Raise the Roof | ||||
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Released | November 19, 2021 | |||
Recorded | 2021 | |||
Genre | Americana | |||
Length | 53:32 | |||
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Producer | T Bone Burnett | |||
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Raise the Roof is the second collaborative studio album by British singer-songwriter Robert Plant and American bluegrass-country singer and violinist Alison Krauss. The album was released on November 19,2021,by Rounder Records and Concord Records in the United States and Warner Music for the rest of the world. [1] [2] The album was nominated for three Grammy Awards at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards,including Best Americana Album,Best American Roots Song for "High and Lonesome," and Best Country Duo/Group Performance for "Going Where the Lonely Go".
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 83/100 [3] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [4] |
American Songwriter | [5] |
Classic Rock | [6] |
The Observer | [7] |
Pitchfork | 7.3/10 [8] |
Paste | 8.0/10 [9] |
PopMatters | 7/10 [10] |
Slant Magazine | [11] |
Raise the Roof received critical acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic,which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics,the album received an average score of 83,which indicates "universal acclaim",based on 14 reviews. [3]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Quattro (World Drifts In)" | Joey Burns, John Convertino | 4:33 |
2. | "The Price of Love" | Don Everly, Phil Everly | 4:50 |
3. | "Go Your Way" | Anne Briggs | 5:07 |
4. | "Trouble with My Lover" | Allen Toussaint | 4:03 |
5. | "Searching for My Love" | Bobby Moore | 4:03 |
6. | "Can't Let Go" | Randy Weeks | 3:41 |
7. | "It Don't Bother Me" | Bert Jansch | 5:06 |
8. | "You Led Me to the Wrong" | Ola Belle Reed | 4:17 |
9. | "Last Kind Words Blues" | Geeshie Wiley | 4:06 |
10. | "High and Lonesome" | Robert Plant, T Bone Burnett | 4:33 |
11. | "Going Where the Lonely Go" | Merle Haggard, Dean Holloway | 4:10 |
12. | "Somebody Was Watching Over Me" | Brenda Burns | 5:02 |
Total length: | 53:32 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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13. | "My Heart Would Know" | Hank Williams | 2:58 |
14. | "You Can't Rule Me" | Lucinda Williams, Tom Overby | 4:44 |
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI) [41] | Silver | 60,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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