Rich Man (album)

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Rich Man
Doyle Bramhall II Rich Man Cover.jpeg
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 30, 2016
Genre Blues, rock
Label Concord Records
Doyle Bramhall II chronology
Welcome
(2001)
Rich Man
(2016)

Rich Man is the fourth solo studio album by guitarist Doyle Bramhall II, his first since 2001 and his first since the breakup of his backing band Smokestack [1] It was released worldwide on September 30, 2016 on Concord Records. Bramhall wrote many of the album's songs as a tribute to his late father who died in 2011. [2]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Mama Can't Help You (Believe It)"
  2. "November"
  3. "The Veil"
  4. "My People"
  5. "New Faith" (featuring Norah Jones)
  6. "Keep You Dreamin'"
  7. "Hands Up"
  8. "Rich Man"
  9. "Harmony"
  10. "Cries of Ages"
  11. "Saharan Crossing"
  12. "The Samanas"
  13. "Hear My Train A Comin'"

[3]

Personnel

Produced by Doyle Bramhall II
Co-produced by Woody Jackson, Andy Taub, Adam Minkoff, and Michael Harris
Engineered by Michael Harris at Vox Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA
and Andy Taub at Brooklyn Recording Studios, Brooklyn, NY

Mixed by Cian Riordan at Barefoot Recording, Hollywood, CA

"Saharan Crossing" engineered by Cian Riordan

Additional co-production on "My People" by Paul Stacey at Paul Stacey Studios, London, UK
Additional engineering: Woody Jackson, Cian Riordan, Paul Stacey, Justin Stanley, Alex Killpartrick, Adam Tilzer, Ted Pecchio, Aurélien Jubault, and Dan Brantigan

All string and horn arrangements by Adam Minkoff except "Mama Can't Help You" string arrangement by Paul Stacey

Mastered by Brian Lucey at Magic Garden Mastering, Los Angeles, CA

Charts

Chart (2016)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [4] 183
US Billboard 200 [5] 187

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