On January 28, 2022, “Forty Below Records” label released “The Sun Is Shining Down”, the final John Mayall studio album. It was recorded in 2021, at “Horse Latitudes” in Glendale, California, “Strawhorse Studios” and “Forty Bellow Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by John Mayall and Eric Corne.
Personnel:
- John Mayall – vocals, guitar, Hammond B3, piano, electric piano, harmonica
- Buddy Miller – vocal
- Carolyn Wonderland – lead and rhythm guitar
- Melvin Taylor – guitar
- Mike Campbell – guitar
- Billy Watts – rhythm guitar
- Eric Corne – rhythm guitar, engineer, mixing
- Jake Shimabukuro – ukulele
- Greg Rzab – electric bass
- Jay Davenport – drums
- Ron Dziubla – saxophone
- Mark Pender – trumpet
- Richard A. Rosenberg – trombone
- Scarlet Rivera (Donna Shea) – violin
- Michael Dumas – engineer
- Thomas Ross Johansen – engineer
- Mark Chalecki – mastering
- Anthony Wolch – artwork, creative director
- Inaiah Lujan – design, layout
- Shye Ronen – digital art
- Cristina Arrigoni – back cover photography
- Brad Silverberg – fine art photography
- David Gomez – inside cover photography
Track listing:
All tracks by John Mayall, except where noted.
- Hungry and Ready
- Can’t Take No More
- I’m as Good as Gone – Bobby Rush
- Got to Find a Better Way
- Chills and Thrills – Bernard Allison
- One Special Lady
- A Quitter Never Wins – Tinsley Ellis, Margaret Sampson
- Deep Blue Sea
- Driving Wheel
- The Sun Is Shining Down
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