| A Cure for Loneliness | ||||
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| 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 | |||
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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.
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 76/100 [1] |
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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]
| 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 |
| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200 [8] | 144 |
| US Americana/Folk Albums (Billboard) [9] | 5 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [10] | 18 |
| US Indie Store Album Sales (Billboard) [11] | 14 |