| MONOVISION | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 26, 2020 | |||
| Studio | The Big Room | |||
| Length | 45:04 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Producer | Ray LaMontagne | |||
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Monovision (stylized MONOVISION) is the eighth studio album by Ray LaMontagne, released on June 26, 2020, via RCA Records. "Strong Enough" was released as the lead single. [1]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 80/100 [2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| American Songwriter | [4] |
| Exclaim! | 7/10 [5] |
The album received generally favorable reviews from critics. On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, it has an average score of 80 based on six reviews. [2]
All tracks are written by Ray LaMontagne
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Roll Me Mama, Roll Me" | 4:05 |
| 2. | "I Was Born to Love You" | 4:12 |
| 3. | "Strong Enough" | 3:35 |
| 4. | "Summer Clouds" | 4:25 |
| 5. | "We’ll Make It Through" | 6:01 |
| 6. | "Misty Morning Rain" | 5:40 |
| 7. | "Rocky Mountain Healin’" | 4:16 |
| 8. | "Weeping Willow" | 3:23 |
| 9. | "Morning Comes Wearing Diamonds" | 3:58 |
| 10. | "Highway to the Sun" | 5:31 |
| Chart (2020) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Scottish Albums (OCC) [7] | 21 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [8] | 50 |
| US Billboard 200 [9] | 163 |
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