Volumes, 1 & 2 (Smith & Myers EPs)

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Volumes, 1 & 2
Smith & Myers Volume 1.jpg
Cover art for Volume 1
EP by
Smith & Myers
ReleasedVolume 1: October 9, 2020 (2020-10-09)
Volume 2: October 23, 2020 (2020-10-23)
Recorded2020
LengthVolume 1: 34:01
Volume 2: 36:02
Label Atlantic
Producer Dave Bassett
Smith & Myers chronology
Acoustic Sessions
(2014)
Volumes, 1 & 2
(2020)
Alternative cover
Smith & Myers Volume 2.jpg
Cover art for Volume 2

Volumes, 1 & 2 is a pair of EPs by Brent Smith and Zach Myers of American rock band Shinedown. Volume 1 was released on October 9, 2020, while Volume 2 was released on October 23, 2020. Both EPs were released via Atlantic. These are the first EPs by Smith and Myers to feature a mixture of acoustic covers and originals by the duo along with additional instruments such as a piano, unlike the previous EP which featured only acoustic guitars and all cover songs on the disc. The first two songs released by the duo features one original song entitled "Not Mad Enough" and one cover track originally by Neil Young called "Rockin' in the Free World". Both songs were released via YouTube and all streaming platforms on August 21, 2020. [1]

Contents

Production

Smith and Myers again let their fans vote on songs that they want to have them cover, as with the previous EP, but this time voting took place on their main page instead of having them vote via Facebook. [2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Brent Smith and Zach Myers, except where noted [3] .

Volume 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Not Mad Enough" 3:39
2."Rockin' in the Free World" Neil Young 3:33
3."The Weight of It All" 3:00
4."Better Now"3:20
5."Panic!" 3:03
6."Never Tear Us Apart"3:17
7."Coast to Coast" 3:46
8."Valerie"
  • Abi Harding
  • Boyan Chowdhury
  • Dave McCabe
  • Russ Pritchard
  • Sean Payne
3:27
9."Since You Were Mine" 3:14
10."Unchained Melody"3:42
Total length:34:01
Volume 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Bad at Love" 3:27
2."Bad Guy"3:20
3."New School Shiver" 3:04
4."Sledgehammer"3:37
5."GBL GBD" 2:53
6."Rebel Yell"4:28
7."Like You Never Left" 3:52
8."Losing My Religion"4:23
9."One More Time" 3:11
10."Don't Look Back in Anger"3:47
Total length:36:02

Personnel

Production

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References

  1. "Smith and Myers Discuss Challenge of Mixing Original Songs with Creative Covers on New Album". 21 August 2020.
  2. "Shinedown Pair Debut Original Song + Neil Young Cover as Smith & Myers". Loudwire .
  3. "Volume 1 by Smith & Myers". 9 October 2020.