New Orleans (album) explained

New Orleans
Type:	studio
Artist:	PJ Morton
Cover:	PJ_Morton_-_New_Orleans.jpg
Released:	(U.S.)
Recorded:	2012–2013 Encore Studios Burbank, California Dogwood Recording Studios Conyers, Georgia Fever Recording Studios North Hollywood, California
Length:	34:10
Label:	Young Money, Cash Money, Republic
Producer:	PJ Morton, Warryn Campbell
Prev Title:	Following My First Mind
Prev Year:	2012
Next Title:	Gumbo
Next Year:	2017

New Orleans is the major-label debut studio album by American singer-songwriter PJ Morton. The album was released on May 14, 2013, under Young Money, Cash Money and Republic Records.^[1] ^[2] The album is primarily produced by PJ Morton and features guest appearances by Lil Wayne, Tweet, Stevie Wonder, Busta Rhymes and Adam Levine.^[3]

Accolades

The album's lead single, "Only One," which features Stevie Wonder, was nominated for the Best R&B Song at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards in 2014.

PJ Morton - vocals, bass, keyboards, drum programming
Warryn Campbell - additional drum programming, additional keyboards
Mike Moore - drums
Chris "Daddy" Dave - drums
Jesse Bond - guitar
James Valentine - guitar
Brian Cockerham - bass
Ed Clark - drums
Curt Chambers - guitar
James King, Dontae Winslow - trumpet
Dwayne Dugger, Kamasi Washington - saxophone
Stephanie Matthews, Brittany Cotto, Marisa Sorajja, Adrienne Woods, Clair Courchene - strings
Noah "Mailbox" Passavoy, Ron Benner, Bruce Buechner - recording engineers
Fabian Marascuillo, Manny Marroquin - mixing
Chris Athens - mastering
Dwayne Carter, Jermaine Preyan, Ronald "Slim" Williams, Bryan "Birdman" Williams - executive producers
Steven Taylor - photography
Joe Spix - art direction
Joe Spix, Olivia Smith - package design