| Mountains | ||||
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| Released | July 21, 2023 | |||
| Length | 38:26 | |||
| Label | Cattle Track Road | |||
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Mountains is a studio album by Nils Lofgren, released on July 21, 2023, through Cattle Track Road Records. It features guest appearances from David Crosby, Ringo Starr, Neil Young, and Ron Carter, and received generally positive reviews from critics. [1]
Lofgren stated that the album started out "as a form of therapy but it very quickly grew beyond that" and that it was "so freeing to work without any restrictions", calling it "some of the most inspired work" he has ever made. [2] He wrote and recorded the album at his home in Scottsdale, Arizona, also enlisting his regular engineer Jamison Weddle. [3]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 68/100 [1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| American Songwriter |   [4] |
| PopMatters | 7/10 [5] |
Mountains received a score of 68 out of 100 on review aggregator Metacritic based on eight critics' reviews, indicating "generally favorable" reception. [1] Jedd Beaudoin of PopMatters wrote that Lofgren "never fails to deliver albums filled with glorious guitar playing, heartfelt songs, and a soulful look at the human condition. That his latest, Mountains, features all should come as no surprise", concluding that "he delivers something we didn't know we needed but now somehow can't live without". [5] American Songwriter 's Hal Horowitz found that "the set suffers from an excess of ballads" as songs like "Angel Blues" are "delicate, pretty, and charming, but edge dangerously close to schlocky and don't play to Lofgren's tougher talents", but nevertheless felt that "there's enough solid material here displaying Lofgren's impressive vocal, instrumental, and songwriting qualities to punch another notch on his belt of good but not great albums". [4]
Mojo stated that Lofgren "and his guests have history, but the second half of Mountains might have benefited from fewer backing singers - however good, they over-egg the songs", while Uncut opined that "had Lofgren trusted his considerable gifts to carry these earnest songs, Mountains would've been a more satisfying album". [1]
All tracks are written by Nils Lofgren, except "Back In Your Arms" written by Bruce Springsteen
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ain't the Truth Enough" | 3:24 |
| 2. | "Only Ticket Out" | 5:15 |
| 3. | "Back in Your Arms" | 4:22 |
| 4. | "Won't Cry No More (For Charlie Watts)" | 4:05 |
| 5. | "Nothin's Easy (For Amy)" | 3:35 |
| 6. | "Dream Killer" | 3:35 |
| 7. | "Only Your Smile" | 3:45 |
| 8. | "I Remember Her Name" | 4:13 |
| 9. | "We Better Find It" | 2:59 |
| 10. | "Angel Blues" | 3:13 |
| Total length: | 38:26 | |
Musicians
| Chart (2023) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [6] | 85 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC) [7] | 67 |
| UK Album Downloads (OCC) [8] | 65 |
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