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The Grifter's Hymnal

{{Infobox album

| name = The Grifter's Hymnal

| type = Studio

| artist = Ray Wylie Hubbard

| cover =The Grifter's Hymnal.jpg

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| released = {{Start date|2012|03|27}}

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| genre = Country music, swamp rock

| length = {{Duration|m=45|s=16}}

| label = Bordello Records

| producer = Ray Wylie Hubbard & George Reiff

| prev_title = A. Enlightenment B. Endarkenment (Hint: There is No C)

| prev_year = 2010

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The Grifter's Hymnal is an album by Oklahoman singer-songwriter Ray Wylie Hubbard, released on March 27, 2012, on Bordello Records.

Guest appearances

Ian McLagan, the keyboardist for the Faces, appears on the album's song "Hen House", and Ringo Starr appears on "Coochy Coochy", a cover of one of Starr's own songs. Hubbard's son, Lucas, plays electric guitar on three songs on The Grifter's Hymnal.{{cite web | url=http://nodepression.com/article/ray-wylie-hubbard-grifters-hymnal | title=Ray Wylie Hubbard: The Grifter's Hymnal | work=No Depression | date=31 March 2012 | accessdate=3 December 2014 | author=Lines, Mando}}

Critical reception

According to Metacritic, The Grifter's Hymnal received universal acclaim from critics.{{cite web | url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/the-grifters-hymnal/ray-wylie-hubbard | title=The Grifter's Hymnal | work=Metacritic | accessdate=2 December 2014}} Thom Jurek described it in AllMusic as "a swaggering, sexy, shake-your-ass, greasy, deep roots record" and gave it four stars out of five. Adam Vitcavage wrote in Paste that despite being in his sixties, Hubbard still displays many country attributes on the album.

{{Music ratings

|MC=(87%)

|rev1=Allmusic

|rev1score={{rating|4|5}}{{cite web | url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-grifters-hymnal-mw0002308133 | title=The Grifter's Hymnal | work=AllMusic | accessdate=2 December 2014 | author=Jurek, Thom}}

|rev2=Paste

|rev2score=(8.4/10){{cite web | url=http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2012/03/ray-wylie-hubbard-grifters-hymnal.html | title=Ray Wylie Hubbard: Grifter's Hymnal | work=Paste | date=28 March 2012 | accessdate=2 December 2014 | author=Vitcavage, Adam}}

|rev3=Country Standard Time

|rev3score=(favorable){{cite web | url=http://www.countrystandardtime.com/d/cdreview.asp?xid=4849 | title=The Grifter's Hymnal Review | work=Country Standard Time | accessdate=2 December 2014 | author=Wooldridge, Robert}}

|rev4=Austin Chronicle

|rev4score={{rating|4|5}}{{cite web | url=http://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2012-03-16/ray-wylie-hubbard-the-grifters-hymnal/ | title=Ray Wylie Hubbard: The Grifter's Hymnal | work=Austin Chronicle | date=16 March 2012 | accessdate=2 December 2014 | author=Moser, Margaret}}

|rev5=American Songwriter

|rev5score={{rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web | url=http://www.americansongwriter.com/2012/05/ray-wylie-hubbard-the-grifters-hymnal/ | title=Ray Wylie Hubbard: The Grifter’s Hymnal | work=American Songwriter | date=8 May 2012 | accessdate=2 December 2014 | author=Horowitz, Hal}}

|rev6=Robert Christgau

|rev6score=(A-){{cite web | url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=3044&name=Ray+Wylie+Hubbard | title=Consumer Guide: Ray Wylie Hubbard | accessdate=2 December 2014 | author=Christgau, Robert}}

}}

Track listing

  1. Coricidin Bottle
  2. South of the River
  3. Lazarus
  4. New Year's Eve at the Gates of Hell
  5. Moss and Flowers
  6. Red Badge of Courage
  7. Train Yard
  8. Coochy Coochy (Ringo Starr cover)
  9. Mother Blues
  10. Henhouse
  11. Count My Blessings
  12. Ask God

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Category:2012 albums

Category:Country albums by American artists