''High Water II'' is the second
studio album
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by American band
The Magpie Salute
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. It was released on October 18, 2019 under
Provogue Records
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in the UK and
Eagle Records
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In the United Kingdom, the label's managing director is Lindsay Brown, former manager of Van Halen, while in the Un ...
elsewhere.
Chart performance
''High Water II'' debuted at number 1 on the UK
Official Charts Company
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In the United Kingdom, its charts inc ...
's Jazz & Blues albums on October 25, 2019.
It also peaked at number 154 on
Ultratop
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's Wallonia charts,
number 63 in Germany,
number 24 in Scotland,
and number 77 in Switzerland.
Critical reception
''High Water II'' was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 74, based on 6 reviews.
Track listing
Personnel
Musicians
* John Hogg – vocals
*
Marc Ford Marc or MARC may refer to:
People
* Marc (given name), people with the first name
* Marc (surname), people with the family name
Acronyms
* MARC standards, a data format used for library cataloging,
* MARC Train, a regional commuter rail system o ...
– vocals, guitar
* Joe Magistro – drums
*
Sven Pipien
Sven Pipien (born 30 May 1967, in Hanover, Germany) is a musician best known as the bassist of the southern rock band The Black Crowes.
Biography
Sven Pipien began his musical career playing bass with Atlanta-based rock outfit Mary, My Hope. The ...
– vocals, bass
*
Matt Slocum
Matt Slocum (born 27 December 1972) is a guitarist, cellist, pianist and composer, known for his work as the principal songwriter and lead guitarist of Sixpence None the Richer.
Biography
Born in Rhode Island to Joseph and Hildegard Slocum, ...
– keyboards
*
Rich Robinson
Richard Spencer Robinson (born May 24, 1969) is an American musician and founding member of the rock and roll band the Black Crowes. Along with older brother Chris Robinson, Rich formed the band in 1984 (originally called ''Mr. Crowes Garden'' ...
– vocals, guitar, producer
*
Alison Krauss
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– vocals, fiddle
* Matt Holland – horn
Production
* Chris Athens – mastering
* Joe Jones – assistant engineer
* Sean Genockey – mixer, engineer
* Laurent Chanez – photography
Charts
References
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2019 albums
Eagle Records albums
The Magpie Salute albums