On December 11, 2020, “PAX AM” label released “Wednesdays”, the seventeenth Ryan Adams studio album. It was recorded in 2020, and was produced by Don Was, Ryan Adams and Beatriz Artola.
Personnel:
Ryan Adams – vocals, guitar, piano, harmonica, tom tom
Todd Wisenbaker – electric guitar
Stephen Patt – pedal steel, dobro
Benmont Tench – organ, piano
Beatriz Artola – synth, engineer
Don Was – bass, double bass
Charlie Stavish – bass, engineer
Brendan McCusker – drums, engineer
Aaron Ficca – drums
Fred Bows – violin
Zach Dellinger – viola
The Section Quartet – strings
Emmylou Harris – backing vocals
Arnold McCuller – backing vocals
Sir Harry Bowens – backing vocals
Hilliard ‘Sweet Pea’ Atkinson – backing vocals
Gabriel Sganga – engineer
Jeff Fitzpatrick – engineer assistant
Matthew Scatchell – engineer assistant
Joe LaPorta – mastering
Siebe Johannes ten Cate – cover painting (La gare du Nord)
On July 8, 2022, “Mercury” and “Republic” labels released “Leap”, the third James Bay studio album. It was recorded in Nashville, Tennessee and London, and was produced by Dave Cobb, Finneas, Gabe Simon, Ian Fitchuk, James Bay, Sacha Skarbek, Jon Green and Benjamin Rice.
Personnel:
James Bay – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, slide guitar, keyboards, percussion, programming
Gabe Simon – electric guitar, organ, piano, synthesizer, percussion, backing vocals, programming
Todd Lombardo – acoustic guitar
Alex Tomkins – piano
Philip Towns – keyboards, synth bass, piano, mellotron, synthesizer
Reuben James – Wurlitzer electric piano
Jon Green – acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, piano, keyboards, synthesizer, drums, percussion, backing vocals, programming
John Ryan – electric guitar, keyboards, drums, backing vocals, programming
Ian Fitchuk – acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, drums, percussion, backing vocals, programming
Mads Hauge – keyboards, percussion, programming
Sacha Skarbek – piano, mellotron, backing vocals
Joel Little – bass guitar, keyboards, drum programming