On The Line
by Jenny Lewis
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On The Line is ranked as the best album by Jenny Lewis.
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On The Line track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/11/2026 01:37 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,492 | 70/100 |
| ! | 08/22/2025 14:28 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,796 | 82/100 |
| ! | 08/04/2025 14:03 |  Igtonumama | 10,784 | 63/100 |
| ! | 02/01/2025 03:32 | jnmayles | 2,294 | 73/100 |
| ! | 11/03/2023 21:17 |  HelsinkiSnorkel | 2,273 | 79/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.6/100, a mean average of 70.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.7.
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Best song for me: Red Bull & Hennessy
My favorite breakthrough singer-songwriter album of 2019. Fits well in the vein of classic '70s singer-songwriters.
Track Pick: Red Bull and Hennessey
Brad1770 05/30/2019 09:39 | #236905 | TOP COMMENT
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'On The Line' tells the chronological tale in song of heartbreak , with ultimate rebirth and happiness and everything that happens in between. It is also worth noting JL lost her mother to liver cancer whilst writing this album which certainly impacted the lyrics
Musically it's an all star cast featuring Ryan Adams (yew) on piano, guitar and as producer , Beck on keyboards, organ, piano, producer, synthesizer ,vocals and a young fellow by the name of Ringo Starr whom you may have heard of - just to name a few
Well worth your time
Got about half way through and it was just not good enough to hold my attention (Edited)
Superb songcraft as usual. Her best yet? Too soon to tell but I wouldn't dismiss the idea.
rogue 03/25/2019 19:47 | #234017 | TOP COMMENT
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I can't believe I'm going to say this, but I think I might love this album more than Voyager. It's more consistent, the slower songs are lush and the bangers are vibrant and bright. Sounds like springtime. As a Minnesotan, I can really appreciate that right now as all the snow melts away.
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