Amos Lee is the debut album by American singer and songwriter Amos Lee. The album was released by Blue Note on March 1, 2005, and produced by Lee Alexander, who played bass for Norah Jones.

Amos Lee
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 1, 2005
RecordedJuly 2004
StudioMagic Shop, New York City
GenrePop rock, R&B[1]
Length35:47
LabelBlue Note
ProducerLee Alexander
Amos Lee chronology
Amos Lee
(2005)
Supply and Demand
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Track listing edit

All tracks written by Amos Lee.

  1. "Keep It Loose, Keep It Tight" – 3:08
  2. "Seen It All Before" – 4:15
  3. "Arms of a Woman" – 4:11
  4. "Give It Up" – 2:38
  5. "Dreamin'" – 2:54
  6. "Soul Suckers" – 2:49
  7. "Colors" – 2:40
  8. "Bottom of the Barrel" – 2:00
  9. "Black River" – 3:31
  10. "Love In the Lies" – 3:22
  11. "All My Friends" – 4:18

Personnel edit

  • Amos Lee - guitar, vocals; background vocals (4)
  • Lee Alexander - bass (2, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10), pulp drum (9), producer, mixing
  • Fred Berman - drums (3, 5, 7, 11), background vocals (4)
  • Kevin Breit - acoustic guitar (8), mandolin (8), resonator guitar (9)
  • Adam Levy - electric guitar (2, 3, 5, 10), background vocals (4)
  • James Gadson - drums (2), background vocals (4)
  • Larry Gold - cello (1, 6), string arrangements (6)
  • Zara Bodé - background vocals (2)
  • Devin Greenwood - Hammond B3 (2, 4, 10), background vocals (2), Wurlitzer (3, 11)
  • Norah Jones - piano (1, 7), background vocals (7), Wurlitzer (7)
  • Alexandra Leem - viola (6)
  • Jaron Olevsky - bass (1, 7, 11)
  • Dan Rieser - drums (1, 10)
  • Nate Skiltes - mandolin (7)
  • Chris Thomas - bass (4)

Credits:

  • Barrie Maguire - Producer ("All My Friends"), Engineer
  • Steve Mazur - Assistant Engineer
  • Clay Patrick McBride - Cover Photo
  • Billy Joe Walker, Jr. - Engineer
  • Eli Wolf - A&R
  • Jessica Novod Berenblat - Art Direction
  • Matt Boynton - Engineer
  • Greg Calbi - Mastering
  • Chris Cofoni - A&R
  • Danny Markowitz - A&R
  • Bill Eib - Management
  • Perry Greenfield - Product Manager
  • Denise Guerin - Photography
  • Gordon Jee - Creative Director
  • Danny Kopelson - Engineer, Mixing
  • Jeff Kramer - Management

Charts edit

Certifications edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[11] Gold 500,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References edit

  1. ^ a b Collar, Matt. "Amos Lee – Amos Lee". AllMusic. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
  2. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Amos Lee – Amos Lee" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  3. ^ "Ultratop.be – Amos Lee – Amos Lee" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  4. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Amos Lee – Amos Lee" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  5. ^ "Lescharts.com – Amos Lee – Amos Lee". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  6. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Amos Lee – Amos Lee" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  7. ^ "Italiancharts.com – Amos Lee – Amos Lee". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  8. ^ "Amos Lee Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  9. ^ "Amos Lee Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  10. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 2005". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  11. ^ "American album certifications – Amos Lee – Amos Lee". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 30, 2023.

External links edit