The Way I Should
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| The Way I Should | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 8, 1996 | |||
| Studio | Scruggs Sound (Berry Hill, Tennessee) | |||
| Genre | Country Folk | |||
| Length | 50:07 | |||
| Label | Warner | |||
| Producer | Randy Scruggs | |||
| Iris DeMent chronology | ||||
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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.
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Chicago Tribune | [2] |
| Christgau's Consumer Guide | A[3] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A−[5] |
| Los Angeles Times |  [6] |
| The New Rolling Stone Album Guide | [7] |
| Orlando Sentinel | [8] |
| Spin | 4/10[9] |
All tracks are written by Iris DeMent, except as noted
| No. | Title | Writer(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 McCall | 3:24 |
| 5. | "This Kind of Happy" | Iris DeMent; Merle Haggard | 3:43 |
| 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 McCall | 7:32 |
| Total length: | 50:07 | ||
