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Natalie Merchant
Studio album by Natalie Merchant
Released	May 6, 2014 (2014-05-06)
Studio	The Clubhouse (Rhinebeck) Electric Lady (New York City)
Length	47:25
Label	Nonesuch
Producer	Natalie Merchant
Natalie Merchant chronology
Leave Your Sleep (2010) Natalie Merchant (2014) Paradise Is There: The New Tigerlily Recordings (2015)

Natalie Merchant is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Natalie Merchant, released on May 6, 2014 by Nonesuch Records. Her first studio album consisting of all original material since Motherland (2001), it revisits a characteristic theme of Merchant's, of "characters, and women in particular, struggling in a culture where odds are stacked against them".

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	73/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Drowned in Sound	6/10
Exclaim!	7/10
PopMatters	7/10

Upon release, the album received mostly positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized score out of 100 based on reviews from critics, the album received a score of 73, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Commercial reception

In the United States, the album debuted at No. 20 on the Billboard 200 albums chart on its first week of release, selling around 12,000 copies in the United States in its first week. It also debuted at No. 2 on Billboard's Folk Albums, and No. 5 on the Rock Albums chart. As of October 2015, the album has sold 44,000 copies in the US.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Natalie Merchant

Personnel

Credits adapted from CD liner notes.

Charts

References

1. ^ Natalie Merchant (CD liner notes). Natalie Merchant. USA: Nonesuch Records. 2014. 541042-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) Retrieved 17 December 2022 from Discogs.
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5. Lukowski, Andrzej (April 29, 2014). "Album Review: Natalie Merchant - Natalie Merchant". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
6. Henderson, Stuart (May 5, 2014). "Natalie Merchant Natalie Merchant | Exclaim!". Exclaim!. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
7. Casarino, Matt (May 8, 2014). "Natalie Merchant: Natalie Merchant, PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
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17. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
18. "Natalie Merchant Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
19. "Natalie Merchant Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard.
20. "Natalie Merchant Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard.
21. "Natalie Merchant Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard.

• 2014 albums
• Natalie Merchant albums
• Nonesuch Records albums