Mockingbird Time
| Mockingbird Time | ||||
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| Released | September 20, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | November 5–December 4, 2010 at The Terrarium Recording Studios, Minneapolis, MN | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Label | Rounder/UMGD | |||
| Producer | Gary Louris | |||
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Mockingbird Time is the eighth studio album by the alt country band The Jayhawks, released on September 20, 2011. The album marked the returns of the original front man Mark Olson, who had left the group in 1995 after the release of Tomorrow the Green Grass, and long-time keyboard player Karen Grotberg. Mockingbird Time was the first new studio album by The Jayhawks since 2003's Rainy Day Music. The album entered the Billboard 200 album chart at No. 38, becoming the highest-charting release of their career to date. It also charted at No. 2 on Billboard's Folk Albums chart, No. 6 on the Tastemaker Albums chart, and No. 11 on the Rock Albums chart.