Ol' Glory

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Ol' Glory
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Studio album by
JJ Grey & Mofro
ReleasedFebruary 24, 2015 (2015-02-24)
StudioRetrophonics Studios (St. Augustine, FL)
Length58:36
Label Provogue
Producer
JJ Grey & Mofro chronology
This River
(2013)		Ol' Glory
(2015)		Olustee
(2024)

Ol' Glory is the seventh studio album by American Southern rock band JJ Grey & Mofro. It was released on February 24, 2015 via Provogue Records, making it the band's only album for the label. Recording sessions took place at Retrophonics Studios in St. Augustine, Florida. Production was handled by Dan Prothero and JJ Grey, with Jesse Aratow serving as executive producer.

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Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 58/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
American Songwriter Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Classic Rock Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
PopMatters 7/10 [5]

Ol' Glory was met with mixed or average reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 58, based on five reviews. [1]

Kris Needs of Classic Rock praised the album, saying "it's on those spiritual slowies that this crew rakes the biggest steps to creating the 21st-century southern masterpiece they are obviously capable of". [4] Lee Zimmerman of PopMatters also gave it a positive review, saying "JJ Grey and Mofro provide a connection to the past and a time when talent and tenacity moved the music forward. Hallelujah for Ol' Glory. It's a prime example of what genuine Americana ought to emulate". [5]

In mixed reviews, AllMusic's Thom Jurek wondered: "too many other tracks have one too many verses, could have used bridges, or been left off altogether. Ol' Glory may reveal a bigger, more multi-dimensional sound for Grey and Mofro, but at what price progress?". [2] Hal Horowitz of American Songwriter concluded: "Grey and his band's drive, energy and enthusiasm go a long way to selling this music but at nearly an hour the effect is diluted. Leaving a handful of the weakest cuts in the vaults and honing the best parts from some of the others would have resulted in a stronger outing". [3] Q reviewer resumed: "it's an accomplished production--but an unambitious production, a reluctance to soar".

Track listing

All tracks are written by John Higginbotham, except track 6 written with Daryl Hance.

No.TitleLength
1."Everything is a Song"5:11
2."The Island"5:03
3."Every Minute"4:41
4."A Night to Remember"5:29
5."Light a Candle"4:21
6."Turn Loose"3:18
7."Brave Lil' Fighter"5:36
8."Home in the Sky"4:50
9."Hold on Tight"4:34
10."Tic Tac Toe"4:38
11."Ol' Glory"7:32
12."The Hurricane"3:23
Total length:58:36
Deluxe edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
13."Santa Claus, True Love, & Freedom" 

Personnel

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References

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  2. 1 2 Jurek, Thom. "Ol' Glory - JJ Grey & Mofro | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved May 3, 2024.
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