Our Country: Americana Act II
| Our Country: Americana Act II | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 29 June 2018 | |||
| Recorded | 2018 | |||
| Studio | Konk Studios and Fluff Mr Lambert's Flat The Attic on the Hill | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 61:06 | |||
| Label | Legacy | |||
| Producer | Ray Davies | |||
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Americana is an album by English rock musician Ray Davies, released by Legacy Recordings in June 2018. It serves as a follow-up to Davies' 2017 album Americana, and is made up of material recored during the sessions for its predecessor, with American country rock band the Jayhawks once again contributing. As with the previous album, Our Country explores themes relating to Davies' experiences of American culture and of living and touring in the United States.[1][2][3]
Personnel
Musicians
- Ray Davies – lead vocals, guitars, piano, backing vocals, percussion, spoken word, dropped beer glasses and broken tea cups
- Bill Shanley – acoustic guitars, electric guitars, backing vocals
- Gary Louris – acoustic guitars, electric guitars, backing vocals
- Marc Perlman – bass, backing vocals
- Tim O'Reagan – drums, backing vocals, percussion
- Karen Grotberg – piano, keyboards, lead vocals, backing vocals
- John Jackson – mandolin, violin, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, 12-string guitar, backing vocals, percussion
Technical personnel
- Ray Davies – producer, arranger
- Guy Massey – co-producer, recording and mixing
- John Jackson – co-producer
- Josh Green – recording and mixing
- Bob Ludwig – mastering
References
- ^ Our Country: Americana Act II at AllMusic. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
- ^ Kreps, Daniel (May 2, 2018). "Ray Davies Announces New Album 'Our Country: Americana Act II'". Retrieved July 3, 2020.
- ^ Badgley, Aaron (June 30, 2018). "Ray Davies – Our Country: Americana Act II: Album review". The Spill Magazine. Retrieved July 3, 2020.