Blame It on Gravity explained

Blame It on Gravity
Type:	Album
Artist:	Old 97's
Cover:	Old-97s-blame-it-on-gravity.jpg
Released:	May 13, 2008
Genre:	Alternative country
Label:	New West Records
Producer:	Ross Miller
Prev Title:	Hit by a Train: The Best of the Old 97's
Prev Year:	2006
Next Title:	Mimeograph EP
Next Year:	2010

Blame It on Gravity is the seventh studio album by American country/rock band Old 97's, released on May 13, 2008. It entered the Billboard 200 album charts at #85.^[1] The album was produced by Salim Nourallah.

Reception

The album was met with critical acclaim. Robert Christgau gave the album an A−,^{[2] [3]} and on the NPR radio show All Things Considered said, "[Old 97's] just put out their best album in seven years. Blame It On Gravity is noticeably more taut and focused than their earlier albums--more delicate, too."^[4]

Personnel

Old 97's

• Rhett Miller - vocals, guitars
• Murry Hammond - bass, guitars, vocals, keyboards
• Ken Bethea - guitars, vocals
• Philip Peeples - drums

Additional musicians

• Rip Rowan - keyboards
• Salim Nourallah - keyboards, guitars
• Ward Williams - pedal steel

Notes and References

1. Billboard
2. Web site: Robert Christgau: CG: Artist 1026 . 2020-05-15 . www.robertchristgau.com.
3. "Consumer guide August 2008 |work = MSN Music"
4. https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93807883/ Review:Old 97's 'Blame It On Gravity': Taut and Delicate.