The Whole Love
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| Studio album by Wilco | ||||
| Released | September 27, 2011 | |||
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| Length | 55:40 | |||
| Label | dBpm | |||
| Producer | Jeff Tweedy, Pat Sansone and Tom Schick | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 83/100 |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| The A.V. Club | B |
| Chicago Tribune |  |
| Entertainment Weekly | A− |
| The Guardian | |
| Los Angeles Times | |
| NME | 7/10 |
| Pitchfork Media | 6.9/10 |
| Rolling Stone | |
| Spin | 8/10 |
The Whole Love is the eighth album by American alternative rock group Wilco, released on September 27, 2011. It is the first Wilco album that was released on their own label dBpm. Attendees at Wilco's 2011 Solid Sound Festival at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art from June 24 to 26 could purchase the first single from the album, "I Might". The entire album was streamed live on Wilco's official website for 24 hours between September 3 and 4, 2011, and later streamed on National Public Radio. The album packaging and cover art are pieces by Joanne Greenbaum. On November 30, 2011, the album received a nomination in the 54th Grammy Awards for Best Rock Album.
At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 83, based on 40 reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim".
Uncut placed the album at number 15 on its list of "Top 50 albums of 2011".Rolling Stone magazine rated it as the 8th best album of 2011. Mojo placed the album at number 29 on its list of "Top 50 albums of 2011."
All tracks written by Jeff Tweedy, except where noted.
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