Lucky (Melissa Etheridge album)

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Lucky
Melissa Etheridge - Lucky.jpg
Studio album by
Melissa Etheridge
ReleasedFebruary 10, 2004
Recorded2003
GenreRock
Length54:03
LabelIsland
ProducerMelissa Etheridge,
David N. Cole,
,
Rick Parashar,
John Shanks
Melissa Etheridge chronology
Skin
(2001) 		Lucky
(2004) 		Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled
(2005)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(69/100)[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4.5/5 stars[2]
Billboard(mixed)[3]
Blender2/5 stars[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[4]
PopMatters7/10 stars[1][5]
Rolling Stone3/5 stars[6]

Lucky is the eighth album by singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge, released in 2004. Lucky made a debut on Billboard chart at No. 15 with almost 92,000 copies sold.[7]

"Tuesday Morning" is dedicated to the memory of Mark Bingham, his family and friends, paying tribute to all the heroes of 9/11.

Shortly after the album's release, Etheridge was diagnosed with breast cancer and was forced to cancel all promotion to undergo chemotherapy treatments.

Track listing[]

All songs by Melissa Etheridge, except where noted

  1. "Lucky" – 3:58
  2. "This Moment" (Etheridge, Shanks) – 3:27
  3. "If You Want To" – 3:08
  4. "Breathe" (Armstrong, Dwiggins, Jordan, Randall, Wanninger) – 3:15
  5. "Mercy" (Etheridge, Taylor) – 4:20
  6. "Secret Agent" (Etheridge, Taylor) – 4:52
  7. "Will You Still Love Me" – 4:13
  8. "Meet Me in the Dark" – 5:34
  9. "Tuesday Morning" (Etheridge, Taylor) – 4:49
  10. "Giant" – 5:15
  11. "Come on Out Tonight" – 3:12
  12. "Kiss Me" – 3:54
  13. "When You Find the One" – 4:06

Credits[]

Personnel[]

  • Melissa Etheridge – acoustic guitar, piano, electric guitar, lead vocals
  • Kenny Aronoff – percussion, drums, tambourine
  • Bernie Barlow – background vocals ("Mercy")
  • Jay Bellerose – drums, programming
  • Mark Browne – bass guitar
  • Paul Bushnell – bass guitar
  • Jon Plum – keyboards, programming
  • Brandi Carlile – background vocals
  • David Channing – baritone guitar
  • David N. Cole – keyboards, programming
  • James Harrah – electric guitar
  • Ross Hogarth – keyboards
  • Richard (Rick) Hopkins – Hammond organ
  • Rami Jaffee – keyboards
  • Matt Laug – percussion, drums
  • Kipp Lennon – background vocals
  • Brian MacLeod – drums
  • Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards
  • Dean Parks – acoustic guitar, mandolin, electric guitar
  • Josh Freese – drums
  • Blues Saraceno – electric guitar
  • Eric Schermerhorn – electric guitar
  • John Shanks – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • Cameron Stone – cello
  • Jonathan Taylor – programming
  • Jeffrey C.J. Vanston – bass guitar, keyboards, programming
  • Patrick Warren – keyboards

Production[]

  • Producers: Melissa Etheridge, David N. Cole, Ross Hogarth, Rick Parashar, John Shanks
  • Engineers: David N. Cole, Marc DeSisto, Ross Hogarth, Terese Joseph, Christian Mack, Rick Parashar, Jeff Rothschild, Mark Valentine
  • Assistant engineers: Keith Armstrong, Jaime Sickora
  • Mixing: Ross Hogarth, Chris Lord-Alge, Geoff Ott, Rick Parashar
  • Digital editing: David Channing, Christian Mack
  • Tracking assistants: Sergio Chavez, Mark Kiczula, Joey Paradise, Jeremy Parker, Shawn "Fox" Phelps
  • A&R: Jeff Fenster, Tara Podolsky, Paul Pontius
  • Production coordination: Steven Girmant
  • Coordination: Shari Sutcliffe
  • Assistants: Chris Reynolds, Honchol Sin, Jason Warner
  • Creative director: Rick Patrick
  • Art direction: Sara Cumings, Jeri Heiden
  • Design: Sara Cumings, Jeri Heiden
  • Illustrations: Tavis Coburn
  • Photography: Cynthia Daniels

Charts[]

Chart (2004) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8] 40
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[9] 29
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] 18
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] 51
US Billboard 200[12] 15

Singles – Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
2004 "Breathe" The Billboard Hot 100 106
2004 "Breathe" Adult Contemporary 22
2004 "Breathe" Adult Top 40 9
2004 "Lucky" Adult Alternative 17
2004 "This Moment" Adult Top 40 34

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Critic reviews at Metacritic
  2. ^ AllMusic review
  3. ^ "Billboard review". Archived from the original on June 19, 2004. Retrieved November 16, 2012.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ Feliciano, Kristina (February 13, 2004). "Lucky Review". Entertainment Weekly: 72. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
  5. ^ PopMatters review
  6. ^ "Rolling Stone review". Archived from the original on February 12, 2008. Retrieved September 5, 2007.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. ^ http://www.mtv.com/news/1485153/norah-jones-tops-a-mil-at-1-kanye-west-settles-for-2/
  8. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Melissa Etheridge – Lucky" (in German). Hung Medien.
  9. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Melissa Etheridge – Lucky" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  10. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Melissa Etheridge – Lucky" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts.
  11. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Melissa Etheridge – Lucky". Hung Medien.
  12. ^ "Melissa Etheridge Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.

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