Childish Things

Childish Things
Studio album by
James McMurtry
ReleasedSeptember 6, 2005 (2005-09-06)
Recorded2005, Flashpoint Recording, Austin, TX
GenresCountry, Americana
Length59:28
LabelCompadre
ProducerJames McMurtry
James McMurtry chronology
Live in Aught-Three
(2004)		 Childish Things
(2005)		 Just Us Kids
(2008)
Professional ratings
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Childish Things is a 2005 album by singer-songwriter James McMurtry (see 2005 in music). It was awarded the 2006 Americana Music Association Album of the Year Award. The song "We Can't Make It Here" was named the best song of the 2000s decade by music critic Robert Christgau.

Track listing

  1. "See the Elephant" (McMurtry) – 4:27
  2. "Childish Things" (McMurtry)– 4.35
  3. "We Can't Make It Here" (McMurtry) – 7:04
  4. "Slew Foot" (featuring Joe Ely; written by Howard Hausey and James C. Webb) – 4:23
  5. "Bad Enough" (McMurtry) – 4:32
  6. "Restless" (McMurtry) – 3:52
  7. "Memorial Day" (McMurtry) – 4:16
  8. "Six Year Drought" (McMurtry) – 5:12
  9. "Old Part of Town" (written by Peter Case) – 5:35
  10. "Charlemagne's Home Town" (McMurtry) – 5:53
  11. "Pocatello" (McMurtry) – 3:09
  12. "Holiday" (McMurtry) – 6:30

Personnel

Chart performance

Chart (2005) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 47
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers 28
U.S. Billboard Top Independent Albums 40

References

  1. ↑ AllMusic review
  2. ↑ "Americana Music Association – Winners & Honorees". Americana Music Association. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
  3. ↑ Christgau, Robert (December 24, 2009). "Rolling Stone Ballot: The 00's Best Songs & Albums". Robert Christgau. Archived from the original on January 2, 2010. Retrieved February 17, 2013.