Blame It on Gravity

Blame It on Gravity is the seventh studio album by American country/rock band Old 97's, released on May 13, 2008. It entered the Billboard 200 album charts at #85. The album was produced by Salim Nourallah.

Blame It on Gravity
Studio album by Old 97's
Released	May 13, 2008
Genre	Alternative country
Label	New West Records
Producer	Ross Miller
Old 97's chronology
Hit by a Train: The Best of the Old 97's (2006) Blame It on Gravity (2008) Mimeograph EP (2010)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Rolling Stone
Robert Christgau	A–

Reception

The album was met with critical acclaim. Robert Christgau gave the album an A−, and on the NPR radio show All Things Considered said, "[Old 97's] just put out their best album in seven years. Blame It On Gravity is noticeably more taut and focused than their earlier albums--more delicate, too."

Track listing

All tracks are written by Rhett Miller except where noted

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Fool"		4:16
2.	"Dance With Me"		2:39
3.	"No Baby I"		3:32
4.	"My Two Feet"		3:27
5.	"Ride"		3:30
6.	"She Loves the Sunset"		2:37
7.	"This Beautiful Thing"	Murry Hammond	3:06
8.	"I Will Remain"		3:11
9.	"Early Morning"		2:50
10.	"The Easy Way"		4:26
11.	"Here's to the Halcyon"		2:46
12.	"Color of a Lonely Heart Is Blue"	Hammond	5:51
13.	"The One"		4:06

Bonus tracks on iTunes Bonus Video version

No.	Title	Length
14.	"Motorcycle Club (Demo)"
15.	"Damn Your Misery (Demo)"

Personnel

Old 97's

• Rhett Miller - vocals, guitars
• Murry Hammond - bass, guitars, vocals, keyboards
• Ken Bethea - guitars, vocals
• Philip Peeples - drums

Additional musicians

• Rip Rowan - keyboards
• Salim Nourallah - keyboards, guitars
• Ward Williams - pedal steel