One Thing at a Time

by Morgan Wallen

Overview

Morgan Wallen opens One Thing at a Time with two songs where the narrator cops to drinking too much and not quite remembering what they've said. It's not the only time he alludes to letting the bottle turn him into a different man, an elliptical allusion to the scandal that embroiled the country singer after he was captured on video uttering a racial slur. The incident happened not long after the release of Wallen's Dangerous: The Double Album, and far from knocking his career off track, the scandal helped consolidate his audience; the double-LP turned into the best-selling album of 2021. One Thing at a Time offers more of the same -- a lot more of it. Weighing in at 36 songs, it's six tracks longer than Dangerous: The Double Album, a difference that clocks in at nearly an additional half-hour, bringing it just a few minutes shy of two hours. This untrammeled sprawl means One Thing at a Time offers a little something for everybody: there are sentimental weepers like "Thought You Should Know," a superstar duet thanks to Eric Church's cameo on "Man Made a Bar," party songs, sad songs, songs that lift liberally from classic rock standards ("Everything I Love," which borrows from both Allman Brothers Band's "Midnight Rider" and Marshall Tucker Band's "Can't You See"), songs about beer, songs about whiskey, and songs about wine. On Dangerous: The Double Album, all this radio-ready variety suggested that Wallen wanted to appeal to every audience everywhere, but in the wake of his scandal, this multi-purpose crowd-pleasing suggests an artist who wants to provide the perpetual jukebox within a walled garden. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	05/12/2023
Label:	Big Loud Records / Emi Records
UPC:	0602455190338
Rank:	2616

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Morgan Wallen   Primary Artist,Vocals
Eric Church   Primary Artist,Vocals
Ernest   Primary Artist
Hardy   Primary Artist,Vocals
Paul Franklin   Guitar (Steel)
Mark Hill   Bass
Tom Bukovac   Guitar (Electric)
Wes Hightower   Vocals (Background)
Jimmie Lee Sloas   Bass
Jerry Roe   Drums,Percussion
Dan Dugmore   Guitar (Steel)
Bryan Sutton   Banjo,Dobro,Ukulele,Bouzouki,Mandolin,Guitar (Acoustic)
Derek Wells   Guitar (Electric)
Dave Cohen   Keyboards
Todd Lombardo   Mandolin,Guitar (Acoustic)
Charlie Handsome   Guitar (Electric)
Ashlyne Wallen   Vocals (Background)
Dominic Frost   Guitar (Electric)

Technical Credits

Ted Jensen   Mastering Engineer
John Pierce   Composer
Jon Hall   Composer
Jessi Alexander   Composer
Ashley Gorley   Composer
Justin Shturtz   Mastering Engineer
Miranda Lambert   Composer
Josh Miller   Composer
Jeff Garrison   Composer
Hillary Lindsey   Composer
Gregg Allman   Composer
Jerry Flowers   Composer
Rodney Clawson   Composer
Bryan Williams   Composer
Jacob Kasher   Composer
Jeff Hyde   Composer
Driver Williams   Composer
Matt Roy   Composer
Matt Jenkins   Composer
Jacob Durrett   Composer,Producer,Programming
Scott Cooke   Editing
John Byron   Composer
Josh Thompson   Composer
Joey Moi   Mixing,Producer
Mark Holman   Composer
Jared Mullins   Composer
Patch Culbertson   A&R
Chris Lacorte   Composer
Ben Stennis   Composer,Programming
Robert Kim Payne   Composer
Jonathan Hoskins   Composer
Alexander Izquierdo   Composer
Travis Wood   Composer
Travis Denning   Composer
Ryan Hurd   Composer
Michael Lotten   Composer
Sean R. Badum   Assistant Engineer
Dequantes Devontay Lamar   Composer
Nicolle Galyon   Composer
Zach Abend   Composer,Programming
Ryan Vojtesak   Composer
London Holmes   Composer
Cameron Montgomery   Composer,Producer,Programming
Larry Fleet   Composer
Brett Tyler   Composer
Josh Ditty   Mixing,Editing,Recording
Chase McGill   Composer
Eivind Nordland   Mixing,Editing
Morgan Wallen   Composer
Geoffrey Warburton   Composer
Charlie Handsome   Producer,Programming
Thomas Archer   Composer
Jeffery Williams   Composer
Taylor Phillips   Composer
Devin Dawson   Composer
Milan Modi   Composer
Brad Clawson   Composer
Michael Hardy   Composer
Ernest Keith Smith   Composer
Steve Cordray   Assistant Engineer
Ryan Yount   Editing,Assistant Engineer
Jordan Minton   Composer
Ally Gecewicz   Production Coordination
Seth England   A&R
Rocky Block   Composer
Joey Stanca   Assistant Engineer
James Maddocks   Composer,Programming
Arsenio Archer   Composer
Blake Pendergrass   Composer
Camille Kenny   A&R
Lucas Glenney-Tagtmeier   Assistant Engineer
Ben Johnson   Composer
Mike Giangreco   A&R
Ava Boney   A&R Assistance
Jordan Dozzi   Composer