We the People

by Colt Ford

Overview

Colt Ford decided to call his 2019 album We the People because he wanted to remind a divided country that they're united as Americans. Ford's intentions are admirable, but he doesn't really set politics aside. A few cuts after "We the People" comes "Red, White, Blue and Blessed," a sunny ride through the small towns across the U.S. that makes plain where he resides in terms of the urban and rural divide. Of course, Ford celebrates that he's a redneck on the first line on "I'm Still Me," the song that kicks off We the People. On "I'm Still Me," Ford indulges in the country-rap that made his name, but soon enough he's spending as much time crooning as he is rapping, a sign that he's now a decade into his musical career and firmly within middle age. Along with this acceptance of being 50 comes a collection riddled with sentimental ballads and rockers that keep their rowdiness in check. Which means that even though We the People seems to offer more of the same, the execution makes the album feel a little gentler and softer than what's come before. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	09/20/2019
Label:	Average Joe's
UPC:	0661869003436

Tracks

1. I'm Still Me
2. Slow Ride
3. We the People
4. Back to Them Backroads
5. Red White Blue & Blessed
6. Nightcap
7. Lucky Scars
8. Where the Water Is
9. Bring That ¿¿¿W¿¿¿ Home
10. Cooter Brown
11. Bass Like That
12. Time Machine
13. How You Lose a Woman
14. We the People [Remix]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Colt Ford   Primary Artist
Dan Dugmore   Guitar (Steel)
Gary Morse   Guitar (Steel)
David Dorn   Piano,Keyboards
Jimmie Allen   Featured Artist
Dan Tyminski   Mandolin,Featured Artist
Kevin Grantt   Bass
Bobby Terry   Guitar (Acoustic)
Duncan Mullins   Bass
Tommy Harden   Drums,Percussion
Jim "Moose" Brown   Piano,Keyboards
Jeff King   Guitar (Electric)
Jimmy Carter   Bass
Smith Curry   Dobro
Noah Gordon   Sound Effects,Vocals (Background)
Eddie Montgomery   Featured Artist
Jim Brown   Piano,Keyboards
Walker Montgomery   Featured Artist
Tim Haines   Drums
Howard Duck   Piano,Keyboards
Justin David   Fiddle
Angela Hurt   Vocals (Background)
DJ KO   Featured Artist
Rob Cureton   Bass
Carl Miner   Guitar (Acoustic)
Luke Moseley   Piano,Keyboards
Michael Ray   Featured Artist
Spencer "Spanky" Bassett   Guitar,Guitar (Electric)
Larry Fleet   Featured Artist
Cole Phillips   Guitar (Electric)
Mitchell Tenpenny   Featured Artist

Technical Credits

Phive Starr   Mastering,Programming,Vocal Engineer,Instrumentation,Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Brad Warren   Composer
Jeffrey Steele   Composer
Colt Ford   Composer,Producer
Ben Hayslip   Composer
Matt Roy   Composer
Thomas Archer   Composer
James McNair   Composer
Taylor Phillips   Composer
Eric Varnell   Programming
Jacob Rice   Mixing
Brett Baldwin   Assistant
Brian Kelly   Composer
Trea Landon   Composer
Bryn Person   Graphic Design
Gregory Alan Mory   Composer
John Gurney   Composer
Jim "Moose" Brown   Amplifiers
David Lee Murphy   Composer
Wade Kirby   Composer
David Teagarden   Assistant
Corey Crowder   Composer
Noah Gordon   Composer,Engineer,Producer,Mastering,Programming,Vocal Engineer,Digital Editing
Josh Miller   Composer
Brett Warren   Composer
Lance Miller   Composer
Jimmy Yeary   Composer
Brock Berryhill   Composer,Programming
Matt Jenkins   Composer
Mark Niemiec   Engineer,Digital Editing
Sam Grow   Composer
Jeff Fasano   Photography
Justin David   Composer
DJ KO   Mixing,Producer,Mastering
Shannon Houchins   Producer,Executive Producer
Brandon Kinney   Composer
Jared Sciullo   Composer
Chris Stevens   Composer
Michael Zuehsow   Engineer
Walker Hayes   Composer
Billy Decker   Mixing
John Thomas "J. T." Harding   Composer
David Garcia   Composer
Russell Dickerson   Composer
Travis Humbert   Assistant
Tyler Hubbard   Composer
Erik Dylan   Composer
George Birge   Composer
Morgan Wallen   Composer
Josh Mirenda   Composer