State I'm In (album) explained
State I'm In is the third studio album by American rock musician Aaron Lewis of Staind. It was released by the Valory Music division of Big Machine Records on April 12, 2019, a day before Lewis’ 47th birthday. Buddy Cannon is the album's producer.[1]
Commercial performance
State I'm In debuted on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart at No. 2, with 22,000 copies sold (23,000 in equivalent album units) in the first week. The album has sold 41,600 copies as of February 2020.[2]
Personnel
Adapted from liner notes.[3]
- Wyatt Beard – background vocals (tracks 1, 4, 6)
- Ron Block – acoustic guitar (track 2)
- Jim "Moose" Brown – electric piano (track 4), organ (tracks 2, 8), piano (track 7)
- Pat Buchanan – electric guitar (tracks 1, 2, 4, 7, 8)
- Buddy Cannon – background vocals (track 6)
- Melonie Cannon – background vocals (track 1)
- Tony Creasman – drums (all tracks)
- Sidney Cox – background vocals (track 10)
- Suzanne Cox – background vocals (track 10)
- Paul Franklin – steel guitar (all tracks)
- Vince Gill – electric guitar (track 7)
- Kevin "Swine" Grantt – bass guitar (all tracks)
- Ben Haggard – electric guitar (track 8)
- Ben Isaacs – background vocals (track 3)
- Sonya Isaacs – background vocals (track 3)
- Jamey Johnson – background vocals (track 5)
- Ben Kitterman – dobro (all tracks except 10)
- Alison Krauss – background vocals (track 5)
- Aaron Lewis – lead vocals (all tracks)
- Brent Mason – electric guitar (tracks 1, 2, 4, 7, 8)
- Danny Parks – acoustic guitar (tracks 3, 5, 6, 9, 10)
- Mickey Raphael – harmonica (tracks 2, 9)
- Mike Rojas – accordion (track 5), piano (tracks 5, 6, 9), organ (tracks 3, 10)
- Bobby Terry – acoustic guitar (tracks 1, 4, 7, 8, 10), electric guitar (tracks 3, 5, 6, 9)
- Dan Tyminski – acoustic guitar (tracks 1, 2, 4, 8, 9), mandolin (track 2), background vocals (tracks 2, 8, 9)
Notes and References
- Aaron Lewis Details New Solo Album 'State I'm In'. Jon. Freeman. 29 January 2019. Rolling Stone. 25 April 2019.
- News: Top 10 Country Albums Chart in Pure Sales: February 24, 2020. Roughstock. Matt . Bjorke . February 25, 2020. March 6, 2020.
- State I'm In . Aaron Lewis . 2019 . CD booklet . The Valory Music Co. . VMCAL0200A.
