The Civil Wars (album) explained

The Civil Wars
Type:	studio
Artist:	the Civil Wars
Cover:	The Civil Wars Album Cover 2013.jpg
Studio:	Nashville
Length:	42:58^[1]
Language:	English (Apart from "Sacred Heart" which is in French)
Label:	Columbia/sensibility
Producer:	Charlie Peacock, Rick Rubin
Prev Title:	Barton Hollow
Prev Year:	2011

The Civil Wars is the second and final album by American alternative folk band the Civil Wars. The album was released on August 6, 2013, by Sensibility Music/Columbia Records.^[2]

The Civil Wars received generally positive reviews from music critics, and it sold more than 116,000 copies, making it debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. The song "From This Valley" won them their fourth Grammy, the second one in the category Best Country Duo/Group Performance.

Promotion

"The One That Got Away" and "From This Valley" were released as singles in June 2013. The third single from the album, "Dust to Dust", was released to Hot adult contemporary radio in the United States on October 7, 2013.

Reception

Critical reception

The Civil Wars received positive reviews from critics. According to Metacritic, the album has scored 71 out of 100 based on 29 reviews, indicating generally favorable reviews, the same score Barton Hollow, the duo's previous album, received.

Commercial performance

The album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart with sales of 116,000 copies.^[3]

Personnel

The Civil Wars

• Joy Williams – vocals
• John Paul White – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals

Technical personnel

• Charlie Peacock – production, engineering, arrangements
• Rick Rubin – production ("I Had Me a Girl")
• Tom Elmhirst – mixing
• Ben Baptie – Pro Tools, mixing assistant
• Joe Visciano – mixing assistant

Additional musicians

• Charlie Peacock – piano, Fender Rhodes, keyboards, bass, keyboard bass, drums, LinnDrum
• Sam Ashworth – tambourine, tom-tom, engineer
• Barry Bales – double bass
• Jerry Douglas – Dobro
• Dan Dugmore – lap steel guitar, pedal steel guitar
• Mark Hill – bass
• Andy Leftwitch – fiddle, mandolin
• Jerry McPherson – electric guitar
• Gabe Scott – hammer dulcimer
• Aaron Sterling – cymbals, drums, bass drum
• Jeff Taylor – accordion, harmonium, pump organ, piano

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2013)	Position
US Billboard 200^[4]	105
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)^[5]	26

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Civil Wars - The Civil Wars - Credits - AllMusic. AllMusic. October 29, 2018.
2. Web site: The Civil Wars - New Self-Titled Album Coming August 6th . thecivilwars.com . June 12, 2013 . June 12, 2013.
3. The Civil Wars Debut at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart . Keith . Caulfield . August 14, 2013 . .
4. Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2013. Billboard. August 14, 2021.
5. Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2013. Billboard. August 14, 2021.