'' The Weight of These Wings '' received highly positive reviews from music critics . At Metacritic , which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics , the album has an average score of 81 out of 100 , which indicates " universal acclaim " based on 11 reviews . Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic rated the album four out of five stars and states : " It may have mainstream songs , but '' The Weight of These Wings '' is n't produced like a country-pop album , so it demands attention and rewards close listening . " Paul Grein of '' HITS Daily Double '' predicted the album to be in contention for Album of the Year at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards
60th Annual Grammy Awards
60th Annual Grammy Awards
The Weight of These Wings