Woodland | ||||
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Released | August 23, 2024 | |||
Studio | Woodland (Nashville, Tennessee) [1] | |||
Length | 40:57 | |||
Label | Acony | |||
Producer | David Rawlings | |||
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Singles from Woodland | ||||
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Woodland is the seventh studio album by Gillian Welch,the third solo studio album by David Rawlings (his fifth including his studio work with Dave Rawlings Machine),and the second studio album to be credited to the pair as a duo. Released by Acony Records on August 23,2024,it is the first album of original material from Welch since 2011's The Harrow &the Harvest ,and from Rawlings since 2017's Poor David's Almanack;their 2020 album All the Good Times (Are Past &Gone) consisted entirely of covers of preexisting songs. [2]
The album is named after Welch and Rawlings' Woodland Sound Studios in Nashville,Tennessee,which was destroyed by a tornado in 2020. The artists stated in a press release that the songs on Woodland are "a swirl of contradictions,emptiness,fullness,joy,grief,destruction,[and] permanence." [3]
The first single from the album,"Empty Trainload of Sky",was released on July 19,2024. [4] It was followed by "Hashtag" on August 9. [5]
Numerous critics and publications listed Woodland in their year-end ranking of the best albums of 2024,often inside the top ten.
Publication/critic | Accolade | Rank | Ref. |
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MOJO | 75 Best Albums of 2024 | 4 | [6] |
Uncut | 80 Best Albums of 2024 | 2 | [7] |
All tracks are written by Gillian Welch and David Rawlings.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Empty Trainload of Sky" | 3:24 |
2. | "What We Had" | 3:58 |
3. | "Lawman" | 4:31 |
4. | "The Bells and the Birds" | 3:13 |
5. | "North Country" | 5:12 |
6. | "Hashtag" | 3:34 |
7. | "The Day the Mississippi Died" | 4:55 |
8. | "Turf the Gambler" | 2:49 |
9. | "Here Stands a Woman" | 5:17 |
10. | "Howdy Howdy" | 4:05 |
Total length: | 40:57 |
Woodland entered the following charts, peaking at the number specified for each: UK Album Sales Chart (#62), UK Album Downloads Chart (#10), and the UK Americana Chart (#8). [8]
Chart (2024) | Peak position |
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Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [9] | 95 |
Scottish Albums (OCC) [10] | 45 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [11] | 74 |
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [12] | 15 |
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