That Lonesome Song - Jamey Johnson
User Score
9.5 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 13 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13

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  1. AndyO
    Jun 6, 2009
    10
    Unlike many of the new country albums, you can hear the steel guitar loud and clear in this one. It's an album you can listen to over and over and never get bored. It's one of the best I've ever listened to.
  2. NickM.
    May 24, 2009
    10
    AMAZING cd....this is truely country music at its finest.. this is a truely refreshing change from a lot of the pop-oriented country music that is coming out nowadays.
  3. LisaM
    Feb 4, 2009
    10
    My boyfriend turned me onto classic country with the likes of Waylon Jennings and John Anderson. I fell in love with Jmey Johnson when he put out "The Dollar", when the "Lonesome Song" album came out--on vinyl, I was hooked!! His voice, his depth of emotion, and his fabulous band, the whole package is "Grammy" material!!
  4. Ernie
    Sep 25, 2008
    9
    It's the most "real" and heartfelt country album this year. From his pain grows jagged beauty.
  5. TabithaJ.
    Sep 15, 2008
    10
    This is the second best cd I have ever heard (the first being Smoke Rings In the Dark by Gary Allan). There isn't one song on there I don't like. Amazing!!!! I'm not just a country fan. I love all types of music.
  6. RichM.
    Aug 26, 2008
    10
    Best album I've heard in many many years, rock, country jazz or otherwise!

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Metascore
81 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 6 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. Billboard
    80
    That Lonesome Song is a testament to raw and real, right down to open studio mics catching stray commentary and static from a bad input.
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  2. Slant Magazine
    80
    That Lonesome Song has the point of view, style and sheer quality of craft to kick off such a movement; even if that doesn't happen, it's one of the best, purest country albums to come out of Nashville in ages.
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  3. Spin
    80
    By the end, when Johnson stakes a place vocally, geographically, and alphabetically "somewhere between [Waylon] Jennings and [George] Jones," you're relieved he still has his wits about him.
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