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Concentrating on the basics after indulging in the sprawl of Human: The Double Album, Cody Johnson doubles down on the Lone Star State, whiskey, and work boots on Leather, a sturdy and streamlined collection of meat-and-potatoes country. Johnson is sharp enough to nod at the present by inviting nu-country sensation Jelly Roll into the studio, but he also makes way for Brooks & Dunn, whose presence helps underscore how the Texan crooner is rooted in the 1990s. In a sense, Leather is a record that follows the blueprint initially sketched out at the height of arena country: it's melodic, varied, and friendly, so indebted to the needs of a song that Johnson doesn't even attempt to pen a single tune here. His plainspoken vocals seem humble and kind, a quality that gives his ballads a palpable earnestness, yet his true gift is how he seems light and lively when he picks up the tempo. The heart of the record lies in the affable "Work Boots," the slow-grooving "Double Down," and the rollicking barroom rocker "That's Texas," songs that give this straight-ahead country a needed dose of good cheer.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Brett Beavers, Writer - Trent Willmon, Producer - Jim "Moose" Brown, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Hammond B3 Organ - Mike Brignardello, Bass - Andrew Mendelson, Masterer - Scott Johnson, Co-ordinator Production - Angela Primm, Background Vocals - James Mitchell, Electric Guitar - Gale Mayes, Background Vocals - Jerry Roe, Drums - Chris Ashburn, Recording Assistant - Canaan Smith, Writer - Jenee Fleenor, Fiddle - Josh Swift, Dobro - Tim Galloway, Acoustic Guitar - Jack Clarke, Mixer, Recorded by - Cody Johnson, Vocals, MainArtist - Justin Ostrander, Electric Guitar - Chris Small, Digital Editor - Travis Toy, Pedal Steel Guitar - Trey Keller, Background Vocals - Jason Afable, Writer - Rose Hutcheson, Co-ordinator Production
© 2023 CoJo Music LLC under exclusive license to Warner Music Nashville LLC. ℗ 2023 CoJo Music LLC under exclusive license to Warner Music Nashville LLC.
Trent Willmon, Producer - Gary Nichols, Background Vocals - Clint Daniels, Writer - Andrew Mendelson, Masterer - Scott Johnson, Co-ordinator Production - Jeff Hyde, Writer - Adam James, Writer - Jack Clarke, Mixer, Recorded by - Cody Johnson, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - Chris Small, Digital Editor - Jake Mears, Electric Guitar - Jody Bartula, Fiddle - Joey Pruski, Bass - Miles Stone, Drums - Harrison Yount, Pedal Steel Guitar, Dobro - Rose Hutcheson, Co-ordinator Production
© 2023 CoJo Music LLC under exclusive license to Warner Music Nashville LLC. ℗ 2023 CoJo Music LLC under exclusive license to Warner Music Nashville LLC.
Wynn Varble, Writer - Trent Willmon, Producer - Jim "Moose" Brown, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Hammond B3 Organ - Clint Daniels, Writer - Mike Brignardello, Bass - Andrew Mendelson, Masterer - Scott Johnson, Co-ordinator Production - James Mitchell, Electric Guitar - Jerry Roe, Drums - Chris Ashburn, Recording Assistant - Jenee Fleenor, Fiddle - Tim Galloway, Acoustic Guitar - Jack Clarke, Mixer, Recorded by - Cody Johnson, Vocals, MainArtist - Justin Ostrander, Electric Guitar - Chris Small, Digital Editor - Kat Higgins, Writer - Travis Toy, Pedal Steel Guitar - Trey Keller, Background Vocals - Rose Hutcheson, Co-ordinator Production
© 2023 CoJo Music LLC under exclusive license to Warner Music Nashville LLC. ℗ 2023 CoJo Music LLC under exclusive license to Warner Music Nashville LLC.
Trent Willmon, Producer - Jim "Moose" Brown, Synthesizer, Hammond B3 Organ - Mike Brignardello, Bass - Andrew Mendelson, Masterer - Scott Johnson, Co-ordinator Production - James Mitchell, Electric Guitar - Jerry Roe, Drums - Jenee Fleenor, Fiddle - Tim Galloway, Acoustic Guitar - JoAnna Janet, Background Vocals - Andy Sheridan, Writer - Jack Clarke, Mixer - Erik Dylan, Writer - Cody Johnson, Vocals, MainArtist - Justin Ostrander, Electric Guitar - Travis Toy, Pedal Steel Guitar - Wyatt McCubbin, Writer - Rose Hutcheson, Co-ordinator Production
© 2023 CoJo Music LLC under exclusive license to Warner Music Nashville LLC. ℗ 2023 CoJo Music LLC under exclusive license to Warner Music Nashville LLC.
Trent Willmon, Producer, Background Vocals - Jim "Moose" Brown, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Hammond B3 Organ - Josh Phillips, Writer - Jimmie Lee Sloas, Bass - Andrew Mendelson, Masterer - Scott Johnson, Co-ordinator Production - Scotty Sanders, Pedal Steel Guitar - James Mitchell, Electric Guitar - Jerry Roe, Drums - Tim Galloway, Acoustic Guitar - JoAnna Janet, Background Vocals - Jack Clarke, Mixer, Recorded by - Cody Johnson, Vocals, MainArtist - Justin Ostrander, Electric Guitar - Chris Small, Digital Editor - Rose Hutcheson, Co-ordinator Production
© 2023 CoJo Music LLC under exclusive license to Warner Music Nashville LLC. ℗ 2023 CoJo Music LLC under exclusive license to Warner Music Nashville LLC.
Trent Willmon, Producer - Jim "Moose" Brown, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Hammond B3 Organ - Mike Brignardello, Bass - Andrew Mendelson, Masterer - Scott Johnson, Co-ordinator Production - Angela Primm, Background Vocals - James Mitchell, Electric Guitar - Gale Mayes, Background Vocals - Jerry Roe, Drums - Mark Holman, Writer - Tim Galloway, Acoustic Guitar, Resonator Guitar - Chase McGill, Writer - Jack Clarke, Mixer, Recorded by - Cody Johnson, Vocals, MainArtist - Justin Ostrander, Electric Guitar - Chris Small, Digital Editor - Michael Hardy, Writer - Travis Toy, Pedal Steel Guitar - Trey Keller, Background Vocals - Rose Hutcheson, Co-ordinator Production
© 2023 CoJo Music LLC under exclusive license to Warner Music Nashville LLC. ℗ 2023 CoJo Music LLC under exclusive license to Warner Music Nashville LLC.
Trent Willmon, Producer - Andrew Mendelson, Masterer - Scott Johnson, Co-ordinator Production - Jelly Roll, Vocals, FeaturedArtist - JoAnna Janet, Background Vocals - Mikey Reaves, Writer - Adam James, Writer - Jack Clarke, Mixer, Recorded by - Cody Johnson, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - Chris Small, Digital Editor - Jake Mears, Electric Guitar - Jody Bartula, Fiddle - Joey Pruski, Bass - Miles Stone, Drums - Rocky Block, Writer - Harrison Yount, Pedal Steel Guitar - Rose Hutcheson, Co-ordinator Production
© 2023 CoJo Music LLC under exclusive license to Warner Music Nashville LLC. ℗ 2023 CoJo Music LLC under exclusive license to Warner Music Nashville LLC.
Trent Willmon, Producer - Jeremy Spillman, Writer - Jim "Moose" Brown, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Hammond B3 Organ - Mike Brignardello, Bass - Andrew Mendelson, Masterer - Scott Johnson, Co-ordinator Production - Rivers Rutherford, Writer - James Mitchell, Electric Guitar - Jerry Roe, Drums - Jenee Fleenor, Fiddle - Tim Galloway, Acoustic Guitar - JoAnna Janet, Background Vocals - Jack Clarke, Mixer, Recorded by - Cody Johnson, Vocals, MainArtist - Justin Ostrander, Electric Guitar - Chris Small, Digital Editor - Travis Toy, Pedal Steel Guitar - Ian Munsick, Writer - Rose Hutcheson, Co-ordinator Production
© 2023 CoJo Music LLC under exclusive license to Warner Music Nashville LLC. ℗ 2023 CoJo Music LLC under exclusive license to Warner Music Nashville LLC.
Trent Willmon, Producer - Jim "Moose" Brown, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Hammond B3 Organ - Mike Brignardello, Bass - Andrew Mendelson, Masterer - Scott Johnson, Co-ordinator Production - James Mitchell, Electric Guitar - Jerry Roe, Drums - Tim Galloway, Acoustic Guitar - Bobby Hamrick, Background Vocals - Jack Clarke, Mixer, Recorded by - Cody Johnson, Vocals, MainArtist - Justin Ostrander, Electric Guitar - Mark Trussell, Writer - Chris Small, Digital Editor - Devin Dawson, Writer - Travis Toy, Pedal Steel Guitar - Austin Taylor Smith, Writer - Rose Hutcheson, Co-ordinator Production
© 2023 CoJo Music LLC under exclusive license to Warner Music Nashville LLC. ℗ 2023 CoJo Music LLC under exclusive license to Warner Music Nashville LLC.
Brooks & Dunn, Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Wade Kirby, Writer - Trent Willmon, Producer, Writer, Background Vocals - Jim "Moose" Brown, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Hammond B3 Organ - Phil O'Donnell, Writer - Mike Brignardello, Bass - Andrew Mendelson, Masterer - Scott Johnson, Co-ordinator Production - Scotty Sanders, Pedal Steel Guitar - Jerry Roe, Drums - Jenee Fleenor, Background Vocals, Fiddle - Tim Galloway, Acoustic Guitar - Jack Clarke, Mixer, Recorded by - Cody Johnson, Vocals, MainArtist - Justin Ostrander, Electric Guitar - Chris Small, Digital Editor - Sol Philcox-Littlefield, Electric Guitar - Rose Hutcheson, Co-ordinator Production
© 2023 CoJo Music LLC under exclusive license to Warner Music Nashville LLC. ℗ 2023 CoJo Music LLC under exclusive license to Warner Music Nashville LLC.
Trent Willmon, Producer - Jim "Moose" Brown, Keyboards, Piano, Synthesizer - Mike Brignardello, Bass - Andrew Mendelson, Masterer - Scott Johnson, Co-ordinator Production, Manager Production - James Mitchell, Electric Guitar - Jerry Roe, Drums - Chris Ashburn, Recording Assistant - Benjy Davis, Writer - Jenee Fleenor, Strings, Fiddle - Tim Galloway, Acoustic Guitar - Bobby Hamrick, Background Vocals - Jack Clarke, Mixer, Recorded by - Cody Johnson, Vocals, MainArtist - Justin Ostrander, Electric Guitar - Chris Small, Digital Editor - Kat Higgins, Writer, Background Vocals - Travis Toy, Pedal Steel Guitar - Ryan Larkins, Writer - Rose Hutcheson, Co-ordinator Production
© 2023 CoJo Music LLC under exclusive license to Warner Music Nashville LLC. ℗ 2023 CoJo Music LLC under exclusive license to Warner Music Nashville LLC.
Trent Willmon, Producer - Connie Harrington, Writer - Alan Shamblin, Writer - Andrew Mendelson, Masterer - Scott Johnson, Co-ordinator Production - Jessi Alexander, Writer, Background Vocals - Jack Clarke, Mixer, Recorded by - Cody Johnson, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - Chris Small, Digital Editor - Jody Bartula, Piano - Harrison Yount, Pedal Steel Guitar - Rose Hutcheson, Co-ordinator Production
© 2023 CoJo Music LLC under exclusive license to Warner Music Nashville LLC. ℗ 2023 CoJo Music LLC under exclusive license to Warner Music Nashville LLC.
Album review
Concentrating on the basics after indulging in the sprawl of Human: The Double Album, Cody Johnson doubles down on the Lone Star State, whiskey, and work boots on Leather, a sturdy and streamlined collection of meat-and-potatoes country. Johnson is sharp enough to nod at the present by inviting nu-country sensation Jelly Roll into the studio, but he also makes way for Brooks & Dunn, whose presence helps underscore how the Texan crooner is rooted in the 1990s. In a sense, Leather is a record that follows the blueprint initially sketched out at the height of arena country: it's melodic, varied, and friendly, so indebted to the needs of a song that Johnson doesn't even attempt to pen a single tune here. His plainspoken vocals seem humble and kind, a quality that gives his ballads a palpable earnestness, yet his true gift is how he seems light and lively when he picks up the tempo. The heart of the record lies in the affable "Work Boots," the slow-grooving "Double Down," and the rollicking barroom rocker "That's Texas," songs that give this straight-ahead country a needed dose of good cheer.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:40:15
- Main artists: Cody Johnson
- Label: CoJo Music - Warner Music Nashville
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Country
© 2023 CoJo Music LLC under exclusive license to Warner Music Nashville LLC. ℗ 2023 CoJo Music LLC under exclusive license to Warner Music Nashville LLC.
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