Kiss Each Other Clean

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Kiss Each Other Clean
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Studio album by
Iron & Wine
ReleasedJanuary 25, 2011
Genre
Length44:05
Label Warner Bros.(US)
4AD (international)
Iron & Wine chronology
Around the Well
(2009)		Kiss Each Other Clean
(2011)		 Ghost on Ghost
(2013)
Singles from Kiss Each Other Clean
  1. "Walking Far from Home"
    Released: November 26, 2010
  2. "Me and Lazarus"
    Released: 2011
  3. "Tree by the River"
    Released: 2011
Professional ratings
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NME (9/10) [5]
Pitchfork (7.7/10) link [6]
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SPIN (9/10) [9]
The Independent Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]

Kiss Each Other Clean is the fourth studio album by Iron & Wine, released January 25, 2011 via 4AD (worldwide) and Warner Bros. in the US. The album's title is taken from the lyrics of "Your Fake Name Is Good Enough for Me".

Contents

The first track from the album, "Walking Far from Home," was released on November 26 in CD single and 12" vinyl versions as part of a special Record Store Day Black Friday event. The digital download version was released on November 30. [11] [12] The song "Tree by the River" has also been released, for free download, on Iron & Wine's website. On January 5, Iron & Wine performed all but one song from Kiss Each Other Clean live at the Greene Space in New York City for a live broadcast on NPR's website. [13]

The album marks a further change in style – in an interview with Spin , Beam said “It’s more of a focused pop record. It sounds like the music people heard in their parent’s car growing up… that early-to-mid-’70s AM, radio-friendly music." [14]

In 2017 it was ranked number 65 in Paste magazine's "The 100 Best Indie Folk Albums" list. [15]

Track listing

All songs written by Sam Beam.

Standard Edition
  1. "Walking Far from Home" – 4:47
  2. "Me and Lazarus" – 3:03
  3. "Tree by the River" – 3:58
  4. "Monkeys Uptown" – 3:48
  5. "Half Moon" – 3:16
  6. "Rabbit Will Run" – 5:30
  7. "Godless Brother in Love" – 3:50
  8. "Big Burned Hand" – 4:12
  9. "Glad Man Singing" – 4:40
  10. "Your Fake Name Is Good Enough for Me" – 7:01
iTunes Deluxe Version Bonus Tracks
  2. "Black Candle" – 3:38
  3. "Lean into the Light" – 4:07

Chart positions

Chart (2011)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [16] 36
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [17] 74
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [18] 43
Belgian Heatseekers (Ultratop Flanders) [18] 20
Belgian Heatseekers (Ultratop Wallonia) [19] 4
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [20] 15
Danish Albums (Hitlisten) [21] 20
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [22] 54
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [23] 90
Irish Albums (IRMA) [24] 14
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [25] 32
Scottish Albums (OCC) [26] 28
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [27] 10
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [28] 24
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [29] 57
UK Albums (OCC) [30] 32
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [31] 3
US Billboard 200 [32] 2
US Folk Albums (Billboard) [33] 1
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) [34] 1
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [35] 1

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