Changing Horses (Ben Kweller album)

{{Infobox album

| name = Changing Horses

| type = studio

| artist = Ben Kweller

| cover = Ben Kweller Changing Horses cover.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|2009|2|2}}

| recorded = 2007–2008

| studio = Public Hi-Fi & Cedar Creek (Austin, Texas); Smith Street Studios (New York City)

| genre = {{hlist|Country rock|alt-country|folk rock}}

| length = 35:45

| label = {{hlist|ATO Records|Noise Co.}}

| producer = Ben Kweller

| prev_title = Ben Kweller

| prev_year = 2006

| year = 2009

| next_title = Go Fly a Kite

| next_year = 2012

}}

{{Album ratings

| MC = 69/100{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/changing-horses/ben-kweller|title=Changing Horses by Ben Kweller|website=Metacritic|publisher=|accessdate=3 October 2016}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1470017}}

| rev2 = Alternative Press (magazine)

| rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.altpress.com/reviews/review_archive_changinghorses/|title = Ben Kweller|website = Alternative Press|date = 2 July 2009}}

| rev3 = Austin Chronicle

| rev3score = {{Rating|3|5}}[http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/issue/story?oid=oid%3A739813 Austin Chronicle review]

| rev4 = No Ripcord

| rev4score = {{Rating|8|10}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.noripcord.com/reviews/music/ben-kweller/changing-horses|title = Changing Horses}}

| rev5 = Paste

| rev5score = 50%{{cite web|url=http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2009/02/ben-kweller-changing-horses.html|title=Ben Kweller: Changing Horses|date=3 February 2009|publisher=|accessdate=3 October 2016}}

| rev6 = Pitchfork

| rev6score = 5.3/10[http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/148889-ben-kweller-changing-horses Pitchfork Media review] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090206165159/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/148889-ben-kweller-changing-horses |date=February 6, 2009 }}

| rev7 = PopMatters

| rev7score = {{Rating|8|10}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/69607-ben-kweller-changing-horses-2496068025.html|title=Ben Kweller: Changing Horses, PopMatters|date=2 February 2009}}

| rev8 = Rolling Stone

| rev8score = {{rating|3|5}}[https://web.archive.org/web/20090206164851/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/benkweller/albums/album/25463413/review/25524385/changing_horses Rolling Stone review]

| rev9 = Spin

| rev9score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/reviews/ben-kweller-changing-horses-ato|title=Ben Kweller, 'Changing Horses' (ATO) - SPIN|date=20 January 2009|publisher=|accessdate=3 October 2016}}

| rev10 = SSW

| rev10score = {{rating|4|6}}{{cite web|url=http://www.silentsoundwaves.com/album-reviews/ben-kweller-changing-horses-review/ |title=SSW review |accessdate=3 October 2016 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219070414/http://www.silentsoundwaves.com/album-reviews/ben-kweller-changing-horses-review/ |archivedate=19 February 2012 }}

}}

Changing Horses is the fourth studio album by American singer Ben Kweller which was released on February 2, 2009 in Europe and February 3, 2009, in the United States. It was expected for release in September 2008 but was delayed to 2009. Kweller has described the album as being more country in style than his previous releases. The album features his rhythm section Chris Morrissey (bass) and Mark Stepro (drums). It also debuts the talents of Kitt Kitterman, Kweller's manager, who plays pedal steel guitar and Dobro. On November 23, 2008, the full album leaked onto the Internet. In a statement, ATO Records said the leak was not the final version of the album. The song "Hurtin' You" was debuted on Stereogum. The whole album was made available to stream exclusively on Last.fm.