Complicated Game is the ninth studio album by American folk rock musician James McMurtry, released on February 24, 2015, by Complicated Game Records.[1][2]

Complicated Game
Studio album by
Released24 February 2015
Recorded2015
GenreAmericana
Length55:21
LabelComplicated Game Records
ProducerMike Napolitano; C.C. Adcock
James McMurtry chronology
Just Us Kids
(2008)
Complicated Game
(2015)
The Horses and the Hounds
(2021)

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic87/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [4]
American Songwriter     [5]
Mojo     [6]
Paste9.0/10 [7]
Popmatters8/10[8]
Slant Magazine     [9]
Robert Christgau(A) link

According to Metacritic, Complicated Game has a score of 87 out of 100, indicating that it has received "universal acclaim" from music critics.[3]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Copper Canteen"4:37
2."You Got to Me"5:23
3."Ain't Got a Place"2:41
4."She Loves Me"3:01
5."How'm I Gonna Find You Now"4:03
6."These Things I've Come to Know"3:18
7."Deaver's Crossing"4:00
8."Carlisle's Haul"7:13
9."Forgotten Coast"3:34
10."South Dakota"5:03
11."Long Island Sound"6:47
12."Cutter"5:41

Charts

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Chart (2015) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[10] 102
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[11] 4
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[12] 9
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[13] 18

References

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  1. ^ Lindblad, Elven (2019-09-01). Tulsa Sounds: Celebrating the City's Musical Heritage. Elven Lindblad.
  2. ^ Clifford, Craig E.; Hillis, Craig (2016-10-01). Pickers and Poets: The Ruthlessly Poetic Singer-Songwriters of Texas. Texas A&M University Press. ISBN 978-1-62349-447-6.
  3. ^ a b "Complicated Game - James Mcmurtry". Metacritic. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  4. ^ Deming, Mark. "Complicated Game - James Mcmurtry". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  5. ^ Beviglia, Jim (24 February 2015). "Complicated Game". American Songwriter. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  6. ^ "Complicated Game | 21". Mojo. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  7. ^ Swedlund, Eric (24 February 2015). "Complicated Game". Paste Magazine. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  8. ^ Allister's, Mark (11 March 2015). "Complicated Game". Popmatters. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  9. ^ | Album Review | Slant Magazine
  10. ^ "James Mcmurtry Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  11. ^ "James Mcmurtry Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  12. ^ "James Mcmurtry Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  13. ^ "James Mcmurtry Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 April 2015.