Mr. Lucky (Chris Isaak album)

Mr. Lucky
Mr. Lucky
Studio album by Chris Isaak
Released	Feb 24, 2009
Recorded	2008 at SquawkBox Studio, Ballroom Studios, Los Angeles, CA; Henson Recording, Hollywood, CA; Studio 880, Oakland, CA; and Starstruck Studios, Nashville, TN.
Genre	Rockabilly, Roots rock, Rock and roll
Length	47:44
Label	Wicked Game/Reprise
Producer	Eric Rosse, John Shanks, Mark Needham, Chris Isaak
Chris Isaak chronology

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	72/100^[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]
Sputnik Music	^[3]

Mr. Lucky is the tenth studio album by American rock musician Chris Isaak. The record was released on February 24, 2009 via Wicked Game/Reprise labels.

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Chris Isaak; except where indicated..

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Cheater's Town"		3:37
2.	"We Let Her Down"		3:21
3.	"You Don't Cry Like I Do"		4:11
4.	"We've Got Tomorrow"		2:22
5.	"Breaking Apart" (duet with Trisha Yearwood)	Chris Isaak, Diane Warren	3:39
6.	"Baby Baby"		3:15
7.	"Mr. Lonely Man"		2:41
8.	"I Lose My Heart" (duet with Michelle Branch)		2:57
9.	"Summer Holiday"		3:05
10.	"Best I Ever Had"		4:11
11.	"We Lost Our Way"		3:38
12.	"Very Pretty Girl"		4:20
13.	"Take My Heart"		2:23
14.	"Big Wide Wonderful World"		4:04
Total length:			47:44

Bonus Tracks
No.	Title	Length
15.	"I Got It Bad"	4:21
16.	"Dream Deferred"	3:03
17.	"She"	4:01
18.	"Movie Star is Sleeping"	3:04
19.	"Keep the Heartache Real"	3:24
20.	"Blues Has Found Us"	3:19
Total length:		68:56

Bonus tracks I Got It Bad and Dream Deferred were available through www.chrisisaak.com [1]. She, Movie Star is Sleeping, and Keep the Heartache Real are available on iTunes and Amazon.com. Blues Has Found Us is available exclusively on iTunes.

Personnel[]

Musicians

Chris Isaak – Lead vocals, rhythm guitar, bass guitar, acoustic guitar

Artwork

Chris Isaak - Artwork
Stephen Walker – Art Direction and Album Design
Matt Coonrod – Design
Neal Preston – Photography

Additional Musicians

Scott Plunkett – Keyboards
Kenney Dale Johnson – Drums
Nick Lashley, John Shanks, Greg Leisz, Brian MacLeod, Stuart Mathis, Jamie Muhoberac, Lee Thornburg. Waddy Wachtel, Patrick Warren, Bruce Watson – Additional Personnel

Production

Eric Rosse, Chris Isaak, John Shanks, Mark Needham, – Producers
Will Brierre, chris Reynolds, Rafael Serrano, Chad Carlson, Aaron Kasdorf, & Howard Christopher Willing – Engineers
Mark Needham – Mixing
Stephen Marcussen -Mastering at Marcussen Mastering
Brian Gardner – Mastering on tracks: 2, 11, & 12

Management

Howard Kaufman & Sheryl Louis – Management for HK Management Group

Charts[]

Album

Chart (2009)	Peak position
Australian Albums Chart	11
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)	42
US Billboard 200^[4]	29
US Billboard Digital Albums	29
US Billboard Rock Albums	10
US Billboard Tastemakers Albums	11

References[]

^ "Mr. Lucky by Chris Isaak". Metacritic. metacritic.com. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
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^ "Chris Isaak: Mr. Lucky". Sputnik Music. sputnikmusic.com. March 6, 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
^ "Mr. Lucky - Chris Isaak". billboard.com. Retrieved 17 August 2012.

[1] "Mr. Lucky by Chris Isaak". Metacritic. metacritic.com. Retrieved 16 November 2015.

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[3] "Chris Isaak: Mr. Lucky". Sputnik Music. sputnikmusic.com. March 6, 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2015.

[4] "Mr. Lucky - Chris Isaak". billboard.com. Retrieved 17 August 2012.

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