Not Dark Yet (album)
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| Studio album by Shelby Lynne and Allison Moorer | ||||
| Released | 2017 | |||
| Recorded | 2016 | |||
| Genre | Americana, Country, Folk | |||
| Label | Thirty Tigers, Silver Cross Records | |||
| Producer | Teddy Thompson | |||
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Not Dark Yet is a duet album between sisters and country/Americana singer-songwriters Shelby Lynne and Allison Moorer. Produced by British folk artist Teddy Thompson, Not Dark Yet was released on August 18, 2017.[1] It is Moorer's tenth studio album, Lynne's fifteenth and marks the first official studio collaboration between the siblings.[2] The title track is taken from the Bob Dylan song of the same name.
Not Dark Yet features covers of songs from a variety of genres and also includes an original song written by Lynne and Moorer.[3]
On August 10, 2017, the album was available to listen to in its entirety on NPR as part of their "first listen" series.[4]
Commercial performance
The album debuted at No. 8 on the both the Billboard's Americana/Folk Albums and Independent Albums charts,[5][6] and No. 39 on Top Country Albums,[7] with 3,700 copies sold in the first week.[8] It has sold 6,400 copies as of September 2017.[9]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original artist/s | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "My List" | Brandon Flowers | The Killers | 2:53 |
| 2. | "Every Time You Leave" | C. Louvin, I. Louvin | The Louvin Brothers | 2:24 |
| 3. | "Not Dark Yet" | B. Dylan | Bob Dylan | 4:20 |
| 4. | "I'm Looking For Blue Eyes" | J. Colter | Jessi Colter | 2:58 |
| 5. | "Lungs" | T. Van Zandt | Townes Van Zandt | 2:55 |
| 6. | "The Color of a Cloudy Day" | J. Isbell, A. Shires | Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires | 4:04 |
| 7. | "Silver Wings" | M. Haggard | Merle Haggard | 2:35 |
| 8. | "Into My Arms" | Nick Cave | Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds | 4:48 |
| 9. | "Lithium" | Kurt Cobain | Nirvana | 5:39 |
| 10. | "Is It Too Much" | Allison Moorer, Shelby Lynne | 4:47 |
Personnel
Credits adapted from AllMusic.[10]
- Russ Allen – assistant
- Scott Campbell – engineer
- Erik Deutsch – organ, piano
- Sarah Ellison Lewis – photography
- Don Heffington – drums, percussion
- Mark Howard – mixing, special sound
- Michael Jerome – drums, percussion
- Peter Lyman – mastering
- Shelby Lynne – lead vocals, harmony vocals, acoustic guitar
- Val McCallum – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Allison Moorer – lead vocals, harmony vocals, acoustic guitar, piano
- Ben Peeler – electric guitar, pedal steel guitar
- Doug Pettibone – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Taras Prodaniuk – bass
- Benmont Tench – keyboard, organ, piano, wurlitzer
- Teddy Thompson – producer, bass, drums, acoustic guitar, background vocals
Charts
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References
- ↑ "Shelby Lynne, Allison Moorer to Cover Nirvana on New Album - Rolling Stone". rollingstone.com. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
- ↑ "Sisters Shelby Lynne and Allison Moorer To Release Their First Album Together - Noise11.com". noise11.com. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
- ↑ "Shelby Lynne and Allison Moorer's Not Dark Yet Arrives Aug. 18 | CMT". cmt.com. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
- ↑ https://www.npr.org/2017/08/10/541628367/first-listen-shelby-lynne-allison-moorer-not-dark-yet
- ↑ "Independent Albums". Billboard. September 9, 2017.
- 1 2 "Americana/Folk Albums". Billboard. September 9, 2017.
- 1 2 "Country Albums". Billboard. September 9, 2017.
- ↑ Bjorke, Matt (August 29, 2017). "Top 10 Country Albums Chart: August 28, 2017". Roughstock.
- ↑ Bjorke, Matt (September 19, 2017). "Top 10 Country Albums Sales Chart: September 18, 2017". Roughstock.
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/not-dark-yet-mw0003066831/credits