Natalie Merchant (album)
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| Released | May 6, 2014 | |||
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| Length | 47:25 | |||
| Label | Nonesuch | |||
| Producer | Natalie Merchant | |||
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Natalie Merchant is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Natalie Merchant, released on May 6, 2014 by Nonesuch Records. Her first studio album consisting of all original material since Motherland (2001), it revisits a characteristic theme of Merchant's, of "characters, and women in particular, struggling in a culture where odds are stacked against them".[2]
Critical reception[edit]
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 73/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [4] |
| Drowned in Sound | 6/10[5] |
| Exclaim! | 7/10[6] |
| PopMatters | 7/10[7] |
Upon release, the album received mostly positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized score out of 100 based on reviews from critics, the album received a score of 73, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[3]
Commercial reception[edit]
In the United States, the album debuted at No. 20 on the Billboard 200 albums chart on its first week of release,[8] selling around 12,000 copies in the United States in its first week. It also debuted at No. 2 on Billboard's Folk Albums,[9] and No. 5 on the Rock Albums chart.[10] As of October 2015, the album has sold 44,000 copies in the US.[11]
Track listing[edit]
All tracks are written by Natalie Merchant
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ladybird" | 6:37 |
| 2. | "Maggie Said" | 4:27 |
| 3. | "Texas" | 5:02 |
| 4. | "Go Down Moses" | 5:01 |
| 5. | "Seven Deadly Sins" | 4:51 |
| 6. | "Giving Up Everything" | 4:20 |
| 7. | "Black Sheep" | 4:08 |
| 8. | "It's A-Coming" | 3:50 |
| 9. | "Lulu (introduction)" | 1:03 |
| 10. | "Lulu" | 4:15 |
| 11. | "The End" | 5:11 |
| Total length: | 47:25 | |
Personnel[edit]
Credits adapted from CD liner notes.[1]
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Charts[edit]
| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[12] | 87 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[13] | 29 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[14] | 153 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[15] | 17 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[16] | 72 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[17] | 34 |
| US Billboard 200[18] | 20 |
| US Folk Albums (Billboard)[19] | 2 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[20] | 5 |
| US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[21] | 8 |
References[edit]
- ^ a b Natalie Merchant (CD liner notes). Natalie Merchant. USA: Nonesuch Records. 2014. 541042-2.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) Retrieved 17 December 2022 from Discogs. - ^ Hermes, Will (7 May 2014). "Album Review: Natalie Merchant". NPR. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Natalie Merchant by Natalie Merchant". Metacritic. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Natalie Merchant - Natalie Merchant | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
- ^ Lukowski, Andrzej (April 29, 2014). "Album Review: Natalie Merchant - Natalie Merchant". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
- ^ Henderson, Stuart (May 5, 2014). "Natalie Merchant Natalie Merchant | Exclaim!". Exclaim!. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
- ^ Casarino, Matt (May 8, 2014). "Natalie Merchant: Natalie Merchant, PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
- ^ "Billboard 200". Billboard. May 24, 2014.
- ^ "Folk Albums". Billboard. May 24, 2014.
- ^ "Rock Albums". Billboard. May 24, 2014.
- ^ "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on October 29, 2015.
- ^ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 19 May 2014" (PDF). The ARIA Report (1264). ARIA: 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-06-20. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Natalie Merchant – Natalie Merchant" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Natalie Merchant – Natalie Merchant" (in French). Hung Medien.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Natalie Merchant – Natalie Merchant" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Natalie Merchant – Natalie Merchant" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
- ^ "Natalie Merchant Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
- ^ "Natalie Merchant Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard.
- ^ "Natalie Merchant Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard.
- ^ "Natalie Merchant Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard.
