I Am the Moon explained

I Am the Moon is the fifth studio album by American blues rock group Tedeschi Trucks Band. It is a quadruple album which was initially released in four separate parts over consecutive full moons in 2022: Crescent (released on June 3), Ascension (released on July 1), The Fall (released on July 29) and Farewell (released on August 26), with each album including a corresponding short film.^[1] The completed album was released via Fantasy Records on September 9, 2022 and is the band's first since 2019's Signs.

Conceptually, the project is based on the story of Layla and Majnun, a romantic poem of Arabian origin about star-crossed lovers.^[2]

It was ranked as the 10th best guitar album of 2022 by Guitar World readers.^[3]

Track listing

Credits adapted from AllMusic.^[4]
I Am the Moon I: CrescentI Am the Moon II: AscensionI Am the Moon III: The FallI Am the Moon IV: Farewell

Personnel

• Brandon Boone - bass guitar; baritone guitar (disc II 2, 4; disc III 5), additional acoustic guitar (disc II 6)
• Isaac Eady - drums, percussion; additional acoustic guitar (disc II 6)
• Gabe Dixon - keyboards, vocals; lead vocals (disc I 1, 3; disc II 2, 7; disc III 4; disc IV 2, 4), acoustic guitar (disc I 3), additional acoustic guitar (disc II 6)
• Tyler Greenwell - drums, percussion; acoustic guitar (disc I 4; disc II 7), additional acoustic guitar (disc II 6)
• Susan Tedeschi - lead vocals (except disc I 2, 5; disc II 6; disc III 5); guitar (disc I 2, 3, 4; disc II 1, 2, 6; disc III; disc IV 4), drums (disc II 4)
• Derek Trucks - lead and rhythm guitars (except disc III 1); steel guitar (disc I 2), acoustic guitar (disc I 1, 3; disc IV 4, 5), additional acoustic guitar (disc II 6), percussion (disc II 4; disc IV 6), tabla (disc II 7)
• Kebbi Williams - saxophone; flute (disc II 7)
• Elizabeth Lea - trombone
• Ephraim Owens - trumpet
• Alecia Chakour - vocals; additional percussion (disc I 1, 2, 4; disc II 2, 5; disc III 1; disc IV 2, 6)
• Mike Mattison - vocals; lead vocals (disc I 2; disc III 5), acoustic guitar (disc III 2, 3, 5; disc IV 6), additional acoustic guitar (disc II 6)
• Mark Rivers - vocals; lead vocals (disc III 6), additional percussion (disc I 1, 2, 4; disc II 2; disc IV 6)

Additional musicians

• Adrian Jackson - sousaphone (disc I 2; disc II 6; disc III 4, 5)
• Paul Olsen - acoustic guitar (disc I 3; disc II 1, 6; disc III 2, 6; disc IV 1, 4)
• Marc Quiñones - congas, additional percussion (disc I 3; disc II 1, 5; disc III 1, 3, 4; disc IV 2)
• St. EOM - dialog (disc I 4)
• Eric Krasno - lead and rhythm guitar (disc IV 4)

Charts

Crescent

Ascension

The Fall

Farewell

Notes and References

1. News: 'I Am The Moon' is Tedeschi Trucks at their finest and most adventurous. NPR. 30 March 2023. 30 August 2022. Stephen Kallao. John Myers.
2. Web site: Tedeschi Trucks Band Announces I Am the Moon, A Stunning Four Album Rock 'N' Roll Experience . 20 April 2022 .
3. Web site: Horsley . Jonathan . The best guitar albums of 2022 . . . 30 October 2024 . 21 December 2022.
4. Web site: Tedeschi Trucks Band - I Am the Moon: I. Crescent Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic . .