Midnight at the Movies

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Midnight at the Movies
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 3, 2009 (2009-03-03)
Recorded2008-09
Genre
Length32:41
Label Bloodshot Records
Producer
  • R.S. Field
  • Steve Poulton
Justin Townes Earle chronology
The Good Life
(2008)
Midnight at the Movies
(2009)
Harlem River Blues
(2010)

Midnight at the Movies is the second studio album by Justin Townes Earle, released on March 3, 2009 on Bloodshot Records.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 82/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Austin Chronicle Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Paste (9.2/10) [4]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Robert Christgau Scissors icon black.svg [6]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [7]

Midnight At The Movies received generally favorable reviews from music critics. [1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Justin Townes Earle except "Can't Hardly Wait" which was written by Paul Westerberg.

No.TitleLength
1."Midnight at the Movies"3:22
2."What I Mean to You"2:57
3."They Killed John Henry"2:46
4."Mama's Eyes"2:18
5."Dirty Rag"0:34
6."Can't Hardly Wait"2:48
7."Black Eyed Suzy"2:19
8."Poor Fool"2:59
9."Halfway to Jackson"3:28
10."Someday I'll Be Forgiven for This"3:00
11."Walk Out"2:06
12."Here We Go Again"4:04

Personnel

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