Cardinology

Cardinology
Studio album by Ryan Adams and The Cardinals
Released October 28, 2008
Recorded Electric Lady Studios, New York
Genre Alternative country, Rock
Label Lost Highway Records
Producer Tom Schick
Ryan Adams and The Cardinals chronology
Follow the Lights
(2007)		 Cardinology
(2008)		 Orion
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
The A.V. Club (B) [1]
Allmusic [2]
Blender [3]
Entertainment Weekly (A-) [4]
NME
BBC (Very Favourable)
Pitchfork Media (4.7/10) [5]
Robert Christgau [6]
Q [7]
Rolling Stone [8]
Silent Sound Waves [9]
Spin [10]

Cardinology is the tenth studio album by Ryan Adams, and his fourth album with The Cardinals, released on October 28, 2008. This album completed Adams' contract with Lost Highway,[11] and marks his final recording session with the Cardinals. A vinyl version included a bonus 7", a comic book, and a digital download code.[12] The album's first single, "Fix It", was released on vinyl and online on September 23, 2008.

The album was placed at #14 on Rolling Stone's 50 Best Albums of 2008 list.[13] The magazine also placed "Magick" at #13 on the 100 Best Singles of 2008 list.[14] The album has sold over 250,000 copies worldwide.

In April 2011, Adams released an EP, Class Mythology, featuring four unreleased tracks recorded for Cardinology.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Ryan Adams. 

No. Title Length
1. "Born Into a Light"   2:16
2. "Go Easy"   2:56
3. "Fix It"   3:00
4. "Magick"   2:17
5. "Cobwebs"   3:57
6. "Let Us Down Easy"   4:21
7. "Crossed Out Name"   2:44
8. "Natural Ghost"   3:39
9. "Sink Ships"   3:38
10. "Evergreen"   3:36
11. "Like Yesterday"   2:32
12. "Stop"   5:34
13. "The Color of Pain" (iTunes Bonus Track) 3:05
14. "Memory Lane" (UK Bonus Track) 3:02
Vinyl version bonus 7"
No. Title Length
1. "Heavy Orange"   2:42
2. "Asteroid"   3:18

Personnel

Chart positions

Country Peak
position
USA 11
Belgium 54
Ireland 52
Holland 74
New Zealand 31
Norway 22
Sweden 41
UK 41

References

  1. ^ The A.V Club review
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ Blender review
  4. ^ EW review
  5. ^ Pitchfork review
  6. ^ link
  7. ^ Pg. 122, Dec 2008
  8. ^ Rolling Stone review
  9. ^ Silent Sound Waves
  10. ^ Spin review
  11. ^ Cohen, Jonathan (2008-10-24). "Ryan Adams finds groove with band the Cardinals". Reuters. http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSTRE49O05H20081025. Retrieved 2008-10-28. 
  12. ^ "RYAN ADAMS AND THE CARDINALS — CARDINOLOGY (LP)". musicdirect. http://www.musicdirect.com/product/83811. Retrieved 2008-09-19. 
  13. ^ http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/24958695/albums_of_the_year/31
  14. ^ http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/24947047/singles_of_the_year/4

Related information

Ryan Adams
Studio albums
EPs
Singles
With Whiskeytown
Books
See also