Ghost on Ghost

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{{Infobox album

| name = Ghost on Ghost

| type = Album

| artist = Iron & Wine

| cover = Iron_and_Wine_Ghost_on_Ghost.jpg

| alt =

| released = April 16, 2013

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Indie pop, indie folk, jazz, blues

| length = 44:04

| label = 4AD, Nonesuch

| producer = Brian Deck, Sam Beam

| prev_title = Kiss Each Other Clean

| prev_year = 2011

| next_title = Archive Series Volume No. 1

| next_year = 2015

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Ghost on Ghost

| type = studio

| single1 = Lovers' Revolution

| single1date = January 31, 2013

| single2 = Grace for Saints and Ramblers

| single2date = February 25, 2013

}}

}}

{{Music ratings

|MC=76/100{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/ghost-on-ghost/iron-wine/critic-reviews|title=Critic Reviews for Ghost on Ghost|publisher=Metacritc.com|accessdate=2013-04-22}}

|rev1=Allmusic

|rev1Score={{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/ghost-on-ghost-mw0002498880|title=Album review|website=Allmusic.com|last=Sendra|first=Tim|accessdate=2013-04-22}}

|rev2=American Songwriter

|rev2Score={{Rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine|url=http://www.americansongwriter.com/2013/03/iron-and-wine-ghost-on-ghost/|title=Album review|magazine=American Songwriter|last=Terich|first=Jeff|date=2013-03-11|accessdate=2013-04-22}}

|rev3=The A.V. Club

|rev3Score=B+{{cite news|url=https://www.avclub.com/iron-and-wine-ghost-on-ghost-1798176484|title=Album review|newspaper=The A.V. Club|last=Modell|first=Josh|date=2013-04-16|access-date=2013-04-22}}

|rev4=Blurt

|rev4Score={{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=http://blurtonline.com/review/iron-wine-ghost-on-ghost/|title=Album review|publisher=Blurt Magazine|last=Toland|first=Michael|date=2013-04-16|accessdate=2013-04-22}}

| rev5 = Consequence of Sound

| rev5Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite news|url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2013/04/album-review-iron-wine-ghost-on-ghost/ |title= Album Review: Iron and Wine – Ghost on Ghost | location=Chicago | first=Steven | last=Arroyo | date=April 17, 2013|accessdate=2013-04-22}}

|rev6=The Independent

|rev6Score={{Rating|5|5}}{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-iron-and-wine-ghost-on-ghost-4ad-8571961.html|title=Album: Iron and Wine, Ghost on Ghost|newspaper=The Independent|last=Richman|first=Simmy|date=2013-04-13|accessdate=2013-04-22}}

|rev7=The Line of Best Fit

|rev7Score=9/10{{cite web|url=http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/iron-wine-ghost-on-ghost-122578|title=Iron & Wine – Ghost on Ghost|publisher=thelineofbestfit.com|last=Oinomen|first=Janne|date=2013-04-09|accessdate=2013-04-22}}

|rev8=Paste

|rev8Score=8.5/10{{cite web|url=http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2013/04/iron-wine-ghost-on-ghost.html|title=Album review|publisher=pastemagazine.com|last=Heselgrave|first=Douglas|date=2013-04-16}}

|rev9=Pitchfork

|rev9Score=6.1/10{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/17875-iron-wine-ghost-on-ghost/|title=Album review|website=Pitchfork|last=Deusner|first=Stephen|date=2013-04-19|accessdate=2013-04-22}}

|rev10=Sputnikmusic

|rev10Score=2.9/5{{cite web|last=Tan|first=Irving|title=Album Review – Iron & Wine: Ghost on Ghost|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/56700/Iron-%26-Wine-Ghost-on-Ghost/|website=Sputnikmusic|accessdate=13 May 2013|date=May 8, 2013}}

}}

Ghost on Ghost is the fifth full-length studio album by Iron & Wine, released April 16, 2013 via 4AD (worldwide) and Nonesuch in the US. The album's title is taken from the lyrics of "Grace for Saints and Ramblers" and the cover is taken from photographer Barbara Crane's series "Private Views."{{cite web|url=http://www.ironandwine.com/about |title=About Iron and Wine |publisher=Ironandwine.com |date=2012-02-02 |accessdate=2013-04-16}} Ghost on Ghost exhibits jazz, pop, and R&B influences and contains a more relaxed style and approach in comparison to Beam's previous two albums, which he felt contained an "anxious tension" he wanted to move away from.{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/49371-iron-wine-return-with-new-album-ghost-on-ghost-share-new-track-lovers-revolution/ |title=Iron & Wine Return With New Album Ghost on Ghost, Share New Track "Lovers' Revolution" | News |website=Pitchfork |date=2013-01-31 |accessdate=2013-04-16}}{{cite web|last=Thompson |first=Stephen |url=https://www.npr.org/2013/04/07/176046723/first-listen-iron-and-wine-ghost-on-ghost |title=First Listen: Iron And Wine, 'Ghost On Ghost' |publisher=NPR |date=2013-04-07 |accessdate=2013-04-16}}

The album debuted at No. 26 on Billboard 200,{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2013-05-04|title=Billboard 200: May 4, 2014 |magazine=Billboard}} and No. 9 on Rock Albums,{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/rock-albums/2013-05-04|title=Rock Albums: May 4, 2014 |magazine=Billboard}} selling 16,000 copies in its first week. The album has sold 51,000 copies in the United States as of June 2015.{{cite web|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20150617165737/http://hitsdailydouble.com/new_album_releases |archivedate= June 17, 2015 |url=http://hitsdailydouble.com/new_album_releases |title=Upcoming Releases |website=Hits Daily Double |publisher=HITS Digital Ventures }}