I Am the Moon

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I Am the Moon
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 9, 2022
Recorded2021–22
StudioSwamp Raga Studios (Jacksonville, Florida)
Genre Blues rock
Length130:28
Label Fantasy Records
Tedeschi Trucks Band chronology
Signs
(2019)
I Am the Moon
(2022)
Future Soul
(2026)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Arts Fuse [1]
Rolling Stone [2]
Ultimate Classic Rock [3]
Live For Live Music [4]
NPR [5]
Glide Magazine [6]
Spectrum Culture77% [7]
Entertainment Focus [8]

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. [9] The completed album was released via Fantasy Records on September 9, 2022 and is the band's first since 2019's Signs .

Contents

Conceptually, the project is based on the story of Layla and Majnun, a romantic poem of Arabian origin about star-crossed lovers. [10]

It was ranked as the 10th best guitar album of 2022 by Guitar World readers. [11]

Track listing

Credits adapted from AllMusic. [12]
I Am the Moon I: Crescent

No.TitleWriter(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"Dixon5:14
4."Circles 'Round the Sun"Trucks, Tedeschi, Tyler Greenwell6:16
5."Pasaquan"Brandon Boone, Trucks, Dixon, Isaac Eady, Greenwell12:15
Total length:35:07

I Am the Moon II: Ascension

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Playing with My Emotions"Trucks, Dixon, Mattison4:10
2."Ain't That Something"Trucks, Dixon, Mattison, Tedeschi5:28
3."All the Love"Trucks, Dixon, Tedeschi, Greenwell9:03
4."So Long Savior"Trucks, Mattison, Tedeschi2:39
5."Rainy Day"Trucks, Dixon, Mattison, Tedeschi4:47
6."La Di Da"Dixon, Mattison, Tedeschi4:10
7."Hold That Line"Trucks, Dixon, Tedeschi, Greenwell6:06
Total length:36:23

I Am the Moon III: The Fall

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Somehow"Dixon, Tia Sellers5:09
2."None Above"Mattison, Tedeschi2:33
3."Yes We Will"Tedeschi6:31
4."Gravity"Dixon, Oliver Wood 6:44
5."Emmaline"Mattison3:34
6."Take Me as I Am"Trucks, Dixon, Mattison, Tedeschi5:27
Total length:29:58

I Am the Moon IV: Farewell

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Last Night in the Rain"Trucks, Dixon, Tedeschi, Greenwell4:53
2."Soul Sweet Song"Trucks, Dixon, Mattison3:55
3."D'Gary"Trucks, Tedeschi6:44
4."Where Are My Friends?"Trucks, Mattison5:20
5."I Can Feel You Smiling"Trucks, Dixon, Wood3:47
6."Another Day"Trucks, Dixon, Mattison, Tedeschi4:26
Total length:29:05

Personnel

Additional musicians

Charts

Crescent

Chart (2022)Peak
position
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [13] 34
US Top Current Album Sales ( Billboard ) [14] 18
US Americana/Folk Albums ( Billboard ) [15] 23
US Top Blues Albums ( Billboard ) [16] 1

Ascension

Chart (2022)Peak
position
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [13] 16
US Top Current Album Sales ( Billboard ) [14] 17
US Americana/Folk Albums ( Billboard ) [15] 17
US Top Blues Albums ( Billboard ) [16] 1

The Fall

Chart (2022)Peak
position
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [13] 14
US Top Current Album Sales ( Billboard ) [14] 22
US Americana/Folk Albums ( Billboard ) [15] 16
US Top Blues Albums ( Billboard ) [16] 1

Farewell

Chart (2022)Peak
position
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [13] 14
US Top Current Album Sales ( Billboard ) [14] 17
US Americana/Folk Albums ( Billboard ) [15] 13
US Top Blues Albums ( Billboard ) [16] 2

References

  1. McLennan, Scott (August 21, 2022). "Album review: The Tedeschi Trucks Band's "I Am the Moon" — part four, "Farewell"". The Arts Fuse. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
  2. Browne, David (June 8, 2022). "Tedeschi Trucks Band have jams to last all summer". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
  3. Graff, Gary (June 1, 2022). "Tedeschi Trucks Band, "I Am the Moon: Crescent": album review". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
  4. Thomson, Rex (September 1, 2022). "Tedeschi Trucks Band delivers musical masterpiece with "I Am the Moon"". Live For Live Music. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
  5. Kallao, Stephen; Myers, John (August 30, 2022). ""I Am the Moon" is Tedeschi Trucks at their finest and most adventurous". NPR Music. Retrieved December 23, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. Hynes, Jim (June 27, 2022). "Tedeschi Trucks Band delivers second of four albums in "I Am the Moon" series with "Episode II: Ascension"". Glide Magazine. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
  7. Fish, Bob (July 19, 2022). "Tedeschi Trucks Band: I Am the Moon (Crescent & Ascension)". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
  8. Engleson, Mark (June 1, 2022). "Tedeschi Trucks Band – "I Am the Moon: I. Crescent" review". Entertainment Focus. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
  9. 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.
  10. "Tedeschi Trucks Band Announces I Am the Moon, A Stunning Four Album Rock 'N' Roll Experience". April 20, 2022.
  11. Horsley, Jonathan (December 21, 2022). "The best guitar albums of 2022". Guitar World . Future plc . Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  12. "Tedeschi Trucks Band - I Am the Moon: I. Crescent Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic .
  13. 1 2 3 4 "Swisscharts.com – Tedeschi Trucks Band – Signs". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  14. 1 2 3 4 "Tedeschi Trucks Band Chart History (Top Current Album Sales)". Billboard . Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  15. 1 2 3 4 "Tedeschi Trucks Band Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard . Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  16. 1 2 3 4 "Tedeschi Trucks Band Chart History (Top Blues Albums)". Billboard . Retrieved January 7, 2023.