The Walking in Between

The Walking in Between
The cover of Ben Rector's The Walking in Between
Studio album by Ben Rector
Released August 20, 2013
Genre Rock, Pop
Label Aptly Named
Producer Jamie Kenney and Charlie Peacock
Ben Rector chronology
Something Like This
(2011)		 The Walking in Between
(2013)		 Brand New
(2015)

The Walking in Between is the fifth full length studio album released by Ben Rector, an American singer/songwriter from Oklahoma and now based in Nashville, Tennessee. The album was released on August 20, 2013. It was partly produced by Jamie Kenney and Charlie Peacock and partially self-produced, The Walking in Between is the first release on Rector's own label, Aptly Named Recordings. [1] The album debuted at No. 16 on the Billboard 200 chart.[2]

Track listing

  1. "Ordinary Love"
  2. "When I'm With You"
  3. "Beautiful"
  4. "Making Money"
  5. "I Like You"
  6. "Sailboat"
  7. "Follow You"
  8. "If You Can Hear Me"
  9. "Wildfire"
  10. "Forever Like That"
  11. "Life Keeps Moving On"
  12. "Thank God for the Summertime"
  13. "Forever Like That" (Acoustic)

Reception

Critical

The album received mostly positive feedback overall from localized and national publications. A Huffington Post writer regarded the album as a "smash." [3] Additionally, according to a review from Atlanta Music Guide, the album "delivers a pleasant listening experience." [4] The reviewer said simple arrangements, clever lyrics, and a crystalline quality of voice were the strong points of the album.

Commercial

The album debuted at No. 16 on Billboard 200,[5] and No. 2 on the Folk Albums chart,[6] with 21,000 copies sold in its first week. It has sold 53,000 copies in the United States as of August 2015.[7]

Charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[8] 16
US Digital Albums (Billboard)[9] 6
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[10] 4
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[11] 2
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[12] 5

References

  1. ↑ "Ben Rector". Big Hassle. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  2. ↑ Ryan. "Ben Rector Album Debuts at 16 on Billboard 200". LLC. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  3. ↑ Chattman, Jon. "A-Sides with Jon Chattman". Huffington Post. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  4. ↑ Judd, Rosie. "Album Review: Ben Rector, The Walking In Between, Aug. 20th, 2013". Atlanta Music Guide. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  5. ↑ Abby White (November 25, 2013). "Walking In Between With Ben Rector". MusicWorld.
  6. ↑ "Folk Albums: September 7, 2013". Billboard.
  7. ↑ "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on August 19, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Ben Rector – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Ben Rector.
  9. ↑ "Ben Rector – Chart history" Billboard Digital Albums for Ben Rector.
  10. ↑ "Ben Rector – Chart history" Billboard Independent Albums for Ben Rector.
  11. ↑ "Ben Rector – Chart history" Billboard Folk Albums for Ben Rector.
  12. ↑ "Ben Rector – Chart history" Billboard Top Rock Albums for Ben Rector.
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