Harlem River (album)

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Harlem River
Harlem River.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 26, 2013
RecordedFebruary–March 2013
Genre Folk rock
Length42:05
Label Woodsist
Producer Rob Barbato
Kevin Morby chronology
Harlem River
(2013)
Still Life
(2014)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 76/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
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Filter Magazine 84% [3]
The Line of Best Fit6.5/10 [4]
Pitchfork 7.0/10 [5]
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Harlem River is the debut studio album by American indie rock musician Kevin Morby, released on November 26, 2013 by Woodsist Records. In 2017, the song "Harlem River" was featured in a Volvo advertisement and in 2018 for a Target Australia commercial.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Kevin Morby.

No.TitleLength
1."Miles, Miles, Miles"4:49
2."Wild Side (Oh, the Places You'll Go)"5:40
3."Harlem River"9:15
4."If You Leave, and If You Marry"3:40
5."Slow Train" (feat. Cate Le Bon)5:50
6."Reign"4:09
7."Sucker in the Void (The Lone Mile)"4:03
8."The Dead They Don't Come Back"4:39
Total length:42:05 [2]

Personnel

Musicians
Additional musicians
Production and artwork

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References

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