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{{for|the XTC song|Drums and Wires}}
{{for|the XTC song|Drums and Wires}}
{{Infobox album
{{Infobox album
| Name = Complicated Game
| name = Complicated Game
| Type = Studio album
| type = Studio album
| Artist = [[James McMurtry]]
| artist = [[James McMurtry]]
| Cover =
| cover =Complicated Game.jpg|border=yes
| Released = 24 February 2015
| alt =
| Recorded = 2015
| released = 24 February 2015
| Genre = [[Folk Rock]]
| recorded = 2015
| Length = 55:21
| venue =
| studio =
| Label = [[Complicated Game Records]]
| Producer = [[Mike Napolitano]]; [[C.C. Adcock]]
| genre = [[Americana (music)|Americana]]
| length = 55:21
⚫
| Last album = ''[[Just Us Kids]]''<br>(2008)
| This album = '''''Complicated Game'''''<br>(2015)
| label = [[Complicated Game Records]]
| producer = [[Mike Napolitano]]; [[C.C. Adcock]]
| Next album =
⚫
| prev_title = [[Just Us Kids]]
| prev_year = 2008
| next_title = The Horses and the Hounds
| next_year = 2021
}}
}}


'''''Complicated Game''''' is the ninth [[studio album]] by [[United States|American]] folk rock musician [[James McMurtry]], released on 24 February 2015 by [[Complicated Game Records]].
'''''Complicated Game''''' is the ninth [[studio album]] by [[United States|American]] folk rock musician [[James McMurtry]], released on February 24, 2015, by Complicated Game Records.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Lindblad |first=Elven |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6p35DwAAQBAJ&dq=complicated+game+james+mcmurtry&pg=PA160 |title=Tulsa Sounds: Celebrating the City's Musical Heritage |date=2019-09-01 |publisher=Elven Lindblad |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last1=Clifford |first1=Craig E. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jrs9DQAAQBAJ&dq=complicated+game+james+mcmurtry&pg=PT201 |title=Pickers and Poets: The Ruthlessly Poetic Singer-Songwriters of Texas |last2=Hillis |first2=Craig |date=2016-10-01 |publisher=Texas A&M University Press |isbn=978-1-62349-447-6 |language=en}}</ref>

==Background and recording==

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== Critical reception ==
== Critical reception ==
{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
| MC = 88/100<ref name="mc-1">{{cite web | url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/complicated-game/james-mcmurtry/critic-reviews | title=Complicated Game - James Mcmurtry | publisher=[[Metacritic]] | accessdate=27 April 2015}}</ref>
| MC = 87/100<ref name="mc-1">{{cite web | url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/complicated-game/james-mcmurtry/critic-reviews | title=Complicated Game - James Mcmurtry | publisher=[[Metacritic]] | accessdate=27 April 2015}}</ref>
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name=allmusic>{{cite web|last=Deming|first1=Mark|authorlink1=Mark Deming|title=Complicated Game - James Mcmurtry|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/complicated-game-mw0002809798|website=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=27 April 2015}}</ref>
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name=allmusic>{{cite web|last1=Deming|first1=Mark|authorlink1=Mark Deming|title=Complicated Game - James Mcmurtry|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/complicated-game-mw0002809798|website=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=27 April 2015}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[American Songwriter]]''
| rev2 = ''[[American Songwriter]]''
| rev2Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref name = "American Songwriter">{{cite web|last=Beviglia|first=Jim|date=24 February 2015|url=http://www.americansongwriter.com/2015/02/james-mccurtry-complicated-game/|title=Complicated Game|work=[[American Songwriter]]|accessdate=27 April 2015}}</ref>
| rev2Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref name = "American Songwriter">{{cite web|last=Beviglia|first=Jim|date=24 February 2015|url=http://www.americansongwriter.com/2015/02/james-mccurtry-complicated-game/|title=Complicated Game|work=[[American Songwriter]]|accessdate=27 April 2015}}</ref>
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| rev3Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/complicated-game/james-mcmurtry/critic-reviews|title=Complicated Game <nowiki>|</nowiki> 21|publisher=[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]|accessdate=27 April 2015}}</ref>
| rev3Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/complicated-game/james-mcmurtry/critic-reviews|title=Complicated Game <nowiki>|</nowiki> 21|publisher=[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]|accessdate=27 April 2015}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]''
| rev4 = ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]''
| rev4Score = 9.0/10 <ref name = "Paste">{{cite web|last=Swedlund|first=Eric|date=24 February 2015|url=http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2015/02/james-mcmurtry-complicated-game-review.html|title=Complicated Game |publisher=[[Paste Magazine]]|accessdate=27 April 2015}}</ref>
| rev4Score = 9.0/10 <ref name = "Paste">{{cite web|last=Swedlund|first=Eric|date=24 February 2015|url=http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2015/02/james-mcmurtry-complicated-game-review.html|title=Complicated Game |work=[[Paste Magazine]]|accessdate=27 April 2015}}</ref>
| rev5 = [[Popmatters]]
| rev5 = [[Popmatters]]
| rev5score = 8/10<ref>{{cite web|last= Allister's |first=Mark|date=11 March 2015|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/190887-james-mcmurtry-complicated-game/|title=Complicated Game|publisher=[[Popmatters]]|accessdate=27 April 2015}}</ref>
| rev5score = 8/10<ref>{{cite web|last= Allister's |first=Mark|date=11 March 2015|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/190887-james-mcmurtry-complicated-game/|title=Complicated Game|publisher=[[Popmatters]]|accessdate=27 April 2015}}</ref>
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|rev7Score = (A) [https://medium.com/cuepoint/robert-christgau-expert-witness-38e1ddab3f5e link]
|rev7Score = (A) [https://medium.com/cuepoint/robert-christgau-expert-witness-38e1ddab3f5e link]
}}
}}
According to [[Metacritic]], ''Complicated Game'' has a score of 87 out of 100, indicating that it has received "universal acclaim" from music critics.<ref name="mc-1"/>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==


[[Category:2015 albums]]
[[Category:2015 albums]]
[[Category:Folk rock albums]]
[[Category:James McMurtry albums]]
[[Category:James McMurtry albums]]

Latest revision as of 16:21, 21 September 2023

For the XTC song, see Drums and Wires.
Complicated Game
Studio album by
James McMurtry
Released24 February 2015
Recorded2015
GenreAmericana
Length55:21
LabelComplicated Game Records
ProducerMike Napolitano; C.C. Adcock
James McMurtry chronology
Just Us Kids
(2008) 		Complicated Game
(2015) 		The Horses and the Hounds
(2021)

Complicated Game is the ninth studio album by American folk rock musician James McMurtry, released on February 24, 2015, by Complicated Game Records.[1][2]

Critical reception

[edit]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic87/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]
American Songwriter[5]
Mojo[6]
Paste9.0/10 [7]
Popmatters8/10[8]
Slant Magazine[9]
Robert Christgau(A) link

According to Metacritic, Complicated Game has a score of 87 out of 100, indicating that it has received "universal acclaim" from music critics.[3]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Copper Canteen"4:37
2."You Got to Me"5:23
3."Ain't Got a Place"2:41
4."She Loves Me"3:01
5."How'm I Gonna Find You Now"4:03
6."These Things I've Come to Know"3:18
7."Deaver's Crossing"4:00
8."Carlisle's Haul"7:13
9."Forgotten Coast"3:34
10."South Dakota"5:03
11."Long Island Sound"6:47
12."Cutter"5:41

Charts

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Chart (2015) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[10] 102
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[11] 4
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[12] 9
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[13] 18

References

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  1. ^ Lindblad, Elven (2019-09-01). Tulsa Sounds: Celebrating the City's Musical Heritage. Elven Lindblad.
  2. ^ Clifford, Craig E.; Hillis, Craig (2016-10-01). Pickers and Poets: The Ruthlessly Poetic Singer-Songwriters of Texas. Texas A&M University Press. ISBN 978-1-62349-447-6.
  3. ^ a b "Complicated Game - James Mcmurtry". Metacritic. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  4. ^ Deming, Mark. "Complicated Game - James Mcmurtry". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  5. ^ Beviglia, Jim (24 February 2015). "Complicated Game". American Songwriter. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  6. ^ "Complicated Game | 21". Mojo. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  7. ^ Swedlund, Eric (24 February 2015). "Complicated Game". Paste Magazine. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  8. ^ Allister's, Mark (11 March 2015). "Complicated Game". Popmatters. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  9. ^ | Album Review | Slant Magazine
  10. ^ "James Mcmurtry Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  11. ^ "James Mcmurtry Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  12. ^ "James Mcmurtry Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  13. ^ "James Mcmurtry Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
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