The Speed of Now Part 1 is the eleventh studio album by New Zealand-born Australian country music singer Keith Urban. The album was released on 18 September 2020 via Hit Red and Capitol Records Nashville.[6][7][8]

The Speed of Now Part 1
Studio album by
Released18 September 2020
Genre
Length49:37
Label
Producer
Keith Urban chronology
Graffiti U
(2018)
The Speed of Now Part 1
(2020)
High
(2024)
Singles from The Speed of Now Part 1
  1. "We Were"
    Released: 13 May 2019
  2. "God Whispered Your Name"
    Released: 2 March 2020
  3. "Polaroid"
    Released: 24 April 2020[2]
  4. "Superman"
    Released: 17 July 2020[3]
  5. "Change Your Mind"
    Released: 7 August 2020[4]
  6. "One Too Many"
    Released: 28 September 2020
  7. "Out the Cage"
    Released: 23 April 2021[5]

The album won the Highest Selling Album at the 2021 Queensland Music Awards.[9][10]

Track listing

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The Speed of Now Part 1 track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)ProducersLength
1."Out the Cage" (featuring Breland and Nile Rodgers)
  • Urban
  • Sumsor
  • Small
3:09
2."One Too Many" (with Pink)
  • Urban
  • Cutfather
  • PhD
  • Dan McCarroll
3:23
3."Live With"
  • Urban
  • Kale
3:18
4."Superman"
2:50
5."Change Your Mind"
  • Urban
  • Koma
  • McCarroll
3:53
6."Forever"4:07
7."Say Something"
  • Brandyn Burnette
  • Urban
  • Hansen
  • Jeppe London Bilsby
  • Celine Svanbäck
  • Scott Quinn
  • Lindy Robbins
  • Urban
  • Bilsby
  • Cutfather
2:57
8."Soul Food"
  • Urban
  • Sumser
  • Small
  • Breland
  • Urban
  • Sumsor
  • Small
2:36
9."Ain't It Like a Woman"
  • Urban
  • Johnston
  • Schmidt
3:16
10."With You"
  • Urban
  • McCarroll
  • Niccoli
3:08
11."Tumbleweed"
  • Neil Mason
  • James McNair
  • Johnston
  • Urban
  • Johnston
2:48
12."God Whispered Your Name"
  • Urban
  • McCarroll
3:52
13."Polaroid"
2:31
14."Better Than I Am"
  • Urban
  • White
4:31
15."We Were [Bonus Track][A]"
  • Urban
  • Huff
3:08
Total length:49:37
Digital and streaming bonus track[11]
No.TitleWriter(s)ProducersLength
16."We Were" (featuring Eric Church)
  • Hyde
  • Tyndell
  • Church
  • Urban
  • Huff
3:08
Total length:52:45
Japanese CD bonus track[12]
No.TitleLength
16."Higher Love" (from Global Citizen's One World: Together at Home)2:16
Total length:51:52

Note

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  1. ^ This track is listed as a bonus track on all physical editions of the album.

Personnel

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Adapted from liner notes.[13]

"Out the Cage"

  • Jamareo Artis – bass guitar
  • Breland – featured vocals, choir, background vocals
  • Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards
  • Nile Rodgers – electric guitar
  • Sean Small – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, programming
  • Sam Sumsor – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, programming
  • Keith Urban – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, ganjo, lead vocals

"One Too Many"

  • Nathan Barlowe – gang vocals, handclaps
  • Daniel Davidson – bass guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, programming
  • Jerry Flowers – gang vocals, handclaps
  • Mich Hansen – percussion
  • Boy Matthews – background vocals
  • Pink – featured vocals
  • Cleo Tighe – background vocals
  • Keith Urban – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, lead vocals
  • Peter Wallevik – keyboards, piano, programming

"Live With"

  • Johnny Fung – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, programming
  • Evan Hutchings – drums
  • Zach Kale – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, programming, background vocals
  • Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar
  • Keith Urban – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, lead vocals, background vocals
  • Alex Wright – keyboards

"Superman"

  • Nathan Barlowe – keyboards
  • Ben Berger – bass guitar, keyboards, programming, background vocals
  • Nathan Chapman – bass guitar
  • Ryan McMahon – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, programming, background vocals
  • Ryan Rabin – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, programming, background vocals
  • Jerry Roe – drums
  • Keith Urban – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, slide guitar, lead vocals

"Change Your Mind"

  • Matthew Koma – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, electric guitar solo, banjo, keyboards, drums, bass guitar, background vocals
  • Keith Urban – lead vocals

"Forever"

  • Dave CohenHammond B-3 organ
  • Dann Huff – electric guitar, percussion, programming
  • Jerry Roe – drums
  • Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar
  • Russell Terrell – background vocals
  • Keith Urban – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, lead vocals, background vocals

"Say Something"

  • Jeppe Bilsby – keyboards, programming
  • Benni Christiansen – bass guitar
  • Oliver Cliwik – electric guitar
  • Mich Hansen – percussion
  • Scott Quinn – background vocals
  • Keith Urban – 12-string acoustic guitar, electric guitar, lead vocals, background vocals

"Soul Food"

  • Breland – background vocals
  • Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards
  • Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar
  • Sean Small – keyboards, programming
  • Sam Sumsor – keyboards, programming
  • Keith Urban – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, lead vocals, background vocals

"Ain't It Like a Woman"

  • Evan Hutchings – drums
  • Jaren Johnston – background vocals
  • Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar
  • Keith Urban – electric guitar, lead vocals, background vocals
  • Alex Wright – pedal steel guitar, piano

"With You"

  • Nathan Chapman – bass guitar
  • Nate Cyphert – background vocals
  • Luke Niccoli – electric guitar, keyboards, programming
  • Jerry Roe – drums, percussion
  • Keith Urban – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, ganjo, lead vocals, background vocals

"Tumbleweed"

  • Lewis Burns – didgeridoo
  • Nathan Chapman – bass guitar
  • Josh Ditty – programming
  • Jaren Johnston – electric guitar, percussion, programming, background vocals
  • Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards, synthesizer
  • Jerry Roe – drums, percussion
  • Keith Urban – electric guitar solo, ganjo, lead vocals, background vocals

"God Whispered Your Name"

  • Chris August – keyboards, Wurlitzer, background vocals
  • Matt Chamberlain – drums, percussion
  • Jamie Muhoberac – synthesizer
  • Pino Palladino – bass guitar
  • Benmont Tench – Hammond B-3 organ, piano, Wurlitzer
  • Keith Urban – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, lead vocals, background vocals

"Polaroid"

  • Nathan Chapman – bass guitar
  • Dave Cohen – keyboards
  • Joey Moi – programming
  • Jerry Roe – drums, percussion
  • Ilya Toshinsky – acoustic guitar
  • Mark Trussell – programming
  • Keith Urban – banjo, electric guitar, all vocals

"Better Than I Am"

  • Keith Urban – all vocals
  • Eg White – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, piano, drums, programming

"We Were"

  • Eric Church – duet vocals (track 16 version)
  • Dave Cohen – keyboards, synthesizer
  • Dann Huff – electric guitar
  • Charlie Judge – synthesizer
  • Jerry Roe – drums, percussion
  • Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar
  • Russell Terrell – background vocals
  • Keith Urban – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, banjo, lead vocals, background vocals

Technical

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  • Rochel Trlivieng – art director, design
  • Kera Jackson – art producer
  • Ally Gecewicz – assistant, editing
  • Spencer Clarke – assistant, engineer
  • Nicolas Weilmann – assistant, engineer
  • Drew Bollman – assistant
  • Brendan Dekora – assistant
  • Michelle Freetly – assistant
  • Zach Kuhlman – assistant
  • Kam Luchterhand – assistant
  • Matt Wolach – assistant
  • Mark Dobson – digital editing, engineer
  • Scott Cooke – editing
  • Eiving Nordland – editing
  • Chris Small – editing
  • John Hanes – engineer, mixing
  • Captain Cuts – engineer, producer
  • Josh Ditty – engineer
  • Jeff Balding – engineer
  • Joe Baldridge – engineer
  • Ed Cherney – engineer
  • Russel Graham – engineer
  • Elthon Mendoza – engineer
  • Marco Sonzini – engineer
  • Tremaine "Six7" Williams – engineer
  • Dan McCarroll – executive producer, producer
  • Randy Merrill – mastering
  • Joey Moi – mixing, producer
  • Rich Costey – mixing
  • Serban Ghenea – mixing
  • Justin Nielbank – mixing
  • Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing
  • Spike Stent – mixing
  • Russ Harrington – photography
  • Scott Johnson – production coordination

Charts

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Certifications and sales

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Certifications for The Speed of Now Part 1
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[30] Gold 35,000
Canada (Music Canada)[31] Gold 40,000
United States (RIAA)[32] Gold 500,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Release history and formats for The Speed of Now Part 1
Country Date Format Label Ref.
Various 18 September 2020 Digital download
  • Hit Red
  • Capitol Nashville
[33]
Streaming
Compact disc

References

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