| Carried to Dust | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Calexico |
| Cover: | carried.jpg |
| Released: | September 9, 2008 |
| Genre: | Alt-country, Americana, Tex-Mex, indie rock, indie folk |
| Length: | 45:05 |
| Label: | Quarterstick |
| Producer: | Joey Burns, John Convertino, Craig Schumacher |
| Prev Title: | Garden Ruin |
| Prev Year: | 2006 |
| Next Title: | Algiers |
| Next Year: | 2012 |
Carried to Dust is the sixth studio album from Tucson, Arizona indie rock/Americana band Calexico, released September 9, 2008. It features a number of guest musicians like Iron & Wine, Tortoise's Doug McCombs, Pieta Brown, and Amparo Sanchez.
Following the release of Carried to Dust, the band toured throughout the United States, the British Isles and Western Europe.[1]
In 2012 it was awarded a gold certification from the Independent Music Companies Association,[2] which indicated sales of at least 75,000 copies throughout Europe. As of 2009 it has sold 26,000 copies in US.[3]
Written by Joey Burns (1-6,8-15), John Convertino (3-6,10,11,13,15), John Burns (2,3,6,14), Jairo Zavala (1), Jacob Valenzuela (7).
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums (OCC)[4] | 55 |
| US Billboard 200[5] | 98 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[6] | 9 |
| US Tastemakers (Billboard)[7] | 7 |