Fingerprints (Eli Young Band album)

Fingerprints
Studio album by Eli Young Band
Released	June 16, 2017 (2017-06-16)
Genre	Country [1]
Label	Valory Music
Producer	Ross Copperman Eli Young Band Jeremy Stover
Eli Young Band chronology
Turn It On (2015) Fingerprints (2017) This Is Eli Young Band: Greatest Hits (2019)

Fingerprints is the sixth studio album by American country music ensemble Eli Young Band. The work was released on 16 June 2017. ^[2] The album includes the single "Saltwater Gospel".

Critical reception

Rating it 3 out of 5 stars, Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic wrote that "By stripping away some of the gloss, it's easier to hear how the Eli Young Band have both melodic muscle and musical variety." ^[1]

Track listing

1. "Saltwater Gospel" (Ross Copperman, Nicolle Galyon, Ashley Gorley) - 3:08
2. "Fingerprints" (Copperman, Josh Osborne, Mike Eli, James Young) - 3:02
3. "Never Again" (Ryan Hurd, Jimmy Robbins, Laura Veltz) - 2:58
4. "Old Songs" (Andrew DeRoberts, Eli, Adam Hambrick, Jason Nix) - 3:40
5. "Drive" (Copperman, Eli, Gorley, Tom Douglas) - 3:33
6. "Skin & Bones" (Phil Barton, Eli, Lori McKenna) - 4:01
7. "A Heart Needs a Break" (Copperman, Osborne, Shane McAnally) - 2:39
8. "Once" (Eli, Young, Osborne, Veltz) - 2:47
9. "Never Land" (Copperman, Jon Nite, Eli, Young) - 3:24
10. "God Love the Rain" (Erik Dylan, Eli, Jason Nix) - 3:37
11. "The Days I Feel Alone" (Andrew DeRoberts, Eli, Nix, Hambrick) - 3:06

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic. ^[3]

Eli Young Band

• Mike Eli - lead vocals, background vocals
• Jon Jones - bass guitar, background vocals
• Chris Thompson - drums, percussion, background vocals
• James Young - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, harmonica, background vocals

Additional Musicians

• Ross Copperman - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, mandolin, percussion, programming, background vocals
• Dan Dugmore - steel guitar
• Carolyn Dawn Johnson - background vocals
• Cale Richardson - acoustic guitar, banjo, mandolin
• Mike Rojas - accordion
• Laura Veltz - background vocals
• Derek Wells - acoustic guitar, electric guitar

Chart positions

Album

Chart (2017)	Peak position
US Billboard 200 [4]	116
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [5]	17

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
		US Country [6]	US Country Airplay [7]
2016	"Saltwater Gospel"	43	41
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

References

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Fingerprints review". Allmusic. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
2. "Eli Young Band Announce 2017 Album, 'Fingerprints'". Taste of Country. April 21, 2017.
3. "Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
4. "Eli Young Band Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
5. "Eli Young Band Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
6. "Eli Young Band Album & Song Chart History - Country Songs". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved December 7, 2010.
7. "Eli Young Band Album & Song Chart History - Country Airplay". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved November 8, 2012.