''Gossip in the Grain'' is the singer-songwriter

Ray LaMontagne Raymond Charles Jack LaMontagne (; born June 18, 1973) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. LaMontagne has released eight studio albums: ''Trouble'', ''Till the Sun Turns Black'', '' Gossip in the Grain'', ''God Willin' & the Creek Don' ...

's third album, released on October 14, 2008. It was produced by

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and recorded in Box, England. Along with his band members, LaMontagne is also joined by the singer-songwriter

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on "A Falling Through" and "I Still Care for You". As commented on LaMontagne's website, the new album "proves to be his most creative and emotionally expansive collection to date".Ray LaMontagne
/ref> Up to May 9, 2009, the album had sold 238,435 copies in the US.

Track listing

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'' and the first season finale of '' Parenthood''. "Winter Birds" was used on the tenth episode of the fifth season of ABC's ''

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''. "I Still Care For You" was used on the twelfth episode of the fifth season of ''

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'' and " Painless". "Sarah" was used on the fourth episode of the sixth season of '' Instant Karma''. " You Are the Best Thing" was used in the film ''

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''.

Personnel

– songwriting, vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar (6), harmonica (8) *

– producer, drums (1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9), bass (1, 3, 6), electric guitar (1), piano (2), B-3 (2), string arrangement (2, 3, 10),

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(3), percussion (3),

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(6),

Mellotron The Mellotron is an electro-mechanical musical instrument developed in Birmingham, England, in 1963. It is played by pressing its keys, each of which pushes a length of magnetic tape against a capstan, which pulls it across a playback head. A ...

(6, 10), backing vocals (6, 7),

banjo The banjo is a stringed instrument with a thin membrane stretched over a frame or cavity to form a resonator. The membrane is typically circular, and usually made of plastic, or occasionally animal skin. Early forms of the instrument were fashi ...

(7) *

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– bass guitar (2, 4, 7, 8, 9), drums (7), backing vocals (7) * Eric Heywood – guitar (2, 8),

pedal steel The pedal steel guitar is a console-type of steel guitar with pedals and knee levers that change the pitch of certain strings to enable playing more varied and complex music than any previous steel guitar design. Like all steel guitars, it can p ...

(4, 9), acoustic guitar (7), backing vocals (7) * Leona Naess – backing vocals (4, 9, 10) * Dominic Monks – synthesizer (4)

Charts

Certifications

References

External links

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Billboard review of Gossip in the Grain
{{Authority control 2008 albums Ray LaMontagne albums Albums produced by Ethan Johns