The Storm is the second studio album from American singer-songwriter ZZ Ward, released on Hollywood Records on June 30, 2017. The album reached number 1 on the Billboard Blues Albums chart.
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| Released | June 30, 2017 | |||
| Genre | Blues rock, hip hop | |||
| Length | 36:13 | |||
| Label | Hollywood | |||
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Production
editWard has said The Storm is influenced by the music of blues artists including Howlin' Wolf, Robert Johnson and Big Mama Thornton.[1] Prior to the album's release, on March 2, 2017, Ward released the single "The Deep", featuring Chicago MC Joey Purp. The track is built around a sample of "As Long As I've Got You" by The Charmels, which is also sampled in "C.R.E.A.M." by Wu-Tang Clan.[2] The track "Ride" featuring Gary Clark, Jr. was originally featured in the 2017 Pixar film Cars 3.[3] Ward performed the song on Dancing with the Stars on April 17, 2017.[4] The music video for the single "Cannonball" was released in July 2017;[5] it features blues singer Fantastic Negrito, with Ward playing harmonica on the song.[6]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by ZZ Ward. Additional writers are included below.[7]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer | Length |
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| 1. | "Ghost" | Evan Bogart, Trevor Brown, Warren "Oak" Felder, Zaire Koalo, Zsuzsanna Ward | Felder | 3:00 |
| 2. | "Cannonball" (featuring Fantastic Negrito) | Xavier Dphrepaulezz, Ward | Blended Babies | 3:58 |
| 3. | "Help Me Mama" | Bogart, Theron Feemster, Priscilla Renea, Ward | Feemster | 3:06 |
| 4. | "The Storm" | Ward | Feemster | 3:13 |
| 5. | "Domino" (featuring Fitz) | Feemster, Michael Fitzpatrick, Ward | Feemster, Fitzpatrick | 2:50 |
| 6. | "Let It Burn" | Bogart, Brown, Felder, Koalo, Ward | Felder | 3:08 |
| 7. | "Bag of Bones" | Ward | Feemster | 3:17 |
| 8. | "She Ain't Me" | Ludwig Göransson, Ward | Göransson | 2:51 |
| 9. | "If U Stayed" | Ward | Feemster | 3:33 |
| 10. | "Hold On" | Bogart, Brown, Felder, Ward | Felder | 3:12 |
| 11. | "Ride" (featuring Gary Clark Jr.) | Dave Bassett, Bogart, Ward | Bassett | 4:05 |
| Total length: | 36:13 | |||
Personnel
edit- ZZ Ward – vocals, guitars, harmonica, drum programming, percussion, engineering
- Trevor Brown – guitars, bass, background vocals
- Erick Walls – guitars
- Jonathan Keller – guitars, bass, drum programming, percussion, engineering
- Theron "Neff U" Feemster – piano, keyboards, guitars, drum programming, string arrangements, engineering
- Rich Parry – drum programming, percussion, engineering
- Gary Clark, Jr. – guitars
- Fantastic Negrito – vocals
- Michael Fitzpatrick – vocals, keyboards, drum programming, engineering
- Ludwig Göransson – programming, keyboards, guitars, bass, vocal engineering
- Bianca McClure – violin
- Thomas Drayton – bass
- Zaire Koalo – background vocals
- Warren "Oak" Felder – programming, engineering, background vocals
- E. Kidd Bogart – engineering, background vocals
- Jabari Tawiah – engineering
- Kyle Mann – engineering
- Paul Redel – engineering
- Gavin Paddock – engineering
- Bobby Holland – engineering
- Tyler Beans – engineering
- Rich Costey – mixing
- Neal Pogue – mixing
- Dave Bassett – mixing, vocal recording
- Chris Gehringer – mastering
Chart history
edit| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[8] | 75 |
| US Billboard Rock Albums[9] | 12 |
| US Billboard Blues Albums[10] | 1 |
References
edit- ^ Laura B. Whitmore, "ZZ Ward Puts a Fresh Spin on Her Classic Blues Influences with 'The Storm'," Guitar World, July 11, 2017.
- ^ Myles Tanzer, "ZZ Ward And Joey Purp Pull From A Classic For 'The Deep'", The Fader, March 2, 2017.
- ^ Jon Pareles, Jon Caramanica and Giovanni Russonell, "The Playlist: J Balvin Displays His Global Savvy, and St. Vincent Keeps it Local," New York Times, June 30, 2017.
- ^ "Cars 3 Soundtrack First Listen: ZZ Ward & Gary Clark Jr's Energetic Track, 'Ride' and Dancing With The Stars Performance", Pixar Post, April 14, 2017.
- ^ Kaitlin Reilly, "Video Premiere For ZZ Ward's 'Cannonball'," Refinery29, July 6, 2017.
- ^ Leslie Michele Derrough, "ZZ Ward Steps It Up a Notch With 'The Storm'," Glide Magazine, July 3, 2017.
- ^ The Storm (CD liner). ZZ Ward. United States: Hollywood Records. 2017.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
- ^ "Rock Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
- ^ "Blues Music: Top Blues Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-07-11.