[3] The Civil Wars received generally positive reviews from music critics, and it sold more than 116,000 copies, making it debut at No.

The song "From This Valley" won them their fourth Grammy, the second one in the category Best Country Duo/Group Performance.

[2] The Civil Wars received positive reviews from critics.

According to Metacritic, the album has scored 71 out of 100 based on 29 reviews, indicating generally favorable reviews,[4] the same score Barton Hollow, the duo's previous album, received.

[11] All tracks are written by Joy Williams and John Paul White, unless otherwise notedThe Civil Wars Technical personnel