''Chapter 1: Snake Oil'' is the second studio album by American DJ and musician
Diplo
Thomas Wesley Pentz (born November 10, 1978), known professionally as Diplo, is an American DJ and music producer. He is the co-creator and lead member of the electronic dancehall music project Major Lazer, a member of the supergroup LSD wit ...
, released under his country moniker Thomas Wesley. It was released through
Mad Decent
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and
Columbia Records
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on May 29, 2020. The album features collaborations by
Orville Peck
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,
Cam
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,
Morgan Wallen
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, the
Jonas Brothers
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,
Thomas Rhett
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,
Young Thug
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,
Blanco Brown
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,
Noah Cyrus
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,
Julia Michaels
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,
Clever
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;Surname
* Charles P. Clever
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,
Zac Brown
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,
Danielle Bradbery
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, Ben Burgess,
Lil Nas X
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, and
Billy Ray Cyrus
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.
Critical reception
''Chapter 1: Snake Oil'' was met with generally mixed to unfavorable reviews from critics. At
Metacritic
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, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the release received an average score of 46, based on 9 reviews.
Track listing
Notes
* indicates a miscellaneous producer.
Personnel
Musicians
*
Diplo
Thomas Wesley Pentz (born November 10, 1978), known professionally as Diplo, is an American DJ and music producer. He is the co-creator and lead member of the electronic dancehall music project Major Lazer, a member of the supergroup LSD wit ...
– drums , programming , remixer
*
King Henry
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* Henry of Flanders (1205–1216) (Latin Empire)
Castile
* Henry I of Castile
* Henry II of Castile
* Henry III of Cas ...
– bass , drums , guitar , programming
* Thomas Lea – violin
* Charlie Handsome – guitar
* Diablo – programming
*
Jr Blender
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He is notable for his collaborations with American dance music group Major Lazer. ...
– drums and programming
*
Ryan Tedder
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– drums and programming
* Maximilian Jaeger – drum machine , drums , programming , guitar , keyboards
* Philip von Boch Scully – drums and programming
* William John Wilde – harmonica
*
MØ
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– vocals
*
Orville Peck
Orville Peck is a South African country musician based in Canada. He wears a fringed mask and has never shown his face publicly. He released his debut album ''Pony'' in 2019, followed by the EP ''Show Pony'' the next year. His second studio alb ...
– bass, guitar, and piano
* Tommy Brenneck – piano
* Matt Zara – guitar
* Great Dane – drums and programming
*
Jocelyn "Jozzy" Donald – background vocals
Technical
* Eric Lagg – mastering
*
Joe LaPorta
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Career
Born and raised in New York, LaPorta graduated from New York Univer ...
– mastering
*
Chris Gehringer
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– mastering
* Maximilian Jaeger – mixing , recording
* Sean Moffitt – mixing
*
Serban Ghenea
Șerban Ghenea (born October 13, 1969) is a Grammy award-winning Romanian-Canadian audio engineer and mixer.
Early life and education
Ghenea was born in Bucharest, Romania in 1969. In 1976 he moved to Montreal with his family. He later attende ...
– mixing
* A Bainz – mixing
* Zaq Reynolds – recording
* Analog in the Digital – recording
* King Henry – recording
* Cinco – recording
* Ernesto Olvera-LaPier – engineering
*
Joey Moi
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– engineering
* John Hanes – engineering
* Rich Rich – engineering
* Joe Grasso – engineering
* Lindsay Marias – vocal production
* Ryan Tedder – vocal production
* Hauf – vocal production
* Benjamin Rice – vocal production
* Andrew "VoxGod" Bolooki – vocal production
* Jocelyn "Jozzy" Donald – vocal production
* Jesse Brock – engineering assistance
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
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2020 albums
Diplo albums
Columbia Records albums