Front Porch

Front Porch is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Joy Williams. It was released on May 3, 2019 by Sensibility Recordings. It was nominated for Best Folk Album at the 62nd Grammy Awards.

Critical reception
On AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine said, "Working with producer Kenneth Pattengale, who is best known as part of the Milk Carton Kids, Williams strips away any contemporary affectations, keeping the focus directly on the songs and her plaintive, powerful voice."

On PopMatters, Chris Conaton wrote, "And it's hard to deny that Front Porch is Williams at her best. It took some time for her to come to terms with it, but this is an album that embraces Williams' legacy from the Civil Wars and incorporates it into her own musical personality."

On NPR, Jewly Hight said, "She's framed Front Porch as her return home – to a stripped-down, acoustic palette... to Nashville, the Southern, music-making city where she's spent most of her professional life following a coastal California youth... For Williams, there's a balance to be struck between theatrical and intimate expression, and embracing warmth and simplicity as an approach... doesn't require abandoning poise and polish."

Personnel
Credits adapted from AllMusic


 * Emily Algar – A&R
 * Andy Barron – photography
 * Richie Biggs – mixing
 * Caitlin Canty – backing vocals
 * Anthony da Costa – guitar, backing vocals
 * Brett Davis – studio assistant
 * Richard Dodd – mastering
 * Michelle Freetly – studio assistant
 * John Mailander – mandolin, violin
 * Scott Mulvahill – bass
 * Russ Pahl – pedal steel guitar
 * Kenneth Pattengale – dobro, guitar, mandolin, backing vocals, producer
 * Dustin Richardson – assistant engineer
 * Matt Ross–Sprang – engineer
 * Joy Williams – lead vocals, backing vocals
 * Nate Yetton – A&R, executive producer