Down to Believing

Down to Believing is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter Allison Moorer. It was released on March 16, 2015 by eOne Nashville and sees her reunited with producer Kenny Greenberg who produced her first two albums. The album was recorded over two years and inspired by events in her personal life during that time including her divorce from Steve Earle and her young son's diagnosis with autism.[7]

Down to Believing
Studio album by
Allison Moorer
ReleasedMarch 16, 2015
Genre
Length47:00
LabelEntertainment One Music, Proper Records
ProducerKenny Greenberg
Allison Moorer chronology
Crows
(2010)		 Down to Believing
(2015)		 Not Dark Yet
(2017)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic85/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
American Songwriter [3]
The Observer [4]
Exclaim! [5]
Slant Magazine [6]

Critical reception

Upon release, Down to Believing received positive acclaim from critics. Uncut Magazine wrote that "Out of the pain and anger, Moorer has fashioned the finest album of her career" [8] while AllMusic wrote it was "an emotionally raw yet aesthetically fine album. She may have reached into the depths for these songs, but she's delivered us the gift of a burning light."[2] Thierry Côté of Exclaim! wrote that "even in the rare moments when the production comes dangerously close to generic modern country sheen, Moorer's voice remains a warm, unwavering instrument and the songs are never less than deeply affecting and emotionally resonant."

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Like It Used to Be"Allison Moorer3:19
2."Thunderstorm/Hurricane"Moorer2:48
3."I Lost My Crystal Ball"Moorer, Angelo Petraglia3:08
4."Down to Believing"Moorer, Audley Freed, Keith Gattis4:58
5."Tear Me Apart"Moorer, Kenny Greenberg3:05
6."If I Were Stronger"Moorer, Troy Olsen4:08
7."Wish I"Moorer, Tony Lane4:29
8."Blood"Moorer3:30
9."Mama Let the Wolf In"Moorer, Jeffrey Steele3:22
10."I'm Doing Fine"Moorer, Zac Maloy3:08
11."Back of My Mind"Moorer, Skip Black, Neil Medley4:19
12."Have You Ever Seen the Rain?"John Fogerty2:43
13."Gonna Get It Wrong"Moorer, Lane3:50

Personnel

Chart performance

The album debuted on the Top Country Albums chart at No. 26, and No. 8 on the Heatseeker Albums chart, with 1,600 copies sold for its debut week.[9]

Chart (2015) Peak
position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[10] 26
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[11] 15
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[12] 8
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[13] 36

References
  1. "Down To Believing Reviews". Metacritic.
  2. Thom Jurek (2015-03-17). "Down To Believing - Allison Moorer | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
  3. "Allison Moorer - Down To Believing". American Songwriter. 2015-03-16. Retrieved 2015-03-16.
  4. Neil Spencer (2015-03-08). "Allison Moorer: Down to Believing review – a gamut of emotion from Nashville". The Guardian. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
  5. Thierry Côté (2015-03-13). "Allison Moorer, 'Down To Believing' Review". Exclaim. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
  6. "Slant review". Slant Magazine. 17 March 2015.
  7. "Stephen L. Betts: Hear Allison Moorer Embrace Change on New Album 'Down to Believing'". Rolling Stone. 16 March 2015. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
  8. "Down to Believing by Allison Moorer". Metacritic.
  9. Matt Bjorke (March 25, 2015). "Country Album Chart Report For March 25, 2015". Roughstock. Sales figure given here
  10. "Allison Moorer Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
  11. "Allison Moorer Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard.
  12. "Allison Moorer Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard.
  13. "Allison Moorer Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
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