Empty Room / Nutshell Explained

Empty Room" / "Nutshell
Type:	single
Artist:	Ryan Adams
Released:	June 2011
Recorded:	"Empty Room" - Perfect Sound, Hollywood, California "Nutshell" - Kyle's Old Room Studios
Genre:	Alternative country
Label:	PAX AM
Producer:	Jamie Candiloro ("Empty Room") Ryan Adams ("Empty Room" & "Nutshell")
Prev Title:	Fix It
Prev Year:	2008
Empty Room
Title2:	Nutshell
Next Title:	Lucky Now
Next Year:	2011

"Empty Room" / "Nutshell" is a limited edition double a-side single by the American singer-songwriter Ryan Adams, released in June 2011 on PAX AM.^[1] The single was available to purchase during Adams' June 2011 European tour, and is only available on 7" vinyl.

The track "Nutshell" is an Alice in Chains cover song, and marks the second time Adams has recorded and released an Alice in Chains song, with "Down in a Hole" appearing on the EP, Follow the Lights, in 2007.

Track listing

Side A

"Empty Room"

Side B

"Nutshell"

Personnel

Musicians

• Ryan Adams - lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
• Sebastian Steinberg - bass guitar ("Empty Room")
• Chris Stills - acoustic guitar and backing vocals ("Empty Room")
• Rami Jaffee - piano and organ ("Empty Room")
• Marty Rifkin - pedal steel ("Empty Room")
• Marshall Vore - drums ("Empty Room")
• Mandy Moore - backing vocals ("Empty Room")

Recording personnel

• Jamie Candiloro - producer ("Empty Room")
• Ryan Adams - producer ("Empty Room" and "Nutshell"), recording and engineering ("Nutshell")
• Jason Donaghy - assistant engineer ("Empty Room")
• John Gilbertson - recording and engineering ("Nutshell")

Artwork

• Ryan Adams - photographs
• Andy West - design

Notes and References

1. Web site: Check Out: Ryan Adams - "Empty Room" + "Nutshell". 27 June 2011.