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John Paul White: Beulah

On August 19, 2016, “Single Lock Records” label released “Beulah”, the second John Paul White studio album. It was recorded in 2017, at “Single Lock Studios” in Florence, “FAME Studios” in Muscle Shoals, and was produced by Ben Tanner and John Paul White.

Personnel:

  • John Paul White – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, baritone guitar, package design
  • Laura Rogers (The Secret Sisters) – vocals
  • Lydia Slagle (The Secret Sisters) – vocals
  • Jason Goforth – lap steel, harmonica
  • Bryan Farris – electric guitar
  • Jon Estes – piano, bass, mandolin
  • Ben Tanner – pump organ, electric guitar, B3, Wurlitzer, recording, mixing
  • David Hood – bass
  • Zac Cockrell – bass
  • Reed Watson – drums
  • Jeremy Gibson – drums
  • Ken Lewis – percussion
  • Jonathan Oliphant – vibraphone, package design
  • Kimi Samson – violin
  • Caleb Elliott – cello
  • Elizabeth Estes – fiddle
  • Richard Dodd – mastering
  • Browan Lollar – artwork
  • Rachel Briggs – package design

Track listing:

All tracks by John Paul White.

  1. Black Leaf
  2. What’s So
  3. The Once and Future Queen
  4. Make You Cry
  5. Fight for You
  6. Hope I Die
  7. I’ve Been Over This Before
  8. The Martyr
  9. Hate the Way You Love Me
  10. I’ll Get Even

Cedric Burnside: I Be Trying

On June 25, 2021, “Single Lock Records” label released “I Be Trying”, the tenth Cedric Burnside album. It was recorded in 2021, at “Royal Recording Studios” in Memphis, and “Single Lock Studios” in Florence, and was produced by Boo Mitchell and Ben Tanner.

Personnel:

  • Cedric Burnside – vocals, guitar, drums, liner notes
  • Luther Dickinson – guitar
  • Portrika Burnside – vocal
  • Zac Cockrell – bass
  • Reed Watson – drums, percussion
  • Caleb Elliot – cello
  • Boo Mitchell – engineer, mixing
  • Ben Tanner – engineer assistant
  • Joshua Hardman – design
  • Dale Gunnoe – cover photography
  • Abraham Rowe – photography
  • J Powell – lacquer cut

Track listing:

All tracks by Cedric Burnside, except where noted.

  1. The World Can Be So Cold
  2. Step In
  3. I Be Trying
  4. You Really Love Me
  5. Love Is the Key
  6. Keep On Pushing
  7. Gotta Look Out
  8. Pretty Flowers
  9. What makes Me Think
  10. Bird Without a Feather – R.L. Burnside
  11. Hands Off That Girl – Junior Kimbrough
  12. Get Down
  13. Love You Forever

Alabama Snakes: Sound & Color

On April 17, 2015, “ATO Records” label released “Sound & Color”, the second Alabama Shakes studio album. It was recorded in 2014, at “Sound Emporium” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Blake Mills, Brittany Howard, Heath Fogg, Zoe Cockrell and Steve Johnson.

Personnel:

  • Brittany Howard − vocals, guitar, vibraphone, percussion, keyboards, string arrangements
  • Heath Fogg − guitar, percussion
  • Zac Cockrell − bass, percussion
  • Steve Johnson − drums, percussion
  • Blake Mills – guitar, percussion, vibraphone 
  • Ben Tanner − keyboards, vibraphone, percussion
  • Paul Horton – keyboards
  • Rob Moose − string arrangements
  • Shawn Everett – engineer, mixing
  • Bob Ludwig − mastering

Track listing:

All lyrics by by Brittany Howard except where noted,  all music by Brittany Howard, Heath Fogg, Zoe Cockrell and Steve Johnson.

  1. Sound & Color
  2. Don’t Wanna Fight
  3. Dunes
  4. Future People – lyrics by Brittany Howard, Blake Mills
  5. Gimme All Your Love
  6. This Feeling
  7. Guess Who – lyrics by Brittany Howard, Blake Mills
  8. The Greatest
  9. Shoegaze
  10. Miss You
  11. Gemini – lyrics by Brittany Howard, Blake Mils
  12. Over My Head

Jason Isbell: Jason Isbell And The 400 Units

On February 17, 2009, “Lightning Rod” label released “Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit”, the second Jason Isbell album. It was recorded in 2008, at “Fame” in Muscle Shoals, “The Nutthouse” in Sheffield, “The Echo Lab” in Denton, and was produced by Matt Pence, Jason Isbell, Browan Lollar, Derry deBorja and Jimbo Hart.

Personnel:

  • Jason Isbell – vocals, guitars
  • Browan Lollar – guitars, cover, disc illustration
  • Derry deBorja – keyboards
  • Jimbo Hart – bass guitar
  • Matt Pence – drums, mixing
  • Harvey Thompson – horns
  • Vinny Ciesielski – horns
  • Charles Rose – horns, horns arrangements
  • Jimmy Nutt – engineer
  • Ben Tanner – engineer assistant
  • Dixon Keel – engineer assistant
  • Glenn Schick – mastering
  • Marc Harkness – design
  • Allison V. Smith – photography

Track listing:

  1. Seven Mile Island
  2. Sunstroke
  3. Good
  4. Cigarettes and Wine
  5. However Long
  6. Coda
  7. The Blue
  8. No Choice in the Matter
  9. Soldiers Get Strange
  10. Streetlights
  11. The Last Song I Will Write

Nicole Atkins: Goodnight Rhonda Lee

On July 21, 2017, “Single Lock Records” Label released “Goodnight Rhonda Lee”, the fourth Nicole Atkins album. It was recorded in 2017, at “Niles City Sound” in Fort Worth, Texas, and was produced by Niles City Sound.

Personnel:

  • Nicole Atkins – vocals, horn and strings arrangements
  • Austin Jenkins – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Kelly Doyle – electric guitar
  • Will Van Horn – steel and baritone guitar, organ
  • Robert Ellis – piano, organ, acoustic guitar
  • Geoffrey Muller – bass guitar
  • Josh Block – drums, percussion
  • Jeff Dazey – saxophone
  • Leo Saenz – trumpet
  • Ben Tanner – mixing, vibraphone
  • Imelda Tecson, Sean Redman – violin
  • Buffi Jacobs – cello
  • Ele Chupik, Knadijah Islah Mohammed – backing vocals
  • Jeff Dazey – horn arrangements
  • Niles City Sound – recording, mixing
  • Joe La Porta – mastering
  • Lucia Holm – artwork
  • Fetzer Design – design
  • Shervin Lainez – back cover photography
  • Griffin Lotz – cover and gatefold photogreaphy
  • Elaine Monte, Joseph Monte – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. A Little Crazy – Chris Isaak, Nicole Atkins
  2. Darkness Falls So Quiet – Nicole Atkins
  3. Listen Up – Nicole Atkins, Ryan Spraker, Vincent John
  4. Goodnight Rhonda Lee – Chris Isaac, Nicole Atkins
  5. If I Could – Chris Seefried, Louise Goffin, Nicole Atkins
  6. Colors – David Michael Sherman, Nicole Atkins
  7. Brokedown Luck – Jim Sclanvunos, Nicole Atkins
  8. I Love Living Here (Even When I Don’t) – David Michael Sherman, Nicole Atkins
  9. Sleepwalking – Nicole Atkins, Reno Bo
  10. A Night of Serious Drinking – Jim Sclanvunos, Nicole Atkins
  11. A Dream Without Pain – Kenny Childers, Nicole Atkins