Skeletons (Brothers Osborne album) explained

Skeletons
Type:studio
Artist:Brothers Osborne
Cover:Skeletons_Brothers_Osborne.jpg
Length:39:18
Label:EMI Nashville
Producer:Jay Joyce
Prev Title:Live at the Ryman
Prev Year:2019
Next Title:Brothers Osborne
Next Year:2023

Skeletons is the third studio album by American country music duo Brothers Osborne. It was released by EMI Records Nashville on October 9, 2020. The album includes the singles "All Night" and "I'm Not for Everyone".

Content

"All Night" was released to radio in 2020 as the album's lead single.[1] [2]

The album was re-released on January 21, 2022 with the bonus tracks "Younger Me", "Headstone", and "Midnight Rider's Prayer".[3] "Younger Me" was released in mid-2021 as a promotional single in honor of lead singer T. J. Osborne coming out as gay earlier in the year. The track "Midnight Rider's Prayer" incorporates Willie Nelson's "On the Road Again" and thus credits Nelson as a co-writer.[4]

Critical reception

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic rated the album 4.5 out of 5 stars, stating that "Maybe it's true that Brothers Osborne aren't quite for everyone, an admission they shrug off early on the album, but the great thing about Skeletons is how it sounds like they're appealing to wide quadrants of rock, pop, country, and Americana audiences without sounding like anything but themselves."

Awards and nominations

Skeletons was nominated for the Album of the Year award at the 55th Annual Country Music Association Awards and "Younger Me" was nominated for Video of the Year. Brothers Osborne won the Vocal Duo of the Year award based on the strength of the album. It was also nominated for the Album of the Year award at the 56th Academy of Country Music Awards.

Brothers Osborne received two nominations at the 64th Grammy Awards: Grammy Award for Best Country Album for Skeletons and Best Country Duo/Group Performance for "Younger Me." The latter won a Grammy.[5]

Track listing

Courtesy of AllMusic and Rolling Stone Country.[6]

Personnel

Adapted from liner notes.[7]

Brothers Osborne

Additional musicians

Charts

Year-end charts

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sexton. Paul. May 18, 2020. Brothers Osborne Preview Third Album With Feelgood Single 'All Night'. November 13, 2020. uDiscover Music. en-US.
  2. Freeman. Jon. August 21, 2020. Hear Brothers Osborne's Searing New Song 'Skeletons'. November 13, 2020. Rolling Stone. en-US.
  3. Web site: Brothers Osborne Revamp 'Skeletons' Album With 'Younger Me,' Bonus Tracks . Rolling Stone Country . December 20, 2021 . December 28, 2021.
  4. Web site: Brothers Osborne Reveal "Skeletons Deluxe," Including a Nod to Willie Nelson . https://web.archive.org/web/20220105192025/http://www.cmt.com/news/1840329/brothers-osborne-reveal-skeletons-deluxe-including-a-nod-to-willie-nelson/ . dead . January 5, 2022 . CMT . January 22, 2022 . January 22, 2022.
  5. Web site: Grammys 2022 Winners List (Updating Live). Wilson. Chapman. April 3, 2022.
  6. Freeman. Jon. July 22, 2020. Brothers Osborne Detail New Album 'Skeletons'. November 13, 2020. Rolling Stone. en-US.
  7. Skeletons . Brothers Osborne . 2020 . CD booklet . EMI Records Nashville . B0032424-02.
  8. Top Country Albums – Year-End 2020. Billboard. December 13, 2021.