This Wild Willing
| This Wild Willing | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 12 April 2019 | |||
| Length | 64:17 | |||
| Label | Anti- | |||
| Producer | Glen Hansard | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 76/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Consequence of Sound | C−[3] |
| Exclaim! | 9/10[4] |
| Sputnikmusic | 4.7/5[5] |
| The Skinny | [6] |
This Wild Willing is the fourth studio album by Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard. It was released on 12 April 2019, under Anti-.[7]
Critical reception
[edit]This Wild Willing was met with "generally favourable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 76, based on 8 reviews.[1] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 78 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 6 reviews.[8]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I'll Be You, Be Me" | 4:23 |
| 2. | "Don't Settle" | 6:01 |
| 3. | "Fool's Game" | 6:04 |
| 4. | "Race to the Bottom" | 6:15 |
| 5. | "The Closing Door" | 4:27 |
| 6. | "Brother's Keeper" | 5:07 |
| 7. | "Mary" | 3:40 |
| 8. | "Threading Water" | 4:12 |
| 9. | "Weight of the World" | 7:28 |
| 10. | "Who's Gonna Be Your Baby Now" | 4:33 |
| 11. | "Good Life of Song" | 7:36 |
| 12. | "Leave a Light" | 4:27 |
Personnel
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Production
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Charts
[edit]| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[9] | 45 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[10] | 47 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[11] | 30 |
| Irish Albums (OCC)[12] | 23 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13] | 27 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] | 27 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC)[15] | 38 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[16] | 16 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ Deming, Mark. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ Sorich, Jake (11 April 2019). "Glen Hansard Focuses More on Vibes Than Romance on This Wild Willing". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ Falk, David (11 April 2019). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ "Sputnikmusic Review". Sputnikmusic. 17 April 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ O'Hare, Alan (12 April 2019). "The Skinny Review". The Skinny. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ Martin, Montana (17 January 2019). "Glen Hansard Announces New Solo Album, This Wild Willing". Paste. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Glen Hansard – This Wild Willing" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Glen Hansard – This Wild Willing" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Glen Hansard – This Wild Willing" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ "Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Glen Hansard – This Wild Willing" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Glen Hansard – This Wild Willing". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ "Glen Hansard Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
