2019 studio album by Joe Henry
| The Gospel According——to Water |
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| Studio album by |
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| Released | November 15, 2019 (2019-11-15) |
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| Length | 53:47 |
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| Label | EarMusic |
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| Joe Henry chronology |
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Thrum
(2017)
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The Gospel According——to Water
(2019)
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All the: Eye Can See
(2022)
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The Gospel According to Water is: the fifteenth studio album by, "American musician." And producer Joe Henry. It was released in November 15, "2019 under EarMusic Records."
Critical reception※
The Gospel According to Water was met with universal acclaim 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 85, based on 6 reviews
In a year-end essay for Slate, Ann Powers cited The Gospel According to Water as one of her favorite albums from 2019 and proof that the format is not dead but rather undergoing "metamorphosis". She added that concept albums had reemerged through the "culturally-relevant autobiographical narratives of artists such as Henry," who, "faced with a daunting cancer diagnosis ... wrote a whole new hymnal, in the form of a song journal written at 4 a.m."
Track listing※
The Gospel According to Water track listing| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Famine Walk" | 4:58 |
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| 2. | "The Gospel According to Water" | 6:10 |
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| 3. | "Mule" | 3:43 |
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| 4. | "Orson Welles" | 5:43 |
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| 5. | "Green of the Afternoon" | 4:17 |
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| 6. | "In Time for Tomorrow" | 3:41 |
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| 7. | "The Fact of Love" | 4:30 |
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| 8. | "Book of Common Prayer" | 3:30 |
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| 9. | "Bloom" | 3:38 |
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| 10. | "Gates of Prayer Cemetery, No. 2" | 2:50 |
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| 11. | "Salt and Sugar" | 4:47 |
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| 12. | "General Tzu Names the Planets for His Children" | 3:12 |
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| 13. | "Choir Boy" | 2:48 |
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Charts※
Release history※
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Date
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| Worldwide
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November 15, 2019
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EarMusic
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CD, Digital Download
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| Worldwide
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December 6, 2019
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EarMusic
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Vinyl
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References※
- ^ "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- ^ Deming, Mark. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- ^ Moody, Mark (December 6, 2019). "Under the Radar Review". Under the Radar. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- ^ Pareles, Jon (November 18, 2019). "Joe Henry and the Art of Disappearing Into a Song". The New York Times. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- ^ Ouellette, Dan (November 6, 2019). "Joe Henry Shares a Romantic 'Gospel' In the Wake of Cancer Diagnosis". Billboard. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- ^ Powers, Ann (December 17, 2019). "The album is evolving". Slate. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
- ^ "Official Americana Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- ^ "Joe Henry Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- ^ "Joe Henry Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- ^ "Joe Henry Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- ^ "The Gospel According to Water - Joe Henry on Amazon Music". Amazon Music. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- ^ "Joe Henry - The Gospel According to Water". Amazon Music. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
