''Upland Stories'' is an album by American country musician

Robbie Fulks Robert "Robbie" Fulks (born March 25, 1963) is an American alternative country singer-songwriter, instrumentalist and long-time Chicago, Illinois resident. He has released 13 albums over a career spanning more than 30 years. His 2016 record ''Upl ...

, released on April 1, 2016 on

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. It was produced by

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. ''Upland Stories'' was nominated for a

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for

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and the song "Alabama at Night" was nominated for a Grammy for

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Critical reception

''Upland Stories'' received generally favorable reviews from critics; on

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, it has a score of 87 out of 100, indicating "universal acclaim". One such review was written by Bob Paxman for ''

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''. In his review, Paxman wrote that Fulks had "reached his highest plateau" with ''Upland Stories'', and concluded by calling it "a masterful album, replete with wonderful stories and fully drawn characters."

Track listing

Personnel

*Steve Albini – engineering, mixing *Shad Cobb – banjo, fiddle, vocals *Jim DeMain – mastering *Robbie Fulks – banjo, guitar, production, vocals *Robbie Gjersoe – baritone guitar, electric guitar, resonator guitar, ukulele, viola *Andy Goodwin – cover photograph, photography *Markus Greiner – layout *Alex Hall – drums *Jim Herrington – photography *Wayne Horvitz – organ, Wurlitzer *Fats Kaplin – mandolin, pedal steel *Todd Phillips – bass *Jenny Scheinman – fiddle, vocals *Grégoire Yeche – assistant

References

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