Joan ShelleyBest Joan Shelley Albums Ranked
7.8
Avg Score
22
Opinions
8
Albums
7
Reviewers
Summary from 22 ratings
On Rate.fm, fans have rated Joan Shelley’s catalog across 8 albums from 22 opinions, with an overall average of 7.8/10. The top-rated Joan Shelley album is Like the River Loves the Sea (2019) with a 8.2/10 average from 4 ratings, followed by Joan Shelley and Over and Even. The discography on Rate.fm spans 2014 to 2025. First of August ranks as the highest-rated Joan Shelley song on Rate.fm with a 7.1/10 average.
Joan Shelley
“It’s difficult to innovate within a genre as well-worn as acoustic singer-songwriter folk, and at no point does Joan Shelley try to do so here. Despite that, though, a handful of moments across its eleven tracks, via a melody, arrangement or simple musical approach, contrive to provide something never heard before. Accordingly, quite how Shelley discovered the gorgeous chorus for ‘Where I’ll Find”
Like the River Loves the Sea
“The Kentucky folk-singer’s new album feels brighter and more confident than her previous work”
Like the River Loves the Sea
“The Kentucky folksinger’s fifth solo album strips down to acoustic instrumentation and her softly luminous voice, carving out a refuge where love and nature find solace in each other.”