Childish Things

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Childish Things
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Studio album by
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)
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. The song "We Can't Make It Here" was named the best song of the 2000s decade by music critic Robert Christgau. [2]

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

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References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. 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.