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Black Country, New Road: Ants From Up There

On February 4, 2022, “Ninja Tune” label released “Ants from Up There”, the second Black Country, New Road studio album. It was recorded in 2021, at “Chale Abbey” on the Isle of Wight, and was produced by Sergio Maschetzko.

Personnel:

  • Isaac Wood – vocals, guitar
  • Luke Mark – guitar, backing vocals
  • May Kershaw – keyboards, marimba, glockenspiel, backing vocals
  • Lewis Evans – saxophone, flute, backing vocals
  • Georgia Ellery – violin, mandolin, cello, backing vocals
  • Tyler Hyde – bass, backing vocals
  • Charlie Wayne – drums, backing vocals
  • Tony Fagg – banjo
  • Mark Paton – vocals
  • Basil Tierney – additional drums
  • Sergio Maschetzko – engineer, mixing
  • David Granshaw – engineer, mixing
  • Tomas Moreno – additional engineering
  • Christian Wright – mastering
  • Simon Monk – art
  • Joseph Durnan – layout

Track listing:

  1. Intro
  2. Chaos Space Marine
  3. Concorde
  4. Bread Song
  5. Good Will Hunting
  6. Haldern
  7. Mark’s Theme
  8. The Place Where He Inserted Blade
  9. Basketball Shoes

Black Country Communion: Same

On September 20, 2010, “Mascot” label released the self-titled, debut Black Country Communion album. It was recorded January- April 2010, at “Shangri-La Studios” in Malibu, California,  and was produced by Kevin Shirley.

Personnel:

  • Joe Bonamassa– vocals, guitar
  • Derek Sherinian– keyboards
  • Glenn Hughes– vocals, bass
  • Jason Bonham– drums
  • Jeff Bova– orchestration
  • Patrick D’Arcy – uilleann pipes, tin whistle
  • Kevin Shirley– mixing
  • James McCullagh, Eric Lynne – engineer
  • Bob Ludwig– mastering
  • Dennis Friel Art Studios – design, illustrations, art direction
  • Robert Knight, Marty Temme,Rick Gould, Christie Goodwin, Chris Callaway – photography

Track listing:

  1. Black Country – lyrics by Glenn Hughes, music by Glenn Hughes, Joe Bonamassa
  2. One Last Soul – lyrics by Glenn Hughes, music by Glenn Hughes, Joe Bonamassa
  3. The Great Divide – lyrics by Glenn Hughes, music by Glenn Hughes, Joe Bonamassa
  4. Down Again – lyrics by Glenn Hughes, music by Glenn Hughes, Joe Bonamassa, Derek Sherinian
  5. Beggarman – lyrics and music by Glenn Hughes
  6. Song of Yesterday – lyrics by Joe Bonamassa, Glen Hughes, Kevin Shirley, music by Joe Bonamassa, Kevin Shirley
  7. No Time – lyrics and music by Glen Hughes
  8. Medusa – lyrics and music by Glen Hughes
  9. The Revolution in Me – lyrics and music by Joe Bonamassa
  10. Stand (At the Burning Tree) lyrics and music by Glenn Hughes
  11. Sista Jane – lyrics by Glenn Hughes, music by Glenn Hughes, Joe Bonamassa
  12. Too Late for the Sun – lyrics by Glenn Hughes, music by Glenn Hughes, Joe Bonamassa, Derek Sherinian, Kevin Shirley