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For The Good Times

The Little Willies

For The Good Times

Second album of country covers from the collective fronted by Norah Jones

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6.6

Label
Parlophone
UK Release date
09/01/2012
US Release date
10/01/2012
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  1. 8.0 |   BBC

    A wonderfully rousing collection
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  2. 8.0 |   Independent on Sunday

    While it may be that Norah Jones does not sing country like a coalminer's daughter, that doesn't mean she can't make country sing
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  3. 8.0 |   Uncut

    The Little Willies keep things gorgeously spartan with barely an unnecessary note played anywhere
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  4. 7.0 |   Slant Magazine

    If the song selection wants for inspiration, the Little Willies' performances never do, and it's that enthusiasm that carries For the Good Times and makes it an unabashedly fun listen
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  5. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    Every note is crafted with care and attention by all five members and it’s evident in each one that, for them, this is what fun sounds like
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  6. 6.0 |   Rolling Stone

    Their straight-shooting renditions don't reinterpret material so much as celebrate it wholly
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  7. 6.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    The band offers a medley of styles that color these standards in a new light
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  8. 6.0 |   The Scotsman

    Jones’ voice is well suited to the genre
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  9. 6.0 |   Mojo

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  10. 6.0 |   The Independent

    Norah Jones and fellow vocalist Richard Julian bring a warm, smoky charm to their harmonies
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  11. 6.0 |   The Observer

    Stellar side projects often run the risk of sounding smug, but over these 12 varied selections, the Little Willies put the American songbook first
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  12. 6.0 |   Evening Standard

    Even when they go relatively ramshackle on Ralph Stanley's I Worship You, they don't lose their focus. Or their charm
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