| The Narrows | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 18, 2016 | |||
| Studio | Easy Eye Sound, Nashville, Tennessee | |||
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| Length | 54:12 | |||
| Label | Yep Roc | |||
| Producer | Grant-Lee Phillips | |||
| Grant-Lee Phillips chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| 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]
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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]
| 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 |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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