The Other Side (T Bone Burnett album)
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| Released | April 19, 2024 | |||
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| Genre | Country blues | |||
| Length | 39:55 | |||
| Label | Verve | |||
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The Other Side is an album by American musician T Bone Burnett, released on April 19, 2024, through Verve Records. It includes collaborations with Rosanne Cash, Steven Soles, and the band Lucius. The album received positive reviews from critics.
Background[edit]
Burnett wrote and recorded the tracks in a three-week period after purchasing several new guitars while working on the final chapter of the intended trilogy of albums that began with The Invisible Light: Acoustic Space (2019) and The Invisible Light: Spells (2022).[1][2]
Critical reception[edit]
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 87/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Mojo | [4] |
| Uncut | 9/10[5] |
The Other Side received a score of 87 out of 100 on review aggregator Metacritic based on reviews from four critics, which the website categorized as "universal acclaim".[3] Mojo called the album "probably the most honest reflection of himself he's ever made",[4] and Uncut described it as "supremely inviting, warm and ruefully radiant" and "a crown on a career still going strong".[5]
Jim Hynes of Glide Magazine found it to be a "return" to Burnett's "roots" as a singer-songwriter and noted that it is "simple on the surface, basically a country blues effort" with "a sneaky quality. It will grow on you after a few listens."[1] Mark Deming of AllMusic characterized the album as "a collection of 12 songs of uncluttered eloquence informed by Burnett's belief in the human spirit, while the arrangements are almost exclusively taken up by acoustic instruments and vocals".[2]
Track listing[edit]
All tracks are written by T Bone Burnett, with additional writers noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "He Came Down" | 4:33 | |
| 2. | "Come Back (When You Go Away)" | 2:56 | |
| 3. | "(I'm Gonna Get Over This) Some Day" (featuring Rosanne Cash) | 3:15 | |
| 4. | "Waiting for You" (featuring Lucius) | Colin Linden | 2:58 |
| 5. | "The Pain of Love" (featuring Lucius) | 2:27 | |
| 6. | "The Race Is Won" (featuring Lucius) | 3:17 | |
| 7. | "Sometimes I Wonder" | Linden | 3:45 |
| 8. | "Hawaiian Blue Song" (featuring Steven Soles) |
| 3:35 |
| 9. | "The First Light of Day" | Soles | 2:51 |
| 10. | "Everything and Nothing" | Gary Nicholson | 2:45 |
| 11. | "The Town That Time Forgot" (featuring Lucius) | Peter More | 4:04 |
| 12. | "Little Darling" (featuring Lucius) | 3:29 | |
| Total length: | 39:55 | ||
Personnel[edit]
Musicians
- T Bone Burnett – vocals (all tracks), acoustic guitar (tracks 2–9, 11, 12), electric guitar (3, 4, 7–12)
- Colin Linden – Dobro (tracks 1–4, 8, 11), acoustic guitar (2, 6–8, 10–12), electric guitar (3–5, 7, 9, 11, 12), Kalamazoo guitar (4), National guitar (6), 12-string acoustic guitar (6, 9, 10)
- Dennis Crouch – string bass (tracks 3, 5, 6, 8–12)
- Rosanne Cash – harmony vocals (track 3)
- Lucius – harmony vocals (tracks 4–6, 11, 12)
- Rory Hoffman – Dobro, Claviola (track 6); clarinet, cuatro, acoustic guitar (10)
- Stuart Duncan – mandolin (tracks 6, 10), violin (8, 10)
- Peter More – harmony vocals (tracks 6, 11)
- Mike Piersante – tambourine (tracks 7, 9), handclaps (7)
- Jay Bellerose – handclaps, tambourine (track 7)
- Weyes Blood – harmony vocals (track 7)
- Steven Soles – harmony vocals, hi-strung acoustic guitar (track 8)
Technical
- Colin Linden – production (all tracks), engineering (tracks 6, 8, 11)
- Mike Piersante – production, mixing (all tracks); engineering (tracks 2–5, 7, 8, 10, 11)
- T Bone Burnett – production
- Gavin Lurssen – mastering
- Reuben Cohen – mastering
- Mike Stankiewicz – engineering (tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 12)
Visuals
- Kyledidthis – creative direction, design
- Dan Winters – photography
- Tai Linzie – art coordination
Charts[edit]
| Chart (2024) | Peak position |
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| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[6] | 95 |
References[edit]
- ^ a b Hynes, Jim (April 16, 2024). "T-Bone Burnett Returns to Singer-Songwriter Roots With Guest Filled The Other Side (Album Review)". Glide Magazine. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
- ^ a b c Deming, Mark. "The Other Side – T-Bone Burnett | Album". AllMusic. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
- ^ a b "The Other Side by T-Bone Burnett Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
- ^ a b "T Bone Burnett – The Other Side". Mojo. June 2024. p. 87.
- ^ a b "T Bone Burnett – The Other Side". Uncut. May 2024. p. 31.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – T Bone Burnett – The Other Side". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 28, 2024.