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Dying Star
Studio album by
Ruston Kelly
ReleasedSeptember 7, 2018
StudioSonic Ranch
GenreFolk rock, alternative country, indie folk
Length53:17
LabelRounder Records
Producer
Ruston Kelly chronology
Halloween
(2017) 		Dying Star
(2018) 		Shape & Destroy
(2020)
Singles from Dying Star
  1. "Jericho"
    Released: June 22, 2018
  2. "Mockingbird"
    Released: July 16, 2018
  3. "Faceplant"
    Released: August 13, 2018
  4. "Son of a Highway Daughter"
    Released: October 22, 2018

Dying Star is the debut studio album by American Country Music singer and songwriter Ruston Kelly, released on September 7, 2018 through Rounder Records. The album was recorded at the Sonic Ranch in El Paso, Texas, and produced by Kelly and Jarrad Kritzstein.

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(73/100)[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
American Songwriter[3]
Paste Magazine8.1/10[4]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Cover My Tracks"Ruston Kelly, Jarrad Kritzstein3:27
2."Mockingbird"Kelly4:38
3."Son of a Highway Daughter"Kelly3:37
4."Paratrooper's Battlecry"Kelly4:00
5."Faceplant"Kelly, Kritzstein, Brendan Benson3:43
6."Blackout"Kelly, Kritzstein, Joy Williams4:26
7."Big Brown Bus"Kelly, Kritzstein, Rick Brantley4:56
8."Mercury"Kelly3:19
9."Anchors"Kelly, Kritzstein4:10
10."Just for the Record"Kelly, Kritzstein, Lucie Silvas3:42
11."Trying to Let Her"Kelly, Kyle Jacobs, Joe Leathers3:28
12."Jericho"Kelly, Williams, Natalie Hemby2:53
13."Dying Star"Kelly, Rollie Gaalswyk, Caitlyn Smith5:26
14."Brightly Burst into the Air"Kelly1:32
Total length:53:17

Personnel

  • Eli Beaird – bass
  • Greg Calibi – mastering
  • Ian Fitchuk – drums, organ, percussion, piano
  • Charles Godfrey – engineer
  • Matthew Glasbey – assistant
  • Jon Green – background vocals
  • Natalie Hemby – background vocals
  • Ruston Kelly – engineer, acoustic guitar, harmonica, producer, vocals, xylophone
  • Tim Kelly – pedal steel
  • Jarrad Kritzstein – engineer, Fender Rhodes, electric guitar, producer, background vocals
  • Kacey Musgraves – background vocals
  • Mario Ramirez – assistant
  • Kyle Ryan – banjo
  • Andrew Scheps – mixing
  • Abby Sevigny – background vocals
  • Nick Steinhardt – art direction, design
  • Joy Williams – background vocals
  • Kate York – background vocals

References

  1. ^ "Dying Star, Ratings, Credits, and More". Metacritic. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  2. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (September 7, 2018). "Dying Star – Ruston Kelly : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  3. ^ Bernstein, Jonathan (September 4, 2018). "Ruston Kelly: Dying Star". American Songwriter. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  4. ^ Salmon, Ben (September 12, 2018). "Ruston Kelly: Dying Star Review". Paste Magazine. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
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