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Soul Journey

by Gillian Welch

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All Time

of 455,466

7,050
2000's

of 265,747

758
2003

of 34,566

108

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews and awards.

Overall Rating: 2.8651 Soul Journey is ranked overall as 2.8651 out of 4 stars

Avg. Critic Score: 2.9174 Soul Journey has an avg. critic score of 2.9174 out of 4 stars

Soul Journey Album Reviews

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Stylus Magazine

Gillian could have come down from the mountains afterOh Brotherand made the step into the wind that would have carried her to prosperity. Lines were clear, doors were open. ...more

Stylus Magazine

Soul Journey might sound downbeat and lonesome, wistful and dusty, but this is gospel music compared to what went before. ...more

Entertainment Weekly

Her smoky Appalachian porch moan has never sounded deeper, realer or sexier

All Music Guide

Aside from a handful of real solid honest-to-gosh gems, the whole album feels a little too casual and off-the-cuff to stand on equal footing with her other recordings. ...more

Rolling Stone

Roots-music disciple Gillian Welch never met a languid, Spartan arrangement she couldn't sidle up to and charm. ...more

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Mojo

All in all, it's pretty much...read the complete review at Mojo

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ShakingThrough.net

The approach Welch and partner David Rawlings bring to the material feels crafted for private enjoyment rather than public consumption, and the end result is not only Welch's most personal work to date but one of her most emotionally satisfying as well....read the complete review at ShakingThrough.net

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PrefixMag

Soul Journey is the fourth release from Nashville's endearing stepdaughter Gillian Welch. On what she calls her "sunniest record to date," Welch -- once again collaborating with her partner and fellow Berklee alum David Rawlings -- presents...read the complete review at PrefixMag

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The A.V. Club

Visions of music stardom often encompass excess: stadium tours, millions of units shifted, mobs of fans, placement on magazine covers and billboards. But for many practical veteran performers, the dream entails a happy medium of packed midsized clubs...read the complete review at The A.V. Club

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