Every Little Thing

by Carly Pearce

Overview

Carly Pearce grew up singing country music, heading to Pigeon Forge, Tennessee at the age of 16 so she could sing at Dollywood. Every Little Thing, her 2017 debut album, bears echoes not only of this polished professionalism but also the bluegrass of Pearce's native Kentucky, but it's all wrapped up in a shiny production courtesy of busbee. He performed a similar trick in 2016 when he gave Maren Morris' Hero a sterling progressive production, and if Pearce is a more conservative songwriter than Morris -- she's less likely to explicitly play with R&B and hip-hop, for one -- Every Little Thing still bears all the hallmarks of contemporary country production. It's crisp and nimble, using electronic and R&B as flair that accentuates the songs. So appealing is busbee's gleaming sound that the craft of Every Little Thing may be difficult to acknowledge at first. Working with a variety of heavy-hitters -- including Natalie Hemby, Emily Shackelton, and Shane McAnally -- Pearce co-wrote over half the album, and these songs, along with their companions, feel fresh in their melodies and observations. As appealing as the individual songs are, Every Little Thing works as well as it does because of its expert sequencing. Sliding from the woozy grooves of "Hide the Wine" to the urgent romance of "Careless" with ease, the album takes time for delicate ballads and stops at the precise moment for the stomping blues "Catch Fire." Through it all, Pearce establishes her own identity: her showbiz and country roots are inextricably entangled, a singer with a feel for the past but an eye for the present. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	10/13/2017
Label:	Big Machine Records
UPC:	0843930032846

Tracks

1. Hide the Wine
2. Careless
3. Every Little Thing
4. Everybody Gonna Talk
5. Catch Fire
6. If My Name Was Whiskey
7. Color
8. I Need a Ride Home
9. Doin' It Right
10. Feel Somethin'
11. You Know Where to Find Me
12. Honeysuckle
13. Dare Ya

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Carly Pearce   Primary Artist,Vocals (Background)
Ian Fitchuk   Piano,Vibraphone,Guitar (Electric),Organ
Russell Terrell   Vocals (Background)
Mark Hill   Bass
Wes Hightower   Vocals (Background)
Joeie Canaday   Bass
Carl Miner   Guitar (Acoustic),Banjo,Mandolin
Mike Busbee   Bass,Synthesizer,Guitar (Steel)
Eric Darken   Percussion
Aaron Sterling   Percussion
Derek Wells   Guitar (Electric)
Allison Veltz   Vocals (Background)
Laura Veltz   Vocals (Background)
Josh Matheny   Dobro,Guitar (Steel)
Bobby Hamrick   Vocals (Background)
Ilya Toshinskiy   Banjo,Bouzouki,Mandolin,Keyboards,Mellotron,Wurlitzer,Guitar (Acoustic)
Emily Shackelton   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Russell Terrell   Engineer
Shane McAnally   Composer
Wes Hightower   Engineer
Ashley Gorley   Composer
Mike Griffith   Production Coordination
Brian David Willis   Digital Editing
Lowell Reynolds   Engineer
Carly Pearce   Composer
Allison Jones   A&R
Joe Ginsberg   Composer
Matt Brownlie   Digital Editing
Laurel Kittleson   Production Coordination
Scotty Alexander   Assistant
Ethan Barrette   Assistant
Emily Weisband   Composer
Oscar Charles   Composer
Brianna Steinitz   Production Coordination
Daniel Davis   Assistant
Becca Walls   Interviewer
Natalie Hemby   Composer
Hillary Lindsey   Composer
Adam Ayan   Mastering
Mike Busbee   Mixing,Composer,Engineer,Producer,Programming
Barry Dean   Composer
Eric Darken   Engineer
Aaron Sterling   Engineer
Dave Clauss   Mixing,Engineer,Digital Editing
Konrad Snyder   Engineer
Paul Barber   Programming
Janice Soled   Production Coordination
Allison Veltz   Composer
Matt Jenkins   Composer
Sandi Spika Borchetta   Art Direction
Laura Veltz   Composer
Luke Laird   Composer
Bobby Hamrick   Engineer
Becky Reiser   Art Direction
Justin Ford   Graphic Design
Harper Smith   Photography
Emily Shackelton   Composer