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The Tree of Forgiveness

May 14, 2023

The Tree of Forgiveness is the eighteenth and final studio album by American country folk singer John Prine. The album was released on April 13, 2018. It is the last album released by Prine before his death on April 7, 2020.

The Tree of Forgiveness
Studio album by
John Prine
ReleasedApril 13, 2018 (2018-04-13)
RecordedJuly 13, 2017–18
StudioRCA Studio A
GenreCountry folk, Americana
Length32:51
LabelOh Boy
ProducerDave Cobb
John Prine chronology
For Better, or Worse
(2016) 		The Tree of Forgiveness
(2018)

Background

The album is Prine's first album since 2005's Fair & Square to consist of his own new songs.[1] Most of the songs were co-written with other songwriters, including Pat McLaughlin, Dan Auerbach, Keith Sykes, and Phil Spector.[2] The album features guest vocals from artists such as Jason Isbell, Amanda Shires, and Brandi Carlile.[3] Isbell and Shires also played instruments in some of the tracks.[4] The album was recorded at RCA Studio A in Nashville.[5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.3/10[6]
Metacritic77/100[7]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [8]
Chicago Tribune    [9]
The Independent     [10]
The Irish Times     [11]
Mojo     [12]
Pitchfork7.6/10[13]
Rolling Stone     [14]
The Times     [15]
Uncut8/10[16]
ViceA−[17]

The Tree of Forgiveness has received positive reviews from professional music critics, with a Metacritic rating of 77 based on 13 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[7] Rolling Stone listed the album as the 22nd best album of 2018 [18] and the 91st best album of the 2010s [19]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200, which is Prine's best-ever ranking on the chart. It also debuted at No. 2 on the Top Country Albums chart and Rock Albums, and No. 1 on Americana/Folk Albums, selling 53,000 copies (54,000 album-equivalent units) in the first week.[20] It has sold 156,000 copies in the United States as of September 2019.[21]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Knockin' on Your Screen Door"Pat McLaughlin, Prine2:19
2."I Have Met My Love Today"Roger Cook, Prine1:50
3."Egg & Daughter Nite, Lincoln Nebraska, 1967 (Crazy Bone)"McLaughlin, Prine4:05
4."Summer's End"McLaughlin, Prine3:29
5."Caravan of Fools"Dan Auerbach, McLaughlin, Prine2:28
6."The Lonesome Friends of Science"Prine4:41
7."No Ordinary Blue"Prine, Keith Sykes2:56
8."Boundless Love"Auerbach, McLaughlin, Prine3:35
9."God Only Knows"Prine, Phil Spector3:46
10."When I Get to Heaven"Prine3:42

Charts

References

  1. ^ Pareles, Jon (April 18, 2018). "John Prine Returns to Songwriting, Jaunty and Dark, on 'The Tree of Forgiveness'". The New York Times.
  2. ^ Cook-Wilson, Winston (February 8, 2018). "John Prine Announces New Album of Original Songs, Releases "Summer's End"". Spin.
  3. ^ Ganz, Jacob (February 8, 2018). "John Prine To Release His First Album Of New Songs In 13 Years". NPR.
  4. ^ Casey, Jim (February 8, 2018). "Listen to John Prine's New Song, "Summer's End," From Upcoming Album, "The Tree of Forgiveness"". Nash FM 1071.
  5. ^ Morris, Edward (April 24, 2018). "John Prine Runs the Gamut in The Tree of Forgiveness". CMT.
  6. ^ "The Tree Of Forgiveness by John Prine reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  7. ^ a b "The Tree of Forgiveness by John Prine Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  8. ^ Deming, Mark. "The Tree of Forgiveness – John Prine". AllMusic. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  9. ^ Kot, Greg (April 13, 2018). "John Prine gets surreal once more about love and death on 'The Tree of Forgiveness'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  10. ^ O'Connor, Roisin; Hasted, Nick; Kaplan, Ilana (April 11, 2018). "Album reviews: Cardi B, John Prine, Tinashe, Laura Veirs, Say Sue Me, Josh T Pearson". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-06-20. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  11. ^ Breen, Joe (April 13, 2018). "John Prine: The Tree of Forgiveness review – sounds like an old friend already". The Irish Times. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  12. ^ Fyfe, Andy (May 2018). "John Prine: The Tree of Forgiveness". Mojo (294): 97.
  13. ^ Horton, Kaleb (April 13, 2018). "John Prine: Tree of Forgiveness". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  14. ^ Hermes, Will (April 13, 2018). "Review: John Prine Keeps Finding Fresh Revelations on 'Tree of Forgiveness". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  15. ^ Hodgkinson, Will (April 13, 2018). "Pop review: John Prine: The Tree of Forgiveness". The Times. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  16. ^ McKay, Alastair (May 2018). "John Prine: The Tree of Forgiveness". Uncut (252): 33.
  17. ^ Christgau, Robert (April 28, 2018). "Robert Christgau on the Late-Career Clarity of Willie Nelson and John Prine". Vice. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  18. ^ Hudak, Joseph (December 13, 2018). "The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s". Rolling Stone.
  19. ^ Hudak, Joseph (December 3, 2019). "50 Best Albums of 2018". Rolling Stone.
  20. ^ Caulfield, Keith (April 22, 2018). "Jason Aldean Scores Fourth No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart With 'Rearview Town'". Billboard.
  21. ^ Bjorke, Matt (September 25, 2019). "Top 10 Country Album Sales Chart: September 25, 2019". Roughstock. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
  22. ^ "Swisscharts.com – John Prine – The Tree of Forgiveness". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  23. ^ "Official Country Artists Albums Chart Top 20". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  24. ^ "John Prine Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  25. ^ "John Prine Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  26. ^ "John Prine Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  27. ^ "John Prine Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  28. ^ "John Prine Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  29. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  30. ^ "Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved July 15, 2020.

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The Tree of Forgiveness is the eighteenth and final studio album by American country folk singer John Prine The album was released on April 13 2018 It is the last album released by Prine before his death on April 7 2020 The Tree of ForgivenessStudio album by John PrineReleasedApril 13 2018 2018 04 13 RecordedJuly 13 2017 18StudioRCA Studio AGenreCountry folk AmericanaLength32 51LabelOh BoyProducerDave CobbJohn Prine chronologyFor Better or Worse 2016 The Tree of Forgiveness 2018 Contents 1 Background 2 Critical reception 3 Commercial performance 4 Track listing 5 Charts 5 1 Weekly charts 5 2 Year end charts 6 ReferencesBackground EditThe album is Prine s first album since 2005 s Fair amp Square to consist of his own new songs 1 Most of the songs were co written with other songwriters including Pat McLaughlin Dan Auerbach Keith Sykes and Phil Spector 2 The album features guest vocals from artists such as Jason Isbell Amanda Shires and Brandi Carlile 3 Isbell and Shires also played instruments in some of the tracks 4 The album was recorded at RCA Studio A in Nashville 5 Critical reception EditProfessional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingAnyDecentMusic 7 3 10 6 Metacritic77 100 7 Review scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 8 Chicago Tribune 9 The Independent 10 The Irish Times 11 Mojo 12 Pitchfork7 6 10 13 Rolling Stone 14 The Times 15 Uncut8 10 16 ViceA 17 The Tree of Forgiveness has received positive reviews from professional music critics with a Metacritic rating of 77 based on 13 critics indicating generally favorable reviews 7 Rolling Stone listed the album as the 22nd best album of 2018 18 and the 91st best album of the 2010s 19 Commercial performance EditThe album debuted at No 5 on the Billboard 200 which is Prine s best ever ranking on the chart It also debuted at No 2 on the Top Country Albums chart and Rock Albums and No 1 on Americana Folk Albums selling 53 000 copies 54 000 album equivalent units in the first week 20 It has sold 156 000 copies in the United States as of September 2019 21 Track listing EditNo TitleWriter s Length1 Knockin on Your Screen Door Pat McLaughlin Prine2 192 I Have Met My Love Today Roger Cook Prine1 503 Egg amp Daughter Nite Lincoln Nebraska 1967 Crazy Bone McLaughlin Prine4 054 Summer s End McLaughlin Prine3 295 Caravan of Fools Dan Auerbach McLaughlin Prine2 286 The Lonesome Friends of Science Prine4 417 No Ordinary Blue Prine Keith Sykes2 568 Boundless Love Auerbach McLaughlin Prine3 359 God Only Knows Prine Phil Spector3 4610 When I Get to Heaven Prine3 42Charts EditWeekly charts Edit Chart 2018 2020 Peak positionSwiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 22 53UK Country Albums OCC 23 2US Billboard 200 24 5US Folk Albums Billboard 25 1US Independent Albums Billboard 26 2US Top Country Albums Billboard 27 2US Top Rock Albums Billboard 28 2 Year end charts Edit Chart 2018 PositionUS Top Country Albums Billboard 29 58US Top Rock Albums Billboard 30 73References Edit Pareles Jon April 18 2018 John Prine Returns to Songwriting Jaunty and Dark on The Tree of Forgiveness The New York Times Cook Wilson Winston February 8 2018 John Prine Announces New Album of Original Songs Releases Summer s End Spin Ganz Jacob February 8 2018 John Prine To Release His First Album Of New Songs In 13 Years NPR Casey Jim February 8 2018 Listen to John Prine s New Song Summer s End From Upcoming Album The Tree of Forgiveness Nash FM 1071 Morris Edward April 24 2018 John Prine Runs the Gamut in The Tree of Forgiveness CMT The Tree Of Forgiveness by John Prine reviews AnyDecentMusic Retrieved August 31 2019 a b The Tree of Forgiveness by John Prine Reviews and Tracks Metacritic Retrieved February 9 2019 Deming Mark The Tree of Forgiveness John Prine AllMusic Retrieved February 9 2019 Kot Greg April 13 2018 John Prine gets surreal once more about love and death on The Tree of Forgiveness Chicago Tribune Retrieved February 9 2019 O Connor Roisin Hasted Nick Kaplan Ilana April 11 2018 Album reviews Cardi B John Prine Tinashe Laura Veirs Say Sue Me Josh T Pearson The Independent Archived from the original on 2022 06 20 Retrieved February 9 2019 Breen Joe April 13 2018 John Prine The Tree of Forgiveness review sounds like an old friend already The Irish Times Retrieved February 9 2019 Fyfe Andy May 2018 John Prine The Tree of Forgiveness Mojo 294 97 Horton Kaleb April 13 2018 John Prine Tree of Forgiveness Pitchfork Retrieved February 9 2019 Hermes Will April 13 2018 Review John Prine Keeps Finding Fresh Revelations on Tree of Forgiveness Rolling Stone Retrieved February 9 2019 Hodgkinson Will April 13 2018 Pop review John Prine The Tree of Forgiveness The Times Retrieved February 9 2019 McKay Alastair May 2018 John Prine The Tree of Forgiveness Uncut 252 33 Christgau Robert April 28 2018 Robert Christgau on the Late Career Clarity of Willie Nelson and John Prine Vice Retrieved February 9 2019 Hudak Joseph December 13 2018 The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s Rolling Stone Hudak Joseph December 3 2019 50 Best Albums of 2018 Rolling Stone Caulfield Keith April 22 2018 Jason Aldean Scores Fourth No 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart With Rearview Town Billboard Bjorke Matt September 25 2019 Top 10 Country Album Sales Chart September 25 2019 Roughstock Retrieved October 1 2019 Swisscharts com John Prine The Tree of Forgiveness Hung Medien Retrieved July 8 2020 Official Country Artists Albums Chart Top 20 Official Charts Company Retrieved April 24 2020 John Prine Chart History Billboard 200 Billboard Retrieved May 17 2018 John Prine Chart History Top Americana Folk Albums Billboard Retrieved May 17 2018 John Prine Chart History Independent Albums Billboard Retrieved May 17 2018 John Prine Chart History Top Country Albums Billboard Retrieved May 17 2018 John Prine Chart History Top Rock Albums Billboard Retrieved May 17 2018 Top Country Albums Year End 2018 Billboard Retrieved July 15 2020 Top Rock Albums Year End 2018 Billboard Retrieved July 15 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w 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