The Weight of These Wings
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| Studio album by Miranda Lambert | ||||
| Released | November 18, 2016 | |||
| Recorded | 2015–16 | |||
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| Length | 94:01 | |||
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| Metacritic | 81/100 |
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| AllMusic |   |
| Exclaim! | 7/10 |
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| Pitchfork | 7.8/10 |
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The Weight of These Wings is the sixth studio album by American country music artist Miranda Lambert, released on November 18, 2016, by RCA Records Nashville. The album consists of two discs, with Disc 1 titled The Nerve, and Disc 2 titled The Heart. The album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Country Albums chart and No. 3 on the all-genre US Billboard 200 chart. In addition to winning Album of the Year at the 2017 ACM Awards, it is considered by many publications and music critics as one of 2016's best albums.
In an August 2016 interview with Billboard, Lambert stated she had been working on the album for a year, which included writing and recording. She admitted she was nervous about her new music since she had mostly stayed quiet while writing it. Songwriter Luke Dick was one of the musicians who worked on the album. He co-wrote "Highway Vagabond" with Natalie Hemby and Shane McAnally. He found the line "I want to go somewhere nobody knows; and I want to know somewhere that nobody goes" while waiting at a deli and not willing to mix with other people. This became a road song with the word "vagabond" at the center, with a production sounding like country Siouxsie and the Banshees.
The album's content is about her divorce with Blake Shelton and her current relationship with Anderson East.
The album was released on November 18, 2016, through RCA Records Nashville.
"Vice" was released as the album's lead single on July 18, 2016. In its first week it sold 64,000 copies and debuted (and peaked) at number 2 on the Hot Country Songs chart. It ultimately reached a peak of number 11 on the Country Airplay chart. As of March 2017, the song has sold 508,000 copies in the United States.
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