Interstate Gospel

Interstate Gospel is the third studio album by American country supergroup Pistol Annies, and their second with RCA Nashville. It was released on November 2, 2018. It is their first album since 2013's Annie Up. It was nominated for Best Country Album at the 62nd Grammy Awards. It is their very first Grammy nomination. In 2019, Rolling Stone named Interstate Gospel as one of their top ten albums of the decade, ranking it at 9.

Interstate Gospel
Studio album by Pistol Annies
Released	November 2, 2018 (2018-11-02)
Studio	Southern Ground (Nashville, Tennessee) The Casino (Nashville, Tennessee) Muscadine Recording Studios (Macon, Georgia)
Genre	Americana, country
Length	46:41
Label	RCA Nashville
Producer	Frank Liddell, Glenn Worf, Eric Masse
Pistol Annies chronology
Annie Up (2013) Interstate Gospel (2018)
Singles from Interstate Gospel
"Got My Name Changed Back" Released: October 29, 2018

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.[1] "Stop, Drop and Roll One" was released as the fourth track on October 12.[2] 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.[3] "Masterpiece" was released on October 26.[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	8.0/10[5]
Metacritic	85/100[6]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[7]
Exclaim!	9/10[8]
The Guardian	[9]
Newsday	[10]
Pitchfork	8.0/10[11]
PopMatters	7/10[12]
Rolling Stone	[13]
Uncut	8/10[14]
Vice (Expert Witness)	A[15]

The album received widespread critical acclaim. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 85, based on 9 reviews.[6]

Commercial performance

Interstate Gospel debuted at number fifteen on the US Billboard 200 and at number one on the Top Country Albums chart with first week sales of 26,500 copies in pure album sales (30,000 in equivalent album units).[16][17] The album is also Pistol Annies' first number one on the Americana/Folk Albums chart.[17]

As of March 2020, the album has sold 80,700 copies in the United States.[18]

In the United Kingdom, Interstate Gospel debuted at number one on the UK Country Albums chart.

Track listing

All tracks written by Miranda Lambert, Ashley Monroe and Angaleena Presley, except "This Too Shall Pass", which was written by Monroe and Presley.[19]

No.	Title	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"Interstate Prelude"	Presley, Monroe	1:06
2.	"Stop, Drop and Roll One"	Lambert, Monroe, Presley	3:02
3.	"Best Years of My Life"	Monroe, Presley, Lambert	3:42
4.	"5 Acres of Turnips"	Presley, Lambert	2:55
5.	"When I Was His Wife"	Lambert, Monroe, Presley	3:29
6.	"Cheyenne"	Lambert	4:16
7.	"Got My Name Changed Back"	Lambert	2:54
8.	"Sugar Daddy"	Lambert, Presley, Monroe	3:38
9.	"Leavers Lullaby"	Monroe	4:01
10.	"Milkman"	Lambert, Presley, Monroe	3:22
11.	"Commissary"	Presley	3:35
12.	"Masterpiece"	Lambert	4:38
13.	"Interstate Gospel"	Presley, Monroe	3:01
14.	"This Too Shall Pass"	Presley, Monroe	3:02
Total length:			46:41

Personnel

Adapted from the album liner notes.[20]

• Miranda Lambert – lead vocals, background vocals
• Ashley Monroe – lead vocals, background vocals
• Angaleena Presley – lead vocals, background vocals, acoustic guitar
• Frank Liddell – producer
• Glenn Worf – producer, bass
• Eric Masse – producer, mixing
• Frank Carter Rische – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Fats Kaplin – acoustic guitar, fiddle, steel guitar
• Chris Coleman – brass
• Dan Dugmore – electric guitar, dobro, additional piano, steel guitar, wurlitzer
• Matt Chamberlain – drums, percussion
• Chuck Leavell – piano
• Dan Davis – assistant
• Anna Lise Liddell – assistant
• Miller Mobley – photography
• Brittany Hamlin – production coordination
• Stephen Marcussen – mastering
• Stewart Whitmore – mastering assistant
• Johnny Lavoy – hair, makeup, styling
• Moani Lee – hair, makeup, styling
• Leah Hoffman – hair, makeup, styling
• Lindsay Doyle – hair, makeup, styling
• Tiffany Gifford – hair, makeup, styling
• Tracy Baskette Fleaner – creative direction
• Stephanie Eatherly – art direction

Charts

Chart (2018)	Peak position
Australian Digital Albums (ARIA)[21]	18
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[22]	90
Scottish Albums (OCC)[23]	33
UK Country Albums (OCC)[24]	1
US Billboard 200[25]	15
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[26]	1

References

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2. "Pistol Annies Roll Out New Song, "Stop Drop and Roll One" [Listen]". Nashvillecountrydaily.com. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
3. "Pistol Annies Debut New Song "Sugar Daddy" [Watch] - One Country". Onecountry.com. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
4. Ferris, Jedd (25 October 2018). "Hear Pistol Annies' Mournful New Song 'Masterpiece'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
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6. "Interstate Gospel by Pistol Annies Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
7. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Interstate Gospel – Pistol Annies". AllMusic. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
8. Easton, Anthony (November 2, 2018). "Pistol Annies: Interstate Gospel". Exclaim!. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
9. Snapes, Laura (November 2, 2018). "Pistol Annies: Interstate Gospel review – country with no time to waste". The Guardian. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
10. Gamboa, Glenn (October 31, 2018). "'Interstate Gospel' review: Country supergroup Pistol Annies are as sharp as ever". Newsday. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
11. Powell, Mike (November 5, 2018). "Pistol Annies: Interstate Gospel". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
12. Thiessen, Christopher (November 12, 2018). "Pistol Annies Offer a Place of Comfort in the Midst of Brokenness on 'Interstate Gospel'". PopMatters. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
13. Bernstein, Jonathan (November 2, 2018). "Review: Pistol Annies Deliver Urgent Stories With Heart, Humor on 'Interstate Gospel'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
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16. Bjorke, Matt. "Top 10 Country Albums Sales Chart: November 14, 2018". RoughStock. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
17. Asker, Jim (November 13, 2018). "Pistol Annies' 'Interstate Gospel' Debuts At No. 1 on Top Country Albums Chart". Billboard.
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