Mother Road | ||||
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Released | August 18, 2023 | |||
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Length | 40:27 | |||
Label | Fantasy | |||
Producer | Eric Valentine | |||
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Mother Road is the fifth solo studio album by American musician Grace Potter, released through Fantasy Records on August 18, 2023. As with Potter's previous two solo albums, it was produced by her husband Eric Valentine. [1] Multiple singles preceded the album, including "Good Time" in June 2023, [2] and "Ready Set Go" and "Lady Vagabond" in July, the latter two of which were said to contain Potter's "free-wheeling voice and bluesy style". Potter will tour North America in support of the album in late 2023. [3]
Potter was inspired to write the album after a road trip heading west across the United States, on which she realized she was "running away" thus "embolden[ing her] to write an album that reaches far beyond what actually happened–launching [her] down the alternate-reality roads of what could have happened". She once again collaborated with producer Eric Valentine and recorded the album at RCA Studio A in Nashville, Tennessee and Topagandise in Topanga, California. The resulting album was described as containing a "soundscape of soulful rock, roots, funk, country, and R&B". [1]
All tracks are written by Grace Potter, except where noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Mother Road" | 5:12 | |
2. | "Truck Stop Angels" | 0:47 | |
3. | "Ready Set Go" | 3:26 | |
4. | "Good Time" | 5:33 | |
5. | "Little Hitchhiker" |
| 3:12 |
6. | "Lady Vagabond" | 5:49 | |
7. | "Rose Colored Rearview" |
| 3:58 |
8. | "All My Ghosts" |
| 4:22 |
9. | "Futureland" | 3:22 | |
10. | "Masterpiece" | 4:46 | |
Total length: | 40:27 |
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Chart (2023) | Peak position |
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US Independent Albums (Billboard) [4] | 34 |
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