If My Wife New I'd Be Dead | ||||
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Released | 25 February 2022 | |||
Recorded | November 2019 – July 2021 | |||
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Length | 51:00 | |||
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Producer | Oli Deakin | |||
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Singles from If My Wife New I'd Be Dead | ||||
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If My Wife New I'd Be Dead is the debut studio album by Irish musician CMAT, released on 25 February 2022 through CMATBaby and AWAL. It was produced by Oli Deakin, and debuted at number one on the Irish Albums Chart. It received acclaim from critics and later won the Choice Music Prize for Album of the Year. [1]
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 85/100 [2] |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
Mojo | [4] |
If My Wife New I'd Be Dead received a score of 85 out of 100 on review aggregator Metacritic based on nine critics' reviews. [2] Mark Deming of AllMusic called it "a witty and thoroughly delightful debut" and felt that CMAT's "voice is strong enough and boasts enough personality to make her persona come to life, and her songs hit a charming midpoint between small-town gossip and show-stopping tunes from the West End musical that exists only in CMAT's mind". [3] Mojo wrote that "five minutes in her personal company would likely be exhausting, but for this album's duration her brain salad music is fantastical". [4]
All tracks are written by Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Nashville" | 5:16 |
2. | "I Don't Really Care for You" | 4:04 |
3. | "Peter Bogdanovich" | 4:37 |
4. | "No More Virgos" | 4:03 |
5. | "Lonely" | 4:44 |
6. | "Groundhog Day" | 4:42 |
7. | "Communion" | 2:59 |
8. | "Every Bottle (Is My Boyfriend)" | 4:48 |
9. | "2 Wrecked 2 Care" | 4:01 |
10. | "Geography Teacher" | 3:54 |
11. | "I Wanna Be a Cowboy, Baby!" | 5:10 |
12. | "I'd Want U" | 3:23 |
Total length: | 51:00 |
Chart (2022) | Peak position |
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Irish Albums (IRMA) [5] | 1 |
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