Lorraine (album)

Lorraine
Studio album by Lori McKenna
Released	25 January 2011 (2011-01-25)
Genre	Folk music
Label	Signature Sounds
Lori McKenna chronology
Unglamorous (2007) Lorraine (2011) Massachusetts (2013)

Lorraine is the sixth album from American folk music singer Lori McKenna. Released January 25, 2011, on Signature Sounds, the album reached No. 6 on the Billboard Folk Albums chart. ^[1]

The title of the album refers to McKenna’s mother Lorraine who died when McKenna was six years old.

Reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	73/100 [2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Slant Magazine	[4]
The Daily Telegraph	[5]

Lorraine received positive reviews from critics. On Metacritic, the album holds a score of 73/100 based on 6 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". ^[2]

Track listing

1. The Luxury of Knowing
2. The Most
3. If He Tried
4. Lorraine
5. You Get a Love Song
6. Rocket Science
7. Buy This Town
8. All I Ever Do
9. That's How You Know
10. Sweet Disposition
11. American Revolver
12. Ladders and Parachutes
13. Still Down Here

Personnel

• Chris Carmichael - strings
• Kim Carnes – background vocals
• John Catchings – cello
• Perry Coleman – background vocals
• J.T. Corenflos – electric guitar
• Eric Darken – drums, percussion
• Barry Dean – keyboards, background vocals
• Will Denton – drums, percussion
• Mike Durham – electric guitar
• Vicki Hampton – background vocals
• Jaime Hanna – background vocals
• Sean McConnell – background vocals
• Pat McGrath – acoustic guitar
• Lori McKenna – acoustic guitar, lead vocals, background vocals
• Pat McLaughlin – mandolin
• Jeff Roach – drums, keyboards, percussion
• Jonathan Singleton – background vocals
• Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar
• Walt Wilkins – background vocals
• Craig Young – bass guitar

Charts

Chart (2011)	Peak position
US Folk Albums [1]	6
US Top Heatseekers [6]	5
US Independent Albums [7]	30

References

1. "Lori McKenna - Americana/Folk Albums". Billboard . Retrieved January 12, 2021.
2. "Lorraine by Lori McKenna Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic . Retrieved December 7, 2017.
3. "Lorraine - Lori McKenna". AllMusic . Retrieved December 7, 2017.
4. Keefe, Jonathan (February 21, 2011). "Review: Lori McKenna, Lorraine". Slant . Retrieved January 11, 2021.
5. "Lori McKenna: Lorraine, CD review". The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved December 7, 2017.
6. "Lori McKenna - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard . Retrieved January 12, 2021.
7. "Lori McKenna - Independent Albums". Billboard . Retrieved January 12, 2021.

External links

• Lorraine at AllMusic . Retrieved December 6, 2016.