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On the album art of Black, his eighth album, Dierks Bentley appears in a seemingly foreign atmosphere for the country singer: the stylish, sexy streets of a city at night. This change in setting -- previously, Bentley has been seeing picking on a porch, grinning in an alley, staring into the sunset, and chilling with a dog -- doesn't necessarily suggest a leap into crossover country-pop, but there's little question that the sultry gloss of Black is a consolidation of 2014's Riser, a record slicker and straighter than its predecessors. Call it maturation as much as a shift in aesthetics. Now 40, Bentley doesn't spend as much time raising the roof as he once did, preferring slow grooves and smoky textures. When he gets loose, it's in a measured fashion: "Somewhere on a Beach" and "Roses and a Time Machine," tacit sequels to "Drunk on a Plane," march to a beat so deliberate that revelry seems like an afterthought, even when Dierks sings about "edumacation." Only when he brings Trombone Shorty in for a cameo on "Mardi Gras" does the pace actually quicken, but Black is intentionally bereft of such carefree moments. Alternating impeccable midtempo anthems and soft ballads -- the latter including duets with Maren Morris ("I'll Be the Moon") and Elle King ("Different for Girls") -- Black winds up gelling into gently pulsing AAA-country. It's mood music, sometimes playing as smooth as a seduction but better suited for moments of introspection when you're surrounded by a crowd and need to isolate.
Product Details
Release Date: | 05/27/2016 |
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Label: | Capitol Nashville |
UPC: | 0602547782960 |
catalogNumber: | 002474502 |
Rank: | 1320 |
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Album Credits
Performance Credits
Dierks Bentley Primary ArtistJerry Douglas Dobro
Jeff Coffin Saxophone
Dan Dugmore Pedal Steel Guitar,Electric Guitar
Mike Haynes Trumpet
Natalie Hemby Background Vocals
Russ Pahl Pedal Steel Guitar
Craig Wright Drums
Jonathan Yudkin Strings
Micah Wilshire Background Vocals
Sam Ashworth Background Vocals
Fred Eltringham Drums
Bryan Sutton Acoustic Guitar
Roy Agee Trombone
Lee Hendricks Bass
Luke Dick Acoustic Guitar,Electric Guitar,Background Vocals
Tony Lucido Bass
Hillary Lindsey Background Vocals
Jaren Johnston Acoustic Guitar,Electric Guitar,Background Vocals
Jedd Hughes Acoustic Guitar,Electric Guitar
Ross Copperman Acoustic Guitar,Bass,Electric Guitar,Keyboards,Background Vocals
Jessi Alexander Background Vocals
Maren Morris Vocals,Background Vocals
Aaron Sterling Percussion,Drums
Charlie Worsham Acoustic Guitar,Electric Guitar
Luke Laird Acoustic Guitar,Electric Guitar,Background Vocals
Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews Trombone
Danny Rader Synthesizer,Acoustic Guitar,Bouzouki,Electric Guitar,Keyboards
Elle King Vocals,Background Vocals
Technical Credits
Joe Baldridge EngineerNatalie Hemby Composer
Dan Wilson Composer
Jonathan Yudkin Arranger,Engineer
Andrew Dorff Composer
F. Reid Shippen Engineer
Shane McAnally Composer
Karen Naff Art Direction
Luke Dick Composer,Programming
Dierks Bentley Composer
Hillary Lindsey Composer
Jaren Johnston Composer
Douglas Gledhill Art Direction
Ross Copperman Composer,Programming,Producer,Engineer,Vocal Engineer
Jessi Alexander Composer
Arturo Buenahora Executive Producer
Ashley Gorley Composer
Josh Kear Composer
Luke Laird Composer,Programming
Heather Morgan Composer
Matt Dragstrem Composer
Jimmy Robbins Composer,Programming
Scooter Carusoe Composer
Adam James Composer
Danny Rader Programming,overdub engineer
Charles Smith Engineer
Jaron Boyer Composer
J.T. Harding Composer
Steven Moakler Composer
Chris Tompkins Composer
Alexander Palmer Composer
M. Allen Parker Engineer
Ryan Hurd Composer
Dave Kuncio Composer
Michael Tyler Composer
Josh Mirenda Composer
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