Downey to Lubbock is a collaborative studio album by American country musicians Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore. It was released on June 1, 2018, by Yep Roc Records.[7]

Downey to Lubbock
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 1, 2018 (2018-06-01)
Length52:58
LabelYep Roc
Dave Alvin chronology
Lost Time
(2015)
Downey to Lubbock
(2018)
From An Old Guitar
(2020)
Jimmie Dale Gilmore chronology
Heirloom Music
(2011)
Downey to Lubbock
(2018)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic81/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
American Songwriter[2]
The Austin Chronicle[3]
Exclaim!7/10[4]
PopMatters7/10[5]
Rolling Stone[6]

Critical reception edit

Downey to Lubbock was met with "universal acclaim" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 81 based on 7 reviews.[1]

Track listing edit

Downey to Lubbock track listing
No.TitleOriginal artist(s)Length
1."Downey to Lubbock" 5:49
2."Silverlake"Steve Young5:02
3."Stealin', Stealin'"Will Shade2:59
4."July, You're a Woman"John Stewart3:53
5."Buddy Brown's Blues"Lightnin' Hopkins3:51
6."The Gardens"Chris Gaffney3:57
7."Get Together"Chet Powers3:59
8."K.C. Moan" 5:12
9."Lawdy Miss Clawdy"Lloyd Price2:38
10."Billy the Kid and Geronimo" 4:45
11."Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)"Woody Guthrie4:53
12."Walk On"Brownie McGhee5:50

Charts edit

Chart performance for Downey to Lubbock
Chart (2018) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[8] 82
UK Americana Albums (OCC)[9] 6
UK Country Albums (OCC)[10] 6
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[11] 29
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[12]
2
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[13]
12
US Top Blues Albums (Billboard)[14]
1
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[15]
41
Us Top Folk Albums (Billboard)[16]
15

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  2. ^ Horowitz, Hal (May 29, 2018). "American Songwriter Review". American Songwriter. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  3. ^ Freeman, Doug (June 22, 2018). "The Austin Chronicle Review". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  4. ^ Doole, Kerry (May 31, 2018). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  5. ^ Cober-Lake, Justin (June 14, 2018). "Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore Offer a Tour of the Country with 'Downey to Lubbock'". PopMatters. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  6. ^ Bernstein, Jonathan (July 16, 2018). "Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore Explore Shared Roots on 'Downey to Lubbock'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  7. ^ "Dave Alvin New Collaborative Album". Listening Through The Lens. February 27, 2018. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  8. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  9. ^ "Official Americana Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  10. ^ "Official Country Artists Albums Chart Top 20". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  11. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  12. ^ "Heatseekers Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  13. ^ "Independent Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  14. ^ "Blues Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  15. ^ "Top Country Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  16. ^ "Americana/Folk Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved October 8, 2020.