Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley, Chapter 1: Snake Oil

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Chapter 1: Snake Oil
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Studio album by
Thomas Wesley
ReleasedMay 29, 2020 (2020-05-29)
Genre
Length32:44
Label
Thomas Wesley chronology
Do Si Do
(2020) 		Chapter 1: Snake Oil
(2020) 		MMXX
(2020)
Singles from Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley, Chapter 1: Snake Oil
  1. "Lonely"
    Released: September 27, 2019
  2. "Heartless"
    Released: January 31, 2020

Chapter 1: Snake Oil is the second studio album by American DJ and musician Diplo, under his moniker Thomas Wesley. It was released on May 29, 2020 under his label Mad Decent and Columbia Records.[3]

The album features collaborations by Orville Peck, Noah Cyrus, Thomas Rhett and Young Thug.[4]

Critical reception[]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic46/100[6]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic2.5/5 stars[7]
Clash3/10[8]
DIY2/5 stars[9]
Entertainment WeeklyC−[10]
The Line of Best Fit3/10[2]
MusicOMH2.5/5 stars[11]
NME2/5 stars[12]
The Observer3/5 stars[13]
Pitchfork4.8/10[14]

Chapter 1: Snake Oil was met with generally mixed to unfavorable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the release received an average score of 46, based on 9 reviews.[6]

Track listing[]

Credits adapted from Tidal.[15]

Chapter 1: Snake Oil track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro" (featuring Orville Peck)
1:37
2."So Long" (with Cam)
2:52
3."Heartless" (featuring Morgan Wallen)
2:49
4."Lonely" (with Jonas Brothers)
2:19
5."Dance with Me" (with Thomas Rhett and Young Thug)
  • Diplo
  • Jr Blender
  • Tedder
  • King Henry
  • Skelton
  • Maximilian Jaeger[a]
2:50
6."Do Si Do" (with Blanco Brown)
  • Diplo
  • King Henry
  • Maximilian Jaeger[a]
  • Von Boch Scully[a]
2:18
7."On Mine" (with Noah Cyrus)
2:26
8."Real Life Stuff" (featuring Julia Michaels and Clever)
  • Diplo
  • Von Boch Scully
  • Jaeger
3:13
9."Hometown" (featuring Zac Brown and Danielle Bradbery)
  • Pentz
  • Sloan
  • H. Allen
  • Hardy
  • Mathis
  • Diplo
  • King Henry
  • Great Dane[a]
  • Jaeger[a]
3:36
10."Heartbreak" (with Ben Burgess)
  • Diplo
  • King Henry
  • Jaeger
2:17
11."Heartless" (Remix) (with Julia Michaels featuring Morgan Wallen)
  • Pentz
  • Michaels
  • Wallen
  • H. Allen
  • Vojtesak
  • Smith
  • Hurd
  • Diplo
  • King Henry
  • Joey Moi
  • Charlie Handsome
2:53
12."Old Town Road" (Diplo Remix) (performed by Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus)
3:23
Chapter 1: Snake Oil Deluxe track listing[16]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro" (featuring Orville Peck)
1:37
2."Bottle's Bout Dead" (with ERNEST)  2:30
3."Horizon" (with Leon Bridges)  2:28
4."Dance with Me" (with Thomas Rhett and Young Thug)
  • Diplo
  • Jr Blender
  • Tedder
  • King Henry
  • Skelton
  • Maximilian Jaeger[a]
2:50
5."Heartless" (featuring Morgan Wallen)
2:49
6."Lonely" (with Jonas Brothers)
2:19
7."So Long" (with Cam)
2:52
8."Do Si Do" (with Blanco Brown)
  • Diplo
  • King Henry
  • Maximilian Jaeger[a]
  • Von Boch Scully[a]
2:18
9."On Mine" (with Noah Cyrus)
2:26
10."Real Life Stuff" (featuring Julia Michaels and Clever)
  • Diplo
  • Von Boch Scully
  • Jaeger
3:13
11."Hometown" (featuring Zac Brown and Danielle Bradbery)
  • Pentz
  • Sloan
  • H. Allen
  • Hardy
  • Mathis
  • Diplo
  • King Henry
  • Great Dane[a]
  • Jaeger[a]
3:36
12."Heartbreak" (with Ben Burgess)
  • Diplo
  • King Henry
  • Jaeger
2:17
13."Heartless" (Remix) (with Julia Michaels featuring Morgan Wallen)
  • Pentz
  • Michaels
  • Wallen
  • H. Allen
  • Vojtesak
  • Smith
  • Hurd
  • Diplo
  • King Henry
  • Joey Moi
  • Charlie Handsome
2:53
14."Old Town Road" (Diplo Remix) (performed by Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus)
3:23

Notes

  • ^[a] indicates a miscellaneous producer.

Personnel[]

Credits adapted from Tidal.[15]

Musicians

  • Diplo – drums (2–4, 6–10), programming (2–4, 6–9), remixer (12)
  • King Henry – bass (2, 6, 9, 10), drums (2–4, 6, 9, 10), guitar (2, 4, 6, 9, 10), programming (2–4, 6, 9)
  • Thomas Lea – violin (2)
  • Charlie Handsome – guitar (3)
  • Diablo – programming (3)
  • Jr Blender – drums and programming (4)
  • Ryan Tedder – drums and programming (4)
  • Maximilian Jaeger – drum machine (6, 9), drums (6–10), programming (6–9), guitar (7, 8), keyboards (8)
  • Philip von Boch Scully – drums and programming (6)
  • William John Wilde – harmonica (6)
  • MØ – vocals (7)
  • Orville Peck – bass, guitar, and piano (7)
  • Tommy Brenneck – piano (7)
  • Matt Zara – guitar (8)
  • Great Dane – drums and programming (9)
  • Jocelyn "Jozzy" Donald – background vocals (12)

Technical

  • Eric Lagg – mastering (1, 5–12)
  • Joe LaPorta – mastering (2, 3)
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering (4)
  • Maximilian Jaeger – mixing (1, 3, 6–10), recording (6–10)
  • Sean Moffitt – mixing (2)
  • Serban Ghenea – mixing (4, 5, 11)
  • A Bainz – mixing (5)
  • Zaq Reynolds – recording (1)
  • Analog in the Digital – recording (7)
  • King Henry – recording (10)
  • Cinco – recording (12)
  • Ernesto Olvera-LaPier – engineering (2)
  • Joey Moi – engineering (3, 11)
  • John Hanes – engineering (4, 5, 11)
  • Rich Rich – engineering (4
  • Joe Grasso – engineering (12)
  • Lindsay Marias – vocal production (2)
  • Ryan Tedder – vocal production (4)
  • Hauf – vocal production (10)
  • Benjamin Rice – vocal production (11)
  • Andrew "VoxGod" Bolooki – vocal production (12)
  • Jocelyn "Jozzy" Donald – vocal production (12)
  • Jesse Brock – engineering assistance (2)

Charts[]

References[]

  1. ^ Malone, Chris (May 29, 2020). "Diplo Goes Country (And Ditches His Stage Name) On New 'Snake Oil' Solo Album". Forbes. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c Caldas, Juliette (May 26, 2020). "Diplo fails to capitalise on any of country music's fusion momentum on his new conceptual outing". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  3. ^ Gregory, Al (April 19, 2020). "Diplo gets Orville Peck, Young Thug for new country album". Exclaim!. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  4. ^ Richards, Will (April 19, 2020). "Diplo shares full details of country album as Thomas Wesley featuring Orville Peck and Noah Cyrus". NME. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  5. ^ "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  7. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Review of Chapter 1: Snake Oil at AllMusic. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  8. ^ Murray, Robin (May 27, 2020). "Clash Magazine Review". Clash. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  9. ^ Wright, Lisa (May 29, 2020). "Album Review DIPLO - DIPLO PRESENTS THOMAS WESLEY CHAPTER 1: SNAKE OIL". DIY. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  10. ^ Johnson, Maura (May 28, 2020). "Snake Oil, Diplo's take on country music, is a bummer". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  11. ^ Devlin, Ben (June 1, 2020). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  12. ^ Cooper, Leonie (May 29, 2020). "Diplo – 'Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley Chapter 1: Snake Oil' review: super-producer falls off the saddle". NME. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  13. ^ Mongredien, Phil (May 31, 2020). "Diplo: Presents Thomas Wesley Chapter One: Snake Oil review – country cash-in". The Observer. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  14. ^ Blum, Dani (May 30, 2020). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  15. ^ Jump up to: a b "Credits / Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley". Tidal. May 27, 2020. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  16. ^ https://music.apple.com/us/album/diplo-presents-thomas-wesley-snake-oil-deluxe/1544159660
  17. ^ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 8 June 2020". No. 1579. Australian Recording Industry Association. June 8, 2020. Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  18. ^ "Diplo Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  19. ^ "Diplo Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  20. ^ "Diplo Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  21. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Country Albums for 2020". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  22. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 13, 2020.


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