Ohio Players (album)

Ohio Players
Studio album by the Black Keys
Released	April 5, 2024 (2024-04-05)
Studio	Easy Eye (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre	Garage rock, blues rock
Length	43:35
Label	Easy Eye Sound Nonesuch
Producer	The Black Keys Dan the Automator
The Black Keys chronology
Dropout Boogie (2022) Ohio Players (2024) No Rain, No Flowers (2025)
Singles from Ohio Players
"Beautiful People (Stay High)" Released: January 12, 2024 "I Forgot to Be Your Lover" Released: February 9, 2024 "This Is Nowhere" Released: March 8, 2024

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"This Is Nowhere"	Dan Auerbach Patrick Carney Beck Hansen	3:44
2.	"Don't Let Me Go"	Auerbach Carney Gary Crockett Dominic Glover Jason Glover Hansen Daniel Nakamura	2:34
3.	"Beautiful People (Stay High)"	Auerbach Carney Hansen Richard Mead Nakamura	2:47
4.	"On the Game"	Auerbach Carney Noel Gallagher Leon Michels	4:02
5.	"Only Love Matters"	Auerbach Carney Gallagher Michels	3:22
6.	"Candy and Her Friends" (featuring Lil Noid)	Auerbach Carney	3:25
7.	"I Forgot to Be Your Lover"	William Bell Booker T. Jones	2:27
8.	"Please Me (Till I'm Satisfied)"	Auerbach Carney Greg Cartwright	2:44
9.	"You'll Pay"	Auerbach Michels Gallagher Carney	2:45
10.	"Paper Crown" (featuring Beck and Juicy J)	Auerbach Carney Hansen Houston III	4:17
11.	"Live Till I Die"	Auerbach Carney Hansen	2:23
12.	"Read Em and Weep"	Auerbach Carney Cartwright	3:23
13.	"Fever Tree"	Auerbach Carney Hansen	3:05
14.	"Every Time You Leave"	Auerbach Carney Hansen Greg Kurstin	2:57
Total length:			43:35

Deluxe "Trophy Edition" versions

Standard Trophy Edition ^[19]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"This Is Nowhere"	Auerbach Carney Hansen	3:44
2.	"Don't Let Me Go"	Auerbach Carney Gary Crockett Dominic Glover Jason Glover Hansen Daniel Nakamura	2:34
3.	"Beautiful People (Stay High)"	Auerbach Carney Hansen Richard Mead Nakamura	2:47
4.	"On the Game"	Auerbach Carney Noel Gallagher Leon Michels	4:02
5.	"Sin City"	Hansen Auerbach Greg Kurstin Carney	2:42
6.	"Candy and Her Friends" (featuring Lil Noid)	Auerbach Carney	3:25
7.	"Read Em and Weep"	Auerbach Carney Cartwright	3:23
8.	"I Forgot to Be Your Lover"	William Bell Booker T. Jones	2:27
9.	"Only Love Matters"	Auerbach Carney Gallagher Michels	3:22
10.	"Every Time You Leave"	Auerbach Carney Hansen Kurstin	2:57
11.	"Mi Tormenta" (featuring DannyLux)	DannyLux Hansen Auerbach Carney	3:22
12.	"You'll Pay"	Auerbach Michels Gallagher Carney	2:45
13.	"Paper Crown" (featuring Beck and Juicy J)	Auerbach Carney Hansen Houston III	4:17
14.	"Live Till I Die"	Auerbach Carney Hansen	2:23
15.	"Stay in Your Grave" (featuring Alice Cooper)	Auerbach Carney Cartwright Sky Stone	2:19
16.	"Please Me (Till I'm Satisfied)"	Auerbach Carney Greg Cartwright	2:44
17.	"Fever Tree"	Hansen Auerbach Carney	3:05
18.	"I'm with the Band" (featuring Beck)	Hansen Auerbach Carney	2:55
Total length:			54:53

Amazon Exclusive Trophy Edition bonus track ^[20]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
19.	"Let Love Take Its Time"	Auerbach Carney	3:08
Total length:			58:01

Note

• "I Forgot to Be Your Lover" is a cover of the song of the same name, written by William Bell and Booker T. Jones and performed by Bell.

Personnel

The Black Keys

• Dan Auerbach – lead vocals, bass, electric guitar, production (all tracks); Moog (tracks 6, 8, 10); claps, drum machine (6, 10); Mellotron, shaker (6); Hammond organ (9), vocoder (10)
• Patrick Carney – claps, drum machine, drums, production (all tracks); electric guitar (tracks 1, 3, 4, 9, 14), tambourine (1, 5, 9, 12), Moog (1, 6, 9, 10, 13), Mellotron (2, 5), shaker (5, 9, 12), cowbell (5, 9), synthesizer (12)

Additional musicians

• Andy Gabbard – backing vocals (tracks 1–6, 8, 10, 13), electric guitar (13)
• Beck – backing vocals (tracks 1–3, 11, 13), celeste keyboards (3), organ (10, 12), electric guitar (10), synthesizer (12), acoustic guitar (13)
• Sam Bacco – shaker (tracks 1–3, 7, 9–11, 13), tambourine (1, 2, 5–7, 9, 10, 13), cowbell (1, 2, 8, 11, 13), cymbals (1, 7, 8), congas (2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 11), additional percussion (2, 9), bongo drums (3, 9), bells (3), woodblock (5), chimes (6), wind chimes (7, 13), gongs (13)
• Tom Bukovac – electric guitar (tracks 1–6, 8, 9, 11, 14), acoustic guitar (2)
• Ray Jacildo – piano (tracks 1–3, 5, 11), Hammond organ (1, 2); glockenspiel, Moog, organ, vibraphone, Wurlitzer organ (2); Wurlitzer piano (3), harpsichord (6)
• Mike Rojas – piano (tracks 1, 3–5, 7, 9, 11); Mellotron, Moog (1); strings (2); vibraphone, Wurlitzer (9)
• Jake Botts – baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone (tracks 2, 3)
• Ray Mason – trombone (tracks 2, 3), trumpet (2)
• Ashley Wilcoxson – backing vocals (tracks 3–5, 10, 11, 13, 14)
• Leisa Hans – backing vocals (tracks 3–5, 10, 11, 13, 14)
• Zach Gabbard – backing vocals (tracks 3, 8, 12), claps (3)
• Chris St. Hilaire – claps (track 3), backing vocals (8, 12)
• Dan the Automator – samples (track 3)
• Noel Gallagher – backing vocals (tracks 4, 5, 9), electric guitar (4)
• Leon Michels – electric guitar (tracks 4, 5, 9), organ (4, 5, 12); baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone (5, 9, 12); glockenspiel, Mellotron (5); Hammond organ, marimba, piano (9)
• Trey Keller – backing vocals (track 5)
• Angelo Petraglia – electric guitar (track 6)
• Kelly Finnegan – backing vocals, Hammond organ (track 7)
• Tommy Brenneck – baritone guitar, electric guitar (track 7)
• Matt Combs – strings (track 7)
• Aaron Frazer – backing vocals (track 10)
• Greg Kurstin – backing vocals, electric guitar, keyboards, percussion, synthesizer (track 14)

Technical

• Dan the Automator – production (tracks 2, 3)
• Greg Kurstin – production (track 14)
• Howie Weinberg – mastering
• Will Borza – mastering
• Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing
• M. Allen Parker – engineering
• Liam Watson – engineering (tracks 4, 5, 9)
• Greg Kurstin – engineering (track 14)
• Julian Burg – engineering (track 14)
• Matt Tuggle – engineering (track 14)
• Caleb VanBuskirk – additional engineering
• Trey Keller – additional engineering (tracks 4, 5, 9)
• Michael Foster – additional engineering (track 10)
• Matt Wolach – mixing assistance
• Jonny Ullman – engineering assistance
• McKinley James – engineering assistance
• Andy Petr – engineering assistance (tracks 1, 5, 7, 12, 14)
• Franky Fox – engineering assistance (tracks 1, 5, 7, 12, 14)
• Travis Pavur – engineering assistance (tracks 1, 5, 7, 12, 14)
• Tyler Zwiep – engineering assistance (tracks 1, 5, 7, 12, 14)

Charts

Chart performance for Ohio Players

Chart (2024)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [21]	68
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [22]	5
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [23]	13
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [24]	11
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [25]	35
Croatian International Albums (HDU) [26]	3
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [27]	10
French Albums (SNEP) [28]	15
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [29]	3
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) [30]	9
Irish Albums (OCC) [31]	43
Italian Albums (FIMI) [32]	45
Japanese Hot Albums ( Billboard Japan ) [33]	95
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [34]	18
Polish Albums (ZPAV) [35]	74
Portuguese Albums (AFP) [36]	21
Scottish Albums (OCC) [37]	6
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [38]	23
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [39]	2
UK Albums (OCC) [40]	13
US Billboard 200 [41]	26
US Top Rock & Alternative Albums ( Billboard ) [42]	7

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