''Interstate Gospel'' is the third studio album by American

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supergroup

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, and their second with

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. It was released on November 2, 2018. It is their first album since 2013's ''

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''. It was nominated for

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at the

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. It is their very first Grammy nomination. In 2019,

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named Interstate Gospel as one of their top ten albums of the decade, ranking it at 9.

Background

Announced on September 27, 2018, the Pistol Annies released three tracks, "Interstate Gospel", "Got My Name Changed Back" and "Best Years of My Life", as well as revealing the album title and cover art in a press release. "Stop, Drop and Roll One" was released as the fourth track on October 12. On October 17, the Annies debuted a fifth track, "Sugar Daddy", releasing it immediately following a performance on the ''CMT Artists of the Year'' telecast. "Masterpiece" was released on October 26.

Critical reception

The album received widespread critical acclaim. At

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, which assigns a

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rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an

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score of 85, based on 9 reviews. ''

'' ranked "Got My Name Changed Back" at #143 on its 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time ranking in May 2024.

Commercial performance

''Interstate Gospel'' debuted at number fifteen on the US ''Billboard'' 200 and at number one on the

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chart with first week sales of 26,500 copies in pure album sales (30,000 in

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). The album is also Pistol Annies' first number one on the Americana/Folk Albums chart. As of March 2020, the album has sold 80,700 copies in the United States. In the

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, ''Interstate Gospel'' debuted at number one on the UK Country Albums chart.

Track listing

All tracks written by

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and

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, except "This Too Shall Pass", which was written by Monroe and Presley.

Personnel

Adapted from the album liner notes. Pistol Annies *

– lead vocals, backing vocals *

– lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitar Additional musicians *

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– acoustic piano *

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–

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, additional acoustic piano, electric guitars,

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* Frank Carter Rische – acoustic guitar, electric guitars *

Fats Kaplin Fats Kaplin is an American musician, born in New York City. He is best known as a fiddler. He also plays guitar, button accordion, banjo, mandolin, steel guitar, an Arab oud, and a Turkish cümbüş, among others. He has worked with artists such ...

– acoustic guitar, steel guitar,

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– bass *

Matt Chamberlain Matthew Chamberlain (born April 17, 1967) is an American session drummer, record producer and songwriter. He has played with various artists, including Pearl Jam, Edie Brickell & New Bohemians, David Bowie, Tori Amos, Morrissey, The Wallflow ...

– drums, percussion * Chris Coleman – brass

Production

* Frank Liddell – producer * Glenn Worf – producer * Eric Masse – producer, recording, mixing * Paul Hornsby – additional recording * Dan Davis – mix assistant * Anna Lise Liddell – mix assistant *

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– mastering at Marcussen Mastering (Hollywood, California) * Stewart Whitmore – mastering assistant * Brittany Hamlin – production coordination * Tracy Baskette Fleaner – creative direction * Stephanie Eatherly – art direction * Miller Mobley – photography * Lindsay Doyle – hair, make-up, styling * Tiffany Gifford – hair, make-up, styling * Leah Hoffman – hair, make-up, styling * Johnny Lavoy – hair, make-up, styling * Moani Lee – hair, make-up, styling

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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