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The Way I Should

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The Way I Should
Studio album by
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]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Iris DeMent, except as noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."When My Mornin' Comes Around" 3:49
2."There's a Wall in Washington" 5:19
3."Wasteland of the Free" 5:13
4."I'll Take My Sorrow Straight"Iris DeMent; Elmer McCall3:24
5."This Kind of Happy"Iris DeMent; Merle Haggard3:43
6."The Way I Should" 4:24
7."Letter to Mom" 3:15
8."Keep Me God" 3:46
9."Quality Time" 4:03
10."Walkin' Home" 5:39
11."Trouble" (duet with Delbert McClinton)Iris DeMent; Elmer McCall7:32
Total length:50:07

Personnel

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Production notes

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  • Produced by Randy Scruggs
  • Engineered and mixed by Chuck Ainlay
  • Mastered by Denny Purcell
  • Assistant Engineers – Chris Rua and Graham Lewis
  • Photography by Debbie Spinelli and Rocky Schenck
  • Art direction and design by Stephen Walker and Terry Robertson

References

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  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.