Easy Wonderful | ||||
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Released | October 5, 2010 | |||
Recorded | 2008–2010 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock, indie rock | |||
Length | 41:34 | |||
Label | Aware Records/Universal Republic | |||
Producer | Guster | |||
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Easy Wonderful is the sixth studio album by the American alternative rock band Guster, released on October 5, 2010, on Universal Republic. [1] From August 24 to October 18, 2010, videos for all of the tracks on the album were posted to Vimeo. [2] The first single from the album, "Do You Love Me?" was released on iTunes and through the band's website on August 3, 2010. [3] It was the last album to feature Joe Pisapia, who left the band shortly before the album’s release.
Easy Wonderful peaked at #22 on the Billboard 200 and reached #2 on the Alternative Albums chart. [4]
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 81/100 [5] |
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Entertainment Weekly | B [9] |
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Sputnikmusic | 3.5/5 [11] |
Easy Wonderful received positive reviews from critics. On Metacritic, the album holds a score of 81/100 based on 10 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim." [5]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Architects & Engineers" | 2:55 |
2. | "Do You Love Me" | 3:40 |
3. | "On the Ocean" | 4:22 |
4. | "This Could All Be Yours" | 3:32 |
5. | "Stay with Me Jesus" | 3:02 |
6. | "Bad Bad World" | 4:30 |
7. | "This Is How It Feels to Have a Broken Heart" | 3:23 |
8. | "What You Call Love" | 3:37 |
9. | "That's No Way to Get to Heaven" | 2:16 |
10. | "Jesus and Mary" | 3:30 |
11. | "Hercules" | 2:52 |
12. | "Do What You Want" | 3:55 |
No. | Title | Length |
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13. | "Well" | 2:38 |
14. | "Jonah" | 3:22 |
15. | "Lost at Sea" | 3:12 |
16. | "OK Alright (iTunes-exclusive track)" | 2:48 |
Chart (2010) | Peak position |
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The Billboard 200 [4] | 22 |
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