The Imperial (The Delines album)

The Imperial is the second studio album by American band The Delines. It was released on January 11, 2019 though Decor Records.

The Imperial
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 11, 2019 (2019-01-11)
GenreCountry, soul[1][2]
Length41:29
LabelDecor
The Delines chronology
Scenic Sessions
(2015)
The Imperial
(2019)
The Sea Drift
(2022)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.9/10[3]
Metacritic84/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Financial Times[6]
The Line of Best Fit8/10[1]
Mojo[7]
Q[8]
Uncut8/10[2]
Vice (Expert Witness)A−[9]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Cheer Up Charley"3:26
2."The Imperial"5:23
3."Where Are You Sonny?"3:58
4."Let's Be Us Again"4:00
5."Roll Back My Life"3:30
6."Eddie & Polly"4:05
7."Holly the Hustle"5:46
8."That Old Haunted Place"3:05
9."He Don't Burn for Me"5:13
10."Waiting on the Blue"3:03

Charts

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Chart (2019) Peak
position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[10] 92

References

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  1. ^ a b Oinonen, Janne (January 8, 2019). "The Delines return with a second album that's worth the wait". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Hughes, Rob (January 11, 2019). "The Delines – The Imperial". Uncut. Archived from the original on January 11, 2019. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
  3. ^ "The Imperial by The Delines reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
  4. ^ "The Imperial by The Delines Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
  5. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The Imperial – The Delines". AllMusic. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
  6. ^ Hunter-Tilney, Ludovic (January 4, 2019). "The Delines: The Imperial — masterful exercises in storytelling". Financial Times. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
  7. ^ McNair, James (February 2019). "The Delines: The Imperial". Mojo (303): 92.
  8. ^ Fyfe, Andy (February 2019). "The Delines: The Imperial". Q (394): 111.
  9. ^ Christgau, Robert (January 11, 2019). "Robert Christgau on The Delines' Depth and Kacey Musgraves's Quiet Sell". Vice. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  10. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – The Delines – The Imperial" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 19, 2019.