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The Second Gleam

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{{Infobox album

| name = The Second Gleam

| type = ep

| artist = The Avett Brothers

| cover = Thesecondgleam.jpg

| alt =

| released = July 22, 2008

| recorded = Electromagnetic Radiation Recorders and Echo Mountain

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Folk, indie folk

| length =

| label = Ramseur

| producer = The Avett Brothers and Doug Williams

| prev_title = Emotionalism

| prev_year = 2007

| next_title = I and Love and You

| next_year = 2009

}}

The Second Gleam (sometimes written The Gleam II) is a 2008 EP by The Avett Brothers. It was produced by The Avett Brothers and Doug Williams, and recorded by Doug Williams at Electromagnetic Radiation Recorders, with the exception of "The Greatest Sum (Electric)" which was recorded at Echo Mountain. This acoustic EP was a follow-up to The Gleam, which was released in 2006.

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1398779}}

| rev2 = Billboard

| rev2Score ={{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/content_display/reviews/albums/e3ic89034626f7645c3e4968949c16abdd9 |accessdate=July 30, 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090108033223/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/content_display/reviews/albums/e3ic89034626f7645c3e4968949c16abdd9 |title= The Second Gleam |archivedate=January 8, 2009 }}

| rev3 = Pitchfork Media

| rev3Score = (7.2/10){{cite web|url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/142673-the-avett-brothers-the-second-gleam-ep |accessdate=August 9, 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080810232026/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/142673-the-avett-brothers-the-second-gleam-ep |title= The Avett Brothers: The Second Gleam EP |archivedate=August 10, 2008 }}

| rev4 = HonestTune.com

| rev4Score =http://www.honesttune.com/content/view/1153/27/{{dead link|date=December 2015}}

| noprose = yes

}}

Track listing

  1. "Tear Down the House" – 3:04
  2. "Murder in the City" – 3:12
  3. "Bella Donna" – 3:03
  4. "The Greatest Sum" – 3:20
  5. "Black, Blue" – 4:27 (only by download, vinyl, or streaming)
  6. "St. Joseph's" – 3:23
  7. "Souls Like the Wheels" – 4:38
  8. "The Greatest Sum (Electric)" – 3:13 (only by download, vinyl, or streaming)

Charts

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Chart (2008)

! Position

align="left"|US Billboard 200{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2008-08-09 |title=Billboard 200 |date=August 9, 2008 |work=Billboard}}

|align="center"|82

align="left"|US Billboard Digital Albums (Billboard){{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/2008-08-09/digital-albums |title=Digital Albums |date=August 9, 2008 |publisher=billboard |url-access=subscription }}

|align="center"|19

align="left"|US Billboard Independent Albums (Billboard){{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/independent-albums/2008-08-09 |title=Independent Albums |date=August 9, 2008 |publisher=billboard }}

|align="center"|10

align="left"|US Billboard Tastemaker Albums (Billboard){{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/tastemaker-albums/2008-08-09 |title=Tastemaker Albums |date=August 9, 2008 |publisher=billboard }}

|align="center"|10

References

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Category:The Avett Brothers albums

Category:2008 EPs

Category:Ramseur Records albums