Amos Lee (album)

Amos Lee
Studio album by Amos Lee
Released	March 1, 2005
Recorded	July 2004
Studio	Magic Shop, New York City
Genre	Pop rock, R&B [1]
Length	35:47
Label	Blue Note
Producer	Lee Alexander
Amos Lee chronology
Amos Lee (2005) Supply and Demand (2006)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

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.

Track listing

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

• 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

Weekly charts Chart (2005) Peak position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [2] 72 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [3] 73 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [4] 13 French Albums (SNEP) [5] 112 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [6] 75 Italian Albums (FIMI) [7] 82 US Billboard 200 [8] 113 US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [9] 2

Year-end charts Chart (2005) Position Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [10] 84

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [11]	Gold	500,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. 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

• Official artist website
• Album website preview