Glad All Over is the sixth studio album for Californian alternative rock band The Wallflowers. It was released in October 2012 by Columbia Records, and charted at #48.
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| Released | October 9, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | January 20 – February 20, 2012 at Easy Eye Studio | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 36:26 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Jay Joyce | |||
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| Singles from Glad All Over | ||||
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The band revealed the title of the album on July 12, 2012, and they released their first single, "Reboot the Mission" for free on July 24, 2012.[1]
On October 1, 2012, it was announced on the band's website that "Love Is a Country" would be the second single.[2]
Reception edit
The album received a score of 73 out of 100 from Metacritic, indicating generally positive reviews. In a positive review, AllMusic wrote that "The Wallflowers don't abandon their identity as rock & roll classicists, they just now feel the freedom to mess around, and they've come up with one of their loosest, liveliest records that not-so-coincidentally is one of their best."
Nine years after the release of the record, Jakob Dylan told Uproxx that "it was a contentious record to make" and that tensions within the band led to it being a "disjointed" album. "Simply put, I don’t think the band was getting together that great when we got back together. So, you can hear it in the record," he said.[3]
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 73/100[4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [5] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B[6] |
| Rolling Stone | [7] |
| Consequence of Sound |  [8] |
| PopMatters |   [9] |
Track listing edit
All lyrics are written by Jakob Dylan; all music is composed by The Wallflowers
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hospital for Sinners" | 3:05 |
| 2. | "Misfits and Lovers" | 3:25 |
| 3. | "First One in the Car" | 4:21 |
| 4. | "Reboot the Mission" | 3:32 |
| 5. | "It's a Dream" | 3:15 |
| 6. | "Love Is a Country" | 3:54 |
| 7. | "Have Mercy on Him Now" | 3:21 |
| 8. | "The Devil's Waltz" | 3:06 |
| 9. | "It Won't Be Long (Till We're Not Wrong Anymore)" | 3:38 |
| 10. | "Constellation Blues" | 4:21 |
| 11. | "One Set of Wings" | 3:28 |
| 12. | "Whole Wide World" (Wreckless Eric cover. Japan Bonus Track, wrongly listed as "Whole Live World") | 3:20 |
Personnel edit
The Wallflowers
- Jakob Dylan – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Jack Irons – drums, percussion
- Rami Jaffee – keyboards
- Stuart Mathis – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Greg Richling – bass guitar, backing vocals, percussion
Additional musician
- Mick Jones – guitar, backing vocals on "Misfits and Lovers" and "Reboot the Mission"
- Jay Joyce – guitar, backing vocals, percussion, production
References edit
- ^ a b "The Wallflowers Release". thewallflowers.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2012-10-14.
- ^ "Love is a Country Release". thewallflowers.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-17. Retrieved 2012-10-31.
- ^ Hyden, Steve. "Jakob Dylan Reviews Every Album By The Wallflowers". Uproxx.
- ^ "Glad All Over Rating". Metacritic. Retrieved 2012-10-14.
- ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Glad All Over – The Wallflowers". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-10-14.
- ^ Rahman, Ray (2012-10-01). "Music Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2012-10-14.
- ^ Jody Rosen (2012-10-02). "Glad All Over | Album Reviews". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2012-10-18.
- ^ "Album Review: The Wallflowers – Glad All Over". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2012-10-18.
- ^ "The Wallflowers: Glad All Over". PopMatters. October 18, 2012.