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The Storm (ZZ Ward album)

The Storm is the second studio album from American singer-songwriter ZZ Ward, released on Hollywood Records on June 30, 2017. The album reached number 1 on the Billboard Blues Albums chart.

The Storm
Studio album by
ZZ Ward
ReleasedJune 30, 2017
GenreBlues rock, hip hop
Length36:13
LabelHollywood
ZZ Ward chronology
Love and War (EP)
(2015) 		The Storm
(2017) 		Dirty Shine
(2023)
Singles from The Storm
  1. "Help Me Mama"
    Released: March 31, 2017
  2. "Ride"
    Released: April 14, 2017
  3. "Cannonball"
    Released: May 26, 2017
  4. "Domino"
    Released: June 9, 2017

Production edit

Ward has said The Storm is influenced by the music of blues artists including Howlin' Wolf, Robert Johnson and Big Mama Thornton.[1] Prior to the album's release, on March 2, 2017, Ward released the single "The Deep", featuring Chicago MC Joey Purp. The track is built around a sample of "As Long As I've Got You" by The Charmels, which is also sampled in "C.R.E.A.M." by Wu-Tang Clan.[2] The track "Ride" featuring Gary Clark, Jr. was originally featured in the 2017 Pixar film Cars 3.[3] Ward performed the song on Dancing with the Stars on April 17, 2017.[4] The music video for the single "Cannonball" was released in July 2017;[5] it features blues singer Fantastic Negrito, with Ward playing harmonica on the song.[6]

Track listing edit

No.TitleWriter(s)ProducerLength
1."Ghost"Evan Bogart, Trevor Brown, Warren "Oak" Felder, Zaire Koalo, Zsuzsanna WardFelder3:00
2."Cannonball" (featuring Fantastic Negrito)Xavier Dphrepaulezz, WardBlended Babies3:58
3."Help Me Mama"Bogart, Theron Feemster, Priscilla Renea, WardFeemster3:06
4."The Storm"WardFeemster3:13
5."Domino" (featuring Fitz)Feemster, Michael Fitzpatrick, WardFeemster, Fitzpatrick2:50
6."Let It Burn"Bogart, Brown, Felder, Koalo, WardFelder3:08
7."Bag of Bones"WardFeemster3:17
8."She Ain't Me"Ludwig Göransson, WardGöransson2:51
9."If U Stayed"WardFeemster3:33
10."Hold On"Bogart, Brown, Felder, WardFelder3:12
11."Ride" (featuring Gary Clark Jr.)Dave Bassett, Bogart, WardBassett4:05
Total length:36:13

Personnel edit

  • ZZ Ward – vocals, guitars, harmonica, drum programming, percussion, engineering
  • Trevor Brown – guitars, bass, background vocals
  • Erick Walls – guitars
  • Jonathan Keller – guitars, bass, drum programming, percussion, engineering
  • Theron "Neff U" Feemster – piano, keyboards, guitars, drum programming, string arrangements, engineering
  • Rich Parry – drum programming, percussion, engineering
  • Gary Clark, Jr. – guitars
  • Fantastic Negrito – vocals
  • Michael Fitzpatrick – vocals, keyboards, drum programming, engineering
  • Ludwig Göransson – programming, keyboards, guitars, bass, vocal engineering
  • Bianca McClure – violin
  • Thomas Drayton – bass
  • Zaire Koalo – background vocals
  • Warren "Oak" Felder – programming, engineering, background vocals
  • E. Kidd Bogart – engineering, background vocals
  • Jabari Tawiah – engineering
  • Kyle Mann – engineering
  • Paul Redel – engineering
  • Gavin Paddock – engineering
  • Bobby Holland – engineering
  • Tyler Beans – engineering
  • Rich Costey – mixing
  • Neal Pogue – mixing
  • Dave Bassett – mixing, vocal recording
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering

Chart history edit

Chart (2016) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[7] 75
US Billboard Rock Albums[8] 12
US Billboard Blues Albums[9] 1

References edit

  1. ^ Laura B. Whitmore, "ZZ Ward Puts a Fresh Spin on Her Classic Blues Influences with 'The Storm'," Guitar World, July 11, 2017.
  2. ^ Myles Tanzer, "ZZ Ward And Joey Purp Pull From A Classic For 'The Deep'", The Fader, March 2, 2017.
  3. ^ Jon Pareles, Jon Caramanica and Giovanni Russonell, "The Playlist: J Balvin Displays His Global Savvy, and St. Vincent Keeps it Local," New York Times, June 30, 2017.
  4. ^ "Cars 3 Soundtrack First Listen: ZZ Ward & Gary Clark Jr's Energetic Track, 'Ride' and Dancing With The Stars Performance", Pixar Post, April 14, 2017.
  5. ^ Kaitlin Reilly, "Video Premiere For ZZ Ward's 'Cannonball'," Refinery29, July 6, 2017.
  6. ^ Leslie Michele Derrough, "ZZ Ward Steps It Up a Notch With 'The Storm'," Glide Magazine, July 3, 2017.
  7. ^ "Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
  8. ^ "Rock Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
  9. ^ "Blues Music: Top Blues Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
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