Blak and Blu

~ Release by Gary Clark Jr. (see all versions of this release, 10 available)

Annotation

"Blak and Blu" features excerpts from the Gil Scott-Heron recording "Pieces of a Man" (Gil Scott-Heron, Brian Jackson) published by Bienstock Music Company (ASCAP). Produced under license from Flying Dutchman Records. Also features excerpts from the Albert King recording "As the Years Go Passing By" (Don Robey). Published by Songs of Universal Inc (BMI). Produced under license from Rhino Entertainment Company.

Annotation last modified on 2018-07-12 07:53 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Ain’t Messin ’Round
assistant engineer:
Brent Arrowood and Chris Sporleder
engineer:
Adam Hawkins (US mix engineer)
producer:
Gary Clark Jr. (American musician) and Mike Elizondo
assistant mixer:
Lance Sumner and Russ Waugh
mixer:
Doug McKean
baritone saxophone [baritone sax] and tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
David Moyer (saxophonist/flutist/clarinetist)
bass and electric guitar [fuzz guitar]:
Mike Elizondo
drums (drum set):
J.J. Johnson (US session drummer with John Mayer & others)
guitar [guitars] and lead vocals:
Gary Clark Jr. (American musician)
Hammond organ [B3], keyboard [keyboards] and Wurlitzer electric piano [Wurlitzer]:
Zac Rae
trombone and trumpet:
Danny T. Levin (brass player)
recorded at:
Can Am Studios in Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Lightning Sound Studios in Hidden Hills, California, United States
recording of:
Ain’t Messin ’Round
lyricist and composer:
Gary Clark Jr. (American musician)
publisher:
Hotwire Unlimited LLC
4:09
2When My Train Pulls In
miscellaneous support:
Cheryl Jenets (production coordinator) (task: production manager) and Michelle Rogel (task: production assistant)
assistant engineer:
Brent Arrowood, Chris Sporleder and Russ Waugh
engineer:
Adam Hawkins (US mix engineer) and Doug McKean
producer:
Rob Cavallo, Gary Clark Jr. (American musician) and Mike Elizondo
assistant mixer:
Lance Sumner and Russ Waugh
mixer:
Doug McKean
bass:
Scott Nelson (bassist)
drums (drum set):
J.J. Johnson (US session drummer with John Mayer & others)
guitar and lead vocals:
Gary Clark Jr. (American musician)
guitar [guitars]:
Zapata! (American guitarist)
Hammond organ [B3]:
Zac Rae
recorded at:
Can Am Studios in Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, United States and Lightning Sound Studios in Hidden Hills, California, United States
mixed at:
Lightning Sound Studios in Hidden Hills, California, United States
recording of:
When My Train Pulls In
lyricist and composer:
Gary Clark Jr. (American musician)
publisher:
Hotwire Unlimited LLC
7:46
3Blak and Blu
programming:
Gary Clark Jr. (American musician)
assistant engineer:
Brent Arrowood and Chris Sporleder
engineer and mixer:
Adam Hawkins (US mix engineer)
producer:
Gary Clark Jr. (American musician) and Mike Elizondo
bass, guitar [guitars], trumpet and lead vocals:
Gary Clark Jr. (American musician)
drums (drum set):
Gary Clark Jr. (American musician) and J.J. Johnson (US session drummer with John Mayer & others)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Mike Elizondo and Zac Rae
recorded at:
Can Am Studios in Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Blak and Blu
writer:
Gary Clark Jr. (American musician), Brian Jackson (American keyboardist, flautist, singer, composer & producer), Don Robey and Gil Scott‐Heron
publisher:
Bienstock Music Company, Hotwire Unlimited LLC and Songs of Universal Inc (BMI)
44:06
4Bright Lights
miscellaneous support:
Cheryl Jenets (production coordinator) (task: production manager) and Michelle Rogel (task: production assistant)
assistant engineer:
Russ Waugh
engineer and mixer:
Doug McKean
producer:
Rob Cavallo and Gary Clark Jr. (American musician)
bass:
Gary Clark Jr. (American musician) and Scott Nelson (bassist)
drums (drum set):
J.J. Johnson (US session drummer with John Mayer & others)
guitar [guitars]:
Gary Clark Jr. (American musician) and Zapata! (American guitarist)
lead vocals:
Gary Clark Jr. (American musician)
recorded at and mixed at:
Lightning Sound Studios in Hidden Hills, California, United States
recording of:
Bright Lights
lyricist and composer:
Gary Clark Jr. (American musician)
publisher:
Hotwire Unlimite LLC
45:25
5Travis County
assistant engineer:
Brent Arrowood and Chris Sporleder
engineer:
Adam Hawkins (US mix engineer)
producer:
Gary Clark Jr. (American musician) and Mike Elizondo
assistant mixer:
Lance Sumner and Russ Waugh
mixer:
Doug McKean
bass:
Mike Elizondo
drums (drum set) and percussion:
J.J. Johnson (US session drummer with John Mayer & others)
guitar and lead vocals:
Gary Clark Jr. (American musician)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Mike Elizondo and Zac Rae
recorded at:
Can Am Studios in Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Lightning Sound Studios in Hidden Hills, California, United States
recording of:
Travis County
lyricist and composer:
Gary Clark Jr. (American musician)
publisher:
Hotwire Unlimited LLC
3:38
6The Life
programming:
Mike Elizondo
assistant engineer:
Brent Arrowood, Chris Sporleder and Russ Waugh
engineer:
Adam Hawkins (US mix engineer) and Doug McKean
producer:
Rob Cavallo, Gary Clark Jr. (American musician) and Mike Elizondo
mixer:
Adam Hawkins (US mix engineer)
bass:
Mike Elizondo
drums (drum set):
J.J. Johnson (US session drummer with John Mayer & others)
guitar [guitars] and lead vocals:
Gary Clark Jr. (American musician)
keyboard [keyboards] and piano:
Zac Rae
recorded at:
Can Am Studios in Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, United States and Lightning Sound Studios in Hidden Hills, California, United States
recording of:
The Life
lyricist and composer:
Gary Clark Jr. (American musician)
publisher:
Hotwire Unlimited LLC
5:06
7Glitter Ain’t Gold (Jumpin’ for Nothin’)
assistant engineer:
Brent Arrowood and Chris Sporleder
engineer:
Adam Hawkins (US mix engineer)
producer:
Gary Clark Jr. (American musician) and Mike Elizondo
assistant mixer:
Lance Sumner and Russ Waugh
mixer:
Doug McKean
bass and keyboard [keyboards]:
Mike Elizondo
congas, guitar [guitars] and lead vocals:
Gary Clark Jr. (American musician)
drums (drum set):
J.J. Johnson (US session drummer with John Mayer & others)
percussion:
Gary Clark Jr. (American musician) and Mike Elizondo
recorded at:
Can Am Studios in Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Lightning Sound Studios in Hidden Hills, California, United States
recording of:
Glitter Ain’t Gold (Jumpin’ for Nothin’)
publisher:
Alexandra Tamposi (American songwriter and backing vocalist)
writer:
Doyle Bramhall II, Gary Clark Jr. (American musician), Mike Elizondo, Justin Stanley and Ali Tamposi (American songwriter and backing vocalist)
publisher:
BMG Chrysalis (may be used as an imprint, trade name of BMG Rights Management in the US/UK/SE), Bug Music (music publishing), Green & Bloom, Hotwire Unlimited LLC, Perfect Storm Music Group AB, Sir Ender Publishing, Sony/ATV Publishing Scandinavia AB, Soundhustler Music and Wirzma Publishing
4:18
8Numb
assistant engineer:
Brent Arrowood and Chris Sporleder
engineer and mixer:
Adam Hawkins (US mix engineer)
producer:
Gary Clark Jr. (American musician) and Mike Elizondo
bass:
Mike Elizondo
drums (drum set):
J.J. Johnson (US session drummer with John Mayer & others)
guitar [guitars] and lead vocals:
Gary Clark Jr. (American musician)
Hammond organ [B3]:
Zac Rae
recorded at:
Can Am Studios in Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Numb
lyricist and composer:
Gary Clark Jr. (American musician)
publisher:
Hotwire Unlimited LLC
5:26
9Please Come Home
programming:
Mike Elizondo
assistant engineer:
Brent Arrowood and Chris Sporleder
engineer and mixer:
Adam Hawkins (US mix engineer)
producer:
Gary Clark Jr. (American musician) and Mike Elizondo
bass:
Mike Elizondo
drums (drum set):
J.J. Johnson (US session drummer with John Mayer & others)
flugelhorn and trumpet:
Danny T. Levin (brass player)
guitar [guitars] and lead vocals:
Gary Clark Jr. (American musician)
keyboard [keyboards] and vibraphone [vibes]:
Zac Rae
strings:
Stevie Black (British‐American producer and multi‐instrumentalist)
recorded at:
Can Am Studios in Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Please Come Home
lyricist and composer:
Gary Clark Jr. (American musician)
publisher:
Hotwire Unlimited LLC
4:17
10Things Are Changin’
miscellaneous support:
Cheryl Jenets (production coordinator) (task: production manager) and Michelle Rogel (task: production assistant)
assistant engineer:
Russ Waugh
engineer:
Doug McKean
producer:
Rob Cavallo and Gary Clark Jr. (American musician)
mixer:
Adam Hawkins (US mix engineer)
bass:
Scott Nelson (bassist)
drums (drum set):
J.J. Johnson (US session drummer with John Mayer & others)
guitar [guitars]:
Gary Clark Jr. (American musician) and Zapata! (American guitarist)
lead vocals:
Gary Clark Jr. (American musician)
recorded at:
Lightning Sound Studios in Hidden Hills, California, United States
recording of:
Things Are Changin’
lyricist and composer:
Gary Clark Jr. (American musician)
publisher:
Hotwire Unlimited LLC
4:00
11Third Stone From the Sun / If You Love Me Like You Say
assistant engineer:
Brent Arrowood and Chris Sporleder
engineer and mixer:
Adam Hawkins (US mix engineer)
producer:
Gary Clark Jr. (American musician) and Mike Elizondo
bass:
Mike Elizondo
drums (drum set):
J.J. Johnson (US session drummer with John Mayer & others)
guitar [guitars]:
Gary Clark Jr. (American musician) and Zapata! (American guitarist)
Hammond organ [B3] and keyboard [keyboards]:
Zac Rae
percussion and tabla:
Satnam Ramgotra
lead vocals:
Gary Clark Jr. (American musician)
recorded at:
Can Am Studios in Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Third Stone From the Sun / If You Love Me Like You Say
writer:
Jimi Hendrix and Little Johnny Taylor
publisher:
Cireco Music and Experience Hendrix, L.L.C.
medley of:
If You Love Me Like You Say
medley of:
Third Stone From the Sun
9:38
12You Saved Me
assistant engineer:
Brent Arrowood and Chris Sporleder
engineer and mixer:
Adam Hawkins (US mix engineer)
producer:
Gary Clark Jr. (American musician) and Mike Elizondo
bass and keyboard [keyboards]:
Mike Elizondo
drums (drum set):
J.J. Johnson (US session drummer with John Mayer & others)
guitar and lead vocals:
Gary Clark Jr. (American musician)
percussion:
Satnam Ramgotra
recorded at:
Can Am Studios in Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
You Saved Me
lyricist and composer:
Gary Clark Jr. (American musician)
publisher:
Hotwire Unlimited LLC
6:11
13Next Door Neighbor Blues
assistant engineer:
Brent Arrowood and Chris Sporleder
engineer:
Adam Hawkins (US mix engineer)
producer:
Gary Clark Jr. (American musician) and Mike Elizondo
assistant mixer:
Lance Sumner and Russ Waugh
mixer:
Doug McKean
acoustic guitar, drums (drum set) and lead vocals:
Gary Clark Jr. (American musician)
percussion:
Mike Elizondo
recorded at:
Can Am Studios in Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Lightning Sound Studios in Hidden Hills, California, United States
recording of:
Next Door Neighbor Blues
lyricist and composer:
Gary Clark Jr. (American musician)
publisher:
Hotwire Unlimited LLC
3:01

Credits

Release

manufactured in:U.S.A.
photography and design:Frank Maddocks
legal representation:Blayne Tucker
booking:Brian Cohen (booking agent/management)
Brian Edelman
John Marx (booking agent)
Seth Seigle
WME (William Morris Endeavor; booking agency)
miscellaneous support:Pam Adams (task: management)
Nick Haussling (task: project coordinator)
Kris Krishna (task: executive consultant)
Scooter Weintraub (task: management)
Pam Wertheimer (task: management)
mastering:Ted Jensen (American mastering engineer)
copyrighted (©) by:Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 2012)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 2011, in 2012)
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2011, in 2012)
mastered at:Sterling Sound (original NYC studio; split/relocated to Nashville and Edgewater in 2018) in Chelsea, New York, New York, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/3984442 [info]
ASIN:US: B0096PAA6E [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/gary_clark_jr_/blak_and_blu.p/ [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/mr0003778614 [info]