Golden Sings That Have Been Sung

Golden Sings That Have Been Sung is the third studio album by American musician Ryley Walker. It was released in August 2016 under Dead Oceans Records.

Golden Sings That Have Been Sung
Studio album by Ryley Walker
Released	August 19, 2016 (2016-08-19)
Genre	Psychedelic folk, Folk rock
Length	40:37
Label	Dead Oceans
Producer	LeRoy Bach, Ryley Walker
Ryley Walker chronology
Primrose Green (2015) Golden Sings That Have Been Sung (2016) Deafman Glance (2018)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.5/10[1]
Metacritic	80/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Chicago Tribune	[4]
The Guardian	[5]
The Independent	[6]
The Irish Times	[7]
Mojo	[8]
Pitchfork	6.5/10[9]
Record Collector	[10]
The Times	[11]
Uncut	9/10[12]

The album received a Metacritic score of 80 based on 16 critics, indicating generally favorable reviews.[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Halfwit In Me"	5:54
2.	"A Choir Apart"	3:11
3.	"Funny Thing She Said"	6:26
4.	"Sullen Mind"	6:32
5.	"I Will Ask You Twice"	2:02
6.	"The Roundabout"	4:41
7.	"The Great and Undecided"	3:39
8.	"Age Old Tale"	8:12

Personnel

Adapted from Discogs.[13]

• Ryley Walker – Acoustic Guitar, Vocals
• LeRoy Bach – Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Keyboards [Keys], Piano, Clarinet, Percussion, Lap Steel Guitar, Production
• Anton Hatwich – Bass
• Frank Rosaly, Quin Kirchner, Ryan Jewell – Drums
• Brian Sulpizio – Electric Guitar
• Ben Boye – Keyboards [Keys], Piano, Autoharp
• Whitney Johnson – Viola

Technical

• Artwork – Brian Blomerth
• Design – Miles Johnson
• Engineer – Cooper Crain
• Engineer [Additional Engineering] – Matt Dewine
• Engineer [Additional Engineering] – LeRoy Bach
• Mastered By – Jeff Lipton
• Mastered By [Assistant Mastering Engineer] – Maria Rice
• Mixed By – Brian Deck
• Producer, Arranged By – LeRoy Bach, Ryley Walker

Weekly charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[14]	19
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[15]	14
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[16]	44
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[17]	19

References

1. "Golden Sings That Have Been Sung by Ryley Walker reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
2. "Reviews for Golden Sings That Have Been Sung by Ryley Walker". Metacritic. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
3. Jurek, Thom. "Golden Sings That Have Been Sung – Ryley Walker". AllMusic. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
4. Kot, Greg (August 12, 2016). "Song doesn't remain the same for Ryley Walker on 'Golden Sings That Have Been Sung'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
5. Hann, Michael (August 18, 2016). "Ryley Walker: Golden Sings That Have Been Sung review – patchily brilliant psychedelic Americana". The Guardian. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
6. Gill, Andy (August 10, 2016). "Album reviews: Ryley Walker, Lakuta, Blind Pilot and more". The Independent. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
7. Breen, Joe (August 26, 2016). "Album of the Week – Ryley Walker's Golden Sings That Have Been Sung: On a path worth following". The Irish Times. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
8. Sheppard, David (September 2016). "Ryley Walker: Golden Sings That Have Been Sung". Mojo (274): 90.
9. Scheim, Benjamin (August 13, 2016). "Ryley Walker: Golden Sings That Have Been Sung". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
10. Moores, JR (September 2016). "Ryley Walker – Golden Sings That Have Been Sung". Record Collector (457). Retrieved October 19, 2019.
11. Hodgkinson, Will (August 19, 2016). "Pop: Ryley Walker: Golden Sings That Have Been Sung". The Times. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
12. Mulvey, John (September 2016). "Ryley Walker: Golden Sings That Have Been Sung". Uncut (232): 63.
13. "Ryley Walker - Golden Sings That Have Been Sung". discogs.com. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
14. "Ryley Walker Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard.
15. "Ryley Walker Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard.
16. "Ryley Walker Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
17. "Ryley Walker Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard.