▁" I ▁had ▁the ▁na ive , ▁simpl istic ▁idea ▁that ▁produ cers ▁and ▁writers ▁and ▁artists ▁of ▁the ▁time ▁helped ▁in ▁a ▁min usc ule ▁way ▁to ▁change ▁the ▁mind - set ▁of ▁America ." ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁this ▁inspired ▁material , ▁the ▁album ▁also ▁contains ▁a ▁cover ▁of ▁Daniel ▁John ston ' s ▁" To ▁Go ▁Home ", ▁which ▁was ▁subsequently ▁re - re leased ▁on ▁the ▁To ▁Go ▁Home ▁EP ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁A ▁critical ▁success , ▁Post - W ar ▁received ▁" univers al ▁acc laim " ▁of ▁ 8 1 ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 , ▁aggreg ated ▁by ▁Met ac rit ic ▁and ▁reached ▁# 1 4 6 ▁on ▁Billboard ' s ▁Top ▁ 2 0 0 . ▁ ▁Ward ▁spent ▁most ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁tour ing ▁with ▁Nor ah ▁Jones ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁album , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁occasionally ▁playing ▁in ▁Nor ah ' s ▁tour ing ▁band , ▁" The ▁H ands ome ▁Band ". ▁Ward ▁played ▁on ▁Jones ' s ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁release ▁Not ▁To o ▁Late . ▁ ▁Hold ▁Time , ▁the ▁follow up ▁to ▁Post - W ar , ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁Mer ge ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁Hold ▁Time ▁includes ▁guest ▁performances ▁by ▁Jason ▁L yt le ▁of ▁the ▁band ▁Grand addy , ▁Luc inda ▁Williams , ▁Tom ▁H ag erman ▁of ▁De V ot ch K a , ▁and ▁She ▁& ▁Him ▁co -