The Storm (ZZ Ward album)

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The Storm
The Storm ZZ Ward Album Cover 2017.jpg
Studio album by
ZZ Ward
ReleasedJune 30, 2017
Genre Blues rock, hip hop
Length36:13
Label Hollywood
ZZ Ward chronology
Love and War
(2015)		The Storm
(2017)		 Dirty Shine
(2023)
Singles from The Storm
  1. "Help Me Mama"
    Released: March 31, 2017
  2. "Ride"
    Released: April 14, 2017
  3. "Cannonball"
    Released: May 26, 2017
  4. "Domino"
    Released: June 9, 2017

The Storm is the second studio album from American singer-songwriter ZZ Ward, released on Hollywood Records on June 30, 2017. The album reached number 1 on the Billboard Blues Albums chart.

Contents

Production

Ward has said The Storm is influenced by the music of blues artists including Howlin' Wolf, Robert Johnson and Big Mama Thornton. [1] Prior to the album's release, on March 2, 2017, Ward released the single "The Deep", featuring Chicago MC Joey Purp. The track is built around a sample of "As Long As I've Got You" by The Charmels, which is also sampled in "C.R.E.A.M." by Wu-Tang Clan. [2] The track "Ride" featuring Gary Clark, Jr. was originally featured in the 2017 Pixar film Cars 3 . [3] Ward performed the song on Dancing with the Stars on April 17, 2017. [4] The music video for the single "Cannonball" was released in July 2017; [5] it features blues singer Fantastic Negrito, with Ward playing harmonica on the song. [6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by ZZ Ward. Additional writers are included below. [7]

No.TitleWriter(s)ProducerLength
1."Ghost" Evan Bogart, Trevor Brown, Warren "Oak" Felder, Zaire Koalo, Zsuzsanna Ward Felder3:00
2."Cannonball" (featuring Fantastic Negrito) Xavier Dphrepaulezz, WardBlended Babies3:58
3."Help Me Mama"Bogart, Theron Feemster, Priscilla Renea, WardFeemster3:06
4."The Storm"WardFeemster3:13
5."Domino" (featuring Fitz)Feemster, Michael Fitzpatrick, WardFeemster, Fitzpatrick2:50
6."Let It Burn"Bogart, Brown, Felder, Koalo, WardFelder3:08
7."Bag of Bones"WardFeemster3:17
8."She Ain't Me" Ludwig Göransson, WardGöransson2:51
9."If U Stayed"WardFeemster3:33
10."Hold On"Bogart, Brown, Felder, WardFelder3:12
11."Ride" (featuring Gary Clark Jr.) (bonus track) Dave Bassett, Bogart, WardBassett4:05
Total length:36:13

Personnel

Chart history

Chart (2016)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [8] 75
US Billboard Rock Albums [9] 12
US Billboard Blues Albums [10] 1

References

  1. ↑ Laura B. Whitmore, "ZZ Ward Puts a Fresh Spin on Her Classic Blues Influences with 'The Storm'," Guitar World , July 11, 2017.
  2. ↑ Myles Tanzer, "ZZ Ward And Joey Purp Pull From A Classic For 'The Deep'", The Fader , March 2, 2017.
  3. ↑ Jon Pareles, Jon Caramanica and Giovanni Russonell, "The Playlist: J Balvin Displays His Global Savvy, and St. Vincent Keeps it Local," New York Times , June 30, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Cars 3 Soundtrack First Listen: ZZ Ward & Gary Clark Jr's Energetic Track, 'Ride' and Dancing With The Stars Performance", Pixar Post, April 14, 2017.
  5. ↑ Kaitlin Reilly, "Video Premiere For ZZ Ward's 'Cannonball'," Refinery29, July 6, 2017.
  6. ↑ Leslie Michele Derrough, "ZZ Ward Steps It Up a Notch With 'The Storm'," Glide Magazine, July 3, 2017.
  7. ↑ The Storm (CD liner). ZZ Ward. United States: Hollywood Records. 2017.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ↑ "Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
  9. ↑ "Rock Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
  10. ↑ "Blues Music: Top Blues Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
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