Jacksonville City Nights
Jacksonville City Nights is the seventh studio album by American alternative country singer-songwriter Ryan Adams, released on September 27, 2005 on Lost Highway. The album is Adams' second with The Cardinals, and the second in a trilogy of albums released in a seven-month timespan during 2005. By 2007, the album had sold 100,000 copies in the United States and 158,000 worldwide. The album was recorded live in the studio, without overdubs. The title is a reference to Adams' hometown of Jacksonville, North Carolina, which has been referenced throughout his career.
| Jacksonville City Nights | ||||
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| Studio album by Ryan Adams and The Cardinals | ||||
| Released | September 26, 2005 September 27, 2005 (US) | |||
| Recorded | New York City, NY. Nashville, TN. | |||
| Genre | Country rock, alternative country | |||
| Length | 46:16 | |||
| Label | Lost Highway Records | |||
| Producer | Tom Schick | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | (72/100) |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| Chicago Tribune | (favorable) |
| Entertainment Weekly | C+ |
| The Music Box | |
| Paste | (average) |
| Pitchfork Media | (7.7/10) |
| PopMatters | |
| Rolling Stone | |
| Uncut | |
| USA Today | |
Several limited American releases contained a DVD entitled September (which was originally intended to be the title of the album), which featured a 20 minute documentary about the band on the road and in the studio. Bassist Catherine Popper is featured in the photograph on the album cover.