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On the Line is the fourth studio album (third solo album) by American singer-songwriter Jenny Lewis. The album was released on March 22, 2019, by Warner Bros. Records.[1] Recorded at Capitol Records' Studio B, the album has contributions from Beck, Ringo Starr, Ryan Adams, Don Was, Benmont Tench, Jason Falkner, and Jim Keltner.[2][3]

On the Line
Studio album by Jenny Lewis
Released	March 22, 2019
Studio	Capitol (Hollywood)
Genre	Indie rock
Length	47:15
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Beck Shawn Everett Jenny Lewis Ryan Adams
Jenny Lewis chronology
The Voyager (2014) On the Line (2019)
Singles from On the Line
"Red Bull & Hennessy" Released: January 23, 2019 "Heads Gonna Roll" Released: February 14, 2019 "Wasted Youth" Released: March 15, 2019

Ryan Adams' involvement

A month prior to the album's release, Ryan Adams, who helped produce the record, was accused by several women of sexual misconduct.[4] After the album was released, Lewis told Pitchfork: "The allegations are so serious and shocking and really fucked up, and I was so sad on so many levels when I heard, I hate that he's on this album, but you can't rewrite how things went. We started the record together two years ago, and he worked on it — we were in the studio for five days. Then he pretty much bounced, and I had to finish the album by myself."[5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	8.0/10[6]
Metacritic	85/100[7]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[8]
The A.V. Club	B+[9]
Chicago Tribune	[10]
The Daily Telegraph	[11]
The Independent	[12]
NME	[13]
Pitchfork	8.0/10[14]
Q	[15]
Rolling Stone	[16]
Uncut	7/10[17]

On the Line was met with widespread critical acclaim.[7] The Daily Telegraph called it "a smart, swaggering break-up album from a major talent",[11] while The Independent said Lewis "adds a California sheen to melancholy and nostalgia".[12] Robert Christgau was somewhat less impressed in Vice, giving it a three-star honorable mention. He said Lewis, "the rare 21st-century singer-songwriter whose level of craft renders her good enough for 76-year-old master drummer Jim Keltner", "loses the spring in her step that made her so 21st-century by proving it", naming as highlights the title track, "Rabbit Hole", and "Dogwood".[18]

In a year-end essay for Slate, Ann Powers cited On the Line as one of her favorite albums from 2019 and proof that the format is not dead but rather undergoing a "metamorphosis". She added that concept albums had reemerged through the culturally-relevant autobiographical narratives of artists such as Lewis, who "confronted the ghost of her mother by invoking the musical touchstones they had shared in the fearless On the Line".[19]

Track listing

Charts

Chart (2019)	Peak position
Irish Albums (IRMA)[20]	59
Scottish Albums (OCC)[21]	11
UK Albums (OCC)[22]	27
US Billboard 200[23]	34
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[24]	2
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[25]	4

References

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On the Line — четвёртый студийный альбом американской актрисы и певицы Дженни Льюис, вышедший 22 марта 2019 года на лейбле Warner Bros.[12]. Альбом был запсиан в студии Capitol Records при участии и продюсировании таких музыкантов как Бек, Ринго Старр, Райан Адамс, Don Was, Benmont Tench, Jason Falkner и Джим Келтнер[13][14].

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