Pneumonia (album)

Pneumonia
Studio album by
Whiskeytown
ReleasedMay 22, 2001
RecordedDreamland Studios & House of Blues Studios
GenreAlternative country
Length57:11
LabelLost Highway Records
ProducerEthan Johns
Whiskeytown chronology
Strangers Almanac
(1997) 		Pneumonia
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Austin Chronicle[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[3]
Pitchfork8.1/10[4]
The Guardian[5]
Los Angeles Times[6]
Rolling Stone[7]
Spin8/10[8]
Uncut[9]

Pneumonia is the third and final studio album by the alternative country band Whiskeytown, released on May 22, 2001 on Lost Highway Records.[10] The album is noted for its troubled history which saw the band lose its record deal in the midst of the merger between Polygram and Universal Music Group,[11][12] and the already volatile band fell apart as a result. The album sat on the shelf for nearly two years and it was said that over 100 songs were recorded during the 3 years.[13] It was bootlegged heavily and gained a reputation as a great "lost" record from fans, before getting released by Lost Highway Records as something of an appetizer for Ryan Adams' 2001 album Gold.

Adams chose the album title Pneumonia for symbolic reasons. He felt it reflected the album's themes of being lovesick and succumbing to love. Plus, he saw the recording of the album as Whiskeytown "falling into this very slow and sleepy finality".[14]

  1. ^ Deming, Mark. "Pneumonia". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
  2. ^ Hernandez, Raoul (2001-06-08). "Whiskeytown Pneumonia (Lost Highway)". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
  3. ^ "EW Recommends 06/01". Entertainment Weekly. 2001-06-01.
  4. ^ Kearney, Ryan (2001-05-22). "Whiskeytown: Pneumonia Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
  5. ^ Aizlewood, John (2001-05-18). "Friday review: Music: Pop CD releases: Whiskeytown: Pneumonia (4/5 star)". The Guardian.
  6. ^ Lewis, Randy (2001-05-20). "In Brief". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2018-03-01.
  7. ^ Santelli, Robert (2001-05-01). "Whiskeytown: Pneumonia". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2007-10-02.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. ^ Walsh, Jim (June 2001). "Whiskeytown: Pneumonia (Lost Highway)". Spin. SPIN Media LLC. p. 152.
  9. ^ Johnstone, Nick (2001). "One For The Road". Uncut. Archived from the original on 2003-02-23. Retrieved 2018-02-27.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  10. ^ Heatley, Michael (2003). Ryan Adams. Omnibus Press. p. 166. ISBN 0-7119-9435-8.
  11. ^ Heatley, Michael (2003). Ryan Adams. Omnibus Press. pp. 88–89. ISBN 0-7119-9435-8.
  12. ^ Kearney, Ryan (1999-12-31). "Whiskeytown: Pneumonia". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on 2008-07-24. Retrieved 2008-07-08.
  13. ^ "Sessions". Answeringbell.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
  14. ^ Adams, Ryan (2001). "Whiskeytown: Pneumonia World Premiere Radio Special" (Interview). Interviewed by Nicole Sandler. Nashville: Lost Highway Records.