The Way I Should

The Way I Should
Studio album by
Iris DeMent
ReleasedOctober 8, 1996
StudioScruggs Sound Studio, Smithville, Tennessee
GenreCountry Folk
Length50:07
LabelWarner
ProducerRandy Scruggs
Iris DeMent chronology
My Life
(1993) 		The Way I Should
(1996) 		Lifeline
(2004)

The Way I Should is the third album released by singer-songwriter Iris DeMent. It peaked at number 22 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart.

Guests include guitarist Mark Knopfler and Delbert McClinton, who duets with DeMent on "Trouble".

The album was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album at the 40th Annual Grammy Awards.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Chicago Tribune[2]
Christgau's Consumer GuideA[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[5]
Los Angeles Times[6]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide[7]
Orlando Sentinel[8]
Spin4/10[9]
  1. ^ Ankeny, Jason. "The Way I Should Review". AllMusic. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  2. ^ Kot, Greg (October 1, 1996). "Iris DeMent The Way I Should (Warner)". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on March 27, 2018. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert (October 1, 2000). "Iris DeMent: The Way I Should". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishing. ISBN 9780312245603.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958.
  5. ^ Scherman, Tony (October 1, 1996). "Iris Dement". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  6. ^ HOCHMAN, STEVE (November 9, 1996). "Albums Reviews / Pop". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  7. ^ Kot, Greg (2004). "Iris DeMent". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. p. 228. ISBN 9780743201698.
  8. ^ Gettelman, Parry (November 8, 1996). "Iris Dement". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  9. ^ Hunter, James (November 1996). "Iris DeMent: The Way I Should". Spin. SPIN Media LLC. pp. 125–126.