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The Things That We Are Made Of is the fourteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Mary Chapin Carpenter. It was released on May 6, 2016 by Lambent Light Records. The album was produced by Dave Cobb.

The Things That We Are Made Of
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 6, 2016 (2016-05-06)
Genre
  • Americana
  • country
  • folk
[1]
Length48:49 (standard edition)
57:52 (with bonus tracks)
LabelLambent Light Records
ProducerDave Cobb
Mary Chapin Carpenter chronology
Songs from the Movie
(2014)
The Things That We Are Made Of
(2016)
Sometimes Just the Sky
(2018)

Background


Carpenter recorded The Things That We Are Made Of at Dave Cobb's Low Country Sound studio in Nashville, Tennessee; production was helmed by Cobb. She began writing the material for the album about four years prior, and described the writing process as similar to those of her previous works in an interview with Diane Rehm: "[W]henever I've started a record, I haven't really had, like, a topic or an agenda or anything to sort of stitch the songs together. They just kind of come out. And when I finished the writing for [The Things That We Are Made Of], I was able to sort of see it as one thing and it really was this sort of document of where I am in my life, what this age that I'm at is bringing to me, [and] what I have lost along the way."[2] In another interview with HuffPost, Carpenter said that the album's songs "poses questions at every verse", further adding that "What I was trying to articulate is that duality, two sides of ourselves that want to be unanswerable but also want that deep connection and safety. How to reconcile those two things? The song "Something Tamed Something Wild" poses that question and those conversations run through the record."[3]


Critical reception


Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Pitchfork6.8/10[5]

Upon release, The Things We Are Made Of received mixed reviews from music critics. Benjamin Naddaff-Hafrey of NPR called the album "surprising", however he praised Dave Cobb's production for "stripping Carpenter's arrangements back" in contrast to her previous album Songs from the Movie (2014). He also wrote: "In the process, she makes you believe that the lucky end of the stories we tell ourselves is the ability to look through memories and find real acceptance — the things we're made of and the strength to set off again."[6]


Track listing


All tracks are written by Mary Chapin Carpenter.

No.TitleLength
1."Something Tamed Something Wild"3:46
2."The Middle Ages"3:48
3."What Does It Mean to Travel"3:09
4."Livingston"5:13
5."Map of My Heart"2:57
6."Oh Rosetta"4:39
7."Deep Deep Down Heart"4:34
8."Hand on My Back"5:14
9."The Blue Distance"5:04
10."Note on a Windshield"4:49
11."The Things That We Are Made Of"5:30
Total length:48:49

Spotify, iTunes and Apple Music bonus tracks[7]

No.TitleLength
12."Between the Wars (Charleston 1937)"4:03
13."88 Constellations"5:00
Total length:57:52

Personnel


Credits for The Things That We Are Made Of adapted from AllMusic.[8]

Musicians

Technical

Design


Chart performance


Chart performance for The Things That We Are Made Of
Chart (2016) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[9] 47
US Billboard 200[10] 103
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[11] 8
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[12] 3

References


  1. "The Things That We Are Made Of by Mary Chapin Carpenter". Apple Music. 2016-05-06. Retrieved 2021-10-29. Mary Chapin Carpenter exudes hard-won calm and wisdom on her 14th album, a set of gorgeous Americana tracks that serve as a memoir.
  2. "Mary Chapin Carpenter On Her 14th Album, "The Things That We Are Made Of"". The Official Website of Diane Rehm. WAMU. 2016-05-23. Retrieved 2021-10-30.
  3. D'Ambrosio, Brian (2016-05-02). "The Things That We Are Made Of: Mary Chapin Carpenter's Spirit of Fire". HuffPost. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
  4. Jurek, Thom. "The Things That We Are Made Of - Mary Chapin Carpenter". AllMusic. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
  5. Sodomsky, Sam (2016-05-11). "Mary Chapin Carpenter: The Things That We Are Made Of Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
  6. Naddaff-Haffrey, Benjamin (2016-04-28). "Review: Mary Chapin Carpenter, 'The Things We Are Made Of': NPR". NPR. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
  7. "Mary Chapin Carpenter – The Things That We Are Made Of (2016, Digital Download)". music.apple.com. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  8. "The Things That We Are Made Of - Mary Chapin Carpenter | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  9. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  10. "Mary Chapin Carpenter Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  11. "Mary Chapin Carpenter Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  12. "Mary Chapin Carpenter Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 31, 2021.



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