Playing with Fire (Jennifer Nettles album)
Playing with Fire | ||||
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Studio album by Jennifer Nettles | ||||
Released | May 13, 2016 | |||
Recorded | 2015–16 Nashville |
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Length | 42:38 | |||
Label | Big Machine | |||
Producer | Dann Huff | |||
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Singles from Playing with Fire | ||||
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Playing with Fire is the second studio album by American country music singer Jennifer Nettles. It was released on May 13, 2016, by Big Machine Records. This is her first album with Big Machine after parting ways with Mercury Nashville.[1][2] Ten of the album's twelve tracks were written or co-written by Nettles. Produced by Dann Huff, the album also features a collaboration with singer Jennifer Lopez, titled "My House".
Contents
Background
On making the record Nettles says "The way I approached this whole project was different because I'm a different person than I was several years ago, I have different stories to tell; I have different experiences now." Nettles describes the album as "marrying traditional country styles with with newer ones."[3]
Professional ratings | |
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [4] |
ABC News | [5] |
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Playing with Fire" | Jennifer Nettles, Brandy Clark | 3:03 |
2. | "Unlove You" | Nettles, Clark | 3:55 |
3. | "Hey Heartbreak" | Sara Haze, Shane McAnally, Jimmy Robbins | 3:34 |
4. | "Drunk in Heels" | Nettles, Clark | 3:22 |
5. | "Stupid Girl" | Nettles, Bill Sherman | 3:38 |
6. | "Three Days in Bed" | Holly Williams | 3:41 |
7. | "Sugar" | Nettles, Clark, Jesse Jo Dillon | 2:55 |
8. | "Chaser" | Nettles, Clark, McAnally | 3:27 |
9. | "Starting Over" | Nettles, Clark, McAnally | 4:13 |
10. | "Salvation Works" | Nettles, Clark, Lori McKenna | 3:51 |
11. | "Way Back Home" | Nettles | 3:31 |
12. | "My House" (featuring Jennifer Lopez) | Nettles, Julio Reyes Copello, Lopez, McAnally, Josh Osborne | 3:28 |
Total length:
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42:38 |
Credits and personnel
- Vocals[6]
- Jennifer Nettles – all vocals
- Jennifer Lopez – featured vocals
- Instruments
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- Paul Bushnell – bass guitar
- Matt Chamberlain – drums
- Paul Franklin – steel guitar
- Dann Huff – electric guitar, soloist
- Charlie Judge – keyboard
- Travis McNabb – drums
- Richard Madenfort – electric guitar
- Scott Patton – electric guitar
- Matt Rollings – piano
- Ilya Toshinskiy – acoustic guitar, mandolin
- Derek Wells – electric guitar, soloist
- Production
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- Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
- Adam Ayan – mastering
- Marc Baptiste – photographer
- Abby Bennett – graphic design
- Drew Bollman – assistant engineer
- Jason Bonilla – engineer, production assistant, programming
- Sandi Spika Borchetta – art direction
- Adam Chagnon – engineer
- Bryan Cook – engineer
- Lance Van Dyke – assistant engineer
- Greg Foeller – assistant engineer
- Justin Ford – graphic design
- Mike Griffith – production coordinator
- Zach Hancock – engineer
- Dann Huff – producer, programming
- David Huff – digital editing
- Alison Jones – A&R
- Nik Karpen – assistant engineer
- Justin Lieberman – production assistant
- Richard Madenfort – production assistant
- Steve Marcantonio – engineer
- Seth Morton – production assistant, engineer
- Sean Neff – digital editing
- Justin Niebank – engineer, mixing
- Becky Reiser – art design, graphic design
- Dominic Rivelli – production assistant
- Josh Wilson – production assistant
Charts
Chart (2016) | Peak position |
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Canadian Albums (Billboard)[7] | 39 |
US Billboard 200[8] | 10 |
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[9] | 2 |
Release history
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label | Edition(s) | Ref. |
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Australia | May 13, 2016 | Big Machine | Standard | [10] | |
Canada | [11] | ||||
United Kingdom | [12] | ||||
United States | [3] |
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