Delilah is the third studio album and first major label release by American musician Anderson East. The album was released on July 10, 2015 via Low Country Sound an imprint of Elektra.[2][3]
| Delilah | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | July 10, 2015 | |||
| Studio | FAME (Muscle Shoals, Alabama) | |||
| Genre | Rhythm and blues, Southern soul,[1] Americana, rock | |||
| Length | 32:19 | |||
| Label | Low Country Sound | |||
| Producer | Dave Cobb | |||
| Anderson East chronology | ||||
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Background
editEast stated that he chose the album name from Delilah, one of the characters in the seventh book of the Bible called Book of Judges, which features the famous story of Samson and Delilah. "Samson was like the strongest man alive. God blessed him with this superhuman strength but it all laid in his hair. He’s infatuated with [Delilah], totally in love with her, told her secrets and that was the crumbling of the strongest man that’s ever lived. That’s kind of the thread through the record: the woman that saved the crumbled man."[4]
The George Jackson song, "Find 'Em, Fool 'Em and Forget 'Em" came from a visit to the FAME Studios, located in North Alabama, where the record was recorded.[5] The album was recorded live there.[5]
East co-wrote the song "Quit You" with singer-songwriter Chris Stapleton, who Dave Cobb worked with previously, and brought into the studio so the two could meet. They hit it off and wrote the song.[5][6]
Critical reception
editCritical reception was generally positive. Starpulse gave the album four stars.[7] American Songwriter gave the album four out of five stars.[8]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Only You" |
| 2:46 |
| 2. | "Satisfy Me" |
| 2:35 |
| 3. | "Find 'Em, Fool 'Em and Forget 'Em" | 2:34 | |
| 4. | "Devil in Me" |
| 3:41 |
| 5. | "All I'll Ever Need" |
| 3:18 |
| 6. | "Quit You" |
| 2:49 |
| 7. | "What a Woman Wants to Hear" |
| 4:14 |
| 8. | "Lonely" |
| 3:28 |
| 9. | "Keep the Fire Burning" |
| 2:42 |
| 10. | "Lying in Her Arms" | Anderson East | 4:12 |
| Total length: | 32:19 | ||
References
edit- ^ Dougherty, Steve. "Anderson East: Tapping Into a Nashville Soul Sound". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
- ^ Powers, Ann. "Review: Anderson East, 'Delilah'". NPR. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
- ^ Harvey, CJ. "The Delta Soul of Anderson East". Baeble Music. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
- ^ Mital, Sachyn. ""Feeling the Notes" An Interview with Anderson East". Pop Matters. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
- ^ a b c Orr, Dacey (24 July 2015). "Dave Cobb and Anderson East Talk Bromance, Nashville, FAME Studios, Chris Stapleton and More". Nashville Scene. Archived from the original on 22 August 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ^ Orr, Dacey (23 July 2015). "How a bathroom break at The Bluebird sold superproducer Dave Cobb on Anderson East". Nashville Scene. Archived from the original on 20 December 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
- ^ Faulkner, Brent. "close article Review: Anderson East Delivers A Memorable, Soulful Debut With 'Delilah'". Starpulse.
- ^ Horowitz, Hal. "Anderson East: Delilah". American Songwriter. Retrieved 14 July 2015.