- Summary: Produced by Jay Joyce, Alison Krauss and Patty Griffin appear as guests on the fifth studio release for the Philadelphia singer-songwriter.
- Record Label: Blue Note
- Genre(s): Country, Folk, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Contemporary Singer/Songwriter, Country-Folk
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 3 out of 5
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Mixed: 2 out of 5
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Negative: 0 out of 5
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Oct 7, 201383This pretty collection brims with introspection about life and love, but it's hard not to wish that Lee would exercise a little less emotional restraint. [11 Oct 2013, p.72]
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Oct 7, 201381Ranging from old-timey to reverential, soul to Appalachian, Mountain stands utterly his.
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Oct 7, 201380It's Lee's talents as an insightful songwriter and soulful vocalist that beg your attention on Mountains of Sorrow, Rivers of Song.
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Oct 7, 201350He's unable to find his footing, whether as a blues, soul or country singer, and the end results are a bland pastiche of all three.
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Oct 8, 201340His chops are pro and his delivery almost compulsively spot on, but he's far too thin on what singer-songwriters probably need most: their own point of view.