Golden [Deluxe Edition]

by Lady A

Overview

Lady A's heart and soul belong to Nashville, the place where dreams are packaged, polished, and sold. The trio, led equally by vocalists Hillary Scott and Charles Kelley, and rounded out by by jack-of-all-trades instrumentalist Dave Haywood, are designed to appeal to the largest possible audience and, as such, they're smart enough to not mess with a winning formula, choosing only to sweeten it on their fourth album, Golden. Like the other three (along with their 2012 holiday stopgap On This Winter's Night), Golden is produced by Paul Worley, a longtime Music City fixture who truly made his reputation producing Dixie Chicks, but there's no hint of the rowdiness that punctuated even the Chicks' glossiest work. Instead, this is all shimmering and slick, more of an adult contemporary pop album than a country record. Apart from the intro of "Get to Me," there's nary a hint of twang here, the tempos never escalate -- the sprightliest number is the bouncy, effervescent "Downtown"; the most insistent is the rocking "Better Off Now (That You're Gone)," whose loudness fades once the verse kicks in -- and the whole vibe is irrepressibly friendly, best heard on quietly insistent pieces of pop like "Can't Stand the Rain." So cheerful is Golden that it seems a little churlish to complain that the songs here aren't grabbers: they're slow burns, designed to sink into the subconscious through repeated plays on radio, in-store sound systems, waiting rooms, and bumper music. And that's fine: it's professional product at its finest, meticulously assembled, polished until it gleams, designed to be nothing more than thoroughly agreeable. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	11/11/2013
Label:	Capitol
UPC:	0602537589302

Tracks

1. Get to Me
2. Goodbye Town
3. Nothin' Like the First Time
4. Downtown
5. Better Off Now (That You're Gone)
6. It Ain't Pretty
7. Can't Stand the Rain
8. Golden
9. Long Teenage Goodbye
10. All for Love
11. Better Man
12. Generation Away
13. Compass
14. And the Radio Played
15. Life as We Know It
16. Need You Now [iTunes Live Session Performance]
17. Just a Kiss [Backstage Acoustic Session]
18. I Run to You [iTunes Live Session Performance]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Lady A   Primary Artist,Vocal Harmony
Biff Watson   Banjo,Guitar (Acoustic)
Craig Young   Bass
Michael Rojas   Piano,Synthesizer,Fender Rhodes
Chad Cromwell   Drums,Shaker,Percussion,Tambourine
Dennis Edwards   Bass
Nathan Chapman   Guitar (Electric),Bass,Banjo,Dobro,Drums,Mandolin,Percussion
Dave Haywood   Guitar (Acoustic),Piano,Ukulele,Mandolin,Percussion
Paul Worley   Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Rob McNelley   Guitar (Electric)
Michael Rhodes   Bass
Stuart Duncan   Fiddle
Sari Reist   Cello
Matt Billingslea   Drums,Percussion
Jonathon Long   Piano,Keyboards,Synthesizer
Clint Chandler   Guitar (Electric)
Jason "Slim" Gambill   Guitar (Electric)
Glenn Worf   Bass
Will Hoge   Harmonica

Technical Credits

Ted Jensen   Mastering
Natalie Hemby   Composer
Chip Matthews   Mixing
F. Reid Shippen   Mixing
Shane McAnally   Composer
David Huff   Loop
Dennis Edwards   Composer
Lee Moore   Stylist,Wardrobe Design
Nathan Chapman   Programming,Composer,Producer
Will Hoge   Composer
Brad Warren   Composer
Joe Martino   Engineer,Assistant
Drew Bollman   Mixing Assistant
Hillary Lindsey   Composer
Andrew Mendelson   Mastering
Paul Worley   Producer
Clarke Schleicher   Mixing,Engineer
Ross Golan   Composer
Jedd Hughes   Composer
Josh Kear   Composer
Steve Blackmon   Assistant
Lady A   Producer
Hillary Scott   Composer
Jonathon Long   Composer
Charles Kelley   Composer
Dallas Davidson   Composer
Paige Conners   Production Coordination
Benny Quinn   Mastering
Allen Parker   Assistant
Joanna Carter   Art Direction
Brian Layson   Composer
Natthaphol Abhigantaphand   Assistant
Eric Paslay   Composer
Jason Campbell   Production Coordination
Nick Spezia   Assistant
Daniel Bacigalupi   Assistant
Erik Hellerman   Engineer
Jeremy Witt   Production Assistant
Terri Apanasewicz   Make-Up,Hair Stylist
Karen Naff   Art Direction
James T. Slater   Composer
Tom Douglas   Composer
Andrew Bazinet   Assistant Engineer
Clint Chandler   Composer
Luke Laird   Composer
Emile Haynie   Composer
Michelle Hall   Art Producer
Tor Erik Hermansen   Composer
Jonathan Long   Composer
Joseph Llanes   Photography
Brad Winters   Assistant
Dan Omelio   Composer
Ammar Malik   Composer
Adam Grover   Assistant
Chris Tyrrell   Composer
Ernesto Olvera   Engineer
Nicolle Galyon   Composer
Paul Cossette   Mixing Assistant
Justin Niebank   Mixing
Jason "Slim" Gambill   Composer
Mikkel Storleer Eriksen   Composer
Brett Warren   Composer
Sarah Buxton   Composer
Dave Haywood   Composer,Engineer