''E.G.O.'' (an

acronym An acronym is a type of abbreviation consisting of a phrase whose only pronounced elements are the initial letters or initial sounds of words inside that phrase. Acronyms are often spelled with the initial Letter (alphabet), letter of each wor ...

for ''Everybody Gets Off'') is the fourth studio album by British singer-songwriter

Lucie Silvas Lucie Joanne Silverman (born 4 September 1977) performing as Lucie Silvas, is a British singer-songwriter best known for her 2004 debut single " What You're Made Of", drawn from her first album ''Breathe In''—itself a hit in the Netherlands, ...

. It was released on 24 August 2018 through Furthest Point and distributed by

Thirty Tigers Thirty Tigers is an American music marketing, distribution and management company for independent artists, based in Nashville. History The company was founded in 2002 by David Macias and Deb Markland and is distributed by The Orchard. In 20 ...

. The album failed to chart.

Background

Going into the project, Silvas spoke about the album in an interview with The Boot: "No one knew what the concept was, even my manager didn't really know. We just went ahead and did it, and the record label, Thirty Tigers, saw it afterwards.They had no notion what it would be. With fewer cooks in the kitchen, I feel like we could be really creative with it."

Track listing

Personnel

* Lucie Silvas – vocals, backing vocals (1-6, 8, 10-12), acoustic piano (4, 10) * Jon Green – acoustic piano (1, 2, 5, 7, 8), keyboards (1, 2, 4), bass (1-8, 11, 12), percussion (1, 4, 6), backing vocals (1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 11, 12),

Hammond organ The Hammond organ is an electric organ invented by Laurens Hammond and John M. Hanert, first manufactured in 1935. Multiple models have been produced, most of which use sliding #Drawbars, drawbars to vary sounds. Until 1975, sound was created ...

(2, 6, 7), acoustic guitar (6) *

Ian Fitchuk Ian Fitchuk (born February 13, 1982) is an American songwriter and record producer. Early life Fitchuk was born in Chicago to parents who are both accomplished classical musicians and educators. He grew up there. He cites Paul Simon's ''Grace ...

– acoustic piano (2, 7), Hammond organ (2, 7, 12), drums (7, 9), bass (9) *

Daniel Tashian Daniel Tashian (born 1974) is an American songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist. He has spent ten years writing and producing for Big Yellow Dog Music. Tashian's music career began when he was 19 years old and signed his first deal on ...

– all other instruments (9) * Dave Cohen – acoustic piano (10) * Derek Wells – electric guitar (1-6, 8, 12) *

John Osborne John James Osborne (12 December 1929 – 24 December 1994) was an English playwright, screenwriter, actor, and entrepreneur, who is regarded as one of the most influential figures in post-war theatre. Born in London, he briefly worked as a jo ...

– guitar solo (1), additional electric guitar (3), electric guitar (6), all other instruments (10), electric lead guitar (11) *

Jarrad Kritzstein Jarrad Kritzstein, (born September 9, 1987) also known as Jarrad K, is an American record producer, songwriter, filmmaker and actor. He is known for co-writing/producing Ruston Kelly's debut album '' Dying Star'' and Elohim's self-titled album. ...

– acoustic guitar (2, 6, 7, 11), backing vocals (7) *

Trent Dabbs Trent Dabbs is an American singer-songwriter who was raised in Jackson, Mississippi and is based in Nashville for his professional career. As a solo artist, Dabbs has released eleven albums, including his latest album, ''Positano'', as well as ...

– acoustic guitar (5) * Ben Weaver – electric guitar (7, 11) * Keelan Donovan – guitar vocal (9) * Fred Ettringham – drums (1-6, 8, 12) *

Adam Box Adam Box is an American drummer, best known for his work with the country duo Brothers Osborne. Box started playing drums at church in his hometown of Zero, Mississippi, in a church band that covered contemporary rock songs with Christian lyrics ...

– drums (11) *

Gavin Fitzjohn Adequate Seven were a Welsh band who blended music styles such as hip hop, hardcore, punk, and funk. They formed in 2000 and split in December 2006. History Adequate Seven formed in November 2000 and played their first gig only four weeks la ...

– horns (3) * David Henry – strings (10) *

Davide Rossi Davide Rossi (born 7 August 1970) is an Italian violinist, string arranger, orchestrator, songwriter, composer and conductor, perhaps best known for having been the electric violinist and multi-instrumentalist for the British electronic music d ...

– string arrangements (2, 4, 7, 8) *

Natalie Hemby Natalie Nicole Hemby Wrucke (born March 24, 1977) is an American country music songwriter and singer. She has written songs for Lee Ann Womack, Eli Young Band, Toby Keith, Miranda Lambert, Sunny Sweeney, Little Big Town, Jon Pardi, Kacey Musgr ...

– backing vocals (1, 2) *

Erin McCarley Erin Elizabeth McCarley (born January 8, 1979) is an alternative music singer-songwriter. McCarley attended college at Baylor University, and is now based in Nashville, Tennessee.Chase, Sandy (2008)LIVE AND DANGEROUS: Erin McCarley floats with ...

– backing vocals (4) * Aron Wright – backing vocals (4) * Kristen Rogers – backing vocals (7) * Elise Hayes – backing vocals (11) * Jake "Fancy" Hagood – backing vocals (12)

Production

* Jon Green – producer (1-8, 11, 12) * Daniel Tashian – producer (9), recording (9) * John Osborne – producer (10), additional recording (10) * Jeremy Ferguson – recording (1-8, 11, 12), mixing (7, 9-11) *

F. Reid Shippen F. Reid Shippen is a mixer, engineer and producer, currently based in Nashville, Tennessee. He has mixed a wide variety of records including '' Cosmic Hallelujah'' by Kenny Chesney, ''Lights Out'' by Ingrid Michaelson, ''The Mountain'' by Die ...

– mixing (1-6, 8, 12) *

Keith Gattis Quenton Keith Gattis (May 26, 1970 – April 23, 2023) was an American country music singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. He released two studio albums and charted one single, "Little Drops of My Heart", on the ''Billboard'' Hot C ...

– recording (10) * Kevin Szymanski – recording (10) * Daniel Bacigalupi – mix assistant (1-6, 8, 12) * Alena Moran – mix assistant (1-6, 8, 12) *

Greg Calbi Gregory Calbi (born April 3, 1949) is an American mastering engineer at Sterling Sound, New Jersey. Biography Greg Calbi was born on April 3, 1949, in Yonkers, New York, and raised in Bayside, Queens, New York. He graduated in 1966 from Bishop ...

– mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY) * Fetzer Design – art direction, design * Sonya Jasinski – photography * Jon Leshay – management

Release history

References

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