Things Take Time, Take Time
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{{Infobox album
| name = Things Take Time, Take Time
| type = studio
| artist = Courtney Barnett
| cover = Courtney Barnett - Things Take Time, Take Time.png
| alt =
| released = {{start date|2021|11|12|df=yes}}
| recorded = 2020–2021
| studio =
- Golden Retriever Studios (New South Wales)
- Melbourne and Northern (New South Wales)
| genre = Indie rock
| length = 33:58
| label =
| producer =
- Courtney Barnett
- Stella Mozgawa
| chronology = Courtney Barnett
| prev_title = Tell Me How You Really Feel
| prev_year = 2018
| next_title = End of the Day
| next_year = 2023
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Things Take Time, Take Time
| type = studio
| single1 = Rae Street
| single1date = 7 July 2021
| single2 = Before You Gotta Go
| single2date = 11 August 2021
| single3 = Write a List of Things to Look Forward to
| single3date = 29 September 2021
| single4 = If I Don't Hear from You Tonight
| single4date = 9 November 2021
}}
}}
Things Take Time, Take Time is the third studio album by Australian singer-songwriter Courtney Barnett. It was released on 12 November 2021 by Milk! Records, Mom + Pop Music and Marathon Artists.
At the AIR Awards of 2022, the album was nominated for Independent Album of the Year and won Best Independent Rock Album or EP.{{cite web|url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/nominees-announced-for-air-independent-music-awards-2022/|title=Nominees Announced For AIR Independent Music Awards 2022|website=musicfeeds|date=1 June 2022|access-date=1 June 2022}}{{Cite web|url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/genesis-owusu-wins-big-at-the-2022-air-awards/|title=Genesis Owusu Wins Big At The 2022 AIR Awards|website=MusicFeeds|date=5 August 2022|access-date=6 August 2022|author=Tyler Jenke}}
At the 2022 ARIA Music Awards, the album earned Barnett a nomination for Best Solo Artist and was nominated for Best Independent Release and Best Produced Album.{{cite web|url=https://themusicnetwork.com/2022-aria-awards-nominees/|title=Rüfüs Du Sol Leads 2022 ARIA Awards Nominees (Full List)|website=The Music Network|date=12 October 2022|access-date=12 October 2022|author=Lars Brandle}}
Recording and production
The album was recorded in Melbourne and Sydney from late 2020 to early 2021 with producer/drummer Stella Mozgawa.{{Cite web|url=https://www.guitarworld.com/news/courtney-barnett-new-album|title=Courtney Barnett announces new album, Things Take Time, Take Time, releases first single, Rae Street|first=Jackson |last=Maxwell |date=8 July 2021|website=Guitar World |access-date=8 November 2024}} The Vinyl Factory called the album "a finely-woven collage of snapshots" and said it "dives into Barnett's own psyche to explore love, renewal, healing and self-discovering".{{Cite web|url=https://thevinylfactory.com/news/courtney-barnett-releasing-new-album-things-take-time-take-time/|title=Courtney Barnett releasing new album, Things Take Time, Take Time|date=8 July 2021|website=The Vinyl Factory}} The first single, "Rae Street", was released on 7 July 2021; the music video follows the residents of a suburban street, all of whom are played by Barnett.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUXvlpS0TvE|title=Courtney Barnett - Rae Street (Official Video)|via=YouTube}} Later that day, Barnett released the 13-second non-album song "All Eyes on the Pavement" under the pseudonym Oliver Paul, the name of the protagonist of her 2015 song "Elevator Operator".{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/courtney-barnett-teases-new-music-shares-audio-snippet-under-pseudonym-2987241|title=Courtney Barnett teases new music, shares audio snippet under pseudonym|website=NME |date=7 July 2021}} The song was also released through a record label called A Crabby Mettle Neutron, an anagram of Barnett's full name.
The second single, "Before You Gotta Go", was released on 11 August; its music video was released on 13 September.{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/listen-to-courtney-barnetts-new-single-before-you-gotta-go-3017074|title= Listen to Courtney Barnett's new single "Before You Gotta Go"|website=NME Australia|date=11 August 2021|access-date=13 August 2021}} The third single, "Write a List of Things to Look Forward to", was released with a music video on 29 September.{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/courtney-barnett-cherishes-friendships-on-new-song-write-a-list-of-things-to-look-forward-to-3058349|title=Courtney Barnett cherishes friendships on new song 'Write a List of Things to Look Forward to'|website=NME|date=29 September 2021|access-date=2 October 2021|author=Krol, Charlotte}} "If I Don't Hear from You Tonight" was released on 9 November 2021, as the album's fourth single alongside 2022 Australian tour announcement.{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/courtney-barnett-shares-new-single-if-i-dont-hear-from-you-tonight-plots-2022-australian-tour-3091425|title=Courtney Barnett shares new single "If I Don't Hear from You Tonight", plots 2022 Australian tour|website=NME Australia|date=9 November 2021|access-date=12 November 2021}}
Critical reception
{{Album ratings
| MC = 79/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/things-take-time-take-time/courtney-barnett|title=Things Take Time, Take Time by Courtney Barnett Reviews and Tracks|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=November 15, 2021}}
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/things-take-time-take-time-mw0003556242|title=Courtney Barnett: Things Take Time, Take Time review|publisher=AllMusic|last=Monger|first=Timothy|date=11 November 2021|access-date=15 November 2021}}
| rev2 = Clash
| rev2score = 8/10{{cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/courtney-barnett-things-take-time-take-time|title=CCourtney Barnett - Things Take Time, Take Time|work=Clash|last=Dehollogne|first=Lauren|date=11 November 2021|access-date=15 November 2021}}
| rev3 = Gigwise
| rev3score = {{rating|7|10}}{{cite web|url=https://www.gigwise.com/reviews/3413299/album-review--courtney-barnett---things-take-time--take-time|title=CCourtney Barnett - Things Take Time, Take Time|work=Gigwise|last=Rigotti|first=Alex|date=10 November 2021|access-date=15 November 2021}}
| rev4 = The Independent
| rev4score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/damon-albarn-review-idles-courtney-barnett-b1955198.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220507/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/damon-albarn-review-idles-courtney-barnett-b1955198.html |archive-date=7 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Album reviews: Damon Albarn, Courtney Barnett, Idles, Rod Stewart|work=The Independent|last=O'Connor|first=Roisin|date=11 November 2021|access-date=15 November 2021}}{{cbignore}}
| rev5 = The Line of Best Fit
| rev5score = 7/10{{cite web|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/courtney-barnett-things-take-time-take-time-album-review|title=Courtney Barnett begins a lush toned new era with Things Take Time, Take Time |work=The Line of Best Fit|last=Williams|first=Lana|date=8 November 2021|access-date=15 November 2021}}
| rev6 = NME
| rev6score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/courtney-barnett-things-take-time-take-time-album-review-3088378|title=Courtney Barnett Things Take Time, Take Time review: odes to small moments of joy|work=NME|last=Hunt|first=El|date=9 November 2021|access-date=12 November 2021}}
| rev7 = Pitchfork
| rev7score = 6.5/10{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/courtney-barnett-things-take-time-take-time/|title=Courtney Barnett: Things Take Time, Take Time Album Review|website=Pitchfork|last=Soto|first=Alfred|date=12 November 2021|access-date=12 November 2021}}
| rev8 = Rolling Stone
| rev8score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/courtney-things-take-time-take-time-1256037/|title=New Courtney Barnett Record 'Things Take Time, Take Time' Is Really Good, Really Good|magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Dolan|first=Jon|date=11 November 2021|access-date=15 November 2021}}
| rev9 = Slant
| rev9score = {{rating|5|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/courtney-barnett-things-take-time-take-time-album-review/|title=Review: Courtney Barnett's Things Take Time, Take Time Gives Voice to Gen-Y Anxiety|website=Slant Magazine|last=Winograd|first=Jeremy|date=8 November 2021|access-date=15 November 2021}}
| rev10 = Uncut
| rev10score = 9/10{{cite magazine|last=Wirth|first=Jim|title=Courtney Barnett: Things Take Time, Take Time|magazine=Uncut|issue=295|date=December 2021|page=23}}
}}
At Metacritic, Things Take Time, Take Time holds a score of 79/100, indicating generally favourable reviews. El Hunt from NME said "Partly as a consequence of being written and recorded during the pandemic Things Take Time, Take Time is sparer than Barnett's previous records, pairing jangly, lackadaisical indie-rock with scatterings of drum machine; programmed in collaboration with Warpaint's Stella Mozgawa. Though it lacks the more immediate bite of Barnett's previous work, its softness gives it a more tender focus."
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| The 50 Best Albums of 2021 | {{center|49}} |work=Paste |date=29 November 2021 |access-date=30 November 2021 }}}} |
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"Write A List of Things To Look Forward To" was included on Barack Obama's list of his favorite songs of 2021.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| title_width = 100
| headline = Things Take Time, Take Time track listing
| all_writing = Courtney Barnett
| title1 = Rae Street
| length1 = 4:31
| title2 = Sunfair Sundown
| length2 = 2:45
| title3 = Here's the Thing
| length3 = 4:27
| title4 = Before You Gotta Go
| length4 = 3:45
| title5 = Turning Green
| length5 = 4:18
| title6 = Take It Day by Day
| length6 = 1:50
| title7 = If I Don't Hear from You Tonight
| length7 = 3:37
| title8 = Write a List of Things to Look Forward To
| length8 = 2:48
| title9 = Splendour
| length9 = 2:14
| title10 = Oh the Night
| length10 = 3:43
| total_length = 33:58
}}
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.Things Take Time, Take Time (booklet). Courtney Barnett. Milk! Records. 2021. MILK064CD
Musicians
- Courtney Barnett – vocals, guitars, strings, bass, piano, Omnichord, percussion, Wurlitzer; drums (track 10)
- Stella Mozgawa – drums, drum programming, percussion, bass, synths, vibraphone, Omnichord, sampler, tape delay; piano (track 10)
- Cate Le Bon – bass (track 7)
- Vagabon – vocals (track 10)
- Dave Mudie – vocals (track 6)
- Bones Sloane – vocals (track 6)
- Marek Mozgawa – handclaps (track 6)
- Chloe Dadd – handclaps (track 5)
- Simon Berckelman – tape delay (track 5)
- David Wrench – additional programming
Production
- Courtney Barnett – producer, artwork
- Stella Mozgawa – producer, assistant engineering
- Simon Berckelman – engineering
- Chloe Dadd – assistant engineering
- David Wrench – mixing
- Tim Pennells – assistant mixing
- Taylor Pollock – assistant mixing
- Grace Banks – assistant mixing
- Heba Kadry – mastering
- Danny Cohen – artwork photography
- Lily Paris West – artwork layout
Charts
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|+ Chart performance for Things Take Time, Take Time ! scope="col"| Chart (2021) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| {{album chart|Australia|5|artist=Courtney Barnett|album=Things Take Time, Take Time|rowheader=true|access-date=19 November 2021}} |
| {{album chart|Flanders|50|artist=Courtney Barnett|album=Things Take Time, Take Time|rowheader=true|access-date=21 November 2021}} |
| {{album chart|Germany4|38|id=481776|artist=Courtney Barnett|album=Things Take Time, Take Time|rowheader=true|access-date=19 November 2021}} |
| scope="row"| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ){{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/albums/2021-11-19|title=NZ Top 40 Albums Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=22 November 2021|access-date=20 November 2021}}
| 18 |
|---|
| {{album chart|Scotland|17|date=20211119|rowheader=true|access-date=20 November 2021}} |
| {{album chart|Switzerland|50|artist=Courtney Barnett|album=Things Take Time, Take Time|rowheader=true|access-date=21 November 2021}} |
| {{album chart|UK2|31|date=20211119|rowheader=true|access-date=19 November 2021}} |
| {{album chart|UKIndependent|6|date=20211119|rowheader=true|access-date=20 November 2021}} |
| {{album chart|Billboard200|200|artist=Courtney Barnett|rowheader=true|access-date=23 November 2021}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardIndependent|36|artist=Courtney Barnett|rowheader=true|access-date=23 November 2021}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardAlternative|20|artist=Courtney Barnett|rowheader=true|access-date=23 November 2021}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardRock|32|artist=Courtney Barnett|rowheader=true|access-date=23 November 2021}} |
References
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