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2019 studio album by Glen Hansard
This Wild Willing
Studio album by Glen Hansard
Released12 April 2019 (2019-04-12)
Length64:17
LabelAnti-
ProducerGlen Hansard
Glen Hansard chronology
Between Two Shores
(2018) 		This Wild Willing
(2019) 		All That Was East Is West of Me Now
(2023)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic76/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Consequence of SoundC−
Exclaim!9/10
Sputnikmusic4.7/5
The Skinny

This Wild Willing is the fourth studio album by Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard. It was released on 12 April 2019, under Anti-.

Critical reception

This Wild Willing was met with "generally favourable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 76, based on 8 reviews. Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 78 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 6 reviews.

Track listing

This Wild Willing track listing
No.TitleLength
1."I'll Be You, Be Me"4:23
2."Don't Settle"6:01
3."Fool's Game"6:04
4."Race to the Bottom"6:15
5."The Closing Door"4:27
6."Brother's Keeper"5:07
7."Mary"3:40
8."Threading Water"4:12
9."Weight of the World"7:28
10."Who's Gonna Be Your Baby Now"4:33
11."Good Life of Song"7:36
12."Leave a Light"4:27

Personnel

Musicians

  • Glen Hansard – lead vocals, producer
  • Breanndán Ó Beaglaoich – accordion
  • Joseph Doyle – bass
  • Paula Hughes – cello
  • Earl Harvin – drums
  • Rosie MacKenzie
  • Justin Carroll – keyboard
  • Rob Bochnik – guitar
  • Ruth O'Mahony Brady – piano
  • Dunk Murphy – keyboard
  • Katie O'Connor – violin
  • Nadia Genet – backing vocals
  • Maire Saaritsa – backing vocals
  • Markéta Irglová – backing vocals
  • Mãni Khoshravesh – backing vocals
  • Pouyã Khoshravesh – backing vocals
  • Nadia Genet – backing vocals
  • Una O'Kane – violin
  • Michael Buckley – saxophone
  • Curtis Fowlkes – trombone
  • David Smith – trumpet
  • Javier Mas – classical guitar

Production

Charts

Chart performance for This Wild Willing
Chart (2019) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) 45
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) 47
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) 30
Irish Albums (OCC) 23
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 27
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) 27
UK Independent Albums (OCC) 38
US Independent Albums (Billboard) 16

References

  1. ^ "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  2. Deming, Mark. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  3. Sorich, Jake (11 April 2019). "Glen Hansard Focuses More on Vibes Than Romance on This Wild Willing". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  4. Falk, David (11 April 2019). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  5. "Sputnikmusic Review". Sputnikmusic. 17 April 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  6. O'Hare, Alan (12 April 2019). "The Skinny Review". The Skinny. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  7. Martin, Montana (17 January 2019). "Glen Hansard Announces New Solo Album, This Wild Willing". Paste. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  8. "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  9. "Ultratop.be – Glen Hansard – This Wild Willing" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  10. "Austriancharts.at – Glen Hansard – This Wild Willing" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  11. "Dutchcharts.nl – Glen Hansard – This Wild Willing" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  12. "Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  13. "Offiziellecharts.de – Glen Hansard – This Wild Willing" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  14. "Swisscharts.com – Glen Hansard – This Wild Willing". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  15. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  16. "Glen Hansard Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 1 August 2020.

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