''Follow the Lights'' (released in the UK as ''Everybody Knows'') is an EP by

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released on October 23, 2007. The EP contains three new songs and four live studio recordings, including a cover of the

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' song, "

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". It was produced by then-Cardinals member James Candiloro. The EP includes a re-recorded version of the song "Blue Hotel", which originally appeared on

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's ''

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'' album. "This Is It" was previously recorded for ''

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'', "If I Am a Stranger" for ''

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'' and "Dear John" – which was co-written by Ryan Adams and

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– for ''

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''. In its first week, ''Follow the Lights'' sold about 19,000 copies and entered the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart at number 40.Katie Hasty
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Billboard.com, October 31, 2007. In the UK, ''Follow the Lights'' was released as ''Everybody Knows'', with the titular "Everybody Knows" from ''

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'' included as an extra track. In Germany, the EP is not available individually, but was added as a bonus disc to a

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of ''Easy Tiger''. The album cover is a photograph taken by the guitarist

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Track listing

Personnel

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— guitars, piano, banjo, vocals * Brad Pemberton — drums, percussion *

Chris Feinstein Christopher Todd Feinstein (May 26, 1967 – December 15, 2009) was an American bass guitarist, record producer, and songwriter from Nashville, Tennessee. Feinstein's career began at the age of 15, recording and touring in bands (Shadow 15, The Qu ...

— bass guitar *

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— pedal steel, vocals *

Neal Casal Neal Graeme Casal (November 2, 1968 – August 26, 2019) ...

— guitars, vocals, cover photograph *James Candiloro — piano, keyboards, producer, recording ("Follow the Lights" and "My Love for You is Real"), mixing *Jason Wormer — recording *Clifton Aleen — recording assistant *Brendan Dekora — mixing assistant *

Bob Ludwig Robert Carl Ludwig (born December 11, 1944), is a retired American mastering engineer. He mastered recordings on all the major recording formats for all the major record labels, and on projects by more than 1,300 artists, including Led Zeppeli ...

— mastering *

Philip Andelman Philip Andelman is an American music video director and photographer. Andelman has directed music videos for many notable artists, see below. He has received nominations for his works from the MVPA, VMAs, and CMT awards including MVPA Director ...

— live photograph *Andy West — design

References

{{Authority control Ryan Adams albums 2007 EPs Lost Highway Records EPs