Goodnight City

Goodnight City
Studio album by
Martha Wainwright
ReleasedNovember 11, 2016 (2016-11-11)
Label
  • Cadence Music
  • PIAS
Producer
Martha Wainwright chronology
Come Home to Mama
(2012) 		Goodnight City
(2016) 		Love Will Be Reborn
(2021)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.2/10[1]
Metacritic76/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
The A.V. ClubB+[3]
The Guardian[4]
Exclaim![5]
Under the Radar[6]
The Independent[7]

Goodnight City is an album by Martha Wainwright, released by the record labels Cadence Music and PIAS on November 11, 2016.[8][9] The album was produced by Wainwright's husband, bassist Brad Albetta, and Thomas "Doveman" Bartlett. Guest contributors include Merrill Garbus, Glen Hansard, novelist Michael Ondaatje, Beth Orton, and members of the McGarrigle and Wainwright families. "Around the Bend" is the album's lead single.[10]

Composition

Wainwright has said about the writers who contributed to the album: "Because these writers know me and because I was able to personalize these songs by changing things here and there, I made them feel as if I wrote them myself. Somehow they wonderfully reflect my life and I am so thankful to the other artists for writing them."[8]

Track listing

All tracks written by Martha Wainwright, except where noted.[11]

  1. "Around the Bend"
  2. "Franci"
  3. "Traveller"
  4. "Look into My Eyes" (Lily Lanken, Anna McGarrigle, Martha Wainwright)
  5. "Before the Children Came Along"
  6. "Window"
  7. "Piano Music" (Thomas Bartlett, Michael Ondaatje)
  8. "Alexandria" (Beth Orton)
  9. "So Down"
  10. "One of Us" (Glen Hansard, Martha Wainwright)
  11. "Take the Reins" (Merrill Garbus)
  12. "Francis" (Rufus Wainwright)

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12] 195
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[13] 41
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[14] 24

References

  1. ^ "Goodnight City by Martha Wainwright reviews | Any Decent Music". www.anydecentmusic.com. Archived from the original on 2016-11-28. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  2. ^ "Goodnight City by Martha Wainwright" – via www.metacritic.com.
  3. ^ "Martha Wainwright hops genres on the dynamic, dauntless Goodnight City". The A.V. Club. November 11, 2016.
  4. ^ "Martha Wainwright: Goodnight City review – joyful versatility". The Guardian. November 20, 2016.
  5. ^ "Martha Wainwright Goodnight City". Exclaim!. November 11, 2016.
  6. ^ Conner, Matt (December 2, 2016). "Goodnight City". Under the Radar.
  7. ^ "Album reviews: Emeli Sandé, Sting, Alicia Keys, Simple Minds". The Independent. November 10, 2016. Archived from the original on May 1, 2021. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  8. ^ a b Cowie, Del (2016-08-30). "CBC Music". Cbcmusic.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-09-02. Retrieved 2016-09-04.
  9. ^ "Martha Wainwright To Return With New Album 'Goodnight City' In November". Stereoboard. 2016-08-30. Retrieved 2016-09-04.
  10. ^ "Songs We Love: Martha Wainwright, 'Around The Bend' : The Record". Npr.org. 2016-08-30. Retrieved 2016-09-04.
  11. ^ "Goodnight City - Martha Wainwright". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
  12. ^ "Ultratop.be – Martha Wainwright – Goodnight City" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
  13. ^ "Martha Wainwright Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  14. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 27, 2021.