Together at Last

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Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	74/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
American Songwriter	[5]
Paste	7.8/10[6]
Pitchfork	6.6/10[7]
Record Collector	[8]
Slant	[9]
The A.V. Club	A−[10]
The Guardian	[11]
The Independent	[12]
Under the Radar	[13]

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Together at Last was met with universal acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 74 based on eighteen reviews.^[3]

Josh Modell of The A.V. Club praised the album, stating: "another side-project song, Golden Smog's "Lost Love", gets sweetly chilled, and the Summerteeth deep cut "In A Future Age" loses some of its flair from the album version but gains intimacy. That's true of this whole exercise, really, but the trade-off works fantastically well on those particular songs".^[10] Jamie Atkins of Record Collector described it as "a thoughtfully compiled career-spanning collection, performed solo on acoustic guitar".^[8] AllMusic's Mark Deming concluded: "if Together at Last is a minor work in Tweedy's catalog, it's a simple but genuine pleasure that may convert a few doubters who haven't been won over by Wilco's eclecticism".^[4] Jim Beviglia of American Songwriter mentioned: "song choice is everything with a project like this, and Tweedy is wise to generally stray from obvious selections".^[5] Aug Stone of Under the Radar noted: "here the minimal setting makes not just the lyrics more prominent but the melody as well".^[13] Philip Cosores of Pitchfork stated: "with his wry charm absent, the album ultimately shows only a partial picture of Jeff Tweedy as a solo artist".^[13]

In mixed reviews, Josh Hurst of Slant saw the album "won't ever take a place among the landmarks in Tweedy's catalogue, but it does provide a fresh way to hear and appreciate them".^[9] Dave Simpson of The Guardian stated: "the unplugged format can get samey, but his delicate guitar playing is a joy and "Via Chicago"'s presumably metaphorical opening line, "I dreamed about killing you again last night", never sounded more lovely".^[11] Andy Gill of The Independent wrote: "for Together At Last, Jeff Tweedy revisits choice items from his back catalogue in solo unplugged mode. It's a brave step, given the imaginative depth with which Wilco animates this material, but it does allow the songs' core characters to come through more strongly".^[12] Matt Bobkin of Exclaim! stated: "for Tweedy diehards, these intimate reworks may come off as a nice fireside chat with an old friend, but those less familiar with the singer are better off starting with the originals".^[14]

• Jeff Tweedy – vocals, guitar, harmonica, producer
• Tom Schick – producer, engineering, mixing
• Bob Ludwig – mastering
• Viki Gonia – cover photo
• Lawrence Azerrad – design