Beauty Queen Sister is the 13th studio album by Indigo Girls, released on October 4, 2011 on Vanguard Records.
Beauty Queen Sister | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
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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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | (63/100)[1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
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The A.V. Club | C+[5] |
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Paste | (6.6/10)[7] |
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USA Today | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Track listing
edit- "Share the Moon" – 3:34
- "John" – 4:22
- "Beauty Queen Sister" – 3:11
- "We Get to Feel It All" – 3:32
- "War Rugs" – 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" – 4:07
- "Able to Sing" – 4:02
- "Yoke" – 5:09
Personnel
edit- 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)
- Stuart Mathis – electric guitar (10)
- 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 Howard Swart – bass (1–4, 6, 9, 10, 12)
- Viktor Krauss – upright bass (5, 7, 8, 13)
- Allen Parker – synth loop (8)
- Additional Vocalists
- The Shadowboxers – backing vocals (3, 4)
- Lucy Wainwright Roche – guest vocals (5), additional backing vocals (12)
- Track 11 (Damo)
- Eamonn de Barra – whistles, flute
- Damien Dempsey – backing vocals
- Clare Kenny – bass
- John McLoughlin – acoustic guitar, mandolin
- John Reynolds – drums
- Production
- Peter Collins – producer (1–10, 12–13)
- John Reynolds – producer (11)
Chart performance
editThe 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
edit- ^ a b Critic reviews at Metacritic
- ^ "About.com review". Archived from the original on 2013-05-14. Retrieved 2013-07-21.
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ American Songwriter review
- ^ The A.V. Club review
- ^ The Independent review
- ^ Paste review
- ^ USA Today review Archived 2014-02-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on May 15, 2015.
- ^ "Indigo Girls Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
- ^ "Indigo Girls Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard.
- ^ "Indigo Girls Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
- ^ "Indigo Girls Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard.
- ^ "Indigo Girls Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard.