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2016 studio album by Jennifer Nettles
Playing with Fire
Released May 13, 2016 Recorded 2015–2016 Studio Blackbird Studios and Starstruck Studios (Nashville, Tennessee); The Castle and Hound's Ear Studio (Franklin, Tennessee); The Cabin Studios (Los Angeles, California); Ocean Studios (Burbank, California); Studio Trilogy (San Francisco, California); Mix LA (Tarzana, California); Downtown Music Studios (New York City, New York)
Genre Length 42 :38
Label
Big Machine
Producer
Dann Huff
"
Unlove You " Released: January 11, 2016
"Hey Heartbreak" Released: September 26, 2016
[1]
Playing with Fire is the second studio album by American
country music singer
Jennifer Nettles . It was released on May 13, 2016, by
Big Machine Records . This is her first album with Big Machine after parting ways with
Mercury Nashville .
[2]
[3] Ten of the album's twelve tracks were written or co-written by Nettles. Produced by
Dann Huff , the album also features a collaboration with singer
Jennifer Lopez , titled "My House".
Background
On making the record Nettles says "The way I approached this whole project was different because I'm a different person than I was several years ago, I have different stories to tell; I have different experiences now." Nettles describes the album as "marrying traditional country styles with newer ones."
[4]
Reception
Playing with Fire debuted on the Billboard 200 at No. 10,
[7] and Top Country Albums at No. 2, selling 30,800 copies in the first week.
[8]
As of February 2017, the album has sold 99,400 copies in the US.
[9]
Track listing
Title Writer(s) 1. "Playing with Fire"
Jennifer Nettles ,
Brandy Clark 3:03 2. "
Unlove You " Nettles, Clark 3:55 3. "Hey Heartbreak" Sara Haze,
Shane McAnally ,
Jimmy Robbins 3:34 4. "Drunk in Heels" Nettles, Clark 3:22 5. "Stupid Girl" Nettles,
Bill Sherman 3:38 6. "Three Days in Bed"
Holly Williams 3:41 7. "Sugar" Nettles, Clark, Jesse Jo Dillon 2:55 8. "Chaser" Nettles, Clark, McAnally 3:27 9. "Starting Over" Nettles, Clark, McAnally 4:13 10. "Salvation Works" Nettles, Clark,
Lori McKenna 3:51 11. "Way Back Home" Nettles 3:31 12. "My House" (featuring
Jennifer Lopez ) Nettles, Julio Reyes Copello, Lopez, McAnally,
Josh Osborne 3:28 Total length: 42:38
Credits and personnel
Vocals
[10]
Jennifer Nettles – vocals, backing vocals
Jennifer Lopez – featured vocals (12)
Instruments
Production
Dann Huff – producer
Julio Reyes Copello – producer (12)
Justin Niebank – recording (1, 2, 4, 6-11), mixing (1, 3-11)
Jason Bonilla – recording (2), additional recording (4, 7, 8)
Bryan Cook – recording (3, 5)
Steve Marcantonio – recording (3, 5)
Drew Bollman – recording assistant (1, 2, 4, 6-11), mix assistant (1, 2, 4, 6-11)
Lance Van Dyke – recording assistant (1, 2, 4, 6-11), mix assistant (1, 2, 4, 6-11)
Greg Foeller – recording assistant (3, 5), mix assistant (3, 5)
Zach Hancock – additional recording (1, 2, 6, 9-11)
Seth Morton – additional recording (1, 2, 4, 6-11)
Adam Chagnon – additional engineer (2)
Justin Lieberman – additional recording (3-5)
Josh Wilson – additional recording assistant (1, 2, 6, 9-11)
Dominic Rivelli – additional recording assistant (3-5)
Chris Lord-Alge – mixing (2)
Nik Karpen – mix assistant (2)
David Huff – digital editing (1-3, 5, 6, 9-11)
Sean Neff – digital editing (4, 7, 8)
Adam Ayan – mastering at Gateway Mastering (Portland, Maine)
Mike "Frog" Griffith – production coordinator
Sandi Spika Borchetta – art direction
Becky Reiser – art direction, graphic design
Abby Bennett – graphic design
Justin Ford – graphic design
Marc Baptiste – photography
Frankie Foye – hair stylist
Kristofer Buckle – make-up
Hayley Atkin – wardrobe
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Release history
References
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"Jennifer Nettles – Hey Heartbreak | Daily Play MPE" . Play MPE via
Big Machine Records . Retrieved 8 September 2016 .
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"Playing with Fire by Jennifer Nettles on iTunes" . Itunes.apple.com. 2016-05-13. Retrieved 2016-05-09 .
^ Freeman, Jon (2016-03-10).
"Jennifer Nettles Plots New Solo Album 'Playing With Fire' " . Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2016-05-09 .
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b McCllen, Lauren (March 10, 2016).
"Jennifer Nettles Sets Release Date for 'Playing with Fire' Album" . Taste of Country . Taste of Country Network. Retrieved May 20, 2016 .
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"Jennifer Nettles-Playing with Fire" . AllMusic . All Media Network, LLC. Retrieved May 20, 2016 .
^ Raible, Allan (May 18, 2016).
"Meghan Trainor, Corianne Bailey Rae, Jennifer Nettles and More Album Reviews" . ABC News . Retrieved May 20, 2016 .
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"Billboard 200" .
Billboard .
Prometheus Global Media .
^ Bjorke, Matt (May 23, 2016).
"Country Album Sales Chart: May 23, 2016" . Roughstock .
^ Bjorke, Matt (February 14, 2017).
"Top 10 Country Albums Chart: February 13, 2017" . Roughstock .
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"Jennifer Nettles - Playing with Fire" . All Music . All Media Network, LLC. Retrieved May 20, 2016 .
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"Jennifer Nettles Chart History (Canadian Albums)" .
Billboard . Retrieved May 24, 2016.
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"Official Country Artists Albums Chart Top 20" .
Official Charts Company . Retrieved June 13, 2016.
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"Jennifer Nettles Chart History (Billboard 200)" .
Billboard . Retrieved May 23, 2016.
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"Jennifer Nettles Chart History (Top Country Albums)" .
Billboard . Retrieved May 23, 2016.
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"Top Country Albums – Year-End 2016" . Billboard . Retrieved July 26, 2020 .
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"iTunes (Australia) - Music - Jennifer Nettles- Playing with Fire" . iTunes (AU) . May 13, 2016. Retrieved May 20, 2016 .
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"iTunes (Canada) - Music - Jennifer Nettles - Playing with Fire" . iTunes (CA) . May 13, 2016. Retrieved May 20, 2016 .
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"iTunes (United Kingdom) - Music - Jennifer Nettles - Playing with Fire" . iTunes (GB) . May 13, 2016. Retrieved May 20, 2016 .
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