Mountains of Sorrow, Rivers of Song

Mountains of Sorrow, Rivers of Song
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 8, 2013 (2013-10-08)
GenreFolk, neo soul
Length43:01
LabelBlue Note
ProducerJay Joyce
Amos Lee chronology
As the Crow Flies
(2012)
Mountains of Sorrow, Rivers of Song
(2013)
Spirit
(2016)

Mountains of Sorrow, Rivers of Song is an album by American musician Amos Lee, released on October 8, 2013.[1] This album follows Lee's record, Mission Bell, which went to Number 1 on the Billboard 200.[2] The album is the first to feature his touring band[3] with guest appearances by Alison Krauss, Patty Griffin and Jeff Coffin of the Dave Matthews Band.[4] The album features the single "The Man Who Wants You."[5]

The album debuted on the Billboard 200 at No. 16,[6] and No. 7 on Top Rock Albums,[7] selling 18,000 copies in its debut week. The album has sold 75,000 copies in the US as of July 2016.[8]

  1. ^ "New Amos Album Out This October". Artist Web Site. Retrieved 2013-08-09.
  2. ^ "Amos Lee's Mountains of Sorrow Rivers of Song Set for October 1 Release by Blue Note Records". Red Light Management. Retrieved 2013-08-09.
  3. ^ "Amos Lee, 'Mountains of Sorrow, Rivers of Song' Trailer". The Boot. Retrieved 2013-08-04.
  4. ^ "Amos Lee Sets Date for 'Mountains Of Sorrow, Rivers Of Song' Album". Billboard. Retrieved 2013-06-22.
  5. ^ "Hear Amos Lee's new single 'The Man Who Wants You' -- EXCLUSIVE". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2013-08-05.
  6. ^ "Billboard 200: October 26, 2013". Billboard.
  7. ^ "Rock Albums: October 26, 2013". Billboard.
  8. ^ "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on July 13, 2016.