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Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox album A Sailor's Guide to Earth is the third studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Sturgill Simpson. It was announced on March 3, 2016, with the release of the single "Brace for Impact (Live a Little)". The album was released on April 15, 2016,[1] and won Best Country Album at the 59th Grammy Awards; it was also nominated for Album of the Year.[2]
Background
Prior to the album's announcement, Simpson stated in an interview with GQ that "what's next is already finished... Quite honestly, I need about six months at home with my family."[3] On March 3, 2016, Simpson released "Brace for Impact (Live a Little)" on YouTube and his website; the next day he released the nine-song track list of A Sailor's Guide to Earth.[4] A week later, he published the music video for "Brace for Impact", which was directed by Matt Mahurin and contains the Grim Reaper, a hot rod coffin and sailboats.[5] On March 24, 2016, Simpson released his cover of Nirvana's "In Bloom" along with its music video, also directed by Matt Mahurin. Simpson said, "I wanted to make a very beautiful and pure homage to Kurt [Cobain]."[6] Streaming of the album became available on April 7, 2016, on NPR's official website.[7]
The song "Oh Sarah" was previously recorded by Simpson's former band Sunday Valley and appeared on their only full-length album, To the Wind and On To Heaven, in 2011.
Reception
A Sailor's Guide to Earth received widespread critical acclaim upon its release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from music critics, the album has received an average score of 86, indicating "universal acclaim", based on 19 reviews.[8]
The album debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200, and No. 1 on the Top Country Albums chart, selling 52,000 copies (55,000 units when tracks and streams are included) in its first week.[9] The album sold a further 13,400 copies in the second week.[10] The album has sold 217,900 copies in the US as of October 2017.[11]
Following his Grammy win, Simpson saw a 346% increase in streaming on Spotify.[12]
Accolades
| Publication | Accolade | Year | Rank | Шаблон:Abbr |
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| Paste | The 50 Best Albums of 2016 | 2016 | Шаблон:Center | Шаблон:Center |
| Rough Trade | Albums of the Year | 2016 | Шаблон:Center | Шаблон:Center |
| Stereogum | The 50 Best Albums of 2016 | 2016 | Шаблон:Center | Шаблон:Center |
Track listing
Personnel
Musicians
- Sturgill Simpson – vocals (all tracks), acoustic guitar (tracks 1, 2, 4–9), 12-string guitar (1, 5), Moog synthesizer (1, 6), horn arrangement (1, 9), background vocals (4, 6)
- Miles Miller – drums (all tracks), background vocals (3, 4, 6)
- Robert Emmett – organ (all tracks); Moog synthesizer (1, 8), Wurlitzer (1, 3), background vocals (3, 6), keyboards (5)
- Dan Dugmore – steel guitar
- Jefferson Steinberg – string arrangement, horn arrangement
- Dave Roe – bass guitar (1–8)
- Laur Joamets – electric guitar (1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9), slide guitar (1)
- Jefferson Crow – piano (1, 3–5, 7–9), Wurlitzer (6)
- Garo Yellin – first cello (1, 2, 5, 7, 8)
- Arthur Cook – second cello (1, 2, 5, 7, 8)
- Jonathan Dinklage – violin (1, 2, 5, 7, 8)
- Whitney LaGrange – violin (1, 2, 5, 7, 8)
- Neal Sugarman – tenor saxophone (1, 3, 5, 7, 9)
- Dave Guy – trumpet, flugelhorn (1, 3, 5, 7, 9)
- Ian Hendrickson-Smith – alto saxophone, baritone saxophone (1, 3, 5, 7, 9)
- Clark Gayton – trombone (1, 3, 5, 7, 9)
- Dougie Wilkinson – bagpipes (9)
- Kevin Black – bass guitar (9)
Technical
- Sturgill Simpson – production
- David Ferguson – mixing, engineering, recording
- Gavin Lurssen – mastering
- Sean Sullivan – recording
- Geoff Allan – bagpipe engineering
- Ebonie Smith – engineering assistance
Artwork
- Greg "Gigen's Dad" Burke – art direction, design
- Kilian Eng – cover art, back cover art, ships wheel illustration
- Mark Stutzman – map illustration
- Matthew Meiners – skeletons
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
| Chart (2016) | Position |
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| US Folk Albums (Billboard)[13] | 5 |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[14] | 18 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[15] | 21 |
| Chart (2017) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Folk Albums (Billboard)[16] | 24 |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[17] | 75 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[18] | 88 |
References
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