Signs (Jonny Lang album)

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Signs
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ReleasedSeptember 1, 2017 (2017-09-01)
Recorded2017
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Length47:16
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Jonny Lang chronology
Fight for My Soul
(2013)
Signs
(2017)
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Signs is the seventh studio album by American musician Jonny Lang. It was released on September 1, 2017 via Provogue Records in Europe and on September 8, 2017 via Concord Records in North America. Recording sessions took place at Stagg Street Studio in Los Angeles, The VooDrew Room in Nashville and Upstream in Utah. Production was handled by Lang himself together with Drew and Shannon.

Contents

The song "Stronger Together" was premiered on August 11, 2017. [5]

AllMusic named the album as one of the best blues albums of 2017, with 3.5 out of 5 star review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine. [6]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Make It Move"3:29
2."Snakes"
2:58
3."Last Man Standing"
  • Langseth, Jr.
  • Ramsey
  • Sanders
3:26
4."Signs"
  • Langseth, Jr.
  • Dwan Hill
  • Ramsey
  • Sanders
5:35
5."What You're Made Of"
  • Langseth, Jr.
  • Ramsey
  • Sanders
4:18
6."Bitter End"
  • Langseth, Jr.
  • Ramsey
  • Sanders
4:10
7."Stronger Together"
  • Langseth, Jr.
  • Ramsey
3:34
8."Into the Light"
  • Langseth, Jr.
  • Ramsey
  • Sanders
  • Dennis Dodd, Jr.
4:01
9."Bring Me Back Home"
5:46
10."Wisdom"
  • Langseth, Jr.
  • Ramsey
4:05
11."Singing Songs"
  • Langseth, Jr.
  • Hill
  • Ramsey
  • Sanders
5:54
Total length:47:16

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2017)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [7] 73
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [8] 77
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [9] 47
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [10] 34
UK Jazz & Blues Albums (OCC) [11] 2
US Billboard 200 [12] 153
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [13] 33
US Top Blues Albums (Billboard) [14] 1
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard) [15] 11

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