| Complicated Game | ||||
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| Released | 24 February 2015 | |||
| Recorded | 2015 | |||
| Genre | Americana | |||
| Length | 55:21 | |||
| Label | Complicated Game Records | |||
| Producer | Mike Napolitano; C.C. Adcock | |||
| James McMurtry chronology | ||||
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Complicated Game is the ninth studio album by American folk rock musician James McMurtry, released on February 24, 2015, by Complicated Game Records. [1] [2]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 87/100 [3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [4] |
| American Songwriter |  [5] |
| Mojo | [6] |
| Paste | 9.0/10 [7] |
| Popmatters | 8/10 [8] |
| Slant Magazine | [9] |
| Robert Christgau | (A) link |
According to Metacritic, Complicated Game has a score of 87 out of 100, indicating that it has received "universal acclaim" from music critics. [3]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Copper Canteen" | 4:37 |
| 2. | "You Got to Me" | 5:23 |
| 3. | "Ain't Got a Place" | 2:41 |
| 4. | "She Loves Me" | 3:01 |
| 5. | "How'm I Gonna Find You Now" | 4:03 |
| 6. | "These Things I've Come to Know" | 3:18 |
| 7. | "Deaver's Crossing" | 4:00 |
| 8. | "Carlisle's Haul" | 7:13 |
| 9. | "Forgotten Coast" | 3:34 |
| 10. | "South Dakota" | 5:03 |
| 11. | "Long Island Sound" | 6:47 |
| 12. | "Cutter" | 5:41 |
| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 [10] | 102 |
| US Folk Albums (Billboard) [11] | 4 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard) [12] | 9 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [13] | 18 |
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