''With Love'' is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Rosie Thomas, released on February 14, 2012. It was Thomas's first album in four years, having taken time out due to a

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disorder and anxiety, getting married, and touring with

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Rosie Thomas: Restarting A Musical Life "With Love"
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, April 8, 2012. Retrieved January 26, 2014 Thomas worked on the album with

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' band, Sam Beam (Iron & Wine), and David Bazan (

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). In commemoration of its tenth anniversary, the album was re-released digitally on July 29, 2022 with two bonus tracks, a full band recording of "Sometimes Love" and "Sweet as an Apple Tree".

Reception

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gave the album three stars, with John O'Brien saying that is "plenty to enjoy here".

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gave it 7/10, with Philip Majorins calling it "a charming and unexpected salute to the female pop vocalists of Rosie's youth" and "a risky, yet utterly sincere, retro-pop gem". Nate Chinen, reviewing the album for ''

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'' noted that Thomas's "singing is bolder and more outgoing than on her previous albums". ''

''s Mike Joyce commented favorably on Thomas's voice but was less impressed with some of the lyrics, stating "You can't knock Thomas's attitude and sincerity any more than you can fault her vocal charms and the album's smart production." Ryan Reed, reviewing the album for '' Paste'', gave the album 5.5 out of 10, finding fault in both the lyrics and the music.

Track listing

# "Where Was I" – 3:43 # "Over the Moon" – 3:18 # "In Time" – 3:57 # "Like Wildflowers" – 2:47 # "Two Worlds Collide" – 3:43 # "2 Birds" – 3:11 # "Is This Love" – 2:41 # "Back to Being Friends" – 3:56 # "Really Long Year" – 3:01 # "Sometimes Love" – 4:03 10th anniversary edition bonus tracks # "Sometimes Love (The Band version)" – 3:58 # "Sweet as an Apple Tree" – 2:20

References

External links

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