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Ever since their 2014 debut, Dan + Shay leaned toward the pop side of country-pop, favoring a soft touch over a hard twang, but it's hard to discern even a trace of country on Good Things. Perhaps there are lingering connections to the sweeter country-pop of Y2K -- "Irresponsible" brings to mind the gentler moments of Rascal Flatts -- but they're buried underneath a glossy sheen constructed from elements of modern soft rock, R&B, and pop. Everything on Good Things shimmers delicately, every song coated in sugar and candy so thick, it's hard to hear the distinctions within arrangements and harmonies. That's a feature, not a bug. Dan + Shay strive to make nothing more than warm, welcoming mood music, embracing the fashions of the time because that's what will keep them in the charts. Where they were once positioned as a retort to the beery bonhomie of bro-country, they're now pan-genre omnivores, making sweet sounds that should sound sweet on a variety of different playlists; there's a reason why they duet with Justin Bieber on "10,000 Hours" -- to expand their audience. If they don't show a lot of personality, that's part of the point: they've styled themselves to be so inoffensive, they keep their quirks hidden. The result is quintessential adult contemporary pop, as pleasing as it is light, as memorable and fleeting as a summer breeze.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Jason Evigan, Producer, Writer, Synthesizer, Programming - Ashley Gorley, Writer - Ross Copperman, Writer - Jimmie Lee Sloas, Bass - JEFF BALDING, RecordingEngineer - Dave Cook, Assistant - Andrew Mendelson, Masterer - Bryan Sutton, Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin, Dobro - Gordon Mote, Piano - Nir Z, Drums, Percussion - Jeff Juliano, MixingEngineer - Brian David Willis, Digital Editor - Eric Kirkland, Assistant - Dan + Shay, MainArtist - Dan Smyers, Producer, Lead Vocals, Writer, Programming - Shay Mooney, Lead Vocals - Derek Wells, Electric Guitar - Abby Smyers, Background Vocals - Rafael Fadul, RecordingEngineer - Ryan Yount, AssistantEngineer - Lionel Crasta, RecordingEngineer - Rohan Kohli, ExecutiveProducer
© 2020, 2021 Warner Music Nashville LLC ℗ 2021 Warner Music Nashville LLC
Ashley Gorley, Writer - Jimmie Lee Sloas, Bass - JEFF BALDING, RecordingEngineer - Dave Cook, Assistant - Andrew Mendelson, Masterer - Gordon Mote, Piano, Hammond B3 Organ - Nir Z, Drums, Percussion - Jeff Juliano, Mixer - Brian David Willis, Digital Editor - Eric Kirkland, Assistant - Jordan Reynolds, Writer - Dan + Shay, MainArtist - Dan Smyers, Producer, Vocals, Writer, Programming - Shay Mooney, Vocals - Ilya Toshinskiy, Acoustic Guitar, Ukulele - Derek Wells, Electric Guitar - Andy Albert, Writer - Ryan Yount, Recording Assistant - Rohan Kohli, ExecutiveProducer
© 2020, 2021 Warner Music Nashville LLC ℗ 2021 Warner Music Nashville LLC
Jimmy Lee Sloas, Bass - Dave Barnes, Writer - JEFF BALDING, RecordingEngineer - Dave Cook, Assistant - Andrew Mendelson, Masterer - Bryan Sutton, Acoustic Guitar - Jason Eskridge, Background Vocals - SCOTT HENDRICKS, Producer - Gordon Mote, Piano, Hammond B3 Organ - Vicki Hampton, Background Vocals - Nir Z, Drums, Percussion - Robert Bailey, Background Vocals - Jeff Juliano, Mixer - Brian David Willis, Digital Editor - Wendy Moten, Background Vocals - Eric Kirkland, Assistant - Jordan Reynolds, Writer - Dan + Shay, MainArtist - Dan Smyers, Producer, Vocals, Writer, Vocal Recording Engineer, Programming - Shay Mooney, Vocals - Derek Wells, Electric Guitar - Kyla Jade, Background Vocals - Joel McKenney, Assistant - Lauren Adams, Recording Assistant - Tate Sablatura, Recording Assistant - Samson White, Background Vocals - Rohan Kohli, ExecutiveProducer
© 2020, 2021 Warner Music Nashville LLC ℗ 2021 Warner Music Nashville LLC
Jason Evigan, Programming - Jimmie Lee Sloas, Bass - JEFF BALDING, RecordingEngineer - Dave Cook, Assistant - Andrew Mendelson, Masterer - Bryan Sutton, Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin - SCOTT HENDRICKS, Producer - Gordon Mote, Piano - Nir Z, Drums, Percussion - Jeff Juliano, MixingEngineer - Brian David Willis, Digital Editor - Scott Harris, Writer - Eric Kirkland, Assistant - Jordan Reynolds, Writer, Programming - Dan + Shay, MainArtist - Dan Smyers, Producer, Lead Vocals, Writer, Programming - Shay Mooney, Lead Vocals, Writer - Derek Wells, Electric Guitar - Shawn Mendes, Writer - Tate Sablatura, AssistantEngineer - Rohan Kohli, ExecutiveProducer
© 2020, 2021 Warner Music Nashville LLC ℗ 2021 Warner Music Nashville LLC
Dave Cook, Assistant - Andrew Mendelson, Masterer - Betsy Lamb, Viola - Charlie Judge, String Arranger - Jeff Juliano, Mixer - Brian David Willis, Digital Editor - Nick Gold, Cello - Eric Kirkland, Assistant - Julia Michaels, Writer, Background Vocals - Charles Dixon, Viola, Contractor, Copier - Jordan Reynolds, Producer, Electric Guitar, Piano, Writer, Bass, Synthesizer, RecordingEngineer - Dan + Shay, MainArtist - Dan Smyers, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Writer, Programming, RecordingEngineer - Shay Mooney, Vocals - Michael Walter, Recording Assistant - Christina McGann, Violin - Alison Gooding Hoffman, Violin - Rohan Kohli, ExecutiveProducer - Mike Rinne, Bass - Johna Smith, Violin - Louise Morrison, Violin - Una O'Riordan, Cello
© 2020, 2021 Warner Music Nashville LLC ℗ 2021 Warner Music Nashville LLC
Jimmy Lee Sloas, Bass - JEFF BALDING, RecordingEngineer - Aubrey Haynie, Fiddle - Dave Cook, Assistant - Andrew Mendelson, Masterer - Bryan Sutton, Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin - SCOTT HENDRICKS, Producer, RecordingEngineer - Gordon Mote, Piano - Nir Z, Drums, Percussion - Jeff Juliano, Mixer - Brian David Willis, Digital Editor - Eric Kirkland, Assistant - Julia Michaels, Writer - Jordan Reynolds, Writer - Dan + Shay, MainArtist - Dan Smyers, Producer, Piano, Vocals, Writer, Strings, Synthesizer, Programming, RecordingEngineer - Shay Mooney, Vocals, Writer - Derek Wells, Electric Guitar - Lauren Adams, Recording Assistant - Tate Sablatura, Recording Assistant - Rohan Kohli, ExecutiveProducer
© 2020, 2021 Warner Music Nashville LLC ℗ 2021 Warner Music Nashville LLC
Jimmie Lee Sloas, Bass - Bill Withers, Writer - JEFF BALDING, RecordingEngineer - Dave Cook, Assistant - Andrew Mendelson, Masterer - Bryan Sutton, Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin, Dobro - Gordon Mote, Piano, Hammond B3 Organ - Nir Z, Drums, Percussion - Jeff Juliano, Mixer - Brian David Willis, Digital Editor - Eric Kirkland, Assistant - Jordan Reynolds, Writer, Programming - Dan + Shay, MainArtist - Dan Smyers, Producer, Vocals, Writer, Programming - Shay Mooney, Vocals, Writer - Derek Wells, Electric Guitar - Andy Albert, Writer - Ryan Yount, Assistant Recording Engineer - Rohan Kohli, ExecutiveProducer
© 2020, 2021 Warner Music Nashville LLC ℗ 2021 Warner Music Nashville LLC
Jimmy Lee Sloas, Bass - JEFF BALDING, RecordingEngineer - Dave Cook, Assistant - Andrew Mendelson, Masterer - Bryan Sutton, Acoustic Guitar - Gordon Mote, Piano - Nir Z, Drums, Percussion - Betsy Lamb, Viola - Charlie Judge, String Arranger - Jeff Juliano, Mixer - Brian David Willis, Digital Editor - Nick Gold, Cello - Eric Kirkland, Assistant - Charles Dixon, Viola, Contractor, Copier - Jordan Reynolds, Writer - Dan + Shay, MainArtist - Dan Smyers, Producer, Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer, Programming - Shay Mooney, Vocals, Writer - Derek Wells, Electric Guitar - Michael Walter, Recording Assistant - Andy Albert, Writer - Christina McGann, Violin - Alison Gooding Hoffman, Violin - Lauren Adams, Recording Assistant - Ryan Yount, Recording Assistant - Rohan Kohli, ExecutiveProducer - Mike Rinne, Bass - Johna Smith, Violin - Louise Morrison, Violin - Una O’Riordan, Cello
© 2020, 2021 Warner Music Nashville LLC ℗ 2021 Warner Music Nashville LLC
Jimmy Lee Sloas, Bass - JEFF BALDING, RecordingEngineer - Dave Cook, Assistant - Andrew Mendelson, Masterer - Alan Umstead, Contractor - Craig Nelson, Bass - SCOTT HENDRICKS, Producer - Gordon Mote, Piano - Nir Z, Drums, Percussion - Betsy Lamb, Viola - Charlie Judge, String Arranger - Nick Spezia, RecordingEngineer - Jeff Juliano, Mixer - Brian David Willis, Digital Editor - Nick Gold, Cello - Eric Kirkland, Assistant - Brad Tursi, Writer - Charles Dixon, Viola, Contractor, Copier - Dan + Shay, MainArtist - Dan Smyers, Producer, Vocals, Writer, Programming - Shay Mooney, Vocals, Writer - Ilya Toshinskiy, Acoustic Guitar - Jordan Schmidt, Writer - Derek Wells, Electric Guitar - Michael Walter, Recording Assistant - Andy Albert, Writer - Kyle Fishman, Writer - Kevin Bate, Cello - Jung-Min Shin, Violin - Alison Gooding Hoffman, Violin - Lauren Adams, Recording Assistant - Ryan Yount, Recording Assistant - Rohan Kohli, ExecutiveProducer - Johna Smith, Violin - Mary Kathryn Von Osdale, Violin
© 2020, 2021 Warner Music Nashville LLC ℗ 2021 Warner Music Nashville LLC
Andrew Mendelson, Masterer - Bryan Sutton, Acoustic Guitar - Jeff Juliano, Mixer - Brian David Willis, Digital Editor - Ryan Lewis, Writer - Jordan Reynolds, Writer - Dan + Shay, MainArtist - Dan Smyers, Producer, Drums, Piano, Programmer, Vocals, Writer, Bass, Synthesizer, RecordingEngineer - Shay Mooney, Vocals, Writer - Josh Ditty, AdditionalEngineer - Tayla Parx, Writer - Abby Smyers, Background Vocals - Rohan Kohli, ExecutiveProducer
© 2020, 2021 Warner Music Nashville LLC ℗ 2021 Warner Music Nashville LLC
Jason Boyd, Writer - JEFF BALDING, Engineer - Andrew Mendelson, Masterer - Bryan Sutton, Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin, Resonator Guitar - Chris 'Tek' O'Ryan, Additional Vocal Recording Engineer - Jeff Juliano, Mixer - Josh Gudwin, Vocal Production, AdditionalEngineer - Justin Bieber, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Jessie Jo Dillon, Writer - Jordan Reynolds, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Piano, Writer, Bass, Synthesizer, Programming - Dan + Shay, MainArtist - Dan Smyers, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer, Programming, RecordingEngineer - Shay Mooney, Vocals, Writer - Josh Ditty, AdditionalEngineer - Abby Smyers, Background Vocals - Rohan Kohli, ExecutiveProducer
© 2020, 2021 Warner Music Nashville LLC ℗ 2019 Warner Music Nashville LLC./Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jason Evigan, Writer - Andrew Mendelson, Masterer - Jeff Juliano, Mixer - Sean Douglas, Writer - Dan + Shay, MainArtist - Dan Smyers, Producer, Drums, Engineer, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Piano, Vocals, Writer, Strings, Synthesizer - Shay Mooney, Vocals, Writer - Abby Smyers, Background Vocals - Rohan Kohli, ExecutiveProducer
© 2020, 2021 Warner Music Nashville LLC ℗ 2020 Warner Music Nashville LLC
Album review
Ever since their 2014 debut, Dan + Shay leaned toward the pop side of country-pop, favoring a soft touch over a hard twang, but it's hard to discern even a trace of country on Good Things. Perhaps there are lingering connections to the sweeter country-pop of Y2K -- "Irresponsible" brings to mind the gentler moments of Rascal Flatts -- but they're buried underneath a glossy sheen constructed from elements of modern soft rock, R&B, and pop. Everything on Good Things shimmers delicately, every song coated in sugar and candy so thick, it's hard to hear the distinctions within arrangements and harmonies. That's a feature, not a bug. Dan + Shay strive to make nothing more than warm, welcoming mood music, embracing the fashions of the time because that's what will keep them in the charts. Where they were once positioned as a retort to the beery bonhomie of bro-country, they're now pan-genre omnivores, making sweet sounds that should sound sweet on a variety of different playlists; there's a reason why they duet with Justin Bieber on "10,000 Hours" -- to expand their audience. If they don't show a lot of personality, that's part of the point: they've styled themselves to be so inoffensive, they keep their quirks hidden. The result is quintessential adult contemporary pop, as pleasing as it is light, as memorable and fleeting as a summer breeze.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:32:42
- Main artists: Dan + Shay
- Label: Warner Music Nashville
- Genre: Country
© 2020, 2021 Warner Music Nashville LLC ℗ 2020, 2021 Warner Music Nashville LLC
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