The Civil Wars (album)

"The One That Got Away" and "From This Valley" were released as singles in June 2013. The third single from the album, "Dust to Dust", was released to Hot adult contemporary radio in the United States on October 7, 2013.

{{Music ratings

|MC=71/100{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/the-civil-wars/the-civil-wars|title=The Civil Wars Reviews|publisher=Metacritic|accessdate=September 7, 2013}}

|rev1=AbsolutePunk

|rev1Score=95%{{cite web|url=http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=3342891|title=The Civil Wars - The Civil War|publisher=AbsolutePunk|last=Manning|first=Craig|date=August 5, 2013|accessdate=August 9, 2013}}

| rev2 = AllMusic

| rev2score = {{rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |last=Erlewine |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-civil-wars-mw0002554625 |title=The Civil Wars - The Civil Wars | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |publisher=AllMusic |date=August 6, 2013 |accessdate=September 13, 2013}}

|rev3=The A.V. Club

|rev3Score=B+{{cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/the-civil-wars-the-civil-wars-1798177589 |title=The Civil Wars |work=The A.V. Club |last=McFarland |first=Kevin |date=August 6, 2013|access-date=August 9, 2013}}

|rev4=Billboard

|rev4Score=91/100{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/review/5638218/the-civil-wars-track-by-track-review-joy-williams-breaks-down-new-album |title=The Civil Wars Track-By-Track Review: Joy Williams Breaks Down New Album |magazine=Billboard |last=Gallo |first=Phil |date=August 5, 2013 |accessdate=August 9, 2013}}

| rev5 = Consequence of Sound

| rev5score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web|last=Hardy|first=Tony|title=Album Review: The Civil Wars - The Civil Wars |url=https://consequence.net/2013/07/album-review-the-civil-wars-the-civil-wars/ |publisher=Consequence of Sound |accessdate=July 29, 2013 |date=July 30, 2013}}

| rev6 = Slant Magazine

| rev6Score = {{rating|4|5}} {{cite web|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/the-civil-wars-the-civil-wars |title=The Civil Wars: The Civil Wars |first=Caleb |last=Caldwell |publisher=Slant Magazine |date=August 3, 2013 |accessdate=January 28, 2014}}

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The Civil Wars received positive reviews from critics. According to Metacritic, the album has scored 71 out of 100 based on 29 reviews, indicating generally favorable reviews, the same score Barton Hollow, the duo's previous album, received.

The album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart with sales of 116,000 copies.{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5650663/the-civil-wars-debut-at-no-1-on-billboard-200-albums-chart |title= The Civil Wars Debut at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart |first=Keith |last=Caulfield |date=August 14, 2013 |magazine=Billboard }}

{{track listing

| all_writing = Joy Williams and John Paul White, unless otherwise noted

| total_length = 42:58

| title1 = The One That Got Away

| writer1 = Joy Williams, John Paul White, Charlie Peacock

| length1 = 3:30

| title2 = I Had Me a Girl

| length2 = 3:45

| title3 = Same Old Same Old

| length3 = 3:48

| title4 = Dust to Dust

| length4 = 3:49

| title5 = Eavesdrop

| writer5 = Williams, White, Peacock

| length5 = 3:35

| title6 = Devil's Backbone

| writer6 = Williams, White, Peacock

| length6 = 2:29

| title7 = From This Valley

| writer7 = Williams, White, Phil Madeira

| length7 = 3:33

| title8 = Tell Mama

| writer8 = Clarence Carter, Marcus Daniel, Wilbur Terrell

| length8 = 3:48

| title9 = Oh Henry

| length9 = 3:32

| title10 = Disarm

| writer10 = Billy Corgan

| length10 = 4:42

| title11 = Sacred Heart

| length11 = 3:19

| title12 = D'Arline

| length12 = 3:08

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The Civil Wars

• Joy Williams – vocals
• John Paul White – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals

Technical personnel

• Charlie Peacock – production, engineering, arrangements
• Rick Rubin – production ("I Had Me a Girl")
• Tom Elmhirst – mixing
• Ben Baptie – Pro Tools, mixing assistant
• Joe Visciano – mixing assistant

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Additional musicians

• Charlie Peacock – piano, Fender Rhodes, keyboards, bass, keyboard bass, drums, LinnDrum
• Sam Ashworth – tambourine, tom-tom, engineer
• Barry Bales – double bass
• Jerry Douglas – Dobro
• Dan Dugmore – lap steel guitar, pedal steel guitar
• Mark Hill – bass
• Andy Leftwitch – fiddle, mandolin
• Jerry McPherson – electric guitar
• Gabe Scott – hammer dulcimer
• Aaron Sterling – cymbals, drums, bass drum
• Jeff Taylor – accordion, harmonium, pump organ, piano

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