Upland Stories

Upland Stories
Studio album by Robbie Fulks
Released April 1, 2016 (2016-04-01)
Genre Alternative country
Length 45:56
Label Bloodshot Records
Producer Steve Albini
Robbie Fulks chronology
Jura (with the Mekons)
(2015)
Upland Stories
(2016)

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.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(87%)[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
PopMatters(8/10)[3]
American Songwriter[4]
Robert Christgau(A)[5]
Paste(9.1/10)[6]

Upland Stories received generally favorable reviews from critics; on Metacritic, it has a score of 87 out of 100, indicating "universal acclaim".[1] 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."[7]

Track listing

  1. Alabama At Night
  2. Baby Rocked Her Dolly
  3. Never Come Home
  4. Sarah Jane
  5. Aunt Peg's New Old Man
  6. Needed
  7. South Bend Soldiers On
  8. America Is a Hard Religion
  9. A Miracle
  10. Sweet as Sweet Comes
  11. Katy Kay
  12. Fare Thee Well, Carolina Gals

Personnel

  1. Steve Albini- Engineer, Mixing
  2. Shad Cobb- Banjo, Fiddle, Vocals
  3. Jim DeMain- Mastering
  4. Robbie Fulks-Banjo, Composer, Guitar, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals
  5. Robbie Gjersoe- Guitar (Baritone), Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Resonator), Ukulele, Viola
  6. Andy Goodwin- Cover Photo, Photography
  7. Markus Greiner- Layout
  8. Alex Hall- Drums
  9. Jim Herrington- Photography
  10. Wayne Horvitz- Organ, Wurlitzer
  11. Fats Kaplin- Mandolin, Pedal Steel
  12. Merle Kilgore- Composer
  13. Todd Phillips- Bass
  14. Jenny Scheinman- Fiddle, Vocals
  15. Grégoire Yeche- Assistant

References

  1. 1 2 "Upland Stories". Metacritic. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  2. Deming, Mark. "Upland Stories Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  3. Horowitz, Steve (31 March 2016). "Upland Stories". PopMatters. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  4. Horowitz, Hal (4 April 2016). "Robbie Fulks: Upland Stories". American Songwriter. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  5. Christgau, Robert (1 April 2016). "Roots Rock Rebels: Expert Witness With Robert Christgau". Vice. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  6. Gleason, Holly (19 May 2016). "Robbie Fulks: Upland Stories Review". Paste. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  7. Paxman, Bob (2 March 2016). "Upland Stories by Robbie Fulks". Nash Country Weekly. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
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