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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

Brittany Howard: What Now

On February 9, 2024, “Island” label released “What Now”, the second Brittany Howard studio album. It was recorded in 2023, and was produced by Shawn Everett and Brittany Howard.

Personnel:

  • Brittany Howard – vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards, bass, engineer, mixing
  • Brad Allen Williams – guitar
  • Lloyd Buchanan – keyboards
  • Paul Horton – keyboards, piano
  • Zac Cockrell – bass
  • Nate Smith – drums
  • Rod McGaha – trumpet
  • Shawn Everett – engineer, mixing
  • Emily Lazar – mastering
  • Chris Allgood – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Brittany Howard, except where noted.

  1. Earth Sign
  2. I Don’t
  3. What Now – Brittany Howard, Taylor Ann Avis Bogner
  4. Red Flags
  5. To Be Still – Brittany Howard, Brad Allen Williams
  6. Interlude
  7. Another Day
  8. Prove It to You
  9. Samson
  10. Patience
  11. Power to Undo
  12. Every Color in Blue