The Marfa Tapes

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The Marfa Tapes
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 7, 2021
Recorded2020
Studio Marfa, Texas
Genre
Length47:52
Label RCA Nashville
Producer Brandon Bell
Miranda Lambert chronology
Wildcard
(2019)
The Marfa Tapes
(2021)
Palomino
(2022)
The Marfa Tapes track listing
No.TitleLength
1."In His Arms"2:30
2."I Don't Like It"3:18
3."The Wind's Just Gonna Blow"2:32
4."Am I Right or Amarillo"3:31
5."Waxahachie"3:17
6."Homegrown Tomatoes"2:53
7."Breaking a Heart"2:19
8."Ghost"3:00
9."Geraldene"3:08
10."We'll Always Have the Blues"3:57
11."Tin Man"4:25
12."Two-Step Down to Texas"2:31
13."Anchor"3:21
14."Tequila Does"4:00
15."Amazing Grace (West Texas)"3:10
Total length:47:52

Charts

Chart performance for The Marfa Tapes
Chart (2021)Peak
position
UK Country Albums (OCC) [20] 7
US Billboard 200 [21] 51
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [22] 7
US Folk Albums (Billboard) [23] 1

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