Midwest Farmer's Daughter

Midwest Farmer's Daughter
Studio album by Margo Price
Released March 25, 2016 (2016-03-25)
Genre Country
Length 39:57
Label Third Man
Producer Alex Munoz[1]
Singles from Midwest Farmer's Daughter
  1. "Hurtin' (On the Bottle)"
    Released: December 4, 2015 (2015-12-04)[2][3]
  2. "Hands of Time"
    Released: March 11, 2016 (2016-03-11)[4]

Midwest Farmer's Daughter is the debut studio album by American country singer Margo Price. Released on March 25, 2016, it was the first country album to be released on Third Man Records.[5][6] Despite the album's limited commercial success, peaking at No. 189 on the Billboard 200,[7] it is considered by many publications and music critics as one of 2016's best albums.[8]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic86/100[9]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[10]
The Guardian[11]
Pitchfork7/10[12]
PopMatters9/10[13]
Rolling Stone[14]
Spin8/10[15]

Midwest Farmer's Daughter received highly positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 86 out of 100, which indicates "universal acclaim" based on 13 reviews.[9]

Will Hermes of Rolling Stone gave the album a favorable review, describing the vocal style of Price as "restrained yet mighty, her songcraft amazingly vivid, and the arranging instinct spot on". Hermes noted that Price had a "taste for retro styling", and that starting from the opening song, "Hands of Time", "you're reminded of the incredible power that lies in tradition well-used. It's a power the rest of this record makes plain."[14] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic saw Loretta Lynn as the primary inspirations of Price, but thought that even though the album may drift toward the traditional in some songs, "Price's sensibility is modern, turning these old-fashioned tales of heartbreak, love, loss, and perseverance into something fresh and affecting."[10] Paul Grein of Hits Daily Double predicts the album will be in contention for the Album of the Year award at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards.[16]

Accolades

Publication Rank List
American Songwriter 3 Top 50 Albums of 2016[17]
Entertainment Weekly 8 The 25 Best Albums of 2016 (So Far)[18]
The Guardian 32 The Best Albums of 2016[19]
NME 33 50 best albums of 2016[20]
NPR N/A 30 Favorite Albums Of 2016 (So Far)[21]
Paste 21 The 25 Best Albums of 2016 (So Far)[22]
Rolling Stone N/A 45 Best Albums of 2016 (So Far)[23]
N/A 25 Best Country & Americana Albums of 2016 (So Far)[24]
21 50 Best Albums of 2016[25]
Rough Trade 3 Albums of the Year[26]
Uncut 23 Albums of the Year[27]

Commercial performance

Midwest Farmer's Daughter debuted at No. 189 on the Billboard 200.[28] It also debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, the first time in the history of the chart (which started in 1964) a solo female has debuted in the top 10 with her first release without also having any history on the Hot Country Songs chart.[29] As of November 2016 the album has sold 37,500 copies in the United States.[30]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Hands of Time"  Margo Price 6:09
2. "About to Find Out"  Price, Jeremy Ivey 3:12
3. "Tennessee Song"  Price, Ivey 4:40
4. "Since You Put Me Down"  Price, Ivey 4:52
5. "Four Years of Chances"  Price 4:33
6. "This Town Gets Around"  Price 2:55
7. "How the Mighty Have Fallen"  Mark Fredson 3:11
8. "Weekender"  Price 4:40
9. "Hurtin' (On the Bottle)"  Price, Fredson, Ivey, Caitlin Rose 4:12
10. "World's Greatest Loser"  Price, Ivey 1:33
Total length:
 39:57

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic.[31]

Chart positions

Chart (2016) Peak
position
UK Country Albums (OCC)[32] 1
US Billboard 200[33] 189
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[34] 10
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[35] 11

References

  1. ↑ "Margo Price - Pickathon". Pickathon. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Margo Price - Hurtin' On the Bottle / Desperate and Depressed - Amazon.com Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  3. ↑ Cooper, Duncan (December 3, 2015). "Country's Next Star, Margo Price, Debuts "Hurtin' on the Bottle" | The FADER". The Fader. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  4. ↑ Breihan, Tom (March 11, 2016). "Margo Price – “Hands Of Time” - Stereogum". Stereogum. SpinMedia. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  5. ↑ "MARGO PRICE RAISES HELL IN "HURTIN' (ON THE BOTTLE)" VIDEO". Third Man Records. December 3, 2015. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  6. ↑ Hermes, Will (March 25, 2016). "Margo Price's New Album: Midwest Farmer's Daughter". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Margo Price - Chart history - Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Margo Price - Midwest Farmer's Daughter - Albumoftheyear.org". Albumoftheyear.org. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
  9. 1 2 "Midwest Farmer's Daughter by Margo Price". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
  10. 1 2 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Midwest Farmer's Daughter - Margo Price | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  11. ↑ Michael Hann (April 21, 2016). "Margo Price: Midwest Farmer's Daughter review – tears and triumphs in startling debut". The Guardian.
  12. ↑ Stephen M. Deusner (March 24, 2016). "Margo Price: Midwest Farmer's Daughter". Pitchfork.
  13. ↑ Horowitz, Steve (March 23, 2016). "Margo Price: Midwest Farmer's Daughter". PopMatters. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  14. 1 2 Will Hermes (March 25, 2016). "Midwest Farmer's Daughter". Rolling Stone.
  15. ↑ McKenna, Brittney (June 10, 2016). "SPIN Country Report: Robert Ellis Is Trying to Break Your Heart, Margo Price Fills Your Old Jukebox". Spin. Buzzmedia. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  16. ↑ Grein, Paul (July 8, 2016). "GREIN ON GRAMMYS: BEYONCÉ, ADELE, DRAKE AND THE CLASS OF 2016 (PART ONE)". Hits Daily Double. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  17. ↑ American Songwriter Staff (December 1, 2016). "Top 50 Albums Of 2016". American Songwriter. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
  18. ↑ EW Staff (May 26, 2016). "The 25 Best Albums of 2016 (So Far)". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  19. ↑ "The best albums of 2016: 40-31". The Guardian. 30 November 2016.
  20. ↑ "NME's Albums Of The Year 2016". NME. November 24, 2016. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  21. ↑ NPR Staff (June 27, 2016). "30 Favorite Albums Of 2016 (So Far)". NPR. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  22. ↑ Hilary Saunders (June 27, 2016). "The 25 Best Albums of 2016 (So Far)". Paste. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  23. ↑ Rolling Stone Staff (June 20, 2016). "45 Best Albums of 2016 So Far". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  24. ↑ Rolling Stone Staff (July 6, 2016). "25 Best Country & Americana Albums of 2016 So Far". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  25. ↑ Rolling Stone staff (November 28, 2016). "50 Best Albums of 2016". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
  26. ↑ "Albums of the Year". Rough Trade. November 14, 2016. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
  27. ↑ "Albums of the Year". Uncut. November 14, 2016. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  28. ↑ "Bilboard 200". Billboard. April 16, 2016.
  29. ↑ Jim Asker (April 5, 2016). "Margo Price Makes History on Top Country Albums Chart; Keith Urban & Jason Aldean Bow on Country Airplay". Billboard.
  30. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (November 21, 2016). "Top 10 Country Album Sales Chart: November 21, 2016". Roughstock. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  31. ↑ "Midwest Farmer's Daughter – Margo Price | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  32. ↑ "Official Country Artists Albums Chart Top 20". Official Charts Company.
  33. ↑ "Margo Price – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Margo Price.
  34. ↑ "Margo Price – Chart history" Billboard Top Country Albums for Margo Price.
  35. ↑ "Margo Price – Chart history" Billboard Independent Albums for Margo Price.

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