Priscilla Block (EP)

Priscilla Block
Priscilla Block
EP by Priscilla Block
Released	April 30, 2021
Genre	Country
Length	19:31
Label	InDent; Mercury Nashville;
Producer	Robbie Artress (all tracks except 2); Ross Copperman (track 2); Jake Curry (all tracks except 2); Justin Johnson (all tracks)
Priscilla Block chronology
Singles from Priscilla Block
	"Just About Over You"; Released: October 9, 2020;

Priscilla Block is an extended play (EP) by American country singer–songwriter Priscilla Block. It was released on April 30, 2021, via InDent Records and Mercury Nashville. The project contained six tracks, all of which were co-written by Block herself. Also included on the EP was Block's breakout single titled "Just About Over You".

Background and content

Priscilla Block developed a growing fan base through social media with songs like "Thick Thighs" and "PMS". Among these songs was "Just About Over You", which gained such a following that Block was able to sign a recording contract in 2020.^[2] Block described her self-titled EP as a project that came from a sensitive place: "This EP is such a vulnerable side of who I am and where I’ve been...It’s my story of falling apart in order to find myself again."^[3]^[4] The disc was produced by Ross Copperman, along with Robbie Artress, Jake Curry and Justin Johnson.^[5]

The EP contained a total of six tracks. These songs were all co-written by Block with other songwriters. Five of the album's tracks featured co-writes from Sarah Jones, while two tracks featured Emily Kroll.^[1]^[5] Block has described both Jones and Kroll as friends. "there’s something about the three of us girls getting together, where I feel we always write great songs," she told Songwriter Universe.^[6]

Release and promotion

Priscilla Block was released on April 30, 2021. It was released through Mercury Nashville as a compact disc.^[5] It was issued digitally through Mercury Nashville and InDent Records.^[7] To promote the disc, Block performed a live-streamed concert through the Hard Rock cafe in Nashville, Tennessee. In the days that followed, Block also appeared for the first time at the Grand Ole Opry.^[8] The album's opening track, "Wish You Were the Whiskey", was released as a promotional single was issued on April 7, 2021.^[3] "I Bet You Wanna Know" was later issued as a second promotional single in 2021.^[9] The EP also included the radio single, "Just About Over You".^[10] The song became a top 15 hit single on the American Hot Country Songs chart in 2021.^[11]

Track listing

*Priscilla Block*^[5]^[7]^[1]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Wish You Were the Whiskey"	Josh Beale Priscilla Block Kate Hasting Sarah Jones	3:08
2.	"Just About Over You" (radio edit)	Block Jones Emily Kroll	3:08
3.	"Heels in Hand"	Robbie Artress Beale Block Hasting Jones	3:38
4.	"Sad Girls Do Sad Things"	Block Jones Kroll	3:45
5.	"Bad Part of Good"	Artress Block	3:12
6.	"I Bet You Wanna Know"	Stone Aielli Block Jones	2:37
Total length:			19:31

Personnel

All credits are adapted from the liner notes of Priscilla Block^[5] and AllMusic.^[12]

Musical personnel

Stone Aielli – Piano
Robbie Artress – Acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano
Josh Beale – Acoustic guitar, background vocals, electric guitar
Priscilla Block – Background vocals, lead vocals
Dave Cohen – Keyboards
Jim Cooley – Background vocals
Jake Curry – Background vocals, electric guitar
Sarah Jones – Background vocals
Tony Lucido – Bass
Danny Rader – Acoustic guitar, banjo, bouzouki, electric guitar, Hammond B3 organ, percussion, piano, synthesizer
Jerry Roe – Drums
Jimmie Lee Sloas – Bass guitar
Bryan Sutton – Banjo, dobro, acoustic guitar, 12-string acoustic guitar, mandolin
Derek Wells – Electric guitar
Nir Z – Drums, percussion

Technical personnel

Stone Aielli – Programming
Ribbie Artress – Editing, producer, programming, recording
Sean R. Badum – Assistant engineer
Drew Bollman – Recording
Jim Cooley – Engineer
Ross Copperman – Engineer, mixing, producing, programming
Jake Curry – Producer, programming
Mike "Frog" Griffifth – Production coordinator
Justin Johnson – Producer, programming
Scott Johnson – Production coordination
Zack Kuhlman – Mixing assistant
Tony Lucido – Engineer
Andrew Mendelson – Mastering engineer
Danny Rader – Programming, engineer
Lance Van Dyke – Assistant engineer

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
United States	April 30, 2021	Compact disc digital download streaming	InDent Records Mercury Nashville	^[7]^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Priscilla Block: Songs, reviews, credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
^ Monger, James Christopher. "Priscilla Block Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
^ ^a ^b Boero, Steven (April 7, 2021). "Priscilla Block Announces Debut EP". Music Row. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
^ Ellwood-Hughes, Pip (April 7, 2021). "Priscilla Block to release self-titled EP later this month". Entertainment Focus. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Block, Priscilla (April 30, 2021). "Priscilla Block (CD Liner Notes and Album Information)". Mercury Nashville. 003447102.
^ Kawashima, Dale (November 22, 2021). "Rising Country Artist Priscilla Block Talks About Her Debut Hit "Just About Over You," Her EP And Her Songwriting". Songwriter Universe. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Priscilla Block by Priscilla Block". Apple Music. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
^ Skates, Sarah (April 28, 2021). "Priscilla Block To Celebrate EP with Live Stream, Opry Debut". Music Row. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
^ ""I Bet You Wanna Know" -- Single by Priscilla Block". Apple Music. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
^ Dowling, Markus K. (April 8, 2021). "Priscilla Block To Release A "Vulnerable," Self-Titled EP On April 30". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on April 8, 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
^ Watts, Cindy (November 5, 2021). "Priscilla Block Knows What It's Like To Sit Alone – And It's OK". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on November 6, 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
^ "Priscilla Block: Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 December 2021.

[Allmusic-1] "Priscilla Block: Songs, reviews, credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 December 2021.

[allmusicbio-2] Monger, James Christopher. "Priscilla Block Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 December 2021.

[Music_Row-3] Boero, Steven (April 7, 2021). "Priscilla Block Announces Debut EP". Music Row. Retrieved 25 December 2021.

[ET_Focus-4] Ellwood-Hughes, Pip (April 7, 2021). "Priscilla Block to release self-titled EP later this month". Entertainment Focus. Retrieved 25 December 2021.

[Liner_Notes-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Block, Priscilla (April 30, 2021). "Priscilla Block (CD Liner Notes and Album Information)". Mercury Nashville. 003447102.

[Songwriter_Universe-6] Kawashima, Dale (November 22, 2021). "Rising Country Artist Priscilla Block Talks About Her Debut Hit "Just About Over You," Her EP And Her Songwriting". Songwriter Universe. Retrieved 23 December 2021.

[Apple-7] "Priscilla Block by Priscilla Block". Apple Music. Retrieved 23 December 2021.

[Music_Row_2-8] Skates, Sarah (April 28, 2021). "Priscilla Block To Celebrate EP with Live Stream, Opry Debut". Music Row. Retrieved 25 December 2021.

[9] ""I Bet You Wanna Know" -- Single by Priscilla Block". Apple Music. Retrieved 23 December 2021.

[10] Dowling, Markus K. (April 8, 2021). "Priscilla Block To Release A "Vulnerable," Self-Titled EP On April 30". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on April 8, 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.

[11] Watts, Cindy (November 5, 2021). "Priscilla Block Knows What It's Like To Sit Alone – And It's OK". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on November 6, 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.

[12] "Priscilla Block: Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 December 2021.

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