Walking Proof

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{{Infobox album

| name = Walking Proof

| type = studio

| artist = Lilly Hiatt

| cover = File:Walking Proof.png

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|2020|03|27}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre =

| length = 36:23

| label = New West

| producer =

| prev_title = Trinity Lane

| prev_year = 2017

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| next_year =

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{{Music ratings

| MC = 85/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/walking-proof/lilly-hiatt|title=Metacritic Review|publisher=Metacritic|accessdate=June 3, 2020}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/walking-proof-mw0003349615|title=AllMusic Review|publisher=AllMusic|last=Deeming|first=Mark|accessdate=June 3, 2020}}

| rev2 = Paste

| rev2score = 8/10{{cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/lilly-hiatt/lilly-hiatt-walking-proof-review/|title=Lilly Hiatt Gives Us Walking Proof of Her Talent|work=Paste|last=Crump|first=Andy|date=March 25, 2020|accessdate=June 3, 2020}}

| rev3 = Pitchfork

| rev3score = 7.6/10{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/lilly-hiatt-walking-proof/|title=Pitchfork Review|website=Pitchfork|last=Thomas Erlewine|first=Stephen|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|date=March 31, 2020|accessdate=June 3, 2020}}

| rev4 = Slant Magazine

| rev4score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review-walking-proof-finds-lilly-hiatt-in-full-command-of-her-craft/|title=Walking Proof Finds Lilly Hiatt in Full Command of Her Craft|last=Winograd|first=Jeremy|website=Slant Magazine|date=March 17, 2020|accessdate=June 3, 2020}}

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Walking Proof is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Lilly Hiatt. It was released on March 27, 2020, under New West Records.{{cite web|url=https://www.entertainment-focus.com/music-section/ef-country/lilly-hiatt-to-release-new-album-walking-proof-in-march/|title=Lilly Hiatt to release new album Walking Proof in March|website=Entertainment Focus|last=Ellwood-Hughes|first=Pip|date=January 15, 2020|accessdate=June 3, 2020}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/lilly-hiatt-isolation-album-walking-proof-980042/|title=Lilly Hiatt Summons an Urgent New Nashville Sound on Her Album 'Walking Proof'|magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Hudak|first=Joseph|date=April 7, 2020|accessdate=June 3, 2020}}

Critical reception

Walking Proof was met with universal acclaim reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 85, based on 7 reviews.

=Accolades=

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|+Accolades for Walking Proof

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scope="row"| Paste

| Paste{{'}}s 25 Best Albums of 2020 – Mid-Year

| {{center|16}}

| {{center|{{cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/best-albums/best-albums-2020-so-far/|title=The Best Albums of 2020 (So Far)|work=Paste|date=June 8, 2020|accessdate=June 13, 2020}}}}

Track listing

{{Track listing

|headline =Walking Proof track listing

|title1=Rae

|length1=2:55

|title2=P-Town

|length2=2:46

|title3=Little Believer

|length3=2:56

|title4=Some Kind of Drug

|length4=4:06

|title5=Candy Lunch

|length5=3:23

|title6=Walking Proof

|length6=3:55

|title7=Drawl

|length7=3:55

|title8=Brightest Star

|length8=3:07

|title9=Never Play Guitar

|length9=3:20

|title10=Move

|length10=2:35

|title11=Scream

|length11=4:23

}}

Charts

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|+Chart performance for Walking Proof

Chart (2020)

! Peak
position

{{album chart|BillboardAlbumSales|86|artist=Lilly Hiatt|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 3, 2020}}
{{album chart|BillboardTastemaker|13|artist=Lilly Hiatt|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 3, 2020}}

References

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Category:2020 albums

Category:New West Records albums

Category:Lilly Hiatt albums

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