Ghost on Ghost

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Ghost on Ghost
Iron and Wine Ghost on Ghost.jpg
Studio album by
Iron & Wine
ReleasedApril 16, 2013
Genre Indie pop, indie folk, jazz, blues
Length44:04
Label 4AD, Nonesuch
Producer Brian Deck, Sam Beam
Iron & Wine chronology
Kiss Each Other Clean
(2011)		Ghost on Ghost
(2013)		 Archive Series Volume No. 1
(2015)
Singles from Ghost on Ghost
  1. "Lovers' Revolution"
    Released: January 31, 2013
  2. "Grace for Saints and Ramblers"
    Released: February 25, 2013
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 76/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
American Songwriter Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The A.V. Club B+ [4]
Blurt Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Consequence of Sound Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
The Independent Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [7]
The Line of Best Fit9/10 [8]
Paste 8.5/10 [9]
Pitchfork 6.1/10 [10]
Sputnikmusic2.9/5 [11]

Ghost on Ghost is the fifth full-length studio album by Iron & Wine, released April 16, 2013 via 4AD (worldwide) and Nonesuch in the US. The album's title is taken from the lyrics of "Grace for Saints and Ramblers" and the cover is taken from photographer Barbara Crane's series "Private Views." [12] Ghost on Ghost exhibits jazz, pop, and R&B influences and contains a more relaxed style and approach in comparison to Beam's previous two albums, which he felt contained an "anxious tension" he wanted to move away from. [13] [14]

Contents

The album debuted at No. 26 on Billboard 200, [15] and No. 9 on Rock Albums, [16] selling 16,000 copies in its first week. The album has sold 51,000 copies in the United States as of June 2015. [17]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Caught in the Briars"3:12
2."The Desert Babbler"3:27
3."Joy"2:30
4."Low Light Buddy of Mine"3:29
5."Grace for Saints and Ramblers"3:36
6."Grass Widows"2:53
7."Singers and the Endless Song"3:38
8."Sundown (Back in the Briars)"2:18
9."Winter Prayers"3:11
10."New Mexico's No Breeze"4:27
11."Lovers' Revolution"5:40
12."Baby Center Stage"5:39
Total length:44:04

Personnel

Iron & Wine

Chart positions

Chart (2013)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [18] 61
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [19] 153
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [20] 88
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [21] 48
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [22] 32
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [23] 43
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [24] 100
UK Albums (OCC) [25] 40
US Billboard 200 [26] 26
US Rock Albums ( Billboard ) [26] 9
US Top Modern Rock/Alternative Albums ( Billboard ) [26] 9

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