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That's How Rumors Get Started

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That's How Rumors Get Started
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 10, 2020 (2020-07-10)[1]
Recorded2018–2019
VenueEastWest (Hollywood, California)[2]
StudioLos Angeles[3]
GenreAmericana, country rock
Length35:38
LabelLoma Vista Recordings
ProducerSturgill Simpson[3]
Margo Price chronology
Perfectly Imperfect at the Ryman
(2020)
That's How Rumors Get Started
(2020)
Strays
(2023)
Singles from That's How Rumors Get Started
  1. "Stone Me"
    Released: January 16, 2020[4]
  2. "Twinkle Twinkle"
    Released: March 11, 2020[3]
  3. "Letting Me Down"
    Released: June 10, 2020[5]

That's How Rumors Get Started is the third studio album by American country musician Margo Price.[3] The album was planned for release on May 8, 2020, by Loma Vista Recordings, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6][7] The album was produced by Sturgill Simpson, with David R. Ferguson and Price serving as co-producers on the album with Simpson.[2] The album was released on July 10, 2020.[1] On April 22, 2022, a deluxe version of the album was released with 8 bonus tracks.

Price was also scheduled to tour in promotion of the album, with some dates in support of Chris Stapleton's 2020 "All-American Road Show Tour," but those were also postponed.[8][7]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Margo Price and Jeremy Ivey, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."That's How Rumors Get Started"Price4:10
2."Letting Me Down" 3:14
3."Twinkle Twinkle" 3:31
4."Stone Me" 3:09
5."Hey Child" 3:49
6."Heartless Mind" 2:50
7."What Happened to Our Love?"Price3:35
8."Gone to Stay" 3:01
9."Prisoner of the Highway"Price3:44
10."I'd Die for You" 4:35
Total length:35:38
Deluxe Version
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Goin' To the Country" 3:11
12."Long Live the King" 4:49
13."You Don't Own Me" (Lesley Gore cover)David White, John Madara3:16
14."Hitman" 3:50
15."He Made a Woman Out of Me" (Bobbie Gentry cover)Donald Hill, Fred Burch2:40
16."Later On" 4:50
17."You're No Good" (Linda Rondstadt and Dee Dee Warwick cover)Clint Ballard Jr.4:57
18."Better Than Nothin'" 3:08
Total length:1:06:26

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.5/10[9]
Metacritic81/100[10]
Review scores
SourceRating
CLASH8/10[11]
Consequence of SoundB[12]
Exclaim!8/10[13]
FLOOD8/10[14]
Paste7/10[15]
The Guardian[16]
The Irish Times[17]
The Line of Best Fit8/10[18]
Tom HullB+ ((1-star Honorable Mention))[19]

That's How Rumors Get Started was met with positive reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional critics, the album received an average score of 81, based on 16 reviews.[10] The aggregator AnyDecentMusic? has the critical consensus of the album at a 7.5 out of 10.[9]

Alexis Petridis of The Guardian says “Margo Price has got the talent to take on whatever the future holds."[20]

Accolades

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Accolades for That's How Rumors Get Started
Publication Accolade Rank
Consequence of Sound Top 50 Albums of 2020


Charts

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Chart performance for That's How Rumors Get Started
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[22] 14
UK Albums (OCC)[23] 95
UK Country Albums (OCC)[24] 2
US Billboard 200[25] 151
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[26] 2
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[27] 26
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[28] 7
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[29] 17
US Vinyl Albums (Billboard)[30] 3

References

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  1. ^ a b Jessica Nicholson (June 10, 2020). "Margo Price's 'That's How Rumors Get Started' To Release July 10". Music Row. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Marissa R. Moss (July 9, 2020). "Margo Price Uses Her Time Her Way". Nashville Scene. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d Evan Minsker (March 11, 2020). "Margo Price Announces New Album Produced by Sturgill Simpson". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  4. ^ Joseph Hudak (January 16, 2020). "Margo Price Cuts Down Critics on Defiant New Song 'Stone Me'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  5. ^ Angie Martoccio (June 10, 2020). "Margo Price Enlists Margo Price and Margo Price for 'Letting Me Down' Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  6. ^ Angie Martoccio (March 11, 2020). "Margo Price Drops Scorching 'Twinkle Twinkle,' Announces New Album". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  7. ^ a b Joseph Hudak (March 27, 2020). "Margo Price Delays New Album, Shares John Lennon Cover". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  8. ^ Jon Freeman (March 11, 2020). "Chris Stapleton Plots 2020 All-American Road Show Tour". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  9. ^ a b "That's How Rumors Get Started by Margo Price reviews | Any Decent Music". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  10. ^ a b "Critic Reviews for That's How Rumors Get Started - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  11. ^ Hansen, Susan (July 9, 2020). "Margo Price - That's How Rumors Get Started". Clash Magazine. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  12. ^ Irving, Jennifer (July 9, 2020). "Margo Price's That's How Rumors Get Started Reimagines Classic Country: Review". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  13. ^ Mullin, Kyle (July 9, 2020). "Margo Price Keeps Things Simple, Raw and Heartfelt on 'That's How Rumors Get Started'". Exclaim!. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  14. ^ Hurst, Josh (July 9, 2020). "Margo Price, "That's How Rumors Get Started"". FLOOD. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  15. ^ Danton, Eric R. (July 8, 2020). "Margo Price Upends Expectations on That's How Rumors Get Started". pastemagazine.com. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  16. ^ Petridis, Alexis (July 2, 2020). "Margo Price: That's How Rumors Get Started review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  17. ^ Breen, Joe (July 10, 2020). "Margo Price: That's How Rumours Get Started – Third album packs a punch". The Irish Times. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  18. ^ Kuscher, Oliver (July 9, 2020). "Margo Price fearlessly breaks free from the shackles of country music". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  19. ^ Hull, Tom (13 July 2020). "Music Week". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  20. ^ Petridis, Alexis (2020-07-02). "Margo Price: That's How Rumors Get Started review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
  21. ^ "Top 50 Albums of 2020". Consequence of Sound. December 2, 2020. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  22. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  23. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  24. ^ "Official Country Artists Albums Chart Top 20". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  25. ^ "Margo Price Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
  26. ^ "Margo Price Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  27. ^ "Margo Price Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  28. ^ "Margo Price Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  29. ^ "Margo Price Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  30. ^ "Margo Price Chart History (Vinyl Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 8, 2020.