| Damned Devotion | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | February 9, 2018 | |||
| Length | 43:06 | |||
| Label | PIAS | |||
| Producer | ||||
| Joan As Police Woman chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 81/100 [1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Drowned in Sound | 7/10 [3] |
| The Line of Best Fit | 8/10 [4] |
| MusicOMH | [5] |
| The Observer | [6] |
Damned Devotion is the fifth regular studio album by American musician Joan As Police Woman, released on February 9, 2018 by PIAS Recordings. [7]
On November 2, 2017, Wasser announced the release of her new album, along with the single "Warning Bell". [7]
Damned Devotion was met with "universal acclaim" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 81 based on 11 reviews. [1] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 76 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 12 reviews. [8]
All tracks are written by Joan Wasser
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Wonderful" | 3:33 |
| 2. | "Warning Bell" | 3:16 |
| 3. | "Tell Me" | 3:37 |
| 4. | "Steed (For Jean Genet)" | 4:07 |
| 5. | "Damned Devotion" | 3:12 |
| 6. | "The Silence" | 4:42 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 7. | "Valid Jagger" | 3:27 |
| 8. | "Rely On" | 2:42 |
| 9. | "What Was It Like" | 4:11 |
| 10. | "Talk About It Later" | 2:35 |
| 11. | "Silly Me" | 3:38 |
| 12. | "I Don't Mind" | 4:06 |
| Total length: | 43:06 | |
Credits are adapted from the Damned Devotion liner notes. [9]
Musicians
| Production
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| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [10] | 72 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [11] | 36 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [12] | 84 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [13] | 78 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [14] | 47 |
| UK Albums (OCC) [15] | 57 |
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