I Am the Rain

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I Am The Rain
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Studio album by
Chely Wright
ReleasedSeptember 9, 2016
RecordedLos Angeles, California, Culver City, California, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre Country Folk, Americana
Length56:49
Label MRI/Sony/PaintedRed
Producer Joe Henry
Chely Wright chronology
Lifted Off the Ground
(2010)		I Am The Rain
(2016)		 Santa Will Find You!
(2018)

I Am the Rain is the eighth studio album released by singer-songwriter Chely Wright. The album was released via MRI/Sony/Painted Red Records on September 9, 2016 after being funded by fans through a Kickstarter campaign which was launched in September 2014.

Contents

I Am the Rain is Wright's second highest debuting album of her career on the Billboard Country Chart at No. 13 and her highest charting album of her career on the Top Album Sales Chart at No. 54.

Background

After a highly successful Kickstarter campaign, funded by over 2,000 backers, Wright's album campaign became the most successful Kickstarter campaign of any country artist. The album's recording process began in September 2015. The album, unlike any previous of Wright's was recorded almost entirely in California and was her first new material since Lifted off the Ground in May 2010. Beginning on September 8, 2015 and concluding on September 12, 2015, the album was recorded mainly at Sunset Sound in Los Angeles, California with additional recording done in Culver City and Nashville, Tennessee.

In an update to Kickstarter supporters on April 19, 2016, Wright revealed that Grammy award-winning producer, Joe Henry was the producer for the record, a suggestion given to her by close friend Rodney Crowell. [1] She also confirmed the album's release and distribution through SonyRed. [2]

In addition to Henry at the helm of production, singer songwriters, Rodney Crowell, Emmylou Harris, and The Milk Carton Kids served as guest vocalists on the album. Crowell provided background vocals on "Holy War," while Harris appears on, "Pain." The Milk Carton Kids make two appearances on the album during, "You Are the River," and the Bob Dylan cover, "Tomorrow Is A Long Time." [3]

"What About Your Heart" was made available as an instant download track for all pre-orders while fans who pre-ordered the album through Wright's website received "Mexico" as an instant download track. [4]

Commercial reception

The album debuted at No. 13 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart, selling 4,100 copies in the first week. [5] It also reached No. 181 on Billboard 200. [6] It also marks her first appearance on the Billboard Folk/Americana Chart debuting in the top 10 at No. 9.

Track listing

  1. "Inside" (Chely Wright) - 4:18
  2. "Where Will You Be" (Wright) - 4:14
  3. "At The Heart Of Me" (Rodney Crowell, Joe Henry, Wright) - 4:45
  4. "You Are The River" (Edie Carey, Wright) - 5:01
  5. "Holy War" (Henry, Wright) - 4:52
  6. "What About Your Heart" (Wright) - 3:59
  7. "Pain" (Wright) - 3:58
  8. "Tomorrow Is a Long Time" (Bob Dylan) - 3:35
  9. "Blood And Bones And Skin" (Wright) - 3:59
  10. "Mexico" (Wright) - 4:41
  11. "Next To Me" (Wright) - 3:52
  12. "Halona" (Wright) - 4:12
  13. "See Me Home" (Henry, Wright) - 5:18

Personnel

Per album liner notes: [7]

Charts

Chart (2016)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [8] 181
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [9] 13
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [10] 17
US Americana/Folk Albums9
US Top Album Sales54

Release History

RegionDateLabelFormat
WorldwideSeptember 9, 2016MRI/Sony/Painted RedCD, Digital Download
WorldwideNovember 4, 2016MRI/Sony/Painted RedVinyl

References

  1. ↑ "Chely Wright Reflects on Coming Out as a Country Singer & the Ups and Downs of 'Gang Mentality'". Billboard .
  2. ↑ "Update 35: ALBUM RELEASE INFORMATION! · Chely Wright's New Studio Album!". Kickstarter. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
  3. ↑ "I AM THE RAIN – New Release 9/9/16 – Chely Wright". chely.com. Archived from the original on January 8, 2019. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
  4. ↑ "I Am The Rain | Chely Wright | Online Store, Apparel, Merchandise & More". chely.merchtable.com. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
  5. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (September 19, 2016). "Country Album Sales Chart: September 19, 2016". Roughstock.
  6. ↑ "Billboard 200". Billboard. October 1, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Chely Wright - I Am The Rain". Discogs . Retrieved December 8, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Chely Wright Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Chely Wright Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Chely Wright Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
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