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Natural Forces

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{{Infobox album

| name = Natural Forces

| type = studio

| artist = Lyle Lovett

| cover = Natural Forces.jpg

| alt =

| released = October 20, 2009

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| studio =

| genre =

| length =

| label = Lost Highway

| producer =

| prev_title = It's Not Big It's Large

| prev_year = 2007

| next_title = Release Me

| next_year = 2012

}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}} [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1663745|pure_url=yes}} link]

| rev2 = Entertainment Weekly|rev2Score=B [https://web.archive.org/web/20091021001748/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20312264,00.html link]

| rev3 = Minor 7th|rev3Score= (no rating) [http://www.minor7th.com/ link]}}

Natural Forces is an album by Lyle Lovett, released in 2009 (see 2009 in music).[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1663745|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic entry for 'Natural Forces''.] Retrieved March 12, 2010.

All twelve songs, including the five written or co-written by Lovett, are written by songwriters from Texas.Leopold, John (Dec 15, 2009) [http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/12/07/lyle.lovett/index.html Lyle Lovett's deep roots inform music, life]. CNN. Retrieved August 3, 2019.

Track listing

  1. "Natural Forces" (Lyle Lovett) – 5:40
  2. "Farmer Brown/Chicken Reel" (Lovett, Traditional) – 4:03
  3. "Pantry" (Lovett, April Kimble) – 4:08
  4. "Empty Blue Shoes" (Lovett) – 2:58
  5. "Whooping Crane" (Eric Taylor) – 4:50
  6. "Bayou Song" (Don Sanders) – 4:05
  7. "Bohemia" (Tommy Elskes) – 3:18
  8. "Don't You Think I Feel It Too" (David Ball) – 3:48
  9. "Sun and Moon and Stars" (Vince Bell) – 4:33
  10. "Loretta" (Townes Van Zandt) – 3:38
  11. "It's Rock and Roll" (Lovett, Robert Earl Keen) – 4:30
  12. "Pantry" [Acoustic Version] (Lovett, Kimble) – 4:03

Chart performance

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|+Chart performance for Natural Forces

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{{album chart|Billboard200|29|artist=Lyle Lovett|rowheader=true|access-date=August 20, 2023}}
{{album chart|BillboardCountry|8|artist=Lyle Lovett|rowheader=true|access-date=August 20, 2023}}

References

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Category:2009 albums

Category:Lyle Lovett albums

Category:Lost Highway Records albums