The Queen of Hearts (album)

2017 studio album by Offa Rex

The Queen of Hearts

Studio album by

Offa Rex

Released| July 14, 2017 (2017-07-14)
Genre| Folk, British folk rock[1][2]
Length| 48:38
Label| Nonesuch Records
Olivia Chaney chronology
| Folk Songs
(2017)  | The Queen of Hearts
(2017)  | Shelter
(2018)

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The Decemberists chronology
| florasongs
(2015)  | The Queen of Hearts
(2017)  | I'll Be Your Girl
(2018)

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Professional ratingsAggregate scores

Source| Rating
Metacritic| 81/100[3]
Review scores
Source| Rating
AllMusic| [4]
Exclaim!| 9/10[5]
The Guardian| 4/5[2]
Paste| 7.8/10[1]

The Queen of Hearts is a collaborative studio album by English musician Olivia Chaney and American band The Decemberists, under their project name Offa Rex. It was released in July 2017 under Nonesuch Records.

The album was nominated for Best Folk Album at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards in 2018.[6][7]

## Track listing[edit]

No.| Title| Length

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1.| "The Queen of Hearts"| 3:55
2.| "Blackleg Miner"| 2:22
3.| "The Gardener"| 4:59
4.| "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"| 3:31
5.| "Flash Company"| 4:14
6.| "The Old Churchyard"| 4:07
7.| "Constant Billy / I'll Go Enlist"| 1:56
8.| "Willie O' Winsbury"| 7:30
9.| "Bonny May"| 6:31
10.| "Sheepcrook And Black Dog"| 4:34
11.| "To Make You Stay"| 4:59

## Charts[edit]

Chart  | Peak
position

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US Folk Albums (Billboard)[8] | 12

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b Zimmerman, Lee (10 July 2017). "Offa Rex: The Queen of Hearts Review". pastemagazine.com. Paste. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
2. ^ a b Rogers, Jude (13 July 2017). "Offa Rex: Queen of Hearts review – folk-rock that's full of heart, soul and sunlight". theguardian.com. The Guardian. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
3. ^ "Metacritic Review". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
4. ^ Monger, James Christopher. "The Queen of Hearts - Offa Rex". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
5. ^ Greene, Sarah (14 July 2017). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
6. ^ "The Full List of 60th Grammy Winners". Grammy.com. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
7. ^ "Offa Rex, Randy Newman, "Lulu" Nominated for Grammy Awards". Nonesuch.com. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
8. ^ "Offa Rex Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 March 2019.

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The Decemberists

* Jenny Conlee
* Chris Funk
* Colin Meloy
* John Moen
* Nate Query

* Rachel Blumberg
* Jesse Emerson
* Ezra Holbrook
* Petra Haden

Studio albums|

* Castaways and Cutouts
* Her Majesty the Decemberists
* Picaresque
* The Crane Wife
* The Hazards of Love
* The King Is Dead
* What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World
* The Queen of Hearts (with Olivia Chaney)
* I'll Be Your Girl

EPs|

* 5 Songs
* The Tain
* Picaresqueties
* Connect Sets
* Long Live the King
* iTunes Session
* Florasongs
* Traveling On

Live releases|

* Connect Sets (EP)
* Live from SoHo (EP)
* Live at Bull Moose (EP)
* iTunes Session (EP)
* We All Raise Our Voices to the Air (Live Songs 04.11–08.11) (album)

Singles|

* "Billy Liar"
* "Of Angels and Angles"
* "The Mariner's Revenge Song"
* "Sixteen Military Wives"
* "O Valencia!"
* "The Perfect Crime #2"
* "Down by the Water"

Related articles|

* Discography
* The Decemberists: A Practical Handbook
* Killingsworth
* Sara Watkins
* Carson Ellis
* Becky Stark
* Shara Worden

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Olivia Chaney

Albums|

* EP (2010)
* Hearts & Minds (with Seth Lakeman, 2010)
* The Oak, Ash and Thorn Project (2011)
* The Woodbine & Ivy Band (2011)
* Revenge of the Folksingers (with Concerto Caledonia, 2011)
* The Future (with Rodney P, 2004)
* A Wonder Working Stone (with Alasdair Roberts & Friends, 2013)
* Fain (with Wolf People, 2013)
* The Longest River (2015)
* Folk Songs (with Kronos Quartet, 2017)
* The Queen of Hearts (as Offa Rex with The Decemberists, 2017)
* Shelter (2018)

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