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.[5] The album was produced by Salim Nourallah. Robert Christgau gave the album an A- [6] and also said this about Blame It On Gravity"[7] on the NPR radio show All Things Considered , "They've 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. .

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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	[2]
Rolling Stone	[3]
Robert Christgau	A–[4]

Track listing

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" - 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" - 5:51
13. "The One" - 4:06

Bonus tracks

1. "Motorcycle Club (Demo)"*
2. "Damn Your Misery (Demo)"*

(*) Available only on iTunes Bonus Video Version.

Personnel

Old 97's

• Rhett Miller - vocals, guitars
• Murry Hammond - bass, guitars, vocals, piano, Mellotron
• Ken Bethea - guitars, vocals
• Philip Peeples - drums, percussion

Additional Musicians

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

References

1. "Robert Christgau: CG: Artist 1026". www.robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
2. Allmusic Review
3. Rolling Stone Review
4. :Robert Christgau's web site: Artist: Old 97's
5. Billboard
6. "Consumer guide August 2008 |work = MSN Music"
7. Review:Old 97's 'Blame It On Gravity': Taut and Delicate.