Monovision (stylized MONOVISION) is the eighth studio album by Ray LaMontagne, released on June 26, 2020, via RCA Records. "Strong Enough" was released as the lead single.[1]

MONOVISION
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 26, 2020 (2020-06-26)
StudioThe Big Room
Length45:04
LabelRCA
ProducerRay LaMontagne
Ray LaMontagne chronology
Part of the Light
(2018)
MONOVISION
(2020)

Reception edit

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic80/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [3]
American Songwriter     [4]
Exclaim!7/10[5]

The album received generally favorable reviews from critics. On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, it has an average score of 80 based on six reviews.[2]

Track listing edit

All tracks are written by Ray LaMontagne

No.TitleLength
1."Roll Me Mama, Roll Me"4:05
2."I Was Born to Love You"4:12
3."Strong Enough"3:35
4."Summer Clouds"4:25
5."We’ll Make It Through"6:01
6."Misty Morning Rain"5:40
7."Rocky Mountain Healin’"4:16
8."Weeping Willow"3:23
9."Morning Comes Wearing Diamonds"3:58
10."Highway to the Sun"5:31

Personnel edit

  • Ray LaMontagne – vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, harmonica, bass, drums, percussion, keyboards, engineering, production.[6]

Charts edit

Chart performance for Monovision
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[7] 21
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] 50
US Billboard 200[9] 163

References edit

  1. ^ Kahn, Andy (May 29, 2020). "Ray LaMontagne Announces New Album 'Monovision' & Shares Single". JamBase. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Monovision by Ray LaMontage Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  3. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Monovision - Ray LaMontagne". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  4. ^ Horowitz, Hal (June 22, 2020). "The Solo 'Monovision' Returns Ray LaMontagne to His Organic Roots". American Songwriter. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  5. ^ Ritchie, Matthew (June 23, 2020). "Ray LaMontagne Celebrates Simple Pleasures on Intimate 'Monovision'". Exclaim!. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  6. ^ Beviglia, Jim (June 23, 2020). "Ray LaMontagne Develops 'Monovision' On Powerful New Album". American Songwriter. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  7. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  8. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Ray LaMontagne – Monovision". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  9. ^ "Ray LaMontagne Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 7, 2020.