I Walked with You a Ways

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I Walked with You a Ways
Plains - I Walked with You a Ways.png
Studio album by
Plains
ReleasedOctober 14, 2022 (2022-10-14)
Genre Country pop
Length31:33
Label Anti-
Producer Brad Cook
Katie Crutchfield chronology
Saint Cloud
(2020)
I Walked with You a Ways
(2022)
Tigers Blood
(2024)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic? 7.7 [1]
Metacritic 81/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
American Songwriter Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Paste 7.9/10 [5]
Pitchfork 8.0/10 [6]
PopMatters 8/10 [7]

Editors at AnyDecentMusic? rated this release a 7.7 out of 10, based on 13 reviews. [1] According to the review aggregator Metacritic , I Walked with You a Ways received "universal acclaim" based on a weighted average score of 81 out of 100 from 13 critic scores. [2]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Summer Sun" Jess Williamson 2:32
2."Problem with It" Katie Crutchfield 3:32
3."Line of Sight"Crutchfield3:37
4."Abilene"Williamson3:03
5."Hurricane"Crutchfield3:34
6."Bellafatima"Hoyt Van Tanner3:45
7."Last 2 on Earth"Crutchfield, Kevin Morby 2:53
8."Easy"Crutchfield2:35
9."No Record of Wrongs"Williamson3:07
10."I Walked with You a Ways"Williamson2:55

Source: [8]


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References

  1. 1 2 "I Walked With You A Ways by Plains reviews". AnyDecentMusic? . Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "I Walked with You a Ways by Plains". Metacritic . Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  3. Horowitz, Hal (October 13, 2022). "Review: Katie Crutchfield and Jess Williamson Combine Talents for the Folk/Pop Plains". American Songwriter . Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  4. Barton, Laura (October 14, 2022). "Plains: I Walked With You a Ways review – Katie Crutchfield and Jess Williamson find a deep sense of ease". The Guardian . Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  5. Johnson, Ellen (October 11, 2022). "I Walked with You a Ways Is Plains' Love Letter to Country Pop's Finest". Paste . Retrieved December 18, 2022.
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