Sinematic

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Sinematic
Robbie Robertson - Sinematic.png
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 20, 2019
Genre Rock
Length58:16
Label UME Direct
Robbie Robertson chronology
How to Become Clairvoyant
(2011)
Sinematic
(2019)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 64/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
American Songwriter Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]

Sinematic is the sixth and final solo release from Canadian singer-musician Robbie Robertson. It was released on September 20, 2019 and his final studio album, prior to his death in 2023. [5] [6] [7] [8] The tracks "I Hear You Paint Houses" and "Remembrance" both appear in the credits for the film The Irishman . [9]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."I Hear You Paint Houses" (featuring Van Morrison and Frédéric Yonnet)5:03
2."Once Were Brothers" (featuring Citizen Cope and Frédéric Yonnet)4:24
3."Dead End Kid"3:58
4."Hardwired"3:58
5."Walk in Beauty Way"5:37
6."Let Love Reign"5:11
7."Shanghai Blues"3:51
8."Wandering Souls"2:33
9."Street Serenade"5:06
10."The Shadow"4:26
11."Beautiful Madness"4:30
12."Praying for Rain"4:11
13."Remembrance" (featuring Derek Trucks and Frédéric Yonnet) (bonus track)5:28

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic. [10]

Charts

Chart (2019)Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC) [11] 50
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [12] 174
US Folk Albums (Billboard) [13] 7
US Top Album Sales (Billboard) [14] 17

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