Downey to Lubbock | ||||
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Released | June 1, 2018 | |||
Length | 52:58 | |||
Label | Yep Roc | |||
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Jimmie Dale Gilmore chronology | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 81/100 [1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
American Songwriter | [2] |
The Austin Chronicle | [3] |
Exclaim! | 7/10 [4] |
PopMatters | 7/10 [5] |
Rolling Stone | [6] |
Downey to Lubbock is a collaborative studio album by American country musicians Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore. It was released on June 1,2018,by Yep Roc Records. [7]
Downey to Lubbock 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 7 reviews. [1]
No. | Title | Original artist(s) | Length |
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1. | "Downey to Lubbock" | 5:49 | |
2. | "Silverlake" | Steve Young | 5:02 |
3. | "Stealin', Stealin'" | Will Shade | 2:59 |
4. | "July, You're a Woman" | John Stewart | 3:53 |
5. | "Buddy Brown's Blues" | Lightnin' Hopkins | 3:51 |
6. | "The Gardens" | Chris Gaffney | 3:57 |
7. | "Get Together" | Chet Powers | 3:59 |
8. | "K.C. Moan" | 5:12 | |
9. | "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" | Lloyd Price | 2:38 |
10. | "Billy the Kid and Geronimo" | 4:45 | |
11. | "Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)" | Woody Guthrie | 4:53 |
12. | "Walk On" | Brownie McGhee | 5:50 |
Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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Scottish Albums (OCC) [8] | 82 |
UK Americana Albums (OCC) [9] | 6 |
UK Country Albums (OCC) [10] | 6 |
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [11] | 29 |
US Heatseekers Albums ( Billboard ) [12] | 2 |
US Independent Albums ( Billboard ) [13] | 12 |
US Top Blues Albums ( Billboard ) [14] | 1 |
US Top Country Albums ( Billboard ) [15] | 41 |
Us Top Folk Albums ( Billboard ) [16] | 15 |
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