Demolition | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | September 24, 2002 | |||
Genre | Alternative country Rock | |||
Length | 45:16 | |||
Label | Lost Highway Records | |||
Producer | Ryan Adams Michael Blair Frank Callari David Domanich Ethan Johns Luke Lewis | |||
Ryan Adams chronology | ||||
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Singles from Demolition | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 70/100[1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Blender | [3] |
Entertainment Weekly | B−[4] |
The Guardian | [5] |
Los Angeles Times | [6] |
NME | 8/10[7] |
Pitchfork | 5.5/10[8] |
Rolling Stone | [9] |
Spin | 7/10[10] |
The Village Voice | B+[11] |
Demolition is the third studio album by alt-country singer-songwriter Ryan Adams, released on September 24, 2002, on Lost Highway. The album comprises tracks from Adams' unreleased studio albums, The Suicide Handbook, The Pinkheart Sessions and 48 Hours,[12] as well as "You Will Always Be The Same" from The Stockholm Sessions.[13] In 2009, Adams stated: "I don’t much care for this record. The rock songs are plodding and the quiet songs belonged to better records [...] to make Gold as a compromise then to have to watch those records get broken up for Demolition was heartbreaking."[14]
All tracks are written by Ryan Adams, except where noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Nuclear" | 3:25 | |
2. | "Hallelujah" | 3:11 | |
3. | "You Will Always Be the Same" | 2:38 | |
4. | "Desire" | 3:41 | |
5. | "Cry on Demand" | 4:23 | |
6. | "Starting to Hurt" | 3:19 | |
7. | "She Wants to Play Hearts" | 4:01 | |
8. | "Tennessee Sucks" | 2:55 | |
9. | "Dear Chicago" | 2:13 | |
10. | "Gimme a Sign" | 3:04 | |
11. | "Tomorrow" | Ryan Adams, Carrie Hamilton | 4:23 |
12. | "Chin Up, Cheer Up" | 2:59 | |
13. | "Jesus (Don't Touch My Baby)" | 5:09 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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14. | "New York, New York" (Live In Amsterdam) | ||
15. | "To Be Young (Is to Be Sad, Is to Be High)" (Live In Amsterdam) | Ryan Adams and David Rawlings | |
16. | "Blue" | 2:28 | |
17. | "Song for Keith" | 3:29 |
Country | Peak position |
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US[15] | 28 |
France[16] | 124 |
Germany[17] | 83 |
Ireland[18] | 19 |
Netherlands[19] | 44 |
New Zealand[20] | 49 |
Norway[21] | 14 |
Sweden[22] | 15 |
UK[23] | 22 |
Year | Single | Chart | Peak position |
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2002 | "Nuclear" | Irish Singles Chart[18] | 45 |
UK Singles Chart[23] | 37 |