A Pill for Loneliness

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A Pill for Loneliness
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Studio album by
City and Colour
Released4 October 2019
GenreAlternative rock, indie rock, folk rock
Length52:17
LabelStill Records
ProducerJacquire King
City and Colour chronology
Guide Me Back Home
(2018) 		A Pill for Loneliness
(2019) 		The Love Still Held Me Near
(2023)
Singles from A Pill for Loneliness
  1. "Astronaut"
    Released: 3 June 2019
  2. "Strangers"
    Released: 21 June 2019
  3. "Living in Lightning"
    Released: 16 August 2019
  4. "Difficult Love"
    Released: 2020
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic60/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
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DIYStarStarStarHalf starFile:Star empty.svg[3]
Exclaim!7/10[4]
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A Pill for Loneliness is the sixth studio album by City and Colour. It was released on 4 October 2019 through frontman Dallas Green's own record label, Still Records. The lead single, "Astronaut", was released on 3 June 2019, with the album being officially announced on 15 August 2019.[6][7][8] The release was City and Colour's fourth consecutive studio album to reach No. 1 on the Canadian Albums Chart.[9]

The album was a Juno Award nominee for Adult Alternative Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2020.[10]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Dallas Green.

No.TitleLength
1."Living in Lightning"3:19
2."Astronaut"6:01
3."Imagination"5:47
4."Difficult Love"4:04
5."Me and the Moonlight"2:52
6."Mountain of Madness"4:41
7."Song of Unrest"4:45
8."Strangers"4:04
9."The War Years"6:37
10."Young Lovers"4:07
11."Lay Me Down"6:00

Personnel

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Musicians

  • Dallas Green – lead vocals, background vocals, acoustic guitar (1–4, 8, 10), electric guitar (1–10), percussion (3, 7, 10, 11), keyboards (11)
  • Jack Lawrence – bass
  • Matt Kelly – background vocals (2, 3, 5, 6, 8), pedal steel guitar (1, 5, 9, 11), keyboards
  • Leon Power – drums (1–10), percussion (3, 7, 9)
  • Chad Howat – keyboards (5, 7, 9–11), programming (10, 11)
  • Spencer Thomson – keyboards (1–4, 6–8, 11), acoustic guitar (3, 4, 8), electric guitar (2–4), programming (1–4, 6–8, 11)
  • Jacquire King – programming, percussion (kick drum) (11)
  • Karl Bareham – keyboards (7), programming (7), percussion (ride cymbal) (11)
  • Gemma Mazza – piano (8)

Production

  • Jacquire King – producer, mixing, engineer
  • Karl Bareham – additional production, engineer
  • Danny Pellegrini – recording and mixing assistant, additional engineering
  • Luke Schindler – recording assistant
  • Gemma Mazza – recording assistant
  • Emily Lazar – mastering
  • Chris Allgood – mastering assistant

Charts

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Chart (2019) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[11] 8
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[12] 1
Scottish Albums (OCC)[13] 63
US Americana/Folk Albums (Billboard)[14] 9
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[15] 8
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[16] 25

References

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  14. ^ "City and Colour Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  15. ^ "City and Colour Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  16. ^ "City and Colour Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 15 October 2019.

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