All or Nothin' (Nikki Lane album)

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All or Nothin'
NikkiLaneAllorNothin'AlbumCover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 6, 2014 (2014-05-06)
RecordedEasy Eye Sound
Genre Country
Length42:35
Label New West
Producer Dan Auerbach
Nikki Lane chronology
Walk of Shame
(2011)
All or Nothin'
(2014)
Highway Queen
(2017)

All or Nothin' is the second studio album by American outlaw country singer Nikki Lane. It was released on May 6, 2014 on New West Records.

Contents

Background and recording

Lane recorded the album with producer Dan Auerbach, the frontman of the Black Keys, at his studio "Easy Eye Sound" in Nashville. [1] Auerbach and Lane perform together on the album, in the duet "Love's on Fire". [1] Lane co-wrote all 12 of the album's tracks and producer Auerbach co-wrote 5.

Critical reception

According to Metacritic, All or Nothin' has a score of 79 out of 100, indicating generally favorable reviews from critics. [2] Thom Jurek reviewed the album for AllMusic and gave it 3.5 stars out of 5, writing that "Lane's songs and delivery are strong throughout All or Nothin'" and that on the album, "her vocals and arrangements co-exist to wed past to present both simultaneously and effortlessly." [3]

Chris Richards, writing for the Washington Post, compared the album's sound to Wanda Jackson, Mazzy Star, and Link Wray. [4] Jurek compared the album's song "Good Man" to the music of Lucinda Williams, who Lane has acknowledged is one of her major influences. [3] Holly Gleason compared All or Nothin' to the music of Dusty Springfield, Loretta Lynn and Jackie DeShannon. [5]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic (79%) [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The A.V. Club (B) [6]
Paste (8.5/10) [5]
American Songwriter Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [7]

Track listing

Source: AllMusic [8]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Right Time"
3:21
2."Good Man"3:45
3."I Don't Care"
  • Lane
  • Auerbach
2:58
4."You Can't Talk to Me Like That"
  • Lane
  • Auerbach
  • Tyndell
3:42
5."Seein' Double"
3:14
6."Love's on Fire" (featuring Dan Auerbach )
  • Lane
  • Auerbach
3:29
7."All or Nothin'"
  • Lane
  • Auerbach
3:56
8."Sleep with a Stranger"3:35
9."Man Up"
  • Lane
  • Tyndell
4:07
10."Out of My Mind"
  • Lane
3:59
11."Wild One"
  • Lane
3:30
12."Want My Heart Back"
2:59

Personnel

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References

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  2. 1 2 "All or Nothin'". Metacritic. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
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