Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats (album)

Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats is the debut studio album by Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, released by Stax on August 21, 2015.

Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats
Studio album by Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats
Released	August 21, 2015
Genre	Rock soul
Length	38:13
Label	Stax Concord
Producer	Richard Swift
Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats chronology
Falling Faster Than You Can Run (2013) Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats (2015) Tearing at the Seams (2018)
Singles from Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats
"S.O.B." Released: 2015

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	73/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Guardian	[3]
Paste	8.1/10[4]
Rolling Stone	[5]

Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats garnered generally positive reception from music critics. At Metacritic, they assign a "weighted average" score to selected independent ratings and reviews, and based upon twelve reviews, the album has a Metascore of 73 meaning that it received "generally favorable" reviews.[1] At Rolling Stone, Chuck Arnold rated the album three stars out of five, stating that "Rateliff hasn't completely forgotten his folkie past: The wistful "Wasting Time" shows that he can still kill you softly."[5] Thom Jurek of AllMusic rated the album three-and-a-half stars out of five, writing that "Rateliff's world-weary, deeply expressive tenor and lyrics place him on a different level than any of the current crew of revivalists."[2] At The Guardian, Harriet Gibsone rated the album three stars out of five, stating that "Aside from Snake [sic], which brings to mind Paolo Nutini slumped at the back of a strip club, the album is full of the ghosts of songwriting greats like Otis Redding, Chuck Berry and Van Morrison, and sounds like it should establish Rateliff as the breakneck bar brawler of the new soul movement."[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Nathaniel Rateliff[2].

No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Need Never Get Old"	4:13
2.	"Howling at Nothing"	3:09
3.	"Trying So Hard Not to Know"	2:50
4.	"I've Been Failing"	3:00
5.	"S.O.B."	4:07
6.	"Wasting Time"	3:44
7.	"Thank You"	3:17
8.	"Look It Here"	3:03
9.	"Shake"	3:38
10.	"I'd Be Waiting"	3:40
11.	"Mellow Out"	3:32
Total length:		38:13

Personnel

• Derek Banach – group member
• Rick Benjamin – group member
• Leah Concialdi – group member
• Eric D. Johnson – group member
• Nick Krier – group member
• Matt Marshall – A&R
• Patrick Meese – engineer, group member, horn engineer
• The Night Sweats – primary artist
• Russ Pahl – group member
• Emily Philpott – package design
• Joseph Pope III – bass
• Nathaniel Rateliff – composer, group member, primary artist
• Rett Rogers – photography
• Starett Rogers – group member
• Glenn Ross – band photo
• Adam Shaffner – group member
• Mark Shusterman – group member
• Richard Swift – engineer, group member, mixing, producer
• TW Walsh – mastering
• Wesley Watkins – group member
• Andreas Wild – group member

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2015–17) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 19 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7] 3 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[8] 192 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[9] 7 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[10] 20 French Albums (SNEP)[11] 94 Irish Albums (IRMA)[12] 26 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 11 UK Albums (OCC)[14] 27 US Billboard 200[15] 17 US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[16] 2 US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[17] 4 US Folk Albums (Billboard)[18] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2015) Position US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[19] 51 Chart (2016) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[20] 14 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] 50 US Billboard 200[22] 132 US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[23] 11 Chart (2017) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[24] 45

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[25]	Platinum	80,000
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[26]	Gold	10,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[27]	Silver	66,928[28]
United States (RIAA)[29]	Gold	500,000
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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2. Jurek, Thom (August 21, 2015). "Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats - Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
3. Harriet, Gibsone (August 23, 2015). "Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats album review – beefy, breakneck rock'n'soul". The Guardian. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
4. Danton, Eric R. (August 18, 2015). "Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats: Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats Review". Paste. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
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27. "British album certifications – Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats – Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
28. Jones, Alan (16 March 2018). "Charts analysis: 10 weeks at the top for Greatest Showman". Music Week. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
29. "American album certifications – Nathaniel Rateliff And The Night Sweats – Nathaniel Rateliff And The Night Sweats". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.