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Your Life Is a Record

Brandy Clark

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Brandy Clark's third album opens with a stunner: "I'll Be the Sad Song," a ballad carried by sweeping strings and melancholy trumpet. It's a little bit country, a little bit Dusty in Memphis, and a whole new style of Americana. Credit goes not just to Clark, whose songwriting has long been smarter than most. Producer Jay Joyce layers on instrumentation, much of it courtesy of the Memphis Strings & Horns, that acts as Clark's equal. High-hat clicks and jaunty horns offer a sarcastically joyous counterpoint to the kiss-off lyrics of "Long Walk" ("Take a long walk off a real short pier, take a cinderblock with you as a souvenir"). Sad piano and buried-deep bass imbue the regrets of "Apologies." Flute, of all things, adds mischief to the delightful Randy Newman duet "Bigger Boat." There's plenty of dark humor as well as exceedingly human pain, as on "Pawn Shop"—starring an old guitar as metaphor for tarnished dreams—and the lush "Can We Be Strangers," with Clark sighing "I don't want to hate you or even care enough to." © Shelly Ridenour/Qobuz

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1
I'll Be the Sad Song
Lester Snell
00:03:58

Jay Joyce, Producer, Mixer, Electric Guitar, Bass - Andrew Mendelson, Masterer - Daniel Gilbert, Violin - Jedd Hughes, Acoustic Guitar, Dobro - Lester Snell, Arranger, Leader - Gary Topper, Flute - CHRIS TAYLOR, Assistant Recording Engineer - Jason Hall, Recording & Mixing - Jim Spake, Baritone Saxophone - Brandy Clark, Piano, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Lannie McMillan, Saxophone - Beth Luscombe, Viola - Jonathan Kirkscey, Cello - Giles Reaves, Drums, Percussion, Synthesizer - Jessie Jo Dillon, Writer - Boo Mitchell, RecordingEngineer - Chase McGill, Writer - Jimmy Mansfield, Assistant Recording Engineer - Jessica Munson, Violin - Court Blankenship, Assistant Production - Ronald Kirk Smothers, Flute - Wen Yih Yu, Violin - William Scott Thompson, Trumpet

© 2020 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2020 Warner Records Inc.

2
Long Walk
Lester Snell
00:02:39

Jay Joyce, Producer, Mixer, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Synthesizer - Andrew Mendelson, Masterer - Jedd Hughes, Acoustic Guitar, Dobro - Lester Snell, Arranger, Leader - Jesse Frasure, Writer - Gary Topper, Flute - CHRIS TAYLOR, Assistant Recording Engineer - Jason Hall, Recording & Mixing - Jim Spake, Baritone Saxophone - Brent Anderson, Background Vocals - Brandy Clark, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer, Background Vocals, MainArtist - Lannie McMillan, Saxophone - Jonathan Kirkscey, Cello - Giles Reaves, Drums, Percussion, Thumb Piano - Jessie Jo Dillon, Writer - Boo Mitchell, RecordingEngineer - Jennifer Puckett, Viola - Jimmy Mansfield, Assistant Recording Engineer - Jessica Munson, Violin - Court Blankenship, Assistant Production - Ronald Kirk Smothers, Flute - Wen Yih Yu, Violin - William Scott Thompson, Trumpet - Priscilla Tsai, Violin

© 2020 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2020 Warner Records Inc.

3
Love is a Fire
Lester Snell
00:04:01

Jay Joyce, Producer, Mixer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Synthesizer, Hammond B3 Organ - Andrew Mendelson, Masterer - Jedd Hughes, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - Lester Snell, Arranger, Leader - Gary Topper, Flute - CHRIS TAYLOR, Assistant Recording Engineer - Jason Hall, Recording & Mixing - Shane McAnally, Writer - Jim Spake, Baritone Saxophone - Brent Anderson, Background Vocals - Brandy Clark, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Lannie McMillan, Saxophone - Beth Luscombe, Viola - Jonathan Kirkscey, Cello - Giles Reaves, Drums, Percussion, Piano, Bass Synthesizer - Jessie Jo Dillon, Writer - Boo Mitchell, RecordingEngineer - Jimmy Mansfield, Assistant Recording Engineer - Court Blankenship, Assistant Production - Ronald Kirk Smothers, Flute - Wen Yih Yu, Violin - William Scott Thompson, Trumpet - Priscilla Tsai, Violin - Diane Cohen, Violin

© 2020 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2020 Warner Records Inc.

4
Pawn Shop
Brandy Clark
00:03:50

Jay Joyce, Producer, Mixer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Programming, Rhodes Piano - Troy Verges, Writer - Andrew Mendelson, Masterer - Jedd Hughes, Mandolin, Bass - CHRIS TAYLOR, Assistant Recording Engineer - Jason Hall, Recording & Mixing - Josh Osborne, Background Vocals - Brandy Clark, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Giles Reaves, Drums, Bongo Drums, Percussion, Piano, Tambourine - Jimmy Mansfield, Assistant Recording Engineer - Court Blankenship, Assistant Production

© 2020 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2020 Warner Records Inc.

5
Who You Thought I Was
Lester Snell
00:03:09

Jay Joyce, Producer, Mixer, Acoustic Guitar - Andrew Mendelson, Masterer - Jonathan Singleton, Writer, Background Vocals - Jedd Hughes, Acoustic Guitar - Lester Snell, Arranger, Leader - Gary Topper, Flute - CHRIS TAYLOR, Assistant Recording Engineer - Jason Hall, Recording & Mixing - Jim Spake, Baritone Saxophone - Brandy Clark, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Lannie McMillan, Saxophone - Jonathan Kirkscey, Cello - Giles Reaves, Hand Clap - Jessie Jo Dillon, Writer - Boo Mitchell, RecordingEngineer - Jennifer Puckett, Viola - Jimmy Mansfield, Assistant Recording Engineer - Jessica Munson, Violin - Court Blankenship, Assistant Production - Ronald Kirk Smothers, Flute - Wen Yih Yu, Violin - William Scott Thompson, Trumpet - Priscilla Tsai, Violin

© 2020 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2020 Warner Records Inc.

6
Apologies
Lester Snell
00:03:23

Jay Joyce, Producer, Mixer - Andrew Mendelson, Masterer - Jedd Hughes, Acoustic Guitar - Lester Snell, Arranger, Leader - Gary Topper, Flute - CHRIS TAYLOR, Assistant Recording Engineer - Jason Hall, Recording & Mixing - Jim Spake, Baritone Saxophone - Brandy Clark, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Lannie McMillan, Saxophone - Jonathan Kirkscey, Cello - Giles Reaves, Drums, Programming, Bass Synthesizer - Scott Stepakoff, Writer - Boo Mitchell, RecordingEngineer - Jennifer Puckett, Viola - Forest Glen Whitehead, Writer - Forest Whitehead, Background Vocals - Jimmy Mansfield, Assistant Recording Engineer - Jessica Munson, Violin - Court Blankenship, Assistant Production - Ronald Kirk Smothers, Flute - Wen Yih Yu, Violin - William Scott Thompson, Trumpet - Priscilla Tsai, Violin

© 2020 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2020 Warner Records Inc.

7
Bigger Boat (feat. Randy Newman)
Lester Snell
00:03:34

Jay Joyce, Producer, Mixer, Pump Organ, Omnichord Synthesizer - Adam Wright, Writer - Randy Newman, Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Andrew Mendelson, Masterer - Daniel Gilbert, Violin - Jedd Hughes, Acoustic Guitar - Lester Snell, Arranger, Leader - Gary Topper, Flute - CHRIS TAYLOR, Assistant Recording Engineer - Jason Hall, Recording & Mixing - Jim Spake, Baritone Saxophone - Brent Anderson, Background Vocals - Brandy Clark, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Lannie McMillan, Saxophone - Beth Luscombe, Viola - Jonathan Kirkscey, Cello - Giles Reaves, Drums, Piano, Bass - Boo Mitchell, RecordingEngineer - Jimmy Mansfield, Assistant Recording Engineer - Jessica Munson, Violin - Court Blankenship, Assistant Production - Ronald Kirk Smothers, Flute - Wen Yih Yu, Violin - William Scott Thompson, Trumpet

© 2020 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2020 Warner Records Inc.

8
Bad Car
Brandy Clark
00:03:03

Jay Joyce, Producer, Mixer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Bass - Andrew Mendelson, Masterer - Jonathan Singleton, Background Vocals - Jedd Hughes, Acoustic Guitar - CHRIS TAYLOR, Assistant Recording Engineer - Jason Hall, Recording & Mixing - Josh Osborne, Dobro - Brandy Clark, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Giles Reaves, Drums, Percussion, Piano, Synthesizer - Jason Saenz, Writer - Jimmy Mansfield, Assistant Recording Engineer - Court Blankenship, Assistant Production

© 2020 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2020 Warner Records Inc.

9
Who Broke Whose Heart
Lester Snell
00:03:02

Jay Joyce, Producer, Mixer, Electric Guitar - Andrew Mendelson, Masterer - Jedd Hughes, Electric Guitar, Mandolin, Bass - Lester Snell, Arranger, Leader - Gary Topper, Flute - CHRIS TAYLOR, Assistant Recording Engineer - Jason Hall, Recording & Mixing - Josh Osborne, Background Vocals - Shane McAnally, Writer - Jim Spake, Baritone Saxophone - Brandy Clark, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Lannie McMillan, Saxophone - Beth Luscombe, Viola - Jonathan Kirkscey, Cello - Giles Reaves, Drums, Percussion, Synthesizer - Boo Mitchell, RecordingEngineer - Jimmy Mansfield, Assistant Recording Engineer - Court Blankenship, Assistant Production - Ronald Kirk Smothers, Flute - Wen Yih Yu, Violin - William Scott Thompson, Trumpet - Priscilla Tsai, Violin - Diane Cohen, Violin

© 2020 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2020 Warner Records Inc.

10
Can We Be Strangers
Lester Snell
00:03:29

Jay Joyce, Producer, Mixer, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Synthesizer, Rhodes Piano, Hammond B3 Organ - Clint Daniels, Writer, Background Vocals - Andrew Mendelson, Masterer - Daniel Gilbert, Violin - Jedd Hughes, Electric Guitar - Lester Snell, Arranger, Leader - Gary Topper, Flute - CHRIS TAYLOR, Assistant Recording Engineer - Jason Hall, Recording & Mixing - Jim Spake, Baritone Saxophone - Brandy Clark, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Lannie McMillan, Saxophone - Beth Luscombe, Viola - Jonathan Kirkscey, Cello - Giles Reaves, Drums, Triangle, Claves Percussion - Jessie Jo Dillon, Writer - Boo Mitchell, RecordingEngineer - Jimmy Mansfield, Assistant Recording Engineer - Jessica Munson, Violin - Court Blankenship, Assistant Production - Ronald Kirk Smothers, Flute - Wen Yih Yu, Violin - William Scott Thompson, Trumpet

© 2020 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2020 Warner Records Inc.

11
The Past is the Past
Lester Snell
00:05:00

Jay Joyce, Producer, Mixer, Acoustic Guitar, Background Vocals - Luke Laird, Writer - Barry Dean, Writer - Andrew Mendelson, Masterer - Jedd Hughes, Acoustic Guitar - Lester Snell, Arranger, Leader - Gary Topper, Flute - CHRIS TAYLOR, Assistant Recording Engineer - Jason Hall, Recording & Mixing - Jim Spake, Baritone Saxophone - Brent Anderson, Background Vocals - Brandy Clark, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Lannie McMillan, Saxophone - Jonathan Kirkscey, Cello - Giles Reaves, Drums, Vibes, Djembe - Boo Mitchell, RecordingEngineer - Jennifer Puckett, Viola - Jimmy Mansfield, Assistant Recording Engineer - Jessica Munson, Violin - Court Blankenship, Assistant Production - Ronald Kirk Smothers, Flute - Wen Yih Yu, Violin - William Scott Thompson, Trumpet - Priscilla Tsai, Violin

© 2020 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2020 Warner Records Inc.

Albumbeschreibung

Brandy Clark's third album opens with a stunner: "I'll Be the Sad Song," a ballad carried by sweeping strings and melancholy trumpet. It's a little bit country, a little bit Dusty in Memphis, and a whole new style of Americana. Credit goes not just to Clark, whose songwriting has long been smarter than most. Producer Jay Joyce layers on instrumentation, much of it courtesy of the Memphis Strings & Horns, that acts as Clark's equal. High-hat clicks and jaunty horns offer a sarcastically joyous counterpoint to the kiss-off lyrics of "Long Walk" ("Take a long walk off a real short pier, take a cinderblock with you as a souvenir"). Sad piano and buried-deep bass imbue the regrets of "Apologies." Flute, of all things, adds mischief to the delightful Randy Newman duet "Bigger Boat." There's plenty of dark humor as well as exceedingly human pain, as on "Pawn Shop"—starring an old guitar as metaphor for tarnished dreams—and the lush "Can We Be Strangers," with Clark sighing "I don't want to hate you or even care enough to." © Shelly Ridenour/Qobuz

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