| Still Fighting the War | ||||
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| Released | June 17, 2013 | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Length | 43:36 | |||
| Label | Music Road Records | |||
| Producer | Scrappy Jud Newcomb Lloyd Maines Mark Hallman | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 79/100 [1] |
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| American Songwriter |   [2] |
| Austin Chronicle |  [3] |
| Blurt | [4] |
Still Fighting the War is a studio album by American musician Slaid Cleaves. It was released in June 2013 under Music Road Records.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Still Fighting the War" (featuring Jimmy LaFave) | Slaid Cleaves, Ron Coy | 2:56 |
| 2. | "Without Her" | Cleaves | 2:41 |
| 3. | "Rust Belt Fields" | Cleaves, Rod Picott | 4:11 |
| 4. | "Hometown USA" | Cleaves, Jeff Elliot, Mike Morgan | 3:53 |
| 5. | "Gone" | Cleaves, Nicole St. Pierre | 3:11 |
| 6. | "Welding Burns" | Cleaves, Picott | 3:23 |
| 7. | "I Bet She Does" | Cleaves | 2:51 |
| 8. | "Whim of Iron" (featuring Harmoni Kelley McCarty) | Cleaves | 2:29 |
| 9. | "Texas Love Song" (featuring Terri Hendrix) | Cleaves | 3:03 |
| 10. | "God's Own Yodeler" | Cleaves | 3:49 |
| 11. | "In the Rain" (featuring Eliza Gilkyson) | Cleaves | 3:12 |
| 12. | "Voice of Midnight" | Cleaves | 3:55 |
Note: Some versions of the CD insert “Go for the Gold” between “In the Rain” and “Voice of Midnight”
| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 54 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers | 26 |
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