Better Than Home
Better Than Home is the seventh solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Beth Hart. Hart's husband and her manager convinced her to work with the production team of Rob Mathes and Michael Stevens, whom she had met when she performed at the Kennedy Center Honors in 2012. Hart had worked with Kevin Shirley for her last three albums, but she was persuaded to try a different team and go a different direction.[4] The production team challenged Hart to leave behind the darker themes and to "write more about my joy and what I believe in and what my love is."[4] Hart was pushed to write songs that came from a different source, from when she was happy or having a good time.[4] One song on the album, "Tell Her You Belong to Me", took her a year and a half to write.[5]
Better Than Home | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | April 13, 2015[1] | |||
Genre | Blues rock,[2] blues,[3] soul[3] | |||
Length | 48:58 | |||
Label | Provogue/Mascot Label | |||
Producer | Rob Mathes and Michael Stevens | |||
Beth Hart chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
Blues Rock Review | [1] |
Track listing
All tracks are written by Beth Hart
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Might as Well Smile" | 4:01 |
2. | "Tell 'Em to Hold On" | 4:24 |
3. | "Tell Her You Belong to Me" | 5:56 |
4. | "Trouble" | 4:42 |
5. | "Better Than Home" | 4:37 |
6. | "St. Teresa" | 5:07 |
7. | "We're Still Living in the City" | 4:20 |
8. | "The Mood That I'm In" | 3:55 |
9. | "Mechanical Heart" | 4:16 |
10. | "As Long as I Have a Song" | 3:25 |
11. | "Mama This One's for You" | 3:26 |
Total length: | 48:09 |
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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References
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- Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Better Than Home - Beth Hart". AllMusic.com. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
- Piovano, Filippo (April 7, 2016). "Review: Beth Hart: Better Than Home". The Metropolist. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
- Graff, Gary (April 7, 2015). "Exclusive: Listen to Beth Hart's New Album 'Better Than Home'". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
- Ball, Lauren (April 20, 2016). "Beth Hart". American Songwriter. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
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