – mixing (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8-12)
- Ben Wisch – mixing (4)
- Bob Ludwig – mastering at Gateway Mastering (Portland, Maine)
- Carrie Smith – package design
- Grace O'Connor – paintings
- Joe Greene – photography
Charts
Chart (2016) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200[8] | 144 |
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[9] | 5 |
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[10] | 18 |
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[11] | 14 |
References
- 1 2 "A Cure for Loneliness by Peter Wolf Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
- ↑ Jurek, Thom. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
- ↑ Horowitz, Hal (7 April 2016). "Peter Wolf: A Cure for Loneliness". American Songwriter. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ↑ Moore, John B. "PETER WOLF - A Cure for Loneliness". Blurt. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ↑ Bell, Max (13 May 2016). "Peter Wolf: A Cure for Loneliness". Classic Rock. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ↑ Sheffield, Rob (15 April 2016). "A Cure for Loneliness". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ↑ Manœuvre, Philippe (August 2016). "Peter Wolf – A Cure for Loneliness". Album reviews: Classic rock. Rock & Folk (in French). No. 588. Paris. p. 88. ISSN 0750-7852.
- ↑ "Peter Wolf Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
- ↑ "Peter Wolf Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard.
- ↑ "Peter Wolf Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard.
- ↑ "Peter Wolf Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard.
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