Winter & the Wolves

{{Infobox album

| name = Winter & the Wolves

| type = studio

| artist = Grieves

| cover = Grieves - Winter & the Wolves.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|2014|03|25}}

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Hip hop

| length = {{Duration|m=51|s=57}}

| label = Rhymesayers Entertainment

| producer = Grieves, B. Lewis

| prev_title = Together/Apart

| prev_year = 2011

| next_title = Running Wild

| next_year = 2017

}}

{{Music ratings

| MC = 58/100{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/winter-the-wolves/grieves|title=Winter & the Wolves - Grieves|work=Metacritic|publisher=CBS Interactive|accessdate=2014-11-18}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/winter-the-wolves-mw0002615483|title=Winter & the Wolves - Grieves|work=AllMusic|last=Jeffries|first=David|accessdate=2014-11-18}}

| rev2 = Alternative Press

| rev2score = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/reviews/entry/grieves_winter_the_wolves|title=Grieves - Winter & The Wolves|work=Alternative Press|first=Robert|last=Ham|date=March 26, 2014|accessdate=2014-11-29}}

| rev3 = HipHopDX

| rev3score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/album-reviews/id.2252/title.grieves-winter-the-wolves|title=Grieves - Winter & The Wolves|work=HipHopDX|publisher=Cheri Media Group|first=Jay|last=Balfour|date=April 2, 2014|accessdate=2014-11-29}}

| rev4 = Pitchfork

| rev4score = 4.7/10{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/19157-grieves-winter-the-wolves/|title=Grieves: Winter & the Wolves|work=Pitchfork|first=Jonah|last=Bromwich|date=March 25, 2014|accessdate=2014-11-29}}

}}

Winter & the Wolves is the fourth studio album by American hip hop artist Grieves. It was released on Rhymesayers Entertainment in 2014.{{cite web|url=http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.27378/title.grieves-winter-the-wolves-release-date-cover-art-tracklist|title=Grieves "Winter & The Wolves" Release Date, Cover Art & Tracklist|work=HipHopDX|first=Andres|last=Tardio|date=February 5, 2014|accessdate=October 21, 2017}} It peaked at number 57 on the Billboard 200 chart.{{cite web|url=http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.43918/title.grieves-unveils-cover-art-tracklist-release-date-for-running-wild|title=Grieves Unveils Cover Art, Tracklist & Release Date For "Running Wild"|work=HipHopDX|first=Justin|last=Ivey|date=June 29, 2017|accessdate=October 21, 2017}}

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Winter & the Wolves received an average score of 58% based on 4 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

Track listing

{{Track listing

| title1 = Rain Damage

| length1 = 4:00

| title2 = Whoa Is Me

| length2 = 2:43

| title3 = Over You

| note3 = featuring B. Lewis

| length3 = 4:24

| title4 = Serpents

| length4 = 3:44

| title5 = Breath of Air

| length5 = 4:14

| title6 = Astronauts

| note6 = featuring Slug

| length6 = 3:51

| title7 = Autumn

| length7 = 3:05

| title8 = How's It Gonna Go

| note8 = featuring B. Lewis

| length8 = 4:26

| title9 = Recluse

| length9 = 3:19

| title10 = Like Child

| length10 = 2:50

| title11 = Long One

| length11 = 3:21

| title12 = Kidding Me

| length12 = 4:30

| title13 = Shreds

| length13 = 3:07

| title14 = Smoke in the Night

| length14 = 4:23

}}

Charts

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;" border="1" !scope="col"\| Chart !scope="col"\| Peak position
scope="row"\| US Billboard 200{{cite web\|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/303159/grieves/chart?f=305\|title=Grieves - Chart history - Billboard 200\|work=Billboard\|accessdate=December 4, 2015}} \| 57
scope="row"\| US Independent Albums (Billboard){{cite web\|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/303159/grieves/chart?f=326\|title=Grieves - Chart history - Independent Albums\|work=Billboard\|accessdate=December 4, 2015}} \| 10
scope="row"\| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard){{cite web\|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/303159/grieves/chart?f=333\|title=Grieves - Chart history - Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums\|work=Billboard\|accessdate=December 4, 2015}} \| 13
scope="row"\| US Rap Albums (Billboard){{cite web\|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/303159/grieves/chart?f=335\|title=Grieves - Chart history - Rap Albums\|work=Billboard\|accessdate=December 4, 2015}} \| 7

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!scope="col"| Chart

!scope="col"| Peak
position

scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/303159/grieves/chart?f=305|title=Grieves - Chart history - Billboard 200|work=Billboard|accessdate=December 4, 2015}}

| 57

scope="row"| US Independent Albums (Billboard){{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/303159/grieves/chart?f=326|title=Grieves - Chart history - Independent Albums|work=Billboard|accessdate=December 4, 2015}}

| 10

scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard){{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/303159/grieves/chart?f=333|title=Grieves - Chart history - Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|work=Billboard|accessdate=December 4, 2015}}

| 13

scope="row"| US Rap Albums (Billboard){{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/303159/grieves/chart?f=335|title=Grieves - Chart history - Rap Albums|work=Billboard|accessdate=December 4, 2015}}

| 7

References

External links

{{Discogs master|675093}}

Category:2014 albums

Category:Rhymesayers Entertainment albums

Category:Hip-hop albums by American artists