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A Cure for Loneliness

A Cure for Loneliness is the eighth studio album by American musician Peter Wolf. It was released on April 8, 2016, by Concord Records.

A Cure for Loneliness
A red-tinted photo of Wolf listening to music through headphones plugged into a portable record player
Studio album by
Peter Wolf
ReleasedApril 8, 2016 (2016-04-08)
StudioMiddleville Studios (North Reading, MA); Woolly Mammoth Studios (Waltham, MA); Karina's Kitchen; Stone Mountain Arts Center (Brownfield, ME); Sear Sound and Red House Studio (New York, NY); The Loft (Bronxville, NY).
GenreRock
Length37:55
LabelConcord
ProducerPeter Wolf, Kenny White
Peter Wolf chronology
Midnight Souvenirs
(2010) 		A Cure for Loneliness
(2016)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic76/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]
American Songwriter     [3]
Blurt     [4]
Classic Rock     [5]
Rolling Stone     [6]
Rock & Folk     [7]

A Cure for Loneliness received positive reviews from critics upon release. On Metacritic, the album holds a score of 76/100 based on 7 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Rolling On"Peter Wolf, Will Jennings4:07
2."It Was Always So Easy (To Find an Unhappy Woman)"A.L. "Doodle" Owens, Sanger D. Shafer2:41
3."Peace of Mind"Peter Wolf, Will Jennings, Duke Levine3:48
4."How Do You Know"Peter Wolf, Will Jennings3:07
5."Fun for a While"Peter Wolf, Tim Mayer3:36
6."Wastin' Time (Live)"Peter Wolf4:00
7."Some Other Time, Some Other Place"Peter Wolf, Will Jennings3:51
8."It's Raining"Peter Wolf, Don Covay4:19
9."Love Stinks"Peter Wolf, Seth Justman2:25
10."Mr. Mistake"Peter Wolf, Tim Mayer1:43
11."Tragedy"Fred Burch, Gerald Nelson2:46
12."Stranger"Irene Stanton, Wayne Walker1:32

Personnel

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  • Peter Wolf – vocals, harmonica (1, 2, 4-7), backing vocals (2)
  • Kenny White – keyboards (1-5, 7, 8, 10, 11), backing vocals (2)
  • Tom West – keyboards (6)
  • Duke Levine – guitars (1-8, 10, 11, 12), backing vocals (6, 9), mandolin (9)
  • Kevin Barry – guitars (1, 2, 3, 6, 8-11), lap steel guitar (5), backing vocals (9)
  • Larry Campbell – guitars (4, 7), pedal steel guitar (7), fiddle (7)
  • Marty Ballou – bass (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8-11), backing vocals (9)
  • Paul Bryan – bass (4)
  • Tony Garnier – bass (7)
  • Shawn Pelton – drums (1-5, 7, 8, 10, 11)
  • Thomas Arey – drums (6)
  • Uptown Horns (4)
    • Crispin Cioe – saxophones
    • Arno Hecht – saxophones
    • Bob Funk – trombone
    • Larry Etkin – trumpet
  • Paul Ahlstrand – horns (8)
  • Jeff Ramsey – backing vocals (1, 3, 8)
  • Athene Wilson – backing vocals (1, 3, 8)
  • Aaron Lippert – backing vocals (2)
  • Ada Dyer – backing vocals (4)
  • Catherine Russell – backing vocals (4)
  • Teresa Williams – backing vocals (7)
  • Kris Delmhorst – backing vocals (11)
  • Rose Polenzani – backing vocals (11)

Production

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  • Kenny White – producer
  • Peter Wolf – producer
  • Chris Rival – engineer and recording (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11)
  • Rob Eaton – engineer (4, 7), mixing (7)
  • David Westner – additional engineer and recording (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11), engineer and recording (9)
  • Tom Dube – recording (12)
  • Tom Schick – mixing (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8-12)
  • Ben Wisch – mixing (4)
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering at Gateway Mastering (Portland, Maine)
  • Carrie Smith – package design
  • Grace O'Connor – paintings
  • Joe Greene – photography

Charts

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Chart (2016) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[8] 144
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[9] 5
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[10] 18
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[11] 14

References

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  1. ^ a b "A Cure for Loneliness by Peter Wolf Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
  2. ^ Jurek, Thom. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
  3. ^ Horowitz, Hal (7 April 2016). "Peter Wolf: A Cure for Loneliness". American Songwriter. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  4. ^ Moore, John B. "PETER WOLF - A Cure for Loneliness". Blurt. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  5. ^ Bell, Max (13 May 2016). "Peter Wolf: A Cure for Loneliness". Classic Rock. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  6. ^ Sheffield, Rob (15 April 2016). "A Cure for Loneliness". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  7. ^ Manœuvre, Philippe (August 2016). "Peter Wolf – A Cure for Loneliness". Album reviews: Classic rock. Rock & Folk (in French). No. 588. Paris. p. 88. ISSN 0750-7852.
  8. ^ "Peter Wolf Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  9. ^ "Peter Wolf Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard.
  10. ^ "Peter Wolf Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard.
  11. ^ "Peter Wolf Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard.


 

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