Rhythm and Repose

Rhythm and Repose is the first solo studio album by Glen Hansard. The album was recorded by Patrick Dillett and produced by Thomas Bartlett.^[1] The song "Come Away to the Water" was covered by Maroon 5 and Rozzi Crane on the soundtrack for the 2012 film The Hunger Games. The album has sold 77,000 copies in the US as of September 2015.^[2]

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	68/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]
Under The Gun Review	7/10 [5]
The Boston Phoenix	[6]
Consequence of Sound	[7]
The A.V. Club	B-[8]

Rhythm and Repose
Studio album by Glen Hansard
Released	19 June 2012 (2012-06-19)
Genre	Folk
Length	46:43
Label	Anti-
Producer	Thomas Bartlett
Glen Hansard chronology
Rhythm and Repose (2012) Drive All Night (2013)

Track listing

Rhythm and Repose track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"You Will Become"	3:48
2.	"Maybe Not Tonight"	5:30
3.	"Talking with the Wolves"	4:43
4.	"High Hope"	3:55
5.	"Bird of Sorrow"	5:50
6.	"The Storm, It's Coming"	3:28
7.	"Love Don't Leave Me Waiting"	4:17
8.	"What Are We Gonna Do"	3:00
9.	"Races"	4:33
10.	"Philander"	3:51
11.	"Song of Good Hope"	3:48
Total length:		46:43

All tracks are written by Glen Hansard.

Deluxe edition^[9] bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Come Away to the Water"	3:45
13.	"This Gift"	4:48
14.	"Rare Bird"	3:34
Total length:		58:50

Personnel

• Glen Hansard- songwriter, vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar (3), rhythm guitar (10), piano (6)
• Thomas Bartlett- piano, keyboards, string arrangements, pump organ (9, 10), drums (1)
• Brad Albetta- bass
• Rob Moose- strings, string arrangements
• Ray Rizzo- drums (2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10)
• David Mansfield- slide guitar on "Maybe Not Tonight"
• Bryan Devendorf- drums on "Talking with the Wolves"
• Hannah Cohen- backing vocals on "Talking with the Wolves"
• Javier Mas- Spanish guitar on "High Hope" and "Love, Don't Leave Me Waiting"
• Jake Clemons- horns on "High Hope" and "Love, Don't Leave Me Waiting"
• Clark Gayton- horns on "High Hope" and "Love, Don't Leave Me Waiting"
• Curt Ramm- horns on "High Hope" and "Love, Don't Leave Me Waiting"
• Sam Amidon- backing vocals on "High Hope" and "Races", banjo on "Races"
• Cristin Milioti- backing vocals on "You Will Become" and "High Hope"
• Nico Muhly- string arrangements on "The Storm, It's Coming"
• Marketa Irglova- backing vocals on "You Will Become" and "What Are We Gonna Do"
• Aida Shahghasemi- backing vocals on "You Will Become"
• Joanna Christie- backing vocals on "This Gift"^[10]

Chart positions

Chart performance for Rhythm and Repose

Chart (2012)	Peak position
Austrian Top 40[11]	21
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[12]	111
Dutch Top 100[13]	37
German Albums Chart[14]	71
Irish Albums Chart[15]	3
Irish Independent Albums Chart[16]	1
Swiss Hitparade Albums Chart[17]	40
UK Indie Chart[18]	15
US Billboard 200[19]	21
US Billboard Alternative Albums[19]	5
US Billboard Digital Albums[19]	19
US Billboard Folk Albums[20]	21
US Billboard Independent Albums[19]	4
US Billboard Rock Albums[19]	8