That's How Rumors Get Started | ||||
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Released | July 10, 2020 [1] | |||
Recorded | 2018–2019 | |||
Venue | EastWest (Hollywood, California) [2] | |||
Studio | Los Angeles [3] | |||
Genre | Americana, country rock | |||
Length | 35:38 | |||
Label | Loma Vista Recordings | |||
Producer | Sturgill Simpson [3] | |||
Margo Price chronology | ||||
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Singles from That's How Rumors Get Started | ||||
That's How Rumors Get Started is the third studio album by American country musician Margo Price. [3] The album was planned for release on May 8, 2020, by Loma Vista Recordings, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [6] [7] The album was produced by Sturgill Simpson, with David R. Ferguson and Price serving as co-producers on the album with Simpson. [2] The album was released on July 10, 2020. [1] On April 22, 2022, a deluxe version of the album was released with 8 bonus tracks.
Price was also scheduled to tour in promotion of the album, with some dates in support of Chris Stapleton's 2020 "All-American Road Show Tour," but those were also postponed. [8] [7]
All tracks are written by Margo Price and Jeremy Ivey, except where noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "That's How Rumors Get Started" | Price | 4:10 |
2. | "Letting Me Down" | 3:14 | |
3. | "Twinkle Twinkle" | 3:31 | |
4. | "Stone Me" | 3:09 | |
5. | "Hey Child" | 3:49 | |
6. | "Heartless Mind" | 2:50 | |
7. | "What Happened to Our Love?" | Price | 3:35 |
8. | "Gone to Stay" | 3:01 | |
9. | "Prisoner of the Highway" | Price | 3:44 |
10. | "I'd Die for You" | 4:35 | |
Total length: | 35:38 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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11. | "Goin' To the Country" | 3:11 | |
12. | "Long Live the King" | 4:49 | |
13. | "You Don't Own Me" (Lesley Gore cover) | David White, John Madara | 3:16 |
14. | "Hitman" | 3:50 | |
15. | "He Made a Woman Out of Me" (Bobbie Gentry cover) | Donald Hill, Fred Burch | 2:40 |
16. | "Later On" | 4:50 | |
17. | "You're No Good" (Linda Rondstadt and Dee Dee Warwick cover) | Clint Ballard Jr. | 4:57 |
18. | "Better Than Nothin'" | 3:08 | |
Total length: | 1:06:26 |
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 7.5/10 [9] |
Metacritic | 81/100 [10] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
CLASH | 8/10 [11] |
Consequence of Sound | B [12] |
Exclaim! | 8/10 [13] |
FLOOD | 8/10 [14] |
Paste | 7/10 [15] |
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The Line of Best Fit | 8/10 [18] |
Tom Hull | B+ ( ![]() |
That's How Rumors Get Started was met with positive reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional critics, the album received an average score of 81, based on 16 reviews. [10] The aggregator AnyDecentMusic? has the critical consensus of the album at a 7.5 out of 10. [9]
Alexis Petridis of The Guardian says “Margo Price has got the talent to take on whatever the future holds." [20]
Publication | Accolade | Rank |
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Consequence of Sound | Top 50 Albums of 2020 | 35 [21] |
Chart (2020) | Peak position |
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Scottish Albums (OCC) [22] | 14 |
UK Albums (OCC) [23] | 95 |
UK Country Albums (OCC) [24] | 2 |
US Billboard 200 [25] | 151 |
US Folk Albums (Billboard) [26] | 2 |
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [27] | 26 |
US Top Album Sales (Billboard) [28] | 7 |
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [29] | 17 |
US Vinyl Albums (Billboard) [30] | 3 |
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