4th Street Feeling

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4th Street Feeling
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 4, 2012
StudioHouse Of Blues Studio, Encino, California
Genre Rock
Length45:36
Label Island
Producer Jacquire King, Steve Booker
Melissa Etheridge chronology
Fearless Love
(2010)
4th Street Feeling
(2012)
This Is M.E.
(2014)
Singles from 4th Street Feeling
  1. "Falling Up"
    Released: 2012

4th Street Feeling is the twelfth studio album by American rock musician Melissa Etheridge, released on September 4, 2012 by Island Records, produced by Jacquire King and Steve Booker, with all tracks co-produced by Etheridge. The album was recorded at the "House of Blues Studio" in Encino, California. It features twelve tracks on the standard release and three bonus tracks on the deluxe edition. [1]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Rolling Stone gave it 3.5 stars out of 5, stating, "producers Jacquire King and Steve Booker deftly curb her over-the-top tendencies" and, "The restraint serves her well. She's realized that sometimes holding a little back can make what's there hit with all the more force." [2]

People magazine awarded the album 3 out of 4 stars, while Entertainment Weekly rated the album a B+.

AllMusic was also positive, giving the album 3.5 stars out of 5, and wrote, "4th Street Feeling is largely a return to form for Etheridge; a record that reaffirms her place as a songwriter and recording artist who is in a class of her own. [3]

Track listing

All songs written by Melissa Etheridge.

  1. "Kansas City" – 3:20
  2. "4th Street Feeling" – 3:33
  3. "Falling Up" – 3:37
  4. "Shout Now" – 3:17
  5. "The Shadow of a Black Crow" – 3:18
  6. "Be Real" – 3:52
  7. "A Disaster" – 4:07
  8. "Sympathy" – 3:52
  9. "Enough Rain" – 2:49
  10. "A Sacred Heart" – 4:23
  11. "I Can Wait" – 3:30
  12. "Rock and Roll Me" – 5:59

Bonus tracks

  1. "You Will" – 3:22
  2. "The Beating of Your Heart" – 3:37
  3. "Change the World" – 3:24
  4. "Just What you Asked For (iTunes bonus)" – 3:32

Personnel

Performance Credits

Technical Credits

Charts

Chart (2012)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [4] 50
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [5] 161
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [6] 31
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [7] 25
US Billboard 200 [8] 18

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