Leaving Songs (Stuart A. Staples album)

Leaving Songs is an album by Stuart A. Staples, released on the Beggars Banquet label in 2006. The album features duets with Lhasa de Sela and Maria McKee, as well as a contribution from Terry Edwards.^[12]

Leaving Songs
Studio album by Stuart A. Staples
Released	2006
Recorded	2005
Genre	Chamber pop, alternative country
Length	36:57
Label	Beggars Banquet
Producer	Stuart A. Staples
Stuart A. Staples chronology
Lucky Dog Recordings 03-04 (2005) Leaving Songs (2006)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	81/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Mojo	[3]
musicOMH	[4]
NME	8/10[5]
Pitchfork	7.7/10[6]
PopMatters	7/10[7]
The Skinny	[8]
Stylus	B+[9]
Tiny Mix Tapes	[10]
Uncut	8/10[11]

Track listing

1. "Goodbye to Old Friends" – 6:13
2. "There Is a Path" – 3:53
3. "Which Way the Wind" – 3:11
4. "This Road is Long" – 3:44 (duet with Maria McKee)
5. "One More Time" – 3:16
6. "Dance With an Old Man" – 2:09
7. "That Leaving Feeling" – 4:02 (duet with Lhasa)
8. "Already Gone" – 3:32
9. "This Old Town" – 4:00
10. "Pulling In to the Sea" – 2:57

All songs written by Stuart A. Staples.