Storm & Grace

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"I went through a period where I was so upset at how obscured I had been from all of that. I intentionally sought out everything bad that was written about me. If you’re looking for it, you’re going to get it."

— Presley on her feeling of being shielded from the things people would say about her. [9]

"When songs from Lisa Marie Presley showed up at my door, I was curious. I wondered what the daughter of an American revolutionary music artist had to say. What I heard was honest, raw, unaffected and soulful. I thought her father would be proud of her. The more I listened to the songs, the deeper an artist I found her to be. Listening beyond the media static, Lisa Marie Presley is a Southern American folk music artist of great value," said Burnett. [6]

Presley performed on American Idol on May 17, 2012, to promote the album. [10]

Promotion

To promote both Storm & Grace and the single "You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet", Presley and her label announced promotional stops throughout the release week of May 14 to 18. On May 15, Presley appeared on the morning news program Good Morning America , American Idol on May 17, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on May 21 and Jimmy Kimmel Live! on May 22. Presley also celebrated the album's release by signing copies of the disc at Sun Studios in Memphis, Tennessee on Monday, May 14, 2012, while on May 17 American Express sponsored and presented "An Evening with Lisa Marie Presley" at the Grammy Museum's Clive Davis Theater. [1]

"At first I was really scared of it, which is why I was constantly fighting and having such an attitude about it. I was really defensive because I would fight, not who I am or him, but just what was going to happen. I was defensive. But once I got that out of my system – trying to fight to be that whole thing – what came out of my heart just came out. And I embrace it wholeheartedly now because you have to sort of just go through things and grow, and, throughout that process, I think that was what ended up happening."

— Presley on her feelings about being compared to her father, Elvis. [11]

Critical reception

Spinner.com observed: "Presley has made the strongest album of her career in the upcoming Storm & Grace. It's a moody masterpiece, exploring the demons and angels of her life to the tune of country-spiced downbeat pop." [12]

Rolling Stone complimented the album by saying, "Storm & Grace is the album she was born to make – a raw, powerful country, folk and blues collection that finds her embracing her Southern roots and family name", while Entertainment Weekly praised its "smoky, spooky single 'You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet'." [1]

"On her first two albums, Lisa Marie Presley wanted to be a pop star with a difference; on Storm & Grace, she clearly would rather be an artist, and if she's still working her musical shortcomings out of her system, this is a stronger, more mature, and more effective work than one might have expected. Nearly ten years into a recording career she may or may not have wanted, Presley is finally developing a musical personality that truly suits her," Allmusic said, complimenting of Presley's work on the album. [13]

Commercial performance

Storm & Grace debuted at number 45 on the US Billboard 200, including number 21 on the Top Rock Albums chart [14] [15] selling over 9,000 copies in its first week. [16]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Lisa Marie Presley. All tracks produced by T Bone Burnett

Storm & Grace
Lisa Marie Presley Storm and Grace.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 15, 2012 (2012-05-15)
Recorded2010–2012
StudioLondon, England; The Village (Los Angeles, California)
Genre
Length
  • 44:27 (Standard)
  • 58:21 (Deluxe)
Label
Producer T Bone Burnett
Lisa Marie Presley chronology
Now What
(2005)
Storm & Grace
(2012)
Singles from Storm & Grace
  1. "You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet"
    Released: April 17, 2012 [2]
  2. "Over Me"
    Released: July 15, 2013 [3]
Storm & Grace track listing
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Over Me"3:54
2."You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet"
3:46
3."Weary" Richard Hawley [17] 2:49
4."Close to the Edge"
  • McCollum
  • Skarbek
5:16
5."So Long"
  • Luke Potashnick
  • Skarbek
3:40
6."Un-Break"
  • Potashnick
  • Skarbek
4:06
7."Soften the Blows"
  • Harcourt
  • Hogarth
4:30
8."Storm of Nails"
  • Harcourt
4:27
9."How Do You Fly This Plane?"Hawley4:03
10."Forgiving" Steve Booker 3:38
11."Storm & Grace"Hawley4:18
Total length:44:27
Deluxe edition [18]
No.TitleMusicLength
12."Heartless" Fran Healy 3:50
13."Sticks and Stones"
  • Potashnick
  • Skarbek
4:10
14."I Was Wrong"Hawley2:49
15."Just a Dream"Hawley3:05
Total length:58:21

Personnel

Credits for Storm & Grace adapted from AllMusic. [13]

Charts

Chart performance for Storm & Grace
Chart (2012)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [14] 45
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [15] 21

Release history

Release history and formats for Storm & Grace
RegionDateFormatEdition(s)Label
United StatesMay 15, 2012
  • CD
  • digital download
  • Standard
  • deluxe

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