The Head and the Heart (album)

2011 studio album by The Head and the Heart

The Head and the Heart

Studio album by

The Head and the Heart

Released| April 19, 2011
Genre| Folk rock, pop
Length| 39:26
Label| Sub Pop
The Head and the Heart chronology
|  | The Head and the Heart
(2011)  | Let's Be Still
(2013)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic|  link
Pitchfork Media| (3.8/10) link
Bowlegs|  link
The A.V. Club| C− link

The Head and the Heart is the first studio album by folk rock band The Head and the Heart, released on April 19, 2011, on Sub Pop. A deluxe edition of the album was released in August 2011 and included 'Chasing A Ghost' (live), 'Josh McBride' (Live), and 'Rivers and Roads' (live).[1]

Initially, the band had self-released the album in June 2009, selling it at concerts, by word of mouth, and through local record stores. In the ensuing months the album sold 10,000 copies.[2] Their music plays heavily on the trio of vocal harmonies, piano and violin melodies, and prominent drums and percussion. It was the top-selling album of the year 2010 for the independent Sonic Boom Records in the band's home neighborhood of Ballard, Seattle.[3]

The song "Rivers and Roads" was used in the series finale of NBC's Chuck, in the 16th episode of the seventh season of CBS's comedy How I Met Your Mother, 19th episode of the season finale of Netflix's Manifest, at the season finale of the fourth season of Fox's series New Girl, and in The Good Doctor.

## Track listing

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All songs by Josiah Johnson, Jon Russell, Charity Thielen, Kenny Hensley, Chris Zasche, and Tyler Williams.

The Head and the Heart track listingNo.| Title| Length

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1.| "Cats and Dogs"| 1:55
2.| "Coeur D'Alene"| 4:21
3.| "Ghosts"| 4:18
4.| "Down in the Valley"| 5:03
5.| "Rivers and Roads"| 4:44
6.| "Honey Come Home"| 3:21
7.| "Lost in My Mind"| 4:19
8.| "Winter Song"| 2:43
9.| "Sounds Like Hallelujah"| 3:10
10.| "Heaven Go Easy on Me"| 5:40

## Personnel

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* Charity Rose Thielen – vocals, violin, percussion
* Josiah Johnson – vocals, guitar, percussion
* Jonathan Russell – vocals, guitar, percussion
* Tyler Williams – drums, percussion, vocals
* Chris Zasche – bass, vocals
* Kenny Hensley – piano, vocals
* Chelsey Duff, Colin Isler, Kevin Matley, Yakup Trana – Additional Instrumentation

* Steven James Aguilar – producer, recorded by, mixed by
* Shawn Simmons – producer, recorded by
* Kevin Matley – producer

## Commercial performance

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The Head and the Heart peaked at number 109 with 4,000 copies sold on Billboard 200.[4]

## Charts

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Chart (2011–12)  | Peak
position

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U.S. Billboard 200[5] | 109
U.S. Billboard Folk Albums[5] | 3
U.S. Billboard Rock Albums[5] | 23
U.S. Billboard Alternative Albums[5] | 18
U.S. Billboard Independent Albums[5] | 14

## References

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1. ^ [1] Heavenly Recordings press-release
2. ^ Leahey, Andrew. "Best of What's Next: The Head and the Heart". Paste Magazine. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
3. ^ "And The No. 1 Selling Record Of 2010 At Sonic Boom Ballard Was ..." Sound on the Sound. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
4. ^ Caulfield, Keith (2013-10-23). "Pearl Jam Earns Fifth No. 1 Album On Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2013-10-23.
5. ^ a b c d e "US Billboard Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 9 September 2011.

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