Together at Last

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Together at Last
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 23, 2017
RecordedJanuary 2016
StudioThe Loft
(Chicago, Illinois)
Length38:22
Label dBpm Records
Jeff Tweedy chronology
Sukierae
(2014)
Together at Last
(2017)
Warm
(2018)

Together at Last is the first solo album by Wilco's Jeff Tweedy. It was released on June 23, 2017 by dBpm Records. It marks the first release of a proposed retrospective series titled Loft Acoustic Sessions [1] [2] [3] that will see Tweedy revisit songs from Wilco's catalog, as well as from his Golden Smog and Loose Fur side projects.

Contents

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 74/100 [4]
Review scores
SourceRating
American Songwriter Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Consequence of Sound B [6]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Paste 7.8/10 [8]
Pitchfork 6.6/10 [9]

Track listing

All music and lyrics by Jeff Tweedy except where noted.

  1. "Via Chicago" – 5:06
  2. "Laminated Cat" (music by Tweedy, Jim O'Rourke and Glenn Kotche) – 3:49
  3. "Lost Love" – 2:28
  4. "Muzzle of Bees" (music by Tweedy and Jim O'Rourke) – 3:49
  5. "Ashes of American Flags" (music by Tweedy and Jay Bennett) – 3:45
  6. "Dawned on Me" (music by Tweedy and Pat Sansone) – 2:52
  7. "In a Future Age" (music by Tweedy and Jay Bennett) – 2:52
  8. "I Am Trying to Break Your Heart" (music by Tweedy and Jay Bennett) – 3:40
  9. "Hummingbird" – 3:17
  10. "I'm Always in Love" (music by Tweedy and Jay Bennett) – 3:31
  11. "Sky Blue Sky" – 3:13

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2017)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [10] 103
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [11] 178
New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ) [12] 2
Scottish Albums (OCC) [13] 51
US Billboard 200 [14] 49
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) [15] 7
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [16] 9

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