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| Name = Rhett Miller
| name = Rhett Miller
| Type = [[Album]]
| type = [[Album]]
| Artist = [[Rhett Miller]]
| artist = [[Rhett Miller]]
| Cover = RhettMilleralbum.jpg
| cover = RhettMilleralbum.jpg
| Released = June 9, 2009
| alt =
| released = June 9, 2009
| Genre = [[Pop rock]], [[Adult album alternative|adult alternative]]
| Length = 42:05
| recorded =
| Label = [[Shout! Factory]]
| venue =
| studio =
| Producer = [[Salim Nourallah]]
| genre = [[Pop rock]], [[Adult album alternative|adult alternative]]
| Reviews =
| length = 42:05
*''[[Rolling Stone]]'' {{Rating|4|5}} [http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/28457001/review/28681474/rhettmiller link]
| label = [[Shout! Factory]]
*''[[PopMatters]]'' {{Rating|9|10}} [http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/93529-rhett-miller-rhett-miller link]
| producer = [[Salim Nourallah]]
*''[[Paste Magazine]]'' 84 <ref name="Paste Magazine">{{cite web |first=Jaan |last=Uhelszki |title=Review: ''Rhett Miller'' |url=http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2009/06/rhett-miller-rhett-miller.html |publisher=[[Paste Magazine]] |accessdate=10 June 2009}}</ref>
| prev_title = [[The Believer (Rhett Miller album)|The Believer]]
*''[[Pegasus News]]'' Positive [http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2009/may/20/album-review-rhett-millers-rhett-miller link]
| prev_year = 2006
*''[[Absolute Punk]]'' 73% [http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=1056222 link]
| next_title = [[The Interpreter (album)|The Interpreter: Live at Largo]]
*''[[BBC]]'' Positive [http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/6wd3 link]
| next_year = 2011
*''[[Slant Magazine]]'' {{Rating|3.5|5}} [http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=1775 link]
}}
*''[[Pitchfork Media]]'' 5.9/10 [http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13102-rhett-miller link]
{{Album ratings
*''Prefix Magazine'' 5/10 [http://www.prefixmag.com/reviews/rhett-miller/rhett-miller/26767/ link]
| rev1 = ''[[Absolute Punk]]''
*''Pop Dose'' Positive [http://popdose.com/cd-review-rhett-miller-rhett-miller/ link]
| rev1Score = 73% [http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=1056222 link]
*''[[Spin Magazine]]'' {{Rating|2.5|5}} [http://www.spin.com/reviews/rhett-miller-rhett-miller-shout-factory link]
| rev2 = [[Allmusic]]
*''[[The Dallas Morning News]]'' B+ [http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/ent/stories/DN-musically_0609gd.State.Edition1.24dd121.html link]
| rev2Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}} [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1566906|pure_url=yes}} link]
*''[[A.V. Club]]'' B [http://www.avclub.com/articles/rhett-miller-rhett-miller,29205 link]
| rev3 = ''[[The A.V. Club]]''
*''[[People Magazine]]'' {{Rating|3|4}} [http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20287171,00.html link]
| rev3Score = B [https://web.archive.org/web/20100122022509/http://www.avclub.com/articles/rhett-miller-rhett-miller,29205/ link]
*''[[allmusic]]'' {{Rating|3.5|5}} [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r1566906|pure_url=yes}} link]
| rev4 = ''[[BBC]]''
*''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' Positive [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/reviews-album/rhett-miller-1003985907.story#/bbcom/reviews-album/rhett-miller-1003985907.story link]
| rev4Score = Positive [https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/6wd3 link]
| Last album = ''[[The Believer (Rhett Miller album)|The Believer]]''<br/>(2006)
| rev5 = ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''
| This album = '''''Rhett Miller'''''<br/>(2009)
| rev5Score = Positive [https://web.archive.org/web/20090701063228/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/reviews-album/rhett-miller-1003985907.story#/bbcom/reviews-album/rhett-miller-1003985907.story link]
| Next album = ''[[The Interpreter (album) | The Interpreter)]]''<br>(2011)
| rev6 = ''[[Pitchfork Media]]''
| rev6Score = 5.9/10 [http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13102-rhett-miller link]
| rev7 = ''[[PopMatters]]''
| rev7Score = {{Rating|9|10}} [http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/93529-rhett-miller-rhett-miller link]
| rev8 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev8Score = {{Rating|4|5}} [https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/28457001/review/28681474/rhettmiller link]{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
| rev9 = ''[[Slant Magazine]]''
| rev9Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}} [http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=1775 link]
| rev10 = ''[[Spin Magazine]]''
| rev10Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}} [http://www.spin.com/reviews/rhett-miller-rhett-miller-shout-factory link]
| noprose = yes
}}
}}


'''''Rhett Miller''''' is the eponymous album from [[Old 97's]] lead singer [[Rhett Miller]]. This is his fourth solo album, and first since his 2006 album [[The Believer (Rhett Miller album)|The Believer]]. In a four-star review, [[Rolling Stone]] called the album Miller's "strongest set yet."<ref name="Rolling Stone">{{cite web |first=Will |last=Hermes |title=Rhett Miller: Review |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/28457001/review/28681474/rhettmiller |publisher=[[Rolling Stone]] |accessdate=2 Jan 2010}}</ref>
'''''Rhett Miller''''' is the album from [[Old 97's]] lead singer [[Rhett Miller]]. This is his fourth solo album, and first since his 2006 album [[The Believer (Rhett Miller album)|The Believer]]. In a four-star review, [[Rolling Stone]] called the album Miller's "strongest set yet."<ref name="Rolling Stone">{{cite web |first=Will |last=Hermes |title=Rhett Miller: Review |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/28457001/review/28681474/rhettmiller |publisher=[[Rolling Stone]] |accessdate=2 Jan 2010}}{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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==Personnel==
==Personnel==
*Rhett Miller - vocals, acoustic guitar, handclaps, electric guitar
*Rhett Miller vocals, acoustic guitar, handclaps (4), electric guitar (5), group vocal (9)
*[[John Dufilho]] - drums, tambourine, shaker, group vocal, mouth percussion
*[[John Dufilho]] drums (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11), tambourine (3, 5, 11), shaker (3, 5), kick drum (6), group vocal (9), mouth percussion (11)
*[[Jon Brion]] - bass, electric guitar
*[[Jon Brion]] bass (1), electric guitar (3, 9)
*Billy Harvey - electric guitar, piano, twelve-string acoustic, acoustic guitar, bass
*Billy Harvey electric guitar, piano (2), twelve-string acoustic (4), acoustic guitar (10, 11), bass (11)
*Rip Rowan - piano, tambourine, wurlitzer, handclaps, organ, lap percussion, mellotron, group vocal, mouth percussion
*Rip Rowan piano (1), tambourine (2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 11), wurlitzer (3), shaker (4), handclaps (4), organ (7), lap percussion (8), mellotron (9), group vocal (9), mouth percussion (11)
*[[Salim Nourallah]] - background vocals, bass, electric guitar, piano, twelve-string acoustic, organ, acoustic guitar, finger tap, tambourine
*[[Salim Nourallah]] background vocals (1, 4, 11), bass (2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10), electric guitar (2, 5), piano (2), twelve-string acoustic (3), organ (6, 8), acoustic guitar (6, 11), finger tap (12), tambourine (12)
*Paul Averitt - background vocals, twelve-string electric, tambourine
*[[Paul Averitt]] background vocals (1–5, 7–12), twelve-string electric (8, 11), tambourine (10)
*Jason Garner - bass
*Jason Garner bass (3)
*Gavin Nourallah - raygun
*Gavin Nourallah raygun (5)
*Kristy Kruger - background vocals
*Kristy Kruger background vocals (10)
*[[John Lefler]] - B4 organ, sampletron
*[[John Lefler]] B4 organ (10), sampletron (12)
*Jason Janik - Photography
*Jason Janik Photography
*Aimee Macauley - Package Design
*Aimee Macauley Package Design


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 20:09, 14 November 2024

Rhett Miller
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 9, 2009
GenrePop rock, adult alternative
Length42:05
LabelShout! Factory
ProducerSalim Nourallah
Rhett Miller chronology
The Believer
(2006)
Rhett Miller
(2009)
The Interpreter: Live at Largo
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Absolute Punk73% link
Allmusic link
The A.V. ClubB link
BBCPositive link
BillboardPositive link
Pitchfork Media5.9/10 link
PopMatters link
Rolling Stone link[dead link]
Slant Magazine link
Spin Magazine link

Rhett Miller is the album from Old 97's lead singer Rhett Miller. This is his fourth solo album, and first since his 2006 album The Believer. In a four-star review, Rolling Stone called the album Miller's "strongest set yet."[1]

Track listing

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(All songs written by Rhett Miller, except where noted)

  1. "Nobody Says I Love You Anymore"
  2. "Like Love"
  3. "Caroline"
  4. "I Need to Know Where I Stand"
  5. "Happy Birthday Don't Die"
  6. "Bonfire"
  7. "Haphazardly"
  8. "If It's Not Love" (Miller, Matt Scannell)
  9. "Another Girlfriend"
  10. "Refusing Temptation"
  11. "Lashes"
  12. "Sometimes"

Dedication

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The album is dedicated to Miller's grandmother, Narene Miller, who died shortly before the album's release. The album notes also contain reference to Miller's friend and writer, David Foster Wallace, who died several months before the release of the album.

Personnel

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  • Rhett Miller – vocals, acoustic guitar, handclaps (4), electric guitar (5), group vocal (9)
  • John Dufilho – drums (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11), tambourine (3, 5, 11), shaker (3, 5), kick drum (6), group vocal (9), mouth percussion (11)
  • Jon Brion – bass (1), electric guitar (3, 9)
  • Billy Harvey – electric guitar, piano (2), twelve-string acoustic (4), acoustic guitar (10, 11), bass (11)
  • Rip Rowan – piano (1), tambourine (2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 11), wurlitzer (3), shaker (4), handclaps (4), organ (7), lap percussion (8), mellotron (9), group vocal (9), mouth percussion (11)
  • Salim Nourallah – background vocals (1, 4, 11), bass (2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10), electric guitar (2, 5), piano (2), twelve-string acoustic (3), organ (6, 8), acoustic guitar (6, 11), finger tap (12), tambourine (12)
  • Paul Averitt – background vocals (1–5, 7–12), twelve-string electric (8, 11), tambourine (10)
  • Jason Garner – bass (3)
  • Gavin Nourallah – raygun (5)
  • Kristy Kruger – background vocals (10)
  • John Lefler – B4 organ (10), sampletron (12)
  • Jason Janik – Photography
  • Aimee Macauley – Package Design

References

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  1. ^ Hermes, Will. "Rhett Miller: Review". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2 Jan 2010.[dead link]