III (The Lumineers album)

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III
File:The Lumineers - III.png
Studio album by the Lumineers
Released September 13, 2019
Recorded 2017-September 2018
Length 37:47
Label
Producer Simone Felice
the Lumineers chronology
Junior Sparks
(2019)		 III
(2019)		 Jimmy Sparks
(2019)
Singles from III (The Lumineers album)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 72/100[1]
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 3.5/5 stars[2]
Gigwise 7/10[3]

III is the third studio album by American indie folk band The Lumineers. The album was released on September 13, 2019.[4]

Composition

As well as being the Lumineers' third album, the album title also references that the album is presented in three chapters, each focusing on a different main character of the fictional Sparks family.[5] Lumineers co-founder Jeremiah Fraites said "This collection of songs worked out in a beautiful way, and I feel with this album we've really hit our stride."[6] In an interview with NPR, Fraites and Schultz both explained how their lives have been impacted by addiction, and that this album was intended to chronicle the effects of addiction on family members and loved ones. "Schultz says he had a childhood friend in New Jersey who slowly came apart as a teenager because of drug addiction. Both band members experienced this because Schultz's friend, Josh Fraites, was the brother of his future bandmate, Jeremiah."[7] As of September 19, 2019, the Lumineers have released 10 music videos from the first 10 tracks of the album, chronicling the main characters and their journey living alongside addiction.[8]

Commercial performance

III debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 with 86,000 album-equivalent units, including 73,000 pure album sales. It is the Lumineers' third top-two album in the US.[9]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Wesley Schultz and Jeremiah Fraites except where noted. 

No. Title Length
1. "Donna"   3:05
2. "Life in the City"   3:51
3. "Gloria"   3:36
4. "It Wasn't Easy to Be Happy for You"   3:34
5. "Leader of the Landslide"   5:54
6. "Left for Denver"   3:16
7. "My Cell"   3:16
8. "Jimmy Sparks"   5:55
9. "April"   0:50
10. "Salt and the Sea"   4:30
Total length:
 37:47
Bonus tracks [10]
No. Title Length
11. "Democracy" (Leonard Cohen) 6:44
12. "Old Lady"   4:17
13. "Soundtrack Song"   2:01
Total length:
 50:49

Personnel

Studio musicians

  • Wesley Schultz − vocals, guitar
  • Jeremiah Fraites − piano, drums, tambourine, guitar, backing vocals, synths, vibraphone, cymbal scrapes
  • Byron Isaacs − bass, backing vocals
  • Lauren Jacobson − violin, backing vocals
  • Simone Felice − maraca, backing vocals
  • David Baron − synths, keyboards, harmonium
  • Anneke Schaul-Yoder − cello

Charts

References

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  27. ↑ "The Lumineers – Chart history" Billboard Folk Albums for The Lumineers. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  28. ↑ "The Lumineers – Chart history" Billboard Top Rock Albums for The Lumineers. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
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