Walk Through Fire

Walk Through Fire

by Yola
Walk Through Fire

Walk Through Fire

by Yola

CD

$15.99 
  • SHIP THIS ITEM
    Qualifies for Free Shipping
    Choose Expedited Shipping at checkout for delivery by Wednesday, April 3
  • PICK UP IN STORE
    Check Availability at Nearby Stores

Related collections and offers


Overview

Yola hails from the United Kingdom, but there isn't a hint of Britishness on Walk Through Fire, her 2019 full-length debut. Walk Through Fire is steeped in Southern soul traditions, leaning heavily on the cross-cultural pollinations of the late '60s, where country, soul, pop, and rock intersected so thoroughly, there rarely seemed to be a boundary separating the styles. Yola follows a similar stylistic aesthetic. She's as likely to write a country song ("Walk Through Fire") as she is to testify with the passion of a gospel choir ("It Ain't Easier"), but much of her debut exists in a nuanced netherworld, where R&B tunes are given a pop treatment and vice versa. Some of this fluidity could be ascribed to producer Dan Auerbach, who cannily conjures any number of retro trappings -- not just the funky sounds of FAME, but the Baroque pop arrangements of Glen Campbell -- as he carefully avoids strict purity. Auerbach creates a lovely, enveloping sound, but he's merely picking up the soul and sensibility of Yola's original songs, which are grounded in tradition but marked with her own idiosyncratic imprint; she's channeling her own experiences so they speak to the universal, just like the classic soul she loves. The result is an extraordinary record, one designed to be part of a grand musical tradition, and it contains enough emotion and imagination to earn its place within that lineage. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date: 02/22/2019
Label: Easy Eye Sound
UPC: 0075597927009
Rank: 156332

Tracks

  1. Faraway Look
  2. Shady Grove
  3. Ride Out in the Country
  4. It Ain't Easier
  5. Walk Through Fire
  6. Rock Me Gently
  7. Love All Night (Work All Day)
  8. Deep Blue Dream
  9. Lonely the Night
  10. Still Gone
  11. Keep Me Here
  12. Love Is Light

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Yola   Primary Artist,Vocals
William Huber   Trombone
Molly Tuttle   Guitar (Acoustic)
Ashley Wilcoxson   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Leisa Hans   Vocals (Background)
Taylor Zachry   Bass
Daniel Creamer   Piano,Tubular Bells
Steve Hermann   Trumpet
Yola Carter   Vocals
Dom Billett   Drums
Jerry Bernhardt   Guitar (Electric)
Ronnie McCoury   Mandolin
Roy Agee   Horn
Jim Hoke   Saxophone
Matt Combs   Fiddle,Strings
Mike Rojas   Organ,Piano,Marimba,Clavinet,Harmonium,Mellotron,Vibraphone,Harpsichord,Glockenspiel
Ray Jacildo   Organ,Marimba,Vibraphone,Harpsichord,Glockenspiel
Dave Roe   Bass
Pat McLaughlin   Percussion
Dan Auerbach   Bass,Dobro,Fuzz Bass,Mellotron,Percussion,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Vocals (Background)
Gene Chrisman   Drums,Percussion
Charlie McCoy   Harmonica
Russ Pahl   Guitar,Guitar (Steel),Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Vince Gill   Vocals (Background)
Mark Howard   Banjo,Guitar (Acoustic)
Ronnie Bowman   Vocals (Background)
Sam Bacco   Percussion
Homer Steinweiss   Drums
Bobby Wood   Piano,Wurlitzer,Piano (Electric)
Billy Sanford   Guitar (Electric)
Stuart Duncan   Fiddle

Technical Credits

Yola   Composer
Trey Keller   Engineer
Allen Parker   Mixing,Engineer,Recording
Yolanda Quartey   Composer
Alysse Gafkjen   Photography
Perry Shall   Design
M. Allen Parker   Mixing,Engineer,Recording
Josh Ditty   Engineer
Caleb VanBuskirk   Assistant Engineer
Yola Carter   Composer
Roger Cook   Composer
Richard Dodd   Producer,Mastering
Bernie Taupin   Composer
Alex Skelton   Assistant Engineer
Joe Allen   Composer
Pat McLaughlin   Composer
Dan Auerbach   Mixing,Composer,Producer
Dan Penn   Composer
Bobby Wood   Composer
Billy Sanford   Tic Tac
Elton John   Composer
John Bettis   Composer
Ryan Smith   Mastering
From the B&N Reads Blog

Customer Reviews