Body Language (Blake Shelton album) explained

Body Language
Type:	studio
Artist:	Blake Shelton
Cover:	Blake Shelton Body Language.jpg
Released:	May 21, 2021
Recorded:	2020–2021
Genre:	Country
Length:	38:18
Label:	Warner Bros. Nashville Ten Point Productions
Producer:	Scott Hendricks
Prev Year:	2019

Body Language is the twelfth studio album by American country music singer Blake Shelton. The album was released on May 21, 2021, by Warner Bros. Nashville and Ten Point Productions.^{[1] [2]}

Commercial performance

Body Language debuted at number eighteen on the Billboard 200 with 24,000 units (15,000 pure). The same week, Shelton earned his 17th top 10 on Billboards Top Country Albums chart.^[3]

Personnel

Musicians

• Blake Shelton – lead vocals
• Bryan Sutton – acoustic guitar (1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12), banjo (6, 10), ukulele (10)
• Gordon Mote – Hammond B3 organ (1, 3, 6, 10), piano (1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12), synthesizer (6, 10, 12)
• Kara Britz – backing vocals (1)
• Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar (1–5, 7–9, 11)
• Nir Z. – programming (all tracks), drums (1–11), percussion (2–5, 7–9, 11, 12)
• Tom Bukovac – electric guitar (1–5, 7–9, 11)
• Troy Lancaster – electric guitar
• Russ Pahl – pedal steel guitar (1–5, 7–9, 11)
• Blake Bollinger – programming (1, 2, 4, 7, 8), synthesizer (1, 2, 4, 7–9)
• Justin Niebank – programming (1–5, 7–11)
• Nicholas "Blaze" Baum – acoustic guitar, electric guitar (2)
• Gwen Stefani – duet vocals (3)
• Zach Swon – acoustic guitar, backing vocals, electric guitar, keyboards (2)
• Colton Swon – backing vocals (2)
• Perry Coleman – backing vocals (2, 4–12)
• Ilya Toshinsky – acoustic guitar (3, 5, 7, 9, 11), banjo (3)
• Rob McNelley – electric guitar (5, 6, 8–12)
• Glenn Worf – bass guitar (6, 10, 12)
• Paul Franklin – Dobro (6), pedal steel guitar (10, 12)
• Jenee Fleenor – fiddle (6, 10)

Technical

• Scott Hendricks – producer, digital editor, additional engineer
• Andrew Mendelson – mastering engineer
• Justin Niebank – mixing engineer, audio engineer, recording engineer
• Scott Johnson – assistant production
• Brian David Willis – digital editor
• Drew Bollman – assistant engineer
• Josh Ditty – assistant engineer
• Charlie Marshall – assistant engineer (3)
• Kam Luchterhand – assistant engineer (3)
• Tate McDowell – assistant engineer (3)

Charts

Year-end charts

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Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[4]	72

Notes and References

1. Web site: Joseph Hudak . Blake Shelton Announces New Album ‘Body Language’ . . 2021-03-29 . 2021-05-21.
2. Web site: Body Language by Blake Shelton . Apple Music . 2021-05-21.
3. Web site: 2021-06-02. Blake Shelton's 'Body Language' Has a Top 5 Debut on the Top Country Albums Chart. 2021-10-20. Billboard.
4. Web site: Top Country Albums – Year-End 2021. Billboard. December 12, 2021.