Salutations
Studio album by
Conor Oberst
ReleasedMarch 17, 2017 (2017-03-17)
GenreFolk, folk rock, Americana
Length67:20
LabelNonesuch
ProducerJim Keltner, Conor Oberst
Conor Oberst chronology
Ruminations
(2016) 		Salutations
(2017) 		Better Oblivion Community Center
(2019)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.5/10[1]
Metacritic81/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Independent[4]
The Irish Times[5]
Mojo[6]
The Observer[7]
Pitchfork6.6/10[8]
Q[9]
Record Collector[10]
Uncut8/10[11]
ViceA−[12]

Salutations is the eighth solo studio album by American musician Conor Oberst, released on March 17, 2017 on Nonesuch Records.[13] Ten of the tracks originally appeared on Ruminations in acoustic form.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Conor Oberst, except as indicated

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Too Late to Fixate" 4:01
2."Gossamer Thin" 3:33
3."Overdue"Conor Oberst and James Felice3:48
4."Afterthought" 3:35
5."Next of Kin" 3:40
6."Napalm" 4:57
7."Mamah Borthwick (A Sketch)" 4:14
8."Till St. Dymphna Kicks Us Out" 3:59
9."Barbary Coast (Later)" 4:27
10."Tachycardia" 3:25
11."Empty Hotel by the Sea" 4:23
12."Anytime Soon"Oberst, Johnathan Rice, Taylor Goldsmith and Jonathan Wilson2:51
13."Counting Sheep" 3:27
14."The Rain Follows the Plow" 3:41
15."You All Loved Him Once" 4:26
16."A Little Uncanny" 4:56
17."Salutations" 3:57
Total length:1:07:20

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2017) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[14] 58
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[15] 86
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[16] 166
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[17] 82
Scottish Albums (OCC)[18] 46
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] 89
UK Albums (OCC)[20] 91
US Billboard 200[21] 137

References

  1. ^ "Salutations by Conor Oberst reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  2. ^ "Reviews and Tracks for Salutations by Conor Oberst". Metacritic. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  3. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Salutations – Conor Oberst". AllMusic. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  4. ^ Gill, Andy (March 15, 2017). "Album reviews: Conor Oberst – Salutations, Spoon – Hot Thoughts, Jarvis Cocker and Chilly Gonzales – Room 29 and more". The Independent. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  5. ^ Clayon-Lea, Tony (March 16, 2017). "Conor Oberst – Salutations album review: Ruminations on a reboot". The Irish Times. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  6. ^ Chick, Stevie (April 2017). "Conor Oberst: Salutations". Mojo (281): 97.
  7. ^ Mongredien, Phil (March 19, 2017). "Conor Oberst: Salutations review – sprawling companion to Ruminations". The Observer. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  8. ^ Cohen, Ian (March 14, 2017). "Conor Oberst: Salutations". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  9. ^ Garner, George (May 2017). "Conor Oberst: Salutations". Q (334): 108.
  10. ^ Pearlman, Mischa (March 2017). "Conor Oberst – Salutations". Record Collector (464). Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  11. ^ Thomson, Graeme (April 2017). "Conor Oberst: Salutations". Uncut (239): 35.
  12. ^ Christgau, Robert (April 8, 2017). "The New Pornographers Soar and Conor Oberst Grows Up: Expert Witness with Robert Christgau". Vice. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  13. ^ "Conor Oberst Announces New Album "Salutations"". conoroberst.com. 2017-01-18. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  14. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Conor Oberst – Salutations" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
  15. ^ "Ultratop.be – Conor Oberst – Salutations" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  16. ^ "Ultratop.be – Conor Oberst – Salutations" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
  17. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Conor Oberst – Salutations" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  18. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  19. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Conor Oberst – Salutations". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
  20. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  21. ^ "Conor Oberst Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
Categories