I Am the Moon

I Am the Moon
Studio album by Tedeschi Trucks Band
Released	September 9, 2022
Recorded	2021–22
Studio	Swamp Raga Studios (Jacksonville, Florida)
Genre	Blues rock
Length	130:28
Label	Fantasy Records
Tedeschi Trucks Band chronology
Signs (2019) I Am the Moon (2022)

I Am the Moon is the fifth studio album by American blues rock group Tedeschi Trucks Band. It is a quadruple album which was initially released in four separate parts over consecutive full moons in 2022: Crescent (released on June 3), Ascension (released on July 1), The Fall (released on July 29) and Farewell (released on August 26), with each album including a corresponding short film. ^[1] The completed album was released via Fantasy Records on September 9, 2022 and is the band's first since 2019's Signs .

Conceptually, the project is based on the story of Layla and Majnun, a romantic poem of Arabian origin about star-crossed lovers. ^[2]

It was ranked as the 10th best guitar album of 2022 by Guitar World readers. ^[3]

Track listing

Credits adapted from AllMusic. ^[4]
I Am the Moon I: Crescent

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Hear My Dear"	Derek Trucks, Gabe Dixon, Susan Tedeschi	5:34
2.	"Fall In"	Mike Mattison	5:47
3.	"I Am the Moon"	Dixon	5:14
4.	"Circles 'Round the Sun"	Trucks, Tedeschi, Tyler Greenwell	6:16
5.	"Pasaquan"	Brandon Boone, Trucks, Dixon, Isaac Eady, Greenwell	12:15
Total length:			35:07

I Am the Moon II: Ascension

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Playing with My Emotions"	Trucks, Dixon, Mattison	4:10
2.	"Ain't That Something"	Trucks, Dixon, Mattison, Tedeschi	5:28
3.	"All the Love"	Trucks, Dixon, Tedeschi, Greenwell	9:03
4.	"So Long Savior"	Trucks, Mattison, Tedeschi	2:39
5.	"Rainy Day"	Trucks, Dixon, Mattison, Tedeschi	4:47
6.	"La Di Da"	Dixon, Mattison, Tedeschi	4:10
7.	"Hold That Line"	Trucks, Dixon, Tedeschi, Greenwell	6:06
Total length:			36:23

I Am the Moon III: The Fall

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Somehow"	Dixon, Tia Sellers	5:09
2.	"None Above"	Mattison, Tedeschi	2:33
3.	"Yes We Will"	Tedeschi	6:31
4.	"Gravity"	Dixon, Oliver Wood	6:44
5.	"Emmaline"	Mattison	3:34
6.	"Take Me as I Am"	Trucks, Dixon, Mattison, Tedeschi	5:27
Total length:			29:58

I Am the Moon IV: Farewell

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Last Night in the Rain"	Trucks, Dixon, Tedeschi, Greenwell	4:53
2.	"Soul Sweet Song"	Trucks, Dixon, Mattison	3:55
3.	"D'Gary"	Trucks, Tedeschi	6:44
4.	"Where Are My Friends?"	Trucks, Mattison	5:20
5.	"I Can Feel You Smiling"	Trucks, Dixon, Wood	3:47
6.	"Another Day"	Trucks, Dixon, Mattison, Tedeschi	4:26
Total length:			29:05

Personnel

• Brandon Boone - bass guitar; baritone guitar (disc II 2, 4; disc III 5), additional acoustic guitar (disc II 6)
• Isaac Eady - drums, percussion; additional acoustic guitar (disc II 6)
• Gabe Dixon - keyboards, vocals; lead vocals (disc I 1, 3; disc II 2, 7; disc III 4; disc IV 2, 4), acoustic guitar (disc I 3), additional acoustic guitar (disc II 6)
• Tyler Greenwell - drums, percussion; acoustic guitar (disc I 4; disc II 7), additional acoustic guitar (disc II 6)
• Susan Tedeschi - lead vocals (except disc I 2, 5; disc II 6; disc III 5); guitar (disc I 2, 3, 4; disc II 1, 2, 6; disc III; disc IV 4), drums (disc II 4)
• Derek Trucks - lead and rhythm guitars (except disc III 1); steel guitar (disc I 2), acoustic guitar (disc I 1, 3; disc IV 4, 5), additional acoustic guitar (disc II 6), percussion (disc II 4; disc IV 6), tabla (disc II 7)
• Kebbi Williams - saxophone; flute (disc II 7)
• Elizabeth Lea - trombone
• Ephraim Owens - trumpet
• Alecia Chakour - vocals; additional percussion (disc I 1, 2, 4; disc II 2, 5; disc III 1; disc IV 2, 6)
• Mike Mattison - vocals; lead vocals (disc I 2; disc III 5), acoustic guitar (disc III 2, 3, 5; disc IV 6), additional acoustic guitar (disc II 6)
• Mark Rivers - vocals; lead vocals (disc III 6), additional percussion (disc I 1, 2, 4; disc II 2; disc IV 6)

Additional musicians

• Adrian Jackson - sousaphone (disc I 2; disc II 6; disc III 4, 5)
• Paul Olsen - acoustic guitar (disc I 3; disc II 1, 6; disc III 2, 6; disc IV 1, 4)
• Marc Quiñones - congas, additional percussion (disc I 3; disc II 1, 5; disc III 1, 3, 4; disc IV 2)
• St. EOM - dialog (disc I 4)
• Eric Krasno - lead and rhythm guitar (disc IV 4)

Charts

Crescent

Chart (2022)	Peak position
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [5]	34
US Top Current Album Sales (Billboard) [6]	18
US Folk Albums (Billboard) [7]	23
US Top Blues Albums (Billboard) [8]	1

Ascension

Chart (2022)	Peak position
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [5]	16
US Top Current Album Sales (Billboard) [6]	17
US Folk Albums (Billboard) [7]	17
US Top Blues Albums (Billboard) [8]	1

The Fall

Chart (2022)	Peak position
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [5]	14
US Top Current Album Sales (Billboard) [6]	22
US Folk Albums (Billboard) [7]	16
US Top Blues Albums (Billboard) [8]	1

Farewell

Chart (2022)	Peak position
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [5]	14
US Top Current Album Sales (Billboard) [6]	17
US Folk Albums (Billboard) [7]	13
US Top Blues Albums (Billboard) [8]	2

References

1. Stephen Kallao; John Myers (August 30, 2022). "'I Am The Moon' is Tedeschi Trucks at their finest and most adventurous". NPR. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
2. "Tedeschi Trucks Band Announces I Am the Moon, A Stunning Four Album Rock 'N' Roll Experience". April 20, 2022.
3. Horsley, Jonathan (December 21, 2022). "The best guitar albums of 2022". Guitar World . Future plc . Retrieved October 30, 2024.
4. "Tedeschi Trucks Band - I Am the Moon: I. Crescent Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic .
5. "Swisscharts.com – Tedeschi Trucks Band – Signs". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
6. "Tedeschi Trucks Band Chart History (Top Current Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
7. "Tedeschi Trucks Band Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
8. "Tedeschi Trucks Band Chart History (Top Blues Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 7, 2023.