The Embers of Time

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The Embers of Time
The Embers of Time cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 6, 2015 (2015-04-06)
RecordedAlex the Great, Nashville
Puerto De Santa Maria, Spain
Rio Bravo Studios, Valencia
Genre Rock, singer-songwriter, Americana
Length33:41
Label Yep Roc Records
Producer Brad Jones
Josh Rouse chronology
The Happiness Waltz
(2013)
The Embers of Time
(2015)
Love in the Modern Age
(2018)
Singles from The Embers of Time
  1. "Some Days I'm Golden All Night"
    Released: February 24, 2015
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 76/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Exclaim! 8/10 [3]

The Embers of Time is the 11th studio album by American singer-songwriter Josh Rouse, released on April 6, 2015 on Yep Roc.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Josh Rouse, unless otherwise noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Some Days I'm Golden All Night" 3:20
2."Too Many Things on My Mind" 2:50
3."New Young" 3:30
4."You Walked Through the Door" 3:22
5."Time" 3:13
6."Pheasant Feather" 3:20
7."Coat for a Pillow" 3:27
8."JR Worried Blues" 3:06
9."Ex-Pat Blues"Brad Jones, Josh Rouse3:03
10."Crystal Falls" 4:30

Weekly charts

Chart (2015)Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [4] 12
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [5] 48

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