29 (album)

Infobox Album
Name = 29
Type = Album
Artist = Ryan Adams


Released = December 19, 2005
Recorded = Three Crow Studios, L.A. CA., August 2004
Genre = Alternative country Folk
Length = 48:54
Label = Lost Highway Records
Producer = Ethan Johns
Reviews =
*Allmusic rating|2|5 [http://wm06.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:k9fuxqqdldae link]
*Entertainment.ie rating|4|5 [http://www.entertainment.ie/reviews/review.asp?ID=4255&subcat=CD link]
*"New York Times" rating|7|10
*"NME" rating|8|10 [http://www.nme.com/reviews/ryan-adams/7833 link]
*Pitchfork Media rating|6.8|10 [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/14808-29 link]
*PopMatters rating|5|10 [http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/a/adamsryan-29.shtml link]
*"Q" rating|4|5 January 2006
*Review-Christgau|C|album=13210
*"Rolling Stone" rating|2.5|5
*Stylus Magazine (B-) [http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/ryan-adams/29.htm link]
*"Sunday Times" rating|4|5
*"Uncut" rating|5|5
Last album = "Jacksonville City Nights"
(2005)
This album = "29"
(2005)
Next album = "Easy Tiger"
(2007)

"29" is Ryan Adams' eighth official album, and his third album 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" and "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". Critics were mixed on the album: Cokemachineglow gave it a 90%, while Rolling Stone only gave it 2.5 stars (out of 5). The album has sold 81,000 copies in the United States and 153,000 worldwide. [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 | 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. ]

The album's cover art was drawn by Adams. Art appears to be one of his major non-musical interests: In the September DVD accompanying Jacksonville City Nights, he can been seen working on numerous sketches in between writing/recording sessions.

Chart positions

Adams' comments on the album

In a pre-release interview, Adams described the album: [cite news|title=Interview: Ryan Adams|last=Petrusich|first=Amanda|date=2005-07-25|work=Pitchfork, July 2005|publisher=Pitchfork Media|accessdate=2008-08-19]

In fact, not one song clocks in at nine minutes; they average around five and a half minutes in length. Two tracks are shorter than four minutes, and the longest, "Strawberry Wine," clocks in just under eight minutes.

Track listing

All songs written by Ryan Adams.

# "29" – 5:48
# "Strawberry Wine" – 7:58
# "Nightbirds" – 3:51
# "Blue Sky Blues" – 5:18
# "Carolina Rain" – 5:25
# "Starlite Diner" – 3:51
# "The Sadness" – 6:43
# "Elizabeth, You Were Born to Play That Part" – 5:07
# "Voices" – 4:53

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