2010 studio album by Ray LaMontagne
God Willin' & the Creek Don't Rise [ 5] Ray LaMontagne 's fourth full-length release, which was released on August 17, 2010.
The record is credited to "Ray LaMontagne and the Pariah Dogs". This is the first time that LaMontagne has released music in collaboration with other artists, within the context of a band.[ 6]
It is the first album that was completely produced by LaMontagne. The music was recorded in a period of two weeks at LaMontagne's home in Massachusetts .[ 7]
On December 1, 2010, the album was nominated for two Grammy Awards , including Best Contemporary Folk Album , which it won.[ 8] Beg Steal or Borrow " was nominated for Song of the Year .[ 9]
All tracks are written by Ray LaMontagne .
God Willin' & The Creek Don't Rise Title 1. "Repo Man" 6:08 2. "New York City's Killing Me" 4:13 3. "God Willin' & the Creek Don't Rise" 3:10 4. "Beg Steal or Borrow" 4:32 5. "Are We Really Through" 4:59 6. "This Love is Over" 3:30 7. "Old Before Your Time" 4:04 8. "For the Summer" 3:52 9. "Like Rock & Roll and Radio" 6:05 10. "Devil's in the Jukebox" 3:54
Ray LaMontagne collaborated with the following musicians on this album:[ 10]
Ray LaMontagne – vocals and acoustic guitar on all tracks, harmonica on tracks 8, 9 and 10
Jennifer Condos – bass on all tracks except track 9Jay Bellerose – drums on all tracks except tracks 5 and 9Eric Heywood – pedal steel guitar on tracks 2, 3, 4 and 5, acoustic guitar on tracks 6, 7 and 8, electric guitar on tracks 1 and 10
Greg Leisz – electric guitar on tracks 1 and 4, pedal steel guitar on tracks 3 and 6, acoustic guitar on track 5, lap steel guitar on track 8, electric baritone guitar on track 2, banjo on track 7, acoustic resonator steel guitar and mandola on track 10Patrick Warren – keyboards on track 6Ryan Freeland – accordion on track 8 Technical Ray LaMontagne – producer
Ryan Freeland – recorder and mixerMichael McDonald – management
Megahn Foley – art direction and design
Mark Seliger – portrait photography
Tobias LaMontagne – still photography
Jay Bellerose – additional photography
Sarah Sousa – additional photography
^ AllMusic review , AllMusic ^ "God Willin' and the Creek Don't Rise by Ray LaMontage and the Pariah Dogs | Rolling Stone Music | Music Reviews" . Rolling Stone the original on August 18, 2010. Retrieved August 17, 2024 .^ "Ray LaMontagne, 'God Willin' & the Creek Don't Rise' (RCA)" . Spin.com . Retrieved August 17, 2024 .^ "PopMatters review" . Popmatters.com . Retrieved August 17, 2024 .^ For the 19th-century journalistic origin of the American pseudo-rustic expression, "God willing and the creek don't rise", see Michael Quinion, "WorldWideWords": "God willing and the creek don’t rise"
^ "Ray LaMontagne" . Columbia Records UK. Archived from the original on June 13, 2011. Retrieved October 26, 2010 .^ Simpson, Dave (September 3, 2010). "Ray Lamontagne and the Pariah Dogs: God Willin' and the Creek Don't Rise" . The Guardian
^ "Lady Antebellum Takes Home Five Grammys; Justin Bieber Gets Beat for Best Newcomer" . Fox News . Associated Press. February 14, 2011. Retrieved July 5, 2011 .^ "Boyle in Grammy battle with Gaga and Perry" . Belfast Telegraph . December 2, 2010. Retrieved July 5, 2011 .^ Jurek, Thom. "God Willin' & the Creek Don't Rise > Overview" . Allmusic
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