Beauty Queen Sister
Beauty Queen Sister | ||||
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Studio album by Indigo Girls | ||||
Released | October 4, 2011 | |||
Recorded | 2011 | |||
Genre | Folk rock | |||
Length | 50:08 | |||
Label | Vanguard | |||
Producer | Peter Collins, John Reynolds | |||
Indigo Girls chronology | ||||
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Singles from Beauty Queen Sister | ||||
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Professional ratings | |
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Aggregate scores | |
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | (63/100)[1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
About.com | [2] |
Allmusic | [3] |
American Songwriter | [4] |
The A.V. Club | C+[5] |
The Independent | [6] |
Paste | (6.6/10)[7] |
Uncut | [1] |
USA Today | [8] |
Beauty Queen Sister is the 13th studio album by Indigo Girls, released on October 4, 2011 on Vanguard Records.
Track listing
- "Share the Moon" - 3:34
- "John" - 4:22
- "Beauty Queen Sister" (featuring The Shadowboxers) - 3:11
- "We Get to Feel It All" (featuring The Shadowboxers) - 3:32
- "War Rugs" (featuring Lucy Wainwright Roche) - 3:23
- "Gone" - 3:02
- "Mariner Moonlighting" - 3:36
- "Birthday Song" - 4:19
- "Feed and Water the Horses" - 4:30
- "Making Promises" - 3:19
- "Damo" (featuring Damien Dempsey) - 4:07
- "Able to Sing" (featuring Lucy Wainwright Roche) - 4:02
- "Yoke" - 5:09
Personnel
- Indigo Girls
- Amy Ray – Vocals, songwriting, electric guitar (1-5, 7, 8, 13), acoustic guitar (6, 10, 12), electric mandolin (9), mandolin (11)
- Emily Saliers – Vocals, songwriting, ukulele (1), acoustic guitar (2, 4, 6, 8-12), electric guitar (3), slide guitar (6), classical guitar (7)
- Additional Musicians
- Carol Isaacs - Wurlitzer (1, 4, 12), Hammond B3 (1, 2), vibes (1, 4, 5, 7-9, 13), piano (3, 6-9), accordion (10, 13)
- Brady Blade - drums (1-4, 6, 9, 10, 12), loop (2)
- Jim Brock - percussion (1-10, 12, 13), loop (2), drums (5, 7, 8, 13)
- John Reynolds - drums (11)
- Stuart Mathis - electric guitar (10)
- John McLoughlin - acoustic guitar (11), mandolin (11)
- Luke Bulla - violin (1, 2, 4-6, 8, 9, 13), mandolin (2, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12)
- Allison Brown - banjola (2, 8, 9, 12), banjo (5-7)
- Frank Stwart - bass (1-4, 6, 9, 10, 12)
- Clare Kenny - bass (11)
- Viktor Krauss - upright bass (5, 7, 8, 13)
- Eamonn de Barra - whistles (11), flute (11)
- Allen Parker - synth loop (8)
- Additional Vocalists
- The Shadowboxers - backing vocals (3, 4)
- Lucy Wainwright Roche - guest vocals (5), additional backing vocals (12)
- Damien Dempsey - backing vocals (11)
- Production
- Peter Collins – producer (1-10, 12-13)
- John Reynolds – producer (11)
Chart performance
The album debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard Folk Albums chart, No. 14 on Top Rock Albums, and No. 36 on the Billboard 200, selling 11,000 in its debut week. The album has sold 42,000 copies in the US as of May 2015.[9]
Chart (2015) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200[10] | 36 |
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[11] | 2 |
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[12] | 9 |
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[13] | 23 |
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[14] | 14 |
References
- 1 2 Critic reviews at Metacritic
- ↑ About.com review
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ American Songwriter review
- ↑ The A.V. Club review
- ↑ The Independent review
- ↑ Paste review
- ↑ USA Today review
- ↑ "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on May 15, 2015.
- ↑ "Indigo Girls – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Indigo Girls.
- ↑ "Indigo Girls – Chart history" Billboard Folk Albums for Indigo Girls.
- ↑ "Indigo Girls – Chart history" Billboard Independent Albums for Indigo Girls.
- ↑ "Indigo Girls – Chart history" Billboard Top Tastemaker Albums for Indigo Girls.
- ↑ "Indigo Girls – Chart history" Billboard Top Rock Albums for Indigo Girls.
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