The Storm (ZZ Ward album) explained
| The Storm |
| Type: | Studio |
| Artist: | ZZ Ward |
| Cover: | File:The Storm ZZ Ward Album Cover 2017.jpg |
| Released: | June 30, 2017 |
| Genre: | Blues rock, hip hop |
| Length: | 36:13 |
| Label: | Hollywood |
| Prev Title: | Love and War |
| Prev Year: | 2015 |
| Next Title: | Dirty Shine |
| Next Year: | 2023 |
The Storm is the second studio album from American singer-songwriter ZZ Ward, released on Hollywood Records on June 30, 2017. The album reached number 1 on the Billboard Blues Albums chart.
Production
Ward has said The Storm is influenced by the music of blues artists including Howlin' Wolf, Robert Johnson and Big Mama Thornton.[1] Prior to the album's release, on March 2, 2017, Ward released the single "The Deep", featuring Chicago MC Joey Purp. The track is built around a sample of "As Long As I've Got You" by The Charmels, which is also sampled in "C.R.E.A.M." by Wu-Tang Clan.[2] The track "Ride" featuring Gary Clark, Jr. was originally featured in the 2017 Pixar film Cars 3.[3] Ward performed the song on Dancing with the Stars on April 17, 2017.[4] The music video for the single "Cannonball" was released in July 2017;[5] it features blues singer Fantastic Negrito, with Ward playing harmonica on the song.[6]
Personnel
- ZZ Ward – vocals, guitars, harmonica, drum programming, percussion, engineering
- Trevor Brown – guitars, bass, background vocals
- Erick Walls – guitars
- Jonathan Keller – guitars, bass, drum programming, percussion, engineering
- Theron "Neff U" Feemster – piano, keyboards, guitars, drum programming, string arrangements, engineering
- Rich Parry – drum programming, percussion, engineering
- Gary Clark, Jr. – guitars
- Fantastic Negrito – vocals
- Michael Fitzpatrick – vocals, keyboards, drum programming, engineering
- Ludwig Göransson – programming, keyboards, guitars, bass, vocal engineering
- Bianca McClure – violin
- Thomas Drayton – bass
- Zaire Koalo – background vocals
- Warren "Oak" Felder – programming, engineering, background vocals
- E. Kidd Bogart – engineering, background vocals
- Jabari Tawiah – engineering
- Kyle Mann – engineering
- Paul Redel – engineering
- Gavin Paddock – engineering
- Bobby Holland – engineering
- Tyler Beans – engineering
- Rich Costey – mixing
- Neal Pogue – mixing
- Dave Bassett – mixing, vocal recording
- Chris Gehringer – mastering
Chart history
Notes and References
- Laura B. Whitmore, "ZZ Ward Puts a Fresh Spin on Her Classic Blues Influences with 'The Storm'," Guitar World, July 11, 2017.
- Myles Tanzer, "ZZ Ward And Joey Purp Pull From A Classic For 'The Deep'", The Fader, March 2, 2017.
- Jon Pareles, Jon Caramanica and Giovanni Russonell, "The Playlist: J Balvin Displays His Global Savvy, and St. Vincent Keeps it Local," New York Times, June 30, 2017.
- http://www.pixarpost.com/2017/04/cars-3-soundtrack-first-listen-zz-ward.html "Cars 3 Soundtrack First Listen: ZZ Ward & Gary Clark Jr's Energetic Track, 'Ride' and Dancing With The Stars Performance"
- Kaitlin Reilly, "Video Premiere For ZZ Ward's 'Cannonball'," Refinery29, July 6, 2017.
- Leslie Michele Derrough, "ZZ Ward Steps It Up a Notch With 'The Storm'," Glide Magazine, July 3, 2017.
- Billboard 200 . Billboard . 2017-07-13.
- Rock Albums Chart . Billboard . 2017-07-13.
- Blues Music: Top Blues Albums Chart . Billboard . 2017-07-11.
