Phases (Angel Olsen album)

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Phases
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Compilation album by
ReleasedNovember 10, 2017 (2017-11-10)
Length38:58
Label Jagjaguwar
Angel Olsen chronology
My Woman
(2016)
Phases
(2017)
All Mirrors
(2019)
Singles from Phases
  1. "Fly on Your Wall"
    Released: January 20, 2017
  2. "Special"
    Released: November 10, 2017
  3. "Sans"
    Released: November 10, 2017
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic? 7.3/10 [1]
Metacritic 79/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
American Songwriter Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Clash 7/10 [5]
Drowned in Sound 7/10 [6]
Exclaim! 8/10 [7]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Pitchfork 7.9/10 [9]

Phases is a compilation album by American musician Angel Olsen. It was released November 10, 2017 through Jagjaguwar.

Contents

Accolades

PublicationAccoladeRankRef.
Crack Magazine Top 100 Albums of 2017
36
Gorilla Vs. BearTop 60 Albums of 2017
45

Track listing

All tracks are written by Angel Olsen, except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Fly on Your Wall"3:38
2."Special"7:21
3."Only with You"2:35
4."All Right Now"2:59
5."Sans"2:34
6."Sweet Dreams"3:11
7."California"3:49
8."Tougher Than the Rest" (writer: Bruce Springsteen)3:31
9."For You" (writer: Roky Erickson)1:54
10."How Many Disasters"2:43
11."May as Well"2:39
12."Endless Road" (writer: Hoyt Axton)2:04

Charts

ChartPeak
position
US Folk Albums (Billboard) [12] 7
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [13] 46
UK Americana Albums (OCC) [14] 4
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [15] 7
UK Album Sales Chart (OCC) [16] 98

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