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Say this for Zach Bryan: when he landed a major-label deal, he decided to go big. Very, very big, as it turns out. American Heartbreak is a whopping 34 songs, amounting to two hours and two minutes of music -- longer than any album this side of the Clash's Sandinista or Prince's Emancipation. Like those two records, American Heartbreak winds up reflecting its era. Sandinista sprawled with over three LPs, Emancipation filled out three CDs, and American Heartbreak simply spills out, an endless playlist that sounds nearly as coherent on shuffle as in its released sequence. That's not a knock on the album so much as a description: it's a clearinghouse for everything the Red Dirt troubadour has completed, whether it's a rollicking rocker like "Whiskey Fever" or a lazily soulful rendition of the Jimmie Davis standard "You Are My Sunshine." Mostly, Bryan explores an earnest, heartfelt middle ground that feels like he's standing alone with an acoustic guitar even when he's fleshed out with other instruments. Often, Bryan feels like an heir to Evan Felker, the singer/songwriter at the core of Turnpike Troubadours, one of the key Red Dirt Americana bands of the 2010s. He writes directly but not plainly; his words are unfussy and melodies unadorned. On an individual basis, the songs are striking. Collectively, American Heartbreak can be a little hard to digest, especially in one sitting: it's a little too much of a good thing, the sounds all bleeding together in an amiable fashion. Parse the songs out into user-constructed playlists, though -- or take it as a series of 20-minute EPs -- and it's hard not to be impressed with the sturdiness of Bryan's music, how he keeps the dusty literary traditions of Red Dirt troubadours alive without affectation.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Adam Grover, MasteringEngineer - Stefan Max, A&R Direction - Eddie Spear, Mixer - Zach Bryan, Producer, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Read Connolly, Banjo - Miles Gersh, A&R Direction - Louie Nice, Producer
© 2022 Belting Bronco Records under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2022 Belting Bronco Records under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.
Brooke Waggoner, Piano - Adam Grover, MasteringEngineer - Stefan Max, A&R Direction - Eddie Spear, Producer, Mixer, Engineer - Zach Bryan, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Calvin Knowles, Synth Bass, Upright Bass - Aksel Coe, Drums - Colin Bryson, Engineer - Miles Gersh, A&R Direction
© 2022 Belting Bronco Records under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2022 Belting Bronco Records under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.
Adam Grover, MasteringEngineer - Stefan Max, A&R Direction - Eddie Spear, Producer, Mixer, Engineer - seth taylor, Acoustic Guitar - Colton Jean, Engineer - Zach Bryan, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Calvin Knowles, Upright Bass - Aksel Coe, Drums, Percussion - Colin Bryson, Engineer - J.R. Carroll, Background Vocals - Miles Gersh, A&R Direction
© 2022 Belting Bronco Records under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2022 Belting Bronco Records under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.
Adam Grover, MasteringEngineer - Stefan Max, A&R Direction - Eddie Spear, Producer, Mixer, Engineer - Billy Contreras, Fiddle - seth taylor, Acoustic Guitar - Zach Bryan, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Calvin Knowles, Electric Bass - Aksel Coe, Drums - Colin Bryson, Engineer - Miles Gersh, A&R Direction
© 2022 Belting Bronco Records under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2022 Belting Bronco Records under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.
Adam Grover, MasteringEngineer - Stefan Max, A&R Direction - Eddie Spear, Producer, Mixer, Engineer - seth taylor, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - Zach Bryan, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer, Harmonica, MainArtist - Calvin Knowles, Electric Bass - Aksel Coe, Drums, Percussion - Colin Bryson, Engineer - Miles Gersh, A&R Direction
© 2022 Belting Bronco Records under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2022 Belting Bronco Records under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.
Adam Grover, MasteringEngineer - Stefan Max, A&R Direction - Eddie Spear, Producer, Mixer, Engineer - Zach Bryan, Bass Drums, Electric Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer, Harmonica, MainArtist - Colin Bryson, Engineer - Miles Gersh, A&R Direction
© 2022 Belting Bronco Records under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2022 Belting Bronco Records under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.
Adam Grover, MasteringEngineer - Stefan Max, A&R Direction - Eddie Spear, Producer, Mixer, Engineer - seth taylor, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - Zach Bryan, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer, Harmonica, MainArtist - Calvin Knowles, Electric Bass - Aksel Coe, Drums, Percussion - Colin Bryson, Engineer - Miles Gersh, A&R Direction - Morgan Meinert, Vocals
© 2022 Belting Bronco Records under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2022 Belting Bronco Records under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.
Adam Grover, MasteringEngineer - Stefan Max, A&R Direction - Eddie Spear, Producer, Mixer, Engineer - seth taylor, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - Zach Bryan, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Calvin Knowles, Electric Bass - Aksel Coe, Drums - Read Connolly, Lap Steel Guitar - Colin Bryson, Engineer - Miles Gersh, A&R Direction
© 2022 Belting Bronco Records under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2022 Belting Bronco Records under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.
Adam Grover, MasteringEngineer - Stefan Max, A&R Direction - Eddie Spear, Producer, Mixer, Engineer - Billy Contreras, Fiddle - seth taylor, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - Zach Bryan, Electric Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Calvin Knowles, Synth Bass - Aksel Coe, Drums, Percussion - Colin Bryson, Engineer - Miles Gersh, A&R Direction
© 2022 Belting Bronco Records under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2022 Belting Bronco Records under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.
Brooke Waggoner, Piano - Adam Grover, MasteringEngineer - Stefan Max, A&R Direction - Eddie Spear, Producer, Mixer, Engineer - Billy Contreras, Fiddle - seth taylor, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - Zach Bryan, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Calvin Knowles, Upright Bass - Aksel Coe, Drums, Percussion - Read Connolly, Pedal Steel Guitar - Colin Bryson, Engineer - Miles Gersh, A&R Direction
© 2022 Belting Bronco Records under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2022 Belting Bronco Records under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.
Adam Grover, MasteringEngineer - Justin Glasco, Engineer - Stefan Max, A&R Direction - Eddie Spear, Producer, Mixer, Engineer - Whitney Coleman, Background Vocals - seth taylor, Electric Guitar - Zach Bryan, Acoustic Guitar, Slide Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Calvin Knowles, Synth Bass - Aksel Coe, Drums - Colin Bryson, Engineer - Miles Gersh, A&R Direction
© 2022 Belting Bronco Records under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2022 Belting Bronco Records under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.
Charles Mitchell, Writer - Jimmie Davis, Writer - Adam Grover, MasteringEngineer - Stefan Max, A&R Direction - Eddie Spear, Producer, Mixer, Engineer - seth taylor, Mandolin - Zach Bryan, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Calvin Knowles, Upright Bass - Aksel Coe, Drums - Read Connolly, Dobro - Colin Bryson, Engineer - Miles Gersh, A&R Direction
© 2022 Belting Bronco Records under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2022 Belting Bronco Records under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.
Adam Grover, MasteringEngineer - Stefan Max, A&R Direction - Eddie Spear, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Background Vocals - seth taylor, Acoustic Guitar, Background Vocals - Colton Jean, Engineer - Zach Bryan, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer, Harmonica, MainArtist - Calvin Knowles, Background Vocals, Upright Bass - Aksel Coe, Percussion, Background Vocals - Graham Bright, Solo Guitar - Colin Bryson, Engineer - J.R. Carroll, Background Vocals - Miles Gersh, A&R Direction
© 2022 Belting Bronco Records under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2022 Belting Bronco Records under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.
Adam Grover, MasteringEngineer - Stefan Max, A&R Direction - Eddie Spear, Producer, Mixer, Engineer - seth taylor, Electric Guitar - Colton Jean, Engineer - Zach Bryan, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Calvin Knowles, Electric Bass - Aksel Coe, Drums, Percussion - Graham Bright, Solo Guitar - Colin Bryson, Engineer - J.R. Carroll, Background Vocals - Miles Gersh, A&R Direction
© 2022 Belting Bronco Records under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2022 Belting Bronco Records under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.
Adam Grover, MasteringEngineer - Stefan Max, A&R Direction - Eddie Spear, Producer, Mixer, Engineer - seth taylor, Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin - Colton Jean, Engineer - Zach Bryan, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer, Harmonica, MainArtist - Calvin Knowles, Electric Bass - Aksel Coe, Drums - Lucas Ruge-Jones, Fiddle - Colin Bryson, Engineer - J.R. Carroll, Background Vocals - Miles Gersh, A&R Direction
© 2022 Belting Bronco Records under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2022 Belting Bronco Records under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.
Adam Grover, MasteringEngineer - Stefan Max, A&R Direction - Eddie Spear, Producer, Mixer, Engineer - Zach Bryan, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Aksel Coe, Drums, Percussion - Colin Bryson, Engineer - Miles Gersh, A&R Direction
© 2022 Belting Bronco Records under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2022 Belting Bronco Records under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.
Adam Grover, Masterer, MasteringEngineer - Stefan Max, A&R Direction - Eddie Spear, Producer, Mixer, Engineer - Billy Contreras, Fiddle - seth taylor, Acoustic Guitar - Zach Bryan, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Calvin Knowles, Electric Bass - Aksel Coe, Drums, Percussion - Joe Trentacosti, Engineer - Miles Gersh, A&R Direction
© 2022 Belting Bronco Records under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2022 Belting Bronco Records under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.
Brooke Waggoner, Piano - Adam Grover, MasteringEngineer - Stefan Max, A&R Direction - Eddie Spear, Producer, Mixer, Engineer - Billy Contreras, Fiddle - seth taylor, Electric Guitar - Zach Bryan, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Calvin Knowles, Upright Bass - Aksel Coe, Drums, Percussion - Colin Bryson, Engineer - Miles Gersh, A&R Direction
© 2022 Belting Bronco Records under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2022 Belting Bronco Records under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.
Adam Grover, MasteringEngineer - Stefan Max, A&R Direction - Eddie Spear, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Piano - seth taylor, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - Zach Bryan, Electric Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Calvin Knowles, Synth Bass, Electric Bass - Aksel Coe, Drums, Percussion - Read Connolly, Pedal Steel Guitar - Colin Bryson, Engineer - Miles Gersh, A&R Direction
© 2022 Belting Bronco Records under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2022 Belting Bronco Records under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.
Adam Grover, MasteringEngineer - Stefan Max, A&R Direction - Eddie Spear, Producer, Mixer, Engineer - seth taylor, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - Zach Bryan, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Calvin Knowles, Electric Bass - Aksel Coe, Drums - Colin Bryson, Engineer - Miles Gersh, A&R Direction
© 2022 Belting Bronco Records under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2022 Belting Bronco Records under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.
Adam Grover, MasteringEngineer - Stefan Max, A&R Direction - Eddie Spear, Producer, Mixer, Engineer - seth taylor, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - Zach Bryan, Acoustic Guitar, Slide Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Calvin Knowles, Electric Bass - Aksel Coe, Drums, Percussion - Colin Bryson, Engineer - Miles Gersh, A&R Direction
© 2022 Belting Bronco Records under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2022 Belting Bronco Records under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.
Adam Grover, MasteringEngineer - Stefan Max, A&R Direction - Eddie Spear, Producer, Mixer, Engineer - seth taylor, Acoustic Guitar, Background Vocals - Zach Bryan, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Calvin Knowles, Upright Bass - Aksel Coe, Drums - Lucas Ruge-Jones, Background Vocals, Fiddle - Colin Bryson, Engineer - Miles Gersh, A&R Direction
© 2022 Belting Bronco Records under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2022 Belting Bronco Records under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.
Adam Grover, MasteringEngineer - Stefan Max, A&R Direction - Eddie Spear, Mixer - Colton Jean, Producer - Zach Bryan, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Lucas Ruge-Jones, Background Vocals, Fiddle - Miles Gersh, A&R Direction - Caleb Buchfink, Background Vocals
© 2022 Belting Bronco Records under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2022 Belting Bronco Records under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.
Adam Grover, MasteringEngineer - Stefan Max, A&R Direction - Eddie Spear, Producer, Mixer, Engineer - seth taylor, Acoustic Guitar - Zach Bryan, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer, Harmonica, MainArtist - Calvin Knowles, Electric Bass - Aksel Coe, Drums, Percussion - Colin Bryson, Engineer - Miles Gersh, A&R Direction
© 2022 Belting Bronco Records under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2022 Belting Bronco Records under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.
Daniel Bacigalupi, Masterer - Jacquire King, Mixer - RYAN HADLOCK, Producer, Engineer, Percussion - Adam Grover, MasteringEngineer - Taylor Carroll, Engineer, Percussion - Stefan Max, A&R Direction - Kimo Muraki, Saxophone, Trumpet, Baritone Horn, Mellophone Horn - Jeff Fielder, Electric Guitar, Slide Guitar - Dune Butler, Upright Bass, Fender Bass, Moog, Juno Synthesizer - Zach Bryan, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - JR Carroll, Percussion, Background Vocals - Graham Bright, Electric Guitar - Miles Gersh, A&R Direction - William Map, Drums, Percussion
© 2022 Belting Bronco Records under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2022 Belting Bronco Records under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.
Adam Grover, MasteringEngineer - Stefan Max, A&R Direction - Eddie Spear, Producer, Mixer, Engineer - seth taylor, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Background Vocals - Zach Bryan, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Calvin Knowles, Electric Bass - Aksel Coe, Drums, Percussion - Read Connolly, Pedal Steel Guitar - Colin Bryson, Engineer - Miles Gersh, A&R Direction
© 2022 Belting Bronco Records under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2022 Belting Bronco Records under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.
Adam Grover, MasteringEngineer - Stefan Max, A&R Direction - Eddie Spear, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Background Vocals - seth taylor, Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin, Background Vocals - Colton Jean, Engineer - Zach Bryan, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Calvin Knowles, Background Vocals, Upright Bass - Aksel Coe, Drums, Background Vocals - Lucas Ruge-Jones, Fiddle - Colin Bryson, Engineer - J.R. Carroll, Background Vocals - Miles Gersh, A&R Direction
© 2022 Belting Bronco Records under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2022 Belting Bronco Records under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.
Adam Grover, MasteringEngineer - Stefan Max, A&R Direction - Eddie Spear, Producer, Mixer, Engineer - Billy Contreras, Fiddle - seth taylor, Electric Guitar - Zach Bryan, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Calvin Knowles, Upright Bass - Aksel Coe, Drums - Colin Bryson, Engineer - Miles Gersh, A&R Direction
© 2022 Belting Bronco Records under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2022 Belting Bronco Records under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.
Adam Grover, MasteringEngineer - Stefan Max, A&R Direction - Eddie Spear, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Piano - Zach Bryan, Drums, Acoustic Guitar, Slide Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Lauren Marquez, Engineer - Miles Gersh, A&R Direction
© 2022 Belting Bronco Records under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2022 Belting Bronco Records under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.
Adam Grover, MasteringEngineer - Stefan Max, A&R Direction - Eddie Spear, Producer, Mixer, Engineer - Billy Contreras, Fiddle - seth taylor, Acoustic Guitar, Background Vocals - Zach Bryan, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Calvin Knowles, Background Vocals, Electric Bass - Aksel Coe, Drums, Background Vocals - Read Connolly, Pedal Steel Guitar - Colin Bryson, Engineer - Miles Gersh, A&R Direction
© 2022 Belting Bronco Records under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2022 Belting Bronco Records under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.
Adam Grover, MasteringEngineer - Stefan Max, A&R Direction - Eddie Spear, Producer, Mixer, Engineer - Billy Contreras, Fiddle - seth taylor, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Mandolin - Zach Bryan, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Calvin Knowles, Upright Bass - Aksel Coe, Drums - Colin Bryson, Engineer - Miles Gersh, A&R Direction
© 2022 Belting Bronco Records under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2022 Belting Bronco Records under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.
Adam Grover, MasteringEngineer - Stefan Max, A&R Direction - Eddie Spear, Producer, Mixer, Engineer - Billy Contreras, Fiddle - seth taylor, Electric Guitar, Mandolin - Zach Bryan, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Calvin Knowles, Upright Bass - Aksel Coe, Drums - Colin Bryson, Engineer - Miles Gersh, A&R Direction
© 2022 Belting Bronco Records under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2022 Belting Bronco Records under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.
Adam Grover, MasteringEngineer - Stefan Max, A&R Direction - Eddie Spear, Producer, Mixer, Engineer - seth taylor, Banjo, Acoustic Guitar - Zach Bryan, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Calvin Knowles, Upright Bass - Aksel Coe, Drums - Colin Bryson, Engineer - Miles Gersh, A&R Direction
© 2022 Belting Bronco Records under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2022 Belting Bronco Records under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.
Adam Grover, MasteringEngineer - Stefan Max, A&R Direction - Zach Bryan, Producer, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Miles Gersh, A&R Direction
© 2022 Belting Bronco Records under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2022 Belting Bronco Records under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.
Album review
Say this for Zach Bryan: when he landed a major-label deal, he decided to go big. Very, very big, as it turns out. American Heartbreak is a whopping 34 songs, amounting to two hours and two minutes of music -- longer than any album this side of the Clash's Sandinista or Prince's Emancipation. Like those two records, American Heartbreak winds up reflecting its era. Sandinista sprawled with over three LPs, Emancipation filled out three CDs, and American Heartbreak simply spills out, an endless playlist that sounds nearly as coherent on shuffle as in its released sequence. That's not a knock on the album so much as a description: it's a clearinghouse for everything the Red Dirt troubadour has completed, whether it's a rollicking rocker like "Whiskey Fever" or a lazily soulful rendition of the Jimmie Davis standard "You Are My Sunshine." Mostly, Bryan explores an earnest, heartfelt middle ground that feels like he's standing alone with an acoustic guitar even when he's fleshed out with other instruments. Often, Bryan feels like an heir to Evan Felker, the singer/songwriter at the core of Turnpike Troubadours, one of the key Red Dirt Americana bands of the 2010s. He writes directly but not plainly; his words are unfussy and melodies unadorned. On an individual basis, the songs are striking. Collectively, American Heartbreak can be a little hard to digest, especially in one sitting: it's a little too much of a good thing, the sounds all bleeding together in an amiable fashion. Parse the songs out into user-constructed playlists, though -- or take it as a series of 20-minute EPs -- and it's hard not to be impressed with the sturdiness of Bryan's music, how he keeps the dusty literary traditions of Red Dirt troubadours alive without affectation.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 34 track(s)
- Total length: 02:01:27
- Main artists: Zach Bryan
- Label: Warner Records
- Genre: Country
© 2022 Belting Bronco Records under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2022 Belting Bronco Records under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.
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