The Civil Wars (album)

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The Civil Wars
The Civil Wars Album Cover 2013.jpg
Studio album by
the Civil Wars
ReleasedAugust 6, 2013 (2013-08-06)
StudioNashville
Length42:58 [1]
LanguageEnglish (Apart from "Sacred Heart" which is in French)
Label Columbia/sensibility
Producer Charlie Peacock, Rick Rubin
The Civil Wars chronology
Barton Hollow
(2011)		The Civil Wars
(2013)
Singles from The Civil Wars
  1. "The One That Got Away"
    Released: June 11, 2013[ citation needed ]
  2. "From This Valley"
    Released: June 25, 2013[ citation needed ]
  3. "Dust to Dust"
    Released: October 7, 2013 [2]

The Civil Wars is the second and final album by American alternative folk band the Civil Wars. The album was released on August 6, 2013, by Sensibility Music/Columbia Records. [3]

Contents

The Civil Wars received generally positive reviews from music critics, and it sold more than 116,000 copies, making it debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. The song "From This Valley" won them their fourth Grammy, the second one in the category Best Country Duo/Group Performance.[ citation needed ]

Promotion

"The One That Got Away" and "From This Valley" were released as singles in June 2013. The third single from the album, "Dust to Dust", was released to Hot adult contemporary radio in the United States on October 7, 2013. [2]

Reception

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 71/100 [4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk 95% [5]
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [6]
The A.V. Club B+ [7]
Billboard 91/100 [8]
Consequence of Sound Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]

The Civil Wars received positive reviews from critics. According to Metacritic, the album has scored 71 out of 100 based on 29 reviews, indicating generally favorable reviews, [4] the same score Barton Hollow , the duo's previous album, received.

Commercial performance

The album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart with sales of 116,000 copies. [11]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Joy Williams and John Paul White, unless otherwise noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The One That Got Away"Joy Williams, John Paul White, Charlie Peacock 3:30
2."I Had Me a Girl" 3:45
3."Same Old Same Old" 3:48
4."Dust to Dust" 3:49
5."Eavesdrop"Williams, White, Peacock3:35
6."Devil's Backbone"Williams, White, Peacock2:29
7."From This Valley"Williams, White, Phil Madeira3:33
8."Tell Mama" Clarence Carter, Marcus Daniel, Wilbur Terrell3:48
9."Oh Henry" 3:32
10."Disarm" Billy Corgan 4:42
11."Sacred Heart" 3:19
12."D'Arline" 3:08
Total length:42:58

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [29] Gold500,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

Double-dagger-14-plain.png Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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