Fingerprints (Eli Young Band album) explained

Fingerprints is the sixth studio album by American country music ensemble Eli Young Band. The work was released on 16 June 2017.^[2] The album includes the single "Saltwater Gospel".

Critical reception

Rating it 3 out of 5 stars, Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic wrote that "By stripping away some of the gloss, it's easier to hear how the Eli Young Band have both melodic muscle and musical variety."^[1]

Track listing

1. "Saltwater Gospel" (Ross Copperman, Nicolle Galyon, Ashley Gorley) - 3:08
2. "Fingerprints" (Copperman, Josh Osborne, Mike Eli, James Young) - 3:02
3. "Never Again" (Ryan Hurd, Jimmy Robbins, Laura Veltz) - 2:58
4. "Old Songs" (Andrew DeRoberts, Eli, Adam Hambrick, Jason Nix) - 3:40
5. "Drive" (Copperman, Eli, Gorley, Tom Douglas) - 3:33
6. "Skin & Bones" (Phil Barton, Eli, Lori McKenna) - 4:01
7. "A Heart Needs a Break" (Copperman, Osborne, Shane McAnally) - 2:39
8. "Once" (Eli, Young, Osborne, Veltz) - 2:47
9. "Never Land" (Copperman, Jon Nite, Eli, Young) - 3:24
10. "God Love the Rain" (Erik Dylan, Eli, Jason Nix) - 3:37
11. "The Days I Feel Alone" (Andrew DeRoberts, Eli, Nix, Hambrick) - 3:06

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic.^[3]

Eli Young Band

• Mike Eli - lead vocals, background vocals
• Jon Jones - bass guitar, background vocals
• Chris Thompson - drums, percussion, background vocals
• James Young - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, harmonica, background vocals

Additional Musicians

• Ross Copperman - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, mandolin, percussion, programming, background vocals
• Dan Dugmore - steel guitar
• Carolyn Dawn Johnson - background vocals
• Cale Richardson - acoustic guitar, banjo, mandolin
• Mike Rojas - accordion
• Laura Veltz - background vocals
• Derek Wells - acoustic guitar, electric guitar

Chart positions

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
		US Country [4]	US Country Airplay [5]
2016	"Saltwater Gospel"	43	41
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Notes and References

1. Web site: Fingerprints review. Erlewine. Stephen Thomas. Allmusic. 17 December 2017.
2. Web site: Eli Young Band Announce 2017 Album, ‘Fingerprints’. Taste of Country. April 21, 2017.
3. Web site: Credits. AllMusic. December 7, 2021.
4. Web site: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=eli young band|chart=Country Songs}} Eli Young Band Album & Song Chart History - Country Songs]. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. December 7, 2010.
5. Web site: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=eli young band|chart=Country Airplay}} Eli Young Band Album & Song Chart History - Country Airplay]. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. November 8, 2012.