''CeeLo Green Is Thomas Callaway'' is the sixth solo studio album by American singer

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. It was released on June 26, 2020, via

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and

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. Recording sessions took place at Easy Eye Sound Studios in

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. Production was handled by

Dan Auerbach Daniel Quine Auerbach (; born May 14, 1979) is an American musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer, best known as the guitarist and vocalist of The Black Keys, a blues rock band from Akron, Ohio. As a member of the group, Auerbach has ...

. It is his new project in nearly 5 years since 2015's ''

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'' (2015).

Track listing

Personnel

* Thomas Callaway – vocals *Ashley Wilcoxson – background vocals *Leisa Hans – background vocals *

– background vocals (tracks: 3, 4, 11), guitar, bass guitar and percussion (track 5),

Mellotron The Mellotron is an electro-mechanical musical instrument developed in Birmingham, England, in 1963. It is played by pressing its keys, each of which causes a length of magnetic tape to contact a Capstan (tape recorder), capstan, which pulls i ...

(track 7),

engineering Engineering is the practice of using natural science, mathematics, and the engineering design process to Problem solving#Engineering, solve problems within technology, increase efficiency and productivity, and improve Systems engineering, s ...

, producer *Bobby Wood – electric piano and

Wurlitzer The Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, usually referred to as simply Wurlitzer, is an American company started in Cincinnati in 1853 by German immigrant (Franz) Rudolph Wurlitzer. The company initially imported stringed, woodwind and brass instruments ...

(tracks: 1, 4–8, 11, 12), electric guitar (tracks: 2–5, 9, 10),

bell A bell /ˈbɛl/ () is a directly struck idiophone percussion instrument. Most bells have the shape of a hollow cup that when struck vibrates in a single strong strike tone, with its sides forming an efficient resonator. The strike may be m ...

s (track 4),

Hammond B3 Hammond may refer to: People * Hammond Innes (1913–1998), English novelist * Hammond (surname) * Justice Hammond (disambiguation) Places Antarctica * Hammond Glacier, Antarctica Australia *Hammond, South Australia, a small settlement in Sout ...

and

organ Organ and organs may refer to: Biology * Organ (biology), a group of tissues organized to serve a common function * Organ system, a collection of organs that function together to carry out specific functions within the body. Musical instruments ...

(track 5) *Ray Jacildo – Hammond B3,

glockenspiel The glockenspiel ( ; or , : bells and : play) or bells is a percussion instrument consisting of pitched aluminum or steel bars arranged in a Musical keyboard, keyboard layout. This makes the glockenspiel a type of metallophone, similar to the v ...

and

vibraphone The vibraphone (also called the vibraharp) is a percussion instrument in the metallophone family. It consists of tuned metal bars and is typically played by using Percussion mallet, mallets to strike the bars. A person who plays the vibraphone ...

(tracks: 2, 5, 8–10), organ (tracks: 3, 4, 6, 11, 12), bells (tracks: 4, 7, 11),

synthesizer A synthesizer (also synthesiser or synth) is an electronic musical instrument that generates audio signals. Synthesizers typically create sounds by generating waveforms through methods including subtractive synthesis, additive synthesis a ...

(track 7),

harpsichord A harpsichord is a musical instrument played by means of a musical keyboard, keyboard. Depressing a key raises its back end within the instrument, which in turn raises a mechanism with a small plectrum made from quill or plastic that plucks one ...

(tracks: 11, 12) *Mike Rojas – piano, harpsichord (tracks: 1, 2, 8–10, 12),

clavinet The Clavinet is an electric clavichord invented by Ernst Zacharias and manufactured by the Hohner company of Trossingen, West Germany, from 1964 to 1982. The instrument produces sounds with rubber pads, each matching one of the keys and respond ...

(tracks: 2, 6–10, 12), vibraphone and glockenspiel (tracks: 2, 3, 8–10, 12), bells (track 7) *Billy Sanford – electric guitar (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6–12), electric piano and Wurlitzer (track 3), guitar (track 9) *Russ Pahl – electric guitar,

sitar The sitar ( or ; ) is a plucked stringed instrument, originating from the Indian subcontinent, used in Hindustani classical music. The instrument was invented in the 18th century, and arrived at its present form in 19th-century India. Khusrau K ...

(track 5) *Dave Roe – bass *Matt Combs –

strings String or strings may refer to: *String (structure), a long flexible structure made from threads twisted together, which is used to tie, bind, or hang other objects Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Strings'' (1991 film), a Canadian anim ...

(tracks: 1, 5, 8–10) *

Gene Chrisman The American Sound Studio was a recording studio located in Memphis, Tennessee which operated from 1964 to 1972. Founded by Chips Moman, the studio at 827 Thomas Street came to be known as American North, and the studio at 2272 Deadrick Street c ...

– drums, percussion (tracks: 2, 8–12) *Chris St. Hillaire – percussion (tracks: 3, 8–10, 12) *Roy Agee – trombone (tracks: 5, 12),

horn Horn may refer to: Common uses * Horn (acoustic), a tapered sound guide ** Horn antenna ** Horn loudspeaker ** Vehicle horn ** Train horn *Horn (anatomy), a pointed, bony projection on the head of various animals * Horn (instrument), a family ...

(tracks: 6, 9, 10) *Caleb VanBuskirk – engineering *Allen Parker – engineering *Alex Skelton – engineering *Trey Keller – engineering *Josh Ditty – engineering *Ryan Smith – engineering

References

External links

* 2020 albums CeeLo Green albums Albums produced by Dan Auerbach Albums recorded at Easy Eye Sound (studio) Easy Eye Sound (record label) albums {{2020s-album-stub