The Way I Should

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The Way I Should
TheWayIShould.jpg
Studio album by
Iris DeMent
ReleasedOctober 8, 1996
Studio Scruggs Sound (Berry Hill, Tennessee)
Genre Country Folk
Length50:07
Label Warner
Producer Randy Scruggs
Iris DeMent chronology
My Life
(1993)		The Way I Should
(1996)		 Lifeline
(2004)

The Way I Should is the third album released by singer-songwriter Iris DeMent. It peaked at number 22 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart.

Contents

Guests include guitarist Mark Knopfler and Delbert McClinton, who duets with DeMent on "Trouble".

The album was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album at the 40th Annual Grammy Awards.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Chicago Tribune Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [2]
Christgau's Consumer Guide A [3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Entertainment Weekly A− [5]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [6]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Orlando Sentinel Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Spin 4/10 [9]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Iris DeMent, except as noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."When My Mornin' Comes Around" 3:49
2."There's a Wall in Washington" 5:19
3."Wasteland of the Free" 5:13
4."I'll Take My Sorrow Straight"Iris DeMent; Elmer McCall3:24
5."This Kind of Happy"Iris DeMent; Merle Haggard 3:43
6."The Way I Should" 4:24
7."Letter to Mom" 3:15
8."Keep Me God" 3:46
9."Quality Time" 4:03
10."Walkin' Home" 5:39
11."Trouble" (duet with Delbert McClinton)Iris DeMent; Elmer McCall7:32
Total length:50:07

Personnel

Production notes

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References

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  2. ↑ Kot, Greg (October 1, 1996). "Iris DeMent The Way I Should (Warner)". Chicago Tribune . Archived from the original on March 27, 2018. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  3. ↑ Christgau, Robert (October 1, 2000). "Iris DeMent: The Way I Should". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishing. ISBN   9780312245603.
  4. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN   9780857125958.
  5. ↑ Scherman, Tony (October 1, 1996). "Iris Dement". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  6. ↑ HOCHMAN, STEVE (November 9, 1996). "Albums Reviews / Pop". Los Angeles Times . ISSN   0458-3035 . Retrieved April 1, 2018.
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