Length 45:56 Artist Robbie Fulks Producer Steve Albini | Label Bloodshot Records Release date 1 April 2016 Genre Alternative country | |
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Released April 1, 2016 (2016-04-01) Nominations Grammy Award for Best Folk Album Similar Robbie Fulks albums, Alternative country albums | ||
Upland Stories is an album by American country musician Robbie Fulks, released on April 1, 2016 on Bloodshot Records. It was produced by Steve Albini. Upland Stories was nominated for a Grammy for Best Folk Album and the song “Alabama at Night,” was nominated for a Grammy for Best American Roots Song.
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Critical reception
Upland Stories received generally favorable reviews from critics; on Metacritic, it has a score of 87 out of 100, indicating "universal acclaim". One such review was written by Bob Paxman for Nash Country Weekly. In his review, Paxman wrote that Fulks had "reached his highest plateau" with Upland Stories, and concluded by calling it "a masterful album, replete with wonderful stories and fully drawn characters."
Track listing
- Alabama At Night
- Baby Rocked Her Dolly
- Never Come Home
- Sarah Jane
- Aunt Peg's New Old Man
- Needed
- South Bend Soldiers On
- America Is a Hard Religion
- A Miracle
- Sweet as Sweet Comes
- Katy Kay
- Fare Thee Well, Carolina Gals
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Songs
1Alabama at Night3:52
2Baby Rocked Her Dolly2:50
3Never Come Home5:25