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The fact that the Zac Brown Band felt compelled to title their 2021 album The Comeback is a tacit admission that things aren't entirely well in the ZBB camp. A commercial powerhouse from 2008 to 2017, Zac Brown Band were fixtures on both the country and pop charts, a situation that led Brown to stretch his musical wings. At first, this meant he pushed ZBB to rock a bit hard, then jam a bit longer, but soon he heard the siren call of dance music, sending him down the path toward the bizarre electro-pop project Sir Rosevelt, a busman's holiday that informed not only 2018's The Owl by ZBB but the near-simultaneously released solo album The Controversy by Zac himself. The Sir Rosevelt-inspired triumvirate was enough to pump the breaks on ZBB's momentum, which in turn was enough for Zac Brown to get back to where he once belonged. Hence, The Comeback, a record designed to reassure wary fans that the group still can make rock, country, folk, and pop the way they used to back in the Obama administration. The allusions to older songs are shameless. Take "Same Boat," a surgical fusion of the beachy "Toes" and back porch picking of "Chicken Fried" designed to stir up warm nostalgic feelings among fans. That's also the case with the rest of the record, which alternates between harmony-heavy ballads, brawny (but not burly) arena rockers, and mellow pop tunes, all filled with homilies to faith, family, and home. Brown leans into clichés a little too hard and never can resist hitting the nail squarely on the head -- witness "Fun Having Fun," whose meaning is underscored over and over -- but he's savvy enough of a craftsman to make this blatant pandering effective and maybe even a little fun, if you're in the right mood.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Trent Willmon, Voice Editor - ZAC BROWN, Transcriber - Zac Brown Band, MainArtist - Jonathan Singleton, Writer - Ben Simonetti, Writer - Jack Clarke, Voice Editor - Cody Johnson, Vocals, MainArtist - Wyatt Beasley Durrette, III, Writer - Will Braun, TrackingEngineer
© 2022 Home Grown Music under exclusive license to Warner Music Nashville LLC ℗ 2022 Home Grown Music under exclusive license to Warner Music Nashville LLC
Clay Cook, Electric Guitar, Hammond Organ, Background Vocals, AdditionalEngineer - Blake Shelton, Vocals, MainArtist - Ted Jensen, Masterer - Chris Fryar, Drums - Coy Bowles, Electric Guitar - Jimmy De Martini, Background Vocals, Fiddle - John Driskell Hopkins, Electric Guitar, Background Vocals, AdditionalEngineer - ZAC BROWN, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer - Zac Brown Band, MainArtist - Jonathan Singleton, Writer - Ryan Gore, Mixer, Engineer - Matt Mangano, Bass, AdditionalEngineer - Daniel de los Reyes, Percussion - Kam Luchterhand, AssistantEngineer - Ben Simonetti, Producer, Writer, AdditionalEngineer - Dan Davis, AssistantEngineer - Luke Combs, Writer
© 2022 Home Grown Music under exclusive license to Warner Music Nashville LLC ℗ 2022 Home Grown Music under exclusive license to Warner Music Nashville LLC
Clay Cook, Writer - Ted Jensen, Masterer - ZAC BROWN, Writer - Zac Brown Band, MainArtist - Jonathan Singleton, Writer - Sam Ellis, Engineer, Background Vocals - Ben Simonetti, Writer - Ingrid Andress, Vocals, Background Vocals, MainArtist - Ray Fulcher, Writer - Josh Dunne, Writer
© 2022 Home Grown Music under exclusive license to Warner Music Nashville LLC ℗ 2022 Home Grown Music under exclusive license to Warner Music Nashville LLC
JAMES TAYLOR, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - Ted Jensen, Masterer - DAVE O'DONNELL, Engineer - ZAC BROWN, Writer - Zac Brown Band, MainArtist - Ben Simonetti, Writer - Luke Dick, Writer - Henry Taylor, Backing Vocals - Ellyn Kusmin, Director, Assistant
© 2022 Home Grown Music under exclusive license to Warner Music Nashville LLC ℗ 2022 Home Grown Music under exclusive license to Warner Music Nashville LLC
ZAC BROWN, Writer - Zac Brown Band, MainArtist - Jamey Johnson, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - Ben Simonetti, Writer, Recorded by - Dan Davis, Recording Assistant - Marcus King, Guitar, Writer, MainArtist
© 2022 Home Grown Music under exclusive license to Warner Music Nashville LLC ℗ 2022 Home Grown Music under exclusive license to Warner Music Nashville LLC
Jimmy Buffett, Vocals, MainArtist - ZAC BROWN, Writer - Zac Brown Band, MainArtist - Jonathan Singleton, Writer - Ben Simonetti, Writer
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Clay Cook, Electric Guitar, Hammond Organ, Background Vocals, AdditionalEngineer - Ben Hayslip, Writer - Ted Jensen, Masterer - Paul Franklin, Pedal Steel Guitar - Chris Fryar, Drums - Coy Bowles, Electric Guitar - Jimmy De Martini, Background Vocals, Fiddle - John Driskell Hopkins, Electric Guitar, Background Vocals, AdditionalEngineer - ZAC BROWN, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer - Zac Brown Band, MainArtist - Ryan Gore, Mixer, Engineer - Matt Mangano, Bass, AdditionalEngineer - Daniel de los Reyes, Percussion - Kam Luchterhand, AssistantEngineer - Ben Simonetti, Producer, Writer, AdditionalEngineer - Dan Davis, AssistantEngineer
© 2022 Home Grown Music under exclusive license to Warner Music Nashville LLC ℗ 2021 Home Grown Music under exclusive license to Warner Music Nashville LLC
Clay Cook, Electric Guitar, Hammond Organ, Background Vocals, AdditionalEngineer - Ted Jensen, Masterer - Chris Fryar, Drums - Coy Bowles, Electric Guitar - Jimmy De Martini, Background Vocals, Fiddle - John Driskell Hopkins, Electric Guitar, Background Vocals, AdditionalEngineer - ZAC BROWN, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer - Zac Brown Band, MainArtist - Jonathan Singleton, Writer - Ryan Gore, Mixer, Engineer - Matt Mangano, Bass, AdditionalEngineer - Daniel de los Reyes, Percussion - Kam Luchterhand, AssistantEngineer - Ben Simonetti, Producer, Writer, AdditionalEngineer - Dan Davis, AssistantEngineer - Luke Combs, Writer
© 2022 Home Grown Music under exclusive license to Warner Music Nashville LLC ℗ 2021 Home Grown Music under exclusive license to Warner Music Nashville LLC
Clay Cook, Hammond Organ, Pedal Steel Guitar, Background Vocals, AdditionalEngineer - Ted Jensen, Masterer - Paul Franklin, Pedal Steel Guitar - Chris Fryar, Drums - Jimmy De Martini, Background Vocals, Fiddle - John Driskell Hopkins, AdditionalEngineer - ZAC BROWN, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocals, Transcriber - Zac Brown Band, MainArtist - Jonathan Singleton, Writer - Ryan Gore, Mixer, Engineer - Matt Mangano, Bass, AdditionalEngineer - Daniel de los Reyes, Percussion - Ilya Toshinskiy, Acoustic Guitar - Kam Luchterhand, AssistantEngineer - Ben Simonetti, Producer, Writer, AdditionalEngineer - Dan Davis, AssistantEngineer - Evan Hutchings, Drums - Wyatt Beasley Durrette, III, Writer
© 2022 Home Grown Music under exclusive license to Warner Music Nashville LLC ℗ 2021 Home Grown Music under exclusive license to Warner Music Nashville LLC
Clay Cook, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Hammond Organ, Background Vocals, AdditionalEngineer - Ted Jensen, Masterer - Coy Bowles, Electric Guitar - Jimmy De Martini, Background Vocals, Fiddle - John Driskell Hopkins, Electric Guitar, Background Vocals, AdditionalEngineer - ZAC BROWN, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer - Zac Brown Band, MainArtist - Jonathan Singleton, Writer - Ryan Gore, Mixer, Engineer - Matt Mangano, Bass, AdditionalEngineer - Dirk Lemmenes, Background Vocals - Daniel de los Reyes, Percussion - Kam Luchterhand, AssistantEngineer - Ben Simonetti, Producer, Writer, Background Vocals, AdditionalEngineer - Dan Davis, AssistantEngineer - Evan Hutchings, Drums - James Willis, Background Vocals - Dr. Richard Bland, Background Vocals
© 2022 Home Grown Music under exclusive license to Warner Music Nashville LLC ℗ 2021 Home Grown Music under exclusive license to Warner Music Nashville LLC
Clay Cook, Electric Guitar, Hammond Organ, Background Vocals, Claps, AdditionalEngineer - Ted Jensen, Masterer - Chris Fryar, Drums, Claps - Coy Bowles, Electric Guitar, Claps - Jimmy De Martini, Background Vocals, Claps, Fiddle - John Driskell Hopkins, Electric Guitar, Background Vocals, Claps, AdditionalEngineer - ZAC BROWN, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer, Whistle, Claps - Zac Brown Band, MainArtist - Jonathan Singleton, Writer - Ryan Gore, Mixer, Engineer - Matt Mangano, Bass, Claps, AdditionalEngineer - Dirk Lemmenes, Additional Background Vocals, Claps - Daniel de los Reyes, Percussion, Claps - Kam Luchterhand, AssistantEngineer - Ben Simonetti, Producer, Writer, Additional Background Vocals, Claps, AdditionalEngineer - Dan Davis, AssistantEngineer - James Willis, Additional Background Vocals, Claps - Dr Richard Bland, Additional Background Vocals, Claps - Eric Roderick, Additional Background Vocals, Claps
© 2022 Home Grown Music under exclusive license to Warner Music Nashville LLC ℗ 2021 Home Grown Music under exclusive license to Warner Music Nashville LLC
Clay Cook, Hammond Organ, Background Vocals, AdditionalEngineer - Ted Jensen, Masterer - Chris Fryar, Drums - Coy Bowles, Electric Guitar - John Driskell Hopkins, Electric Guitar, Background Vocals, AdditionalEngineer - ZAC BROWN, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer - Zac Brown Band, MainArtist - Nickie Conley, Background Vocals - Jimmy DeMartini, Background Vocals - Ryan Gore, Mixer, Engineer - Matt Mangano, Bass, AdditionalEngineer - Daniel de los Reyes, Percussion - Kam Luchterhand, AssistantEngineer - Kyshona Armstrong, Background Vocals - Ben Simonetti, Producer, Writer, AdditionalEngineer - Dan Davis, AssistantEngineer - Marcus King, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Writer, FeaturedArtist - Maureen Murphy, Background Vocals
© 2022 Home Grown Music under exclusive license to Warner Music Nashville LLC ℗ 2021 Home Grown Music under exclusive license to Warner Music Nashville LLC
Clay Cook, Electric Guitar, Piano, Background Vocals, AdditionalEngineer - Ted Jensen, Masterer - Chris Fryar, Drums - Coy Bowles, Electric Guitar - Jimmy De Martini, Background Vocals, Fiddle - John Driskell Hopkins, Electric Guitar, Background Vocals, AdditionalEngineer - ZAC BROWN, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer, Programming - Zac Brown Band, MainArtist - Ryan Gore, Mixer, Engineer - Kurt Thomas, Writer - Matt Mangano, Bass, AdditionalEngineer - Daniel de los Reyes, Percussion - Kam Luchterhand, AssistantEngineer - Ben Simonetti, Producer, Writer, Programming, AdditionalEngineer - Dan Davis, AssistantEngineer - Kenny Habul, Writer
© 2022 Home Grown Music under exclusive license to Warner Music Nashville LLC ℗ 2021 Home Grown Music under exclusive license to Warner Music Nashville LLC
Clay Cook, Electric Guitar, Hammond Organ, Background Vocals, AdditionalEngineer - Ted Jensen, Masterer - Chris Fryar, Drums - Coy Bowles, Electric Guitar - Jimmy De Martini, Background Vocals, Fiddle - John Driskell Hopkins, Electric Guitar, Background Vocals, AdditionalEngineer - ZAC BROWN, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer - Zac Brown Band, MainArtist - Jonathan Singleton, Writer - Nickie Conley, Background Vocals - Ryan Gore, Mixer, Engineer - Matt Mangano, Bass, AdditionalEngineer - Daniel de los Reyes, Percussion - Kam Luchterhand, AssistantEngineer - Kyshona Armstrong, Background Vocals - Ben Simonetti, Producer, Writer, AdditionalEngineer - Dan Davis, AssistantEngineer - Ray Fulcher, Writer - Maureen Murphy, Background Vocals - Wyatt Beasley Durrette, III, Writer
© 2022 Home Grown Music under exclusive license to Warner Music Nashville LLC ℗ 2021 Home Grown Music under exclusive license to Warner Music Nashville LLC
Clay Cook, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Hammond Organ, Background Vocals, AdditionalEngineer - Ted Jensen, Masterer - Chris Fryar, Drums - Coy Bowles, Electric Guitar - Jimmy De Martini, Background Vocals, Fiddle - John Driskell Hopkins, Electric Guitar, Background Vocals, AdditionalEngineer - ZAC BROWN, Producer, Lead Vocals, Writer - Zac Brown Band, MainArtist - Jonathan Singleton, Writer - Ryan Gore, Mixer, Engineer - Matt Mangano, Bass, AdditionalEngineer - Daniel de los Reyes, Percussion - Kam Luchterhand, AssistantEngineer - Ben Simonetti, Producer, Writer, AdditionalEngineer - Dan Davis, AssistantEngineer - Luke Combs, Writer
© 2022 Home Grown Music under exclusive license to Warner Music Nashville LLC ℗ 2021 Home Grown Music under exclusive license to Warner Music Nashville LLC
Clay Cook, Drums, Electric Guitar, Hammond Organ, Piano, Writer, Background Vocals, Synthesizer, AdditionalEngineer - Ted Jensen, Masterer - Chris Fryar, Drums - Coy Bowles, Electric Guitar - Jimmy De Martini, Background Vocals, Fiddle - John Driskell Hopkins, Electric Guitar, Background Vocals, AdditionalEngineer - ZAC BROWN, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer - Zac Brown Band, MainArtist - Jonathan Singleton, Writer - Ryan Gore, Mixer, Engineer - Matt Mangano, Background Vocals, Bass, AdditionalEngineer - Daniel de los Reyes, Percussion - Kam Luchterhand, AssistantEngineer - Ben Simonetti, Producer, Hammond Organ, Writer, Programming, AdditionalEngineer - Dan Davis, AssistantEngineer - Ray Fulcher, Writer - Austin Hoke, Cello - Josh Dunne, Writer
© 2022 Home Grown Music under exclusive license to Warner Music Nashville LLC ℗ 2021 Home Grown Music under exclusive license to Warner Music Nashville LLC
Clay Cook, Electric Guitar, Hammond Organ, Background Vocals, AdditionalEngineer - Ted Jensen, Masterer - Coy Bowles, Electric Guitar - John Driskell Hopkins, Electric Guitar, Background Vocals, AdditionalEngineer - ZAC BROWN, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer - Zac Brown Band, MainArtist - Jonathan Singleton, Writer - Jimmy DeMartini, Background Vocals, Fiddle - Ryan Gore, Mixer, RecordingEngineer - Matt Mangano, Bass, AdditionalEngineer - Daniel de los Reyes, Percussion - Kam Luchterhand, AssistantEngineer - Ben Simonetti, Producer, Writer, AdditionalEngineer - Dan Davis, AssistantEngineer - Evan Hutchings, Drums - Wyatt Beasley Durrette, III, Writer
© 2022 Home Grown Music under exclusive license to Warner Music Nashville LLC ℗ 2021 Home Grown Music under exclusive license to Warner Music Nashville LLC
Clay Cook, Electric Guitar, Background Vocals, AdditionalEngineer - Ted Jensen, Masterer - Chris Fryar, Drums - Coy Bowles, Electric Guitar - Jimmy De Martini, Background Vocals, Fiddle - John Driskell Hopkins, Electric Guitar, Background Vocals, AdditionalEngineer - ZAC BROWN, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer - Zac Brown Band, MainArtist - Jonathan Singleton, Writer - Nickie Conley, Background Vocals - Neil Mason, Writer - Ryan Gore, Mixer, Engineer - Matt Mangano, Background Vocals, Bass, AdditionalEngineer - Daniel de los Reyes, Percussion - Kam Luchterhand, AssistantEngineer - Kyshona Armstrong, Background Vocals - Ben Simonetti, Producer, Writer, AdditionalEngineer - Dan Davis, AssistantEngineer - Maureen Murphy, Background Vocals - Austin Hoke, Cello - Wyatt Beasley Durrette, III, Writer
© 2022 Home Grown Music under exclusive license to Warner Music Nashville LLC ℗ 2021 Home Grown Music under exclusive license to Warner Music Nashville LLC
Clay Cook, Hammond Organ, Background Vocals, AdditionalEngineer - Ted Jensen, Masterer - Paul Franklin, Pedal Steel Guitar - Jimmy De Martini, Background Vocals, Fiddle - John Driskell Hopkins, Background Vocals, AdditionalEngineer - ZAC BROWN, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer - Zac Brown Band, MainArtist - Ryan Gore, Mixer, Engineer - Matt Mangano, Bass, AdditionalEngineer - Daniel de los Reyes, Percussion - Ilya Toshinskiy, Banjo, Acoustic Guitar - Kam Luchterhand, AssistantEngineer - Ben Simonetti, Producer, Percussion, Writer, AdditionalEngineer - Dan Davis, AssistantEngineer - Evan Hutchings, Drums - Luke Dick, Writer - Austin Hoke, Cello
© 2022 Home Grown Music under exclusive license to Warner Music Nashville LLC ℗ 2021 Home Grown Music under exclusive license to Warner Music Nashville LLC
Clay Cook, Electric Guitar, Hammond Organ, Background Vocals, AdditionalEngineer - Ted Jensen, Masterer - Chris Fryar, Drums - Coy Bowles, Electric Guitar - Jimmy De Martini, Background Vocals, Fiddle - John Driskell Hopkins, Electric Guitar, Writer, Background Vocals, AdditionalEngineer - ZAC BROWN, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer - Zac Brown Band, MainArtist - Ryan Gore, Mixer, Engineer - Matt Mangano, Bass, AdditionalEngineer - Gregory Porter, Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Daniel de los Reyes, Percussion - Kam Luchterhand, AssistantEngineer - Ben Simonetti, Producer, Writer, Mellotron, AdditionalEngineer - Dan Davis, AssistantEngineer - Austin Hoke, Cello
© 2022 Home Grown Music under exclusive license to Warner Music Nashville LLC ℗ 2021 Home Grown Music under exclusive license to Warner Music Nashville LLC
Clay Cook, Electric Guitar, Piano, Background Vocals, AdditionalEngineer - Ted Jensen, Masterer - Coy Bowles, Electric Guitar - Jimmy De Martini, Writer, Background Vocals, Fiddle - John Driskell Hopkins, Electric Guitar, Background Vocals, AdditionalEngineer - ZAC BROWN, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer, Mellotron - Zac Brown Band, MainArtist - Levi Lowrey, Writer - Ryan Gore, Mixer, Engineer - Matt Mangano, Bass, AdditionalEngineer - Daniel de los Reyes, Percussion - Kam Luchterhand, AssistantEngineer - Ben Simonetti, Producer, Writer, Programming, AdditionalEngineer - Dan Davis, AssistantEngineer - Evan Hutchings, Drums - Wyatt Beasley Durrette, III, Writer
© 2022 Home Grown Music under exclusive license to Warner Music Nashville LLC ℗ 2021 Home Grown Music under exclusive license to Warner Music Nashville LLC
Album review
The fact that the Zac Brown Band felt compelled to title their 2021 album The Comeback is a tacit admission that things aren't entirely well in the ZBB camp. A commercial powerhouse from 2008 to 2017, Zac Brown Band were fixtures on both the country and pop charts, a situation that led Brown to stretch his musical wings. At first, this meant he pushed ZBB to rock a bit hard, then jam a bit longer, but soon he heard the siren call of dance music, sending him down the path toward the bizarre electro-pop project Sir Rosevelt, a busman's holiday that informed not only 2018's The Owl by ZBB but the near-simultaneously released solo album The Controversy by Zac himself. The Sir Rosevelt-inspired triumvirate was enough to pump the breaks on ZBB's momentum, which in turn was enough for Zac Brown to get back to where he once belonged. Hence, The Comeback, a record designed to reassure wary fans that the group still can make rock, country, folk, and pop the way they used to back in the Obama administration. The allusions to older songs are shameless. Take "Same Boat," a surgical fusion of the beachy "Toes" and back porch picking of "Chicken Fried" designed to stir up warm nostalgic feelings among fans. That's also the case with the rest of the record, which alternates between harmony-heavy ballads, brawny (but not burly) arena rockers, and mellow pop tunes, all filled with homilies to faith, family, and home. Brown leans into clichés a little too hard and never can resist hitting the nail squarely on the head -- witness "Fun Having Fun," whose meaning is underscored over and over -- but he's savvy enough of a craftsman to make this blatant pandering effective and maybe even a little fun, if you're in the right mood.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 21 track(s)
- Total length: 01:17:07
- Main artists: Zac Brown Band
- Label: Home Grown Music - Warner Music Nashville
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Country
© 2022 Home Grown Music under exclusive license to Warner Music Nashville LLC ℗ 2021, 2022 Home Grown Music under exclusive license to Warner Music Nashville LLC
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