Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley, Chapter 1: Snake Oil Explained

Chapter 1: Snake Oil
Type:	studio
Artist:	Thomas Wesley
Cover:	Diplo - Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley, Chapter 1 Snake Oil.png
Genre:	Country pop^[1] trap^[2] EDM
Length:	31:36
Label:	Mad Decent Columbia
Prev Title:	LSD
Prev Year:	2019
Next Title:	MMXX
Next Year:	2020

Chapter 1: Snake Oil is the second studio album by American DJ and musician Diplo, released under his country moniker Thomas Wesley. It was released through Mad Decent and Columbia Records on May 29, 2020.^[3] The album features collaborations by Orville Peck, Cam, Morgan Wallen, the Jonas Brothers, Thomas Rhett, Young Thug, Blanco Brown, Noah Cyrus, Julia Michaels, Clever, Zac Brown, Danielle Bradbery, Ben Burgess, Lil Nas X, and Billy Ray Cyrus.^[4]

Critical reception

Chapter 1: Snake Oil was met with generally mixed to unfavorable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the release received an average score of 46, based on 9 reviews.

Track listing

Notes

• indicates a miscellaneous producer.

Personnel

Musicians

• Diplo – drums, programming, remixer
• King Henry – bass, drums, guitar, programming
• Thomas Lea – violin
• Charlie Handsome – guitar
• Diablo – programming
• Jr Blender – drums and programming
• Ryan Tedder – drums and programming
• Maximilian Jaeger – drum machine, drums, programming, guitar, keyboards
• Philip von Boch Scully – drums and programming
• William John Wilde – harmonica
• MØ – vocals
• Orville Peck – bass, guitar, and piano
• Tommy Brenneck – piano
• Matt Zara – guitar
• Great Dane – drums and programming
• Jocelyn "Jozzy" Donald – background vocals

Technical

• Eric Lagg – mastering
• Joe LaPorta – mastering
• Chris Gehringer – mastering
• Maximilian Jaeger – mixing, recording
• Sean Moffitt – mixing
• Serban Ghenea – mixing
• A Bainz – mixing
• Zaq Reynolds – recording
• Analog in the Digital – recording
• King Henry – recording
• Cinco – recording
• Ernesto Olvera-LaPier – engineering
• Joey Moi – engineering
• John Hanes – engineering
• Rich Rich – engineering
• Joe Grasso – engineering
• Lindsay Marias – vocal production
• Ryan Tedder – vocal production
• Hauf – vocal production
• Benjamin Rice – vocal production
• Andrew "VoxGod" Bolooki – vocal production
• Jocelyn "Jozzy" Donald – vocal production
• Jesse Brock – engineering assistance

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2020)! scope="col"

Position
Australian Top Country Albums (ARIA)^[5]	16
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[6]	37

Chart (2021)! scope="col"

Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[7]	60

Notes and References

1. Web site: Diplo Goes Country (And Ditches His Stage Name) On New 'Snake Oil' Solo Album . . May 29, 2020 . May 30, 2020 . Malone, Chris.
2. Web site: Diplo fails to capitalise on any of country music's fusion momentum on his new conceptual outing. The Line of Best Fit. Caldas. Juliette. May 26, 2020. May 30, 2020.
3. Web site: Diplo gets Orville Peck, Young Thug for new country album . . April 19, 2020 . May 30, 2020 . Gregory, Al.
4. Web site: Diplo shares full details of country album as Thomas Wesley featuring Orville Peck and Noah Cyrus. NME. Richards. Will. April 19, 2020. May 30, 2020.
5. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Country Albums for 2020. Australian Recording Industry Association. January 15, 2021.
6. Top Country Albums – Year-End 2020. Billboard. December 13, 2020.
7. Top Country Albums – Year-End 2021. Billboard. December 12, 2021.