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'''''29''''' is [[Ryan Adams]]' eighth official album, and the last of three which he released in 2005 (although the preceding two were credited to [[Ryan Adams and The Cardinals]]). The album was produced by [[Ethan Johns]], who also produced ''[[Heartbreaker (Ryan Adams album)|Heartbreaker]]'' and ''[[Gold (Ryan Adams album)|Gold]]''. Recorded without (and in fact, prior to) the country-rock sound of the Cardinals, this album's sonic and emotional predecessor is 2003's ''[[Love Is Hell (Ryan Adams album)|Love Is Hell]]''. The album's cover art was drawn by Adams.
'''''29''''' is the eighth studio album by alt-country singer-songwriter [[Ryan Adams]], released on December 19, 2005 on [[Lost Highway Records|Lost Highway]]. Produced by [[Ethan Johns]], and recorded prior to the formation of backing band [[The Cardinals (rock band)|The Cardinals]], the album was the last of three released in 2005. Session guitarist JP Bowersock would later go on to join the Cardinals, subsequently recording ''[[Cold Roses]]'' and ''[[Jacksonville City Nights]]'' alongside Adams. The album's cover art was drawn by Adams.


The album has sold 81,000 copies in the United States and 153,000 worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://ca.today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=entertainmentNews&storyID=2007-06-03T210713Z_01_N03416171_RTRIDST_0_ENTERTAINMENT-ADAMS-COL.XML&archived=False | title = Busy and bored, Adams tames "Tiger" | first = Katie | last = Hasty | date = 2007-06-03 | accessdate = 2007-06-04 | publisher = [[Reuters]]/[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | quote = The first of the trio, "Cold Roses," has sold 159,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. "Jacksonville City Nights" has moved 100,000, and "29" has shifted 81,000. }}</ref> In November 2009, the album was number 54 on a list of 'The 100 best pop albums of the Noughties' by [[The Times]] Music critics.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article6922991.ece?token=null&offset=84&page=8 | work=The Times | location=London | title=The 100 best pop albums of the Noughties | date=2009-11-21 | accessdate=2010-04-23}}</ref>
The album has sold 81,000 copies in the United States and 153,000 worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://ca.today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=entertainmentNews&storyID=2007-06-03T210713Z_01_N03416171_RTRIDST_0_ENTERTAINMENT-ADAMS-COL.XML&archived=False | title = Busy and bored, Adams tames "Tiger" | first = Katie | last = Hasty | date = 2007-06-03 | accessdate = 2007-06-04 | publisher = [[Reuters]]/[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | quote = The first of the trio, "Cold Roses," has sold 159,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. "Jacksonville City Nights" has moved 100,000, and "29" has shifted 81,000. }}</ref> In November 2009, the album was number 54 on a list of 'The 100 best pop albums of the Noughties' by [[The Times]] Music critics.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article6922991.ece?token=null&offset=84&page=8 | work=The Times | location=London | title=The 100 best pop albums of the Noughties | date=2009-11-21 | accessdate=2010-04-23}}</ref>

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Entertainment.ie[2]
NME(8/10)[3]
Pitchfork Media(6.8/10)[4]
PopMatters[5]
Robert ChristgauC[6]
Stylus MagazineB-[7]

29 is the eighth studio album by alt-country singer-songwriter Ryan Adams, released on December 19, 2005 on Lost Highway. Produced by Ethan Johns, and recorded prior to the formation of backing band The Cardinals, the album was the last of three released in 2005. Session guitarist JP Bowersock would later go on to join the Cardinals, subsequently recording Cold Roses and Jacksonville City Nights alongside Adams. The album's cover art was drawn by Adams.

The album has sold 81,000 copies in the United States and 153,000 worldwide.[8] In November 2009, the album was number 54 on a list of 'The 100 best pop albums of the Noughties' by The Times Music critics.[9]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ryan Adams

No.TitleLength
1."29"5:48
2."Strawberry Wine"7:58
3."Nightbirds"3:51
4."Blue Sky Blues"5:18
5."Carolina Rain"5:25
6."Starlite Diner"3:51
7."The Sadness"6:43
8."Elizabeth, You Were Born to Play That Part"5:07
9."Voices"4:53

Chart positions

Album

Country Peak
position
US[10] 144
Austria[11] 73
Germany[12] 57
Netherlands[13] 73
UK[14] 91

Personnel

  • Ryan Adams — Vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, electric guitar
  • Wayne Bergeron — Trumpet
  • JP Bowersock — Electric guitar, mandolin, acoustic 12-string guitar, guitarone
  • Jennifer Condos — Bass
  • Bruce Dukov — Violin
  • Endre Granat — Violin
  • Ethan Johns — Drums, bass, pedal steel guitar, chamberlin, synthesizer, acoustic guitar, ukulele, harpsichord, string arrangement, brass arrangement, conducting
  • Alan Kaplan — Trombone
  • Dennis Karmayzn — Cello
  • Phil Levy — Violin
  • David Low — Cello
  • Rafael Rishik — Violin
  • Anatoly Rosinsky — Violin
  • Lisa Sutton — Violin

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Entertainment.ie review
  3. ^ NME review
  4. ^ Pitchfork Media review
  5. ^ PopMatters review
  6. ^ Robert Christgau review
  7. ^ Stylus Magazine review
  8. ^ Hasty, Katie (2007-06-03). "Busy and bored, Adams tames "Tiger"". Reuters/Billboard. Retrieved 2007-06-04. The first of the trio, "Cold Roses," has sold 159,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. "Jacksonville City Nights" has moved 100,000, and "29" has shifted 81,000.
  9. ^ "The 100 best pop albums of the Noughties". The Times. London. 2009-11-21. Retrieved 2010-04-23.
  10. ^ "American Charts". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
  11. ^ "Austrian Charts" (in German). austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
  12. ^ "German Charts" (in German). musicline.de. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
  13. ^ "Dutch Charts" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
  14. ^ "UK Chart Log". zobbel.de. Retrieved 2009-11-25.