| High Water II | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 18, 2019 | |||
| Studio | Dark Horse Studios Rockfield Studios [1] | |||
| Label | Eagle | |||
| Producer | Rich Robinson | |||
| The Magpie Salute chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 74/100 [2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| American Songwriter | [4] |
High Water II is the second studio album by American band The Magpie Salute. It was released on October 18, 2019 under Provogue Records in the UK and Eagle Records elsewhere. [5] [1]
High Water II debuted at number 1 on the UK Official Charts Company's Jazz & Blues albums on October 25, 2019. [6] It also peaked at number 154 on Ultratop's Wallonia charts, [7] number 63 in Germany, [8] number 24 in Scotland, [9] and number 77 in Switzerland. [10]
High Water II was met with "generally favorable" 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 74, based on 6 reviews. [2]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sooner Or Later" | 3:33 |
| 2. | "Gimme Something" | 4:05 |
| 3. | "Leave It All Behind" | 3:01 |
| 4. | "In Here" | 3:22 |
| 5. | "You And I" | 3:47 |
| 6. | "Mother Storm" | 4:07 |
| 7. | "A Mirror" | 4:13 |
| 8. | "Lost Boy" | 4:22 |
| 9. | "Turn It Around" | 3:55 |
| 10. | "Life Is A Landslide" | 4:12 |
| 11. | "Doesn't Really Matter" | 4:29 |
| 12. | "Where Is This Place" | 4:11 |
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| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [7] | 154 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [8] | 63 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC) [9] | 24 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [10] | 77 |
| UK Jazz & Blues Albums (OCC) [6] | 1 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC) [11] | 8 |
| US Top Album Sales (Billboard) [12] | 65 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [13] | 7 |
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