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2022 studio album by Miranda Lambert
Palomino is the ninth studio album by American
country music singer
Miranda Lambert , released through Vanner Records and
RCA Records Nashville on April 29, 2022. It is her eighth solo studio album.
[2] Lambert produced the album alongside Luke Dick and
Jon Randall and co-wrote 14 of the 15 tracks.
[3] It was preceded by the single "
If I Was a Cowboy ".
[4] This is her last album with
Sony Music Nashville .
[5]
The album was nominated for the
Country Music Association Award for Album of the Year .
Background and writing
Lambert began writing the songs on her farm in
Tennessee in 2020 with Luke Dick and
Natalie Hemby . In 2021, Lambert collaborated with
Jack Ingram and
Jon Randall on the album
The Marfa Tapes , on which "In His Arms", "Waxahachie", and "Geraldene" first appeared in a "stripped" acoustic form.
[6] The tracks were re-recorded for Palomino .
[7]
Lambert collaborated with
the B-52's for "Music City Queen" and covered
Mick Jagger 's 1993 song "Wandering Spirit" for the album.
[8]
Promotion
"Strange" and "Actin' Up" were released ahead of the album as promotional singles.
[9]
[10] Lambert performed "Geraldine" at the
56th Annual Country Music Association Awards .
[11]
Critical reception
Palomino was well-received by the music critics, On review aggregator
Metacritic , Palomino received a score of 83 out of 100 based on seven reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".
[12] In an early review, Jon Freeman of
Rolling Stone gave Palomino four out of five stars, calling the album a "welcome departure" for Lambert.
[17] Will Hermes of
Pitchfork gave the album a 7.6/10, stating that "Lambert's breadth is on full display".
[16]
Year-end lists
Commercial performance
Palomino debuted at number four on the US
Billboard 200 with 36,000
album-equivalent units (including 24,000 album sales), making it the highest debut of 2022 for a country artist and the most units earned in the first week for a country album in 2022. It is Lambert's seventh top-10 album. As of December 2022, the album has over 300 million global streams and 130,000 global sales.
[20]
Track listing
Palomino track listingTitle Writer(s) 1. "Actin' Up" 3:25 2. "Scenes" 2:54 3. "In His Arms" 2:39 4. "Geraldene" 3:01 5. "Tourist" 3:35 6. "Music City Queen" (featuring
The B-52's ) 3:19 7. "Strange" 3:31 8. "Wandering Spirit" 3:36 9. "I'll Be Lovin' You" 3:09 10. "That's What Makes the Jukebox Play" 4:09 11. "Country Money" Lambert Aaron Raitiere Mikey Reaves 3:19 12. "
If I Was a Cowboy " 3:14 13. "Waxahachie" 3:29 14. "Pursuit of Happiness" 2:48 15. "Carousel" 4:19 Total length: 50:27
Personnel
Musicians
Cary Barlowe – electric guitar
Sarah Buxton – background vocals
Luke Dick – acoustic guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar,
ganjo , harmonica, keyboards, percussion, programming,
steel guitar , background vocals, handclaps
Fred Eltringham – drums, percussion, handclaps
Ian Fitchuk –
B-3 organ , bass guitar,
Fender Rhodes , keyboards, percussion, piano
Kenny Greenberg – steel guitar
Natalie Hemby – background vocals
Miranda Lambert – lead vocals, background vocals
Jason Lehning – bass guitar, keyboards
Alfreda McCrary – background vocals
Beverly McCrary – background vocals
Regina McCrary – background vocals
Rob McNelley – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, handclaps
Al Perkins –
pedal steel guitar
Kate Pierson – background vocals on "Music City Queen"
Jon Randall – acoustic guitar,
mandolin , background vocals, handclaps
Mikey Reaves – bass guitar, electric guitar, programming
Fred Schneider – background vocals on "Music City Queen"
Jimmy Wallace – keyboards
Cindy Wilson – background vocals on "Music City Queen"
Craig Young – bass guitar, handclaps
Technical
Luke Dick – producer (all tracks)
Miranda Lambert – producer (all tracks)
Jon Randall – producer (all tracks)
Mikey Reaves – producer (track 11)
Jason Lehning – mixing engineer (all tracks)
Other
Alena Moran – production coordinator (all tracks)
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
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