Things Take Time, Take Time

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Things Take Time, Take Time
Courtney Barnett - Things Take Time, Take Time.png
Studio album by
Courtney Barnett
Released12 November 2021 (2021-11-12)
Recorded2020–2021
Studio
  • Golden Retriever Studios (New South Wales)
  • Melbourne and Northern (New South Wales)
Genre Indie rock [1]
Length33:58
Label
Producer
Courtney Barnett chronology
Tell Me How You Really Feel
(2018)		Things Take Time, Take Time
(2021)		 End of the Day
(2023)
Singles from Things Take Time, Take Time
  1. "Rae Street"
    Released: 7 July 2021
  2. "Before You Gotta Go"
    Released: 11 August 2021
  3. "Write a List of Things to Look Forward to"
    Released: 29 September 2021
  4. "If I Don't Hear from You Tonight"
    Released: 9 November 2021

Things Take Time, Take Time is the third studio album by Australian singer-songwriter Courtney Barnett. It was released on 12 November 2021 by Milk! Records, Mom + Pop Music and Marathon Artists.

Contents

At the AIR Awards of 2022, the album was nominated for Independent Album of the Year and won Best Independent Rock Album or EP. [2] [3]

At the 2022 ARIA Music Awards, the album earned Barnett a nomination for Best Solo Artist and was nominated for Best Independent Release and Best Produced Album. [4]

Recording and production

The album was recorded in Melbourne and Sydney from late 2020 to early 2021 with producer/drummer Stella Mozgawa. [5] The Vinyl Factory called the album "a finely-woven collage of snapshots" and said it "dives into Barnett's own psyche to explore love, renewal, healing and self-discovering". [6] The first single, "Rae Street", was released on 7 July 2021; the music video follows the residents of a suburban street, all of whom are played by Barnett. [7] Later that day, Barnett released the 13-second non-album song "All Eyes on the Pavement" under the pseudonym Oliver Paul, the name of the protagonist of her 2015 song "Elevator Operator". [8] The song was also released through a record label called A Crabby Mettle Neutron, an anagram of Barnett's full name. [8]

The second single, "Before You Gotta Go", was released on 11 August; its music video was released on 13 September. [9] The third single, "Write a List of Things to Look Forward to", was released with a music video on 29 September. [10] "If I Don't Hear from You Tonight" was released on 9 November 2021, as the album's fourth single alongside 2022 Australian tour announcement. [11]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 79/100 [12]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Clash 8/10 [13]
Gigwise Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [14]
The Independent Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [15]
The Line of Best Fit 7/10 [16]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [17]
Pitchfork 6.5/10 [18]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [19]
Slant Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [20]
Uncut 9/10 [21]

At Metacritic , Things Take Time, Take Time holds a score of 79/100, indicating generally favourable reviews. El Hunt from NME said "Partly as a consequence of being written and recorded during the pandemic Things Take Time, Take Time is sparer than Barnett's previous records, pairing jangly, lackadaisical indie-rock with scatterings of drum machine; programmed in collaboration with Warpaint's Stella Mozgawa. Though it lacks the more immediate bite of Barnett's previous work, its softness gives it a more tender focus." [17]

Accolades

Things Take Time, Take Time on year-end lists
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Paste The 50 Best Albums of 2021
49

"Write A List of Things To Look Forward To" was included on Barack Obama's list of his favorite songs of 2021.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Courtney Barnett

Things Take Time, Take Time track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Rae Street"4:31
2."Sunfair Sundown"2:45
3."Here's the Thing"4:27
4."Before You Gotta Go"3:45
5."Turning Green"4:18
6."Take It Day by Day"1:50
7."If I Don't Hear from You Tonight"3:37
8."Write a List of Things to Look Forward To"2:48
9."Splendour"2:14
10."Oh the Night"3:43
Total length:33:58

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. [23]

Musicians

Production

Charts

Chart performance for Things Take Time, Take Time
Chart (2021)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [24] 5
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [25] 50
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [26] 38
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [27] 18
Scottish Albums (OCC) [28] 17
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [29] 50
UK Albums (OCC) [30] 31
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [31] 6
US Billboard 200 [32] 200
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [33] 36
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) [34] 20
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [35] 32

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