Childish Things

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Childish Things
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Studio album by
James McMurtry
ReleasedSeptember 6, 2005
Recorded2005, Flashpoint Recording, Austin, TX
Genre Country, Americana
Length59:28
Label Compadre Records
Producer James McMurtry
James McMurtry chronology
Live in Aught-Three
(2004)		Childish Things
(2005)		 Just Us Kids
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Childish Things is a 2005 album by singer-songwriter James McMurtry (see 2005 in music). It was awarded the 2006 Americana Music Association Album of the Year Award. [2] The song "We Can't Make It Here" was named the best song of the 2000s decade by music critic Robert Christgau. [3]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "See the Elephant" (McMurtry) – 4:27
  2. "Childish Things" (McMurtry)– 4.35
  3. "We Can't Make It Here" (McMurtry) – 7:04
  4. "Slew Foot" (featuring Joe Ely; written by Howard Hausey and James C. Webb) – 4:23
  5. "Bad Enough" (McMurtry) – 4:32
  6. "Restless" (McMurtry) – 3:52
  7. "Memorial Day" (McMurtry) – 4:16
  8. "Six Year Drought" (McMurtry) – 5:12
  9. "Old Part of Town" (written by Peter Case) – 5:35
  10. "Charlemagne's Home Town" (McMurtry) – 5:53
  11. "Pocatello" (McMurtry) – 3:09
  12. "Holiday" (McMurtry) – 6:30

Personnel

Chart performance

Chart (2005)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums47
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers28
U.S. Billboard Top Independent Albums40

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ "Americana Music Association – Winners & Honorees". Americana Music Association. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
  3. ↑ Christgau, Robert (December 24, 2009). "Rolling Stone Ballot: The 00's Best Songs & Albums". Robert Christgau. Archived from the original on January 2, 2010. Retrieved February 17, 2013.


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