The Gospel According to Water explained

The Gospel According to Water
Type:	studio
Artist:	Joe Henry
Cover:	The Gospel According to Water.jpg
Length:	53:47
Label:	EarMusic
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The Gospel According to Water is the fifteenth studio album by American musician and producer Joe Henry. It was released in November 15, 2019 under EarMusic Records.^{[1] [2]}

Critical reception

The Gospel According to Water 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 85, based on 6 reviews

In a year-end essay for Slate, Ann Powers cited The Gospel According to Water as one of her favorite albums from 2019 and proof that the format is not dead but rather undergoing a "metamorphosis". She added that concept albums had reemerged through the culturally-relevant autobiographical narratives of artists such as Henry, who, "faced with a daunting cancer diagnosis ... wrote a whole new hymnal, in the form of a song journal written at 4 a.m."^[3]

Charts

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Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format
Worldwide	November 15, 2019	EarMusic	CD, Digital Download^[4]
Worldwide	December 6, 2019	EarMusic	Vinyl^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Joe Henry and the Art of Disappearing Into a Song. The New York Times. Pareles. Jon. November 18, 2019. May 3, 2020.
2. Web site: Joe Henry Shares a Romantic 'Gospel' In the Wake of Cancer Diagnosis. Billboard. Ouellette. Dan. November 6, 2019. May 3, 2020.
3. Powers. Ann. Ann Powers. December 17, 2019. The album is evolving.. Slate. September 15, 2020.
4. Web site: The Gospel According to Water - Joe Henry on Amazon Music. Amazon Music. May 3, 2020.
5. Web site: Joe Henry - The Gospel According to Water. Amazon Music. May 3, 2020.