The Narrows (album)

The Narrows
Studio album by Grant-Lee Phillips
Released	March 18, 2016 (2016-03-18)
Studio	Easy Eye Sound (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre	Americana [1] indie rock [1]
Length	54:12
Label	Yep Roc
Producer	Grant-Lee Phillips
Grant-Lee Phillips chronology
Walking in the Green Corn (2012) The Narrows (2016) Widdershins (2018)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	83/100 [2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Blurt	[3]
Exclaim!	7/10 [4]
Gigwise	8/10 [5]

The Narrows is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter Grant-Lee Phillips. It was released on March 18, 2016 under Yep Roc Records. ^[6]

Critical reception

The Narrows was met with universal acclaim from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 83, based on 8 reviews. ^[2] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 79 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 6 reviews. ^[7]

Track listing

The Narrows track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Tennessee Rain"	4:45
2.	"Smoke and Sparks"	3:39
3.	"Moccasin Creek"	2:38
4.	"Cry Cry"	4:18
5.	"Holy Irons"	4:34
6.	"Yellow Weeds"	5:12
7.	"Loaded Gun"	2:41
8.	"Rolling Pin"	3:27
9.	"Taking on Weight in Hot Springs"	3:40
10.	"Just Another River Town"	4:03
11.	"No Mercy in July"	4:41
12.	"San Andreas Fault"	5:42
13.	"Find My Way"	4:52

iTunes Deluxe Edition ^[8]

No.	Title	Length
14.	"Tennessee Rain (acoustic version)"	4:50
15.	"Smoke and Sparks (acoustic version)"	3:54
16.	"Moccasin Creek (acoustic version)"	2:39
17.	"Find My Way (acoustic version)"	5:02

Personnel

Musicians Grant-Lee Phillips – primary artist, guitar, vocals, producer Lex Price – bass, guitar, backing vocals Jerry Roe – drums, backing vocals Jamie Edwards – organ Eric Gorfain – fiddle Russ Pahl – guitar

Production John Baldwin – mastering Collin Dupuis – engineer, mixing

Charts

Chart performance for The Narrows

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [9]	125
US Folk Albums (Billboard) [10]	16
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [11]	10
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [12]	42

References

1. Deming, Mark. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic . Retrieved September 13, 2020.
2. "Metacritic Review". Metacritic . Retrieved September 13, 2020.
3. Moore, John. "Blurt Magazine Review". Blurt . Retrieved September 13, 2020.
4. Sylvester, Daniel (March 16, 2016). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim! . Retrieved September 13, 2020.
5. Irwin, Kevin (March 18, 2016). "Gigwise review". Gigwise . Retrieved September 13, 2020.
6. David, Amy (January 25, 2016). "The Troubadour Speaks: Grant-Lee Phillips On His New Album". RVA Magazine . Retrieved September 13, 2020.
7. "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
8. "The Narrows (Deluxe Edition) by Grant-Lee Phillips". Apple Music . Retrieved September 13, 2020.
9. "Ultratop.be – Grant-Lee Phillips – The Narrows" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
10. "Grant-Lee Phillips Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
11. "Grant-Lee Phillips Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
12. "Grant-Lee Phillips Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2020.