Texas Piano Man

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Texas Piano Man
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 14, 2019 (2019-02-14)
Length41:58
Label New West
Robert Ellis chronology
Robert Ellis
(2016)
Texas Piano Man
(2019)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 82/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [2]
American Songwriter Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Austin Chronicle Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Paste 7.7/10 [5]

Texas Piano Man is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter Robert Ellis. It was released on February 14, 2019, by New West Records.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Fucking Crazy"3:16
2."When You're Away"3:26
3."Nobody Smokes Anymore"3:24
4."Passive Aggressive"4:04
5."Father"4:57
6."There You Are"2:54
7."Let Me In"4:24
8."Aren't We Supposed to Be in Love"3:35
9."Lullaby"5:12
10."He Made Me Do It"3:42
11."Topo Chico"3:04

Charts

Chart (2019)Peak
position
UK Americana Albums (OCC) [6] 27
UK Country Albums (OCC) [7] 18
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [8] 11
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [9] 25

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