The Storm Before the Calm (Chris Cheney album)

The Storm Before the Calm is the debut solo studio album by Australian rock artist Chris Cheney, of The Living End. The album was released on 17 June 2022, spawning three singles and was accompanied by a short national tour. The album spent one week on the ARIA Charts, peaking at number 8.[1]

The Storm Before the Calm
Chris Cheney - The Storm Before the Calm
Studio album by
Released17 June 2022
Recorded2021–22
GenreRock, rockabilly
Length37:35
LabelLiberatore
Producer
  • Chris Cheney
  • Joey Waronker
  • Justin Stanley
  • Skylar Wilson
  • Wayne Connolly
Singles from The Storm Before the Calm
  1. "California"
    Released: 10 March 2022
  2. "Football Team"
    Released: 28 April 2022
  3. "Corner Shop"
    Released: 26 May 2022

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Chris Cheney, except where noted

No.TitleLength
1."Impossible Dream"4:19
2."California"3:32
3."Football Team"3:31
4."Corner Shop"3:55
5."Lost in the Darkness"4:11
6."The River"3:48
7."Still Got Friday on My Mind"4:04
8."Exile" (Cheney, Frank Tetaz)3:53
9."2am"3:57
10."Little White Pills"2:23
Total length:37:35

Personnel

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  • Chris Cheney – vocals, guitar, bass, piano, xylophone
  • Marc Orrell - piano (track 1)
  • Nick Cecire - drums (tracks 2, 4, 10)
  • Louis Macklin - piano (tracks 2, 4)
  • Justin Schipper - pedal steel guitar (track 3)
  • Skylar Wilson - piano (track 3, 8, 9)
  • Justin Stanley - drums (track 5, 7), bass (track 5), piano (track 7), slide guitar (track 7)
  • Joey Waronker - drums (track 6)
  • Jy-Perry Banks - pedal steel guitar (track 7)
  • Michael Rinne - bass (track 9)
  • Dom Billett - drums (track 9)
  • Jeremy Fetzer - guitar (track 9)

Charts

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Chart (2022) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[2] 8

References

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  1. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Albums for week of 4 July 2022".
  2. ^ "Australiancharts.com – TChris Cheney – The Storm before the Calm". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 July 2022.