Never Enough [Orange 2 LP]

by Parker McCollum

Overview

Parker McCollum leans hard into his rock roots on Never Enough, the second album he's delivered to a major label. A native of Texas who adopted Austin as his home after high school graduation, McCollum may have traces of George Strait in his Red Dirt blood but they're hard to hear on Never Enough, not when he spends the record playing directly to the rafters. This oversized sense of scale is as apparent on the ballads as it is on the highway anthems; every note, every line is designed to occupy as much space on a wide-open vista as possible. Despite these big gestures, McCollum keeps Never Enough grounded: it's a record filled with booming drums and chiming guitars, a sound given suitable brawn by Jon Randall, a producer best known for his collaborations with Miranda Lambert and Dierks Bentley. Randall gives the album a lean, sinewy style that could be seen as quintessentially Texan if it weren't for the insistent rhythms and McCollum's finely sanded vocal rasp pulling it ever closer to heartland rock. The sturdy hooks and plain-spoken narratives on Never Enough often make it seem like a lost Wallflowers record, a spell somewhat undone by how McCollum can't resist indulging sentimental tales about old men and mothers. Those ballads help keep the singer/songwriter planted in country music, but this record shows that the Texan can't resist the siren call of the wide-open roads of middle America. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	05/12/2023
Label:	Mca / Mca Nashville
UPC:	0602455073297
Rank:	33528

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Parker McCollum   Primary Artist,Vocals
Craig Young   Bass
F. Reid Shippen   Percussion
Chad Cromwell   Drums,Percussion
Jon Randall   Percussion,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Vocals (Background)
Perry Coleman   Vocals (Background)
Jessi Alexander   Vocals (Background)
Jerry Douglas   Dobro
Dan Dugmore   Pedal Steel,Lap Steel Guitar,Guitar (Electric)
Hillary Lindsey   Vocals (Background)
Jedd Hughes   Guitar (Acoustic)
Rob McNelley   Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Bryan Sutton   Mandolin,Guitar (Acoustic)
Jimmy Wallace   Piano,Keyboards,Synthesizer
Shani Gandhi   Vocals (Background)
Kendra Chantelle   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

F. Reid Shippen   Mixing,Engineer,Recording,Programming,Mixing Engineer
Casey Wood   Editing,Engineer,Digital Editing
David Lee Murphy   Composer
Jon Randall   Composer,Engineer,Producer
Liz Rose   Composer
Pete Lyman   Mastering,Mastering Engineer
Ashley Gorley   Composer
Randy Rogers   Composer
Brett Warren   Composer
Brad Warren   Composer
Hillary Lindsey   Composer
Jim Wright   Photography
Wade Bowen   Composer
Lori McKenna   Composer
Brett James   Composer
Craig Allen   Design
Lynn Hutton   Composer
Kyle Manner   Editing,Engineer,Digital Editing
Daniel Bacigalupi   Mastering Assistant,Assistant Mastering Engineer
Brandon Bell   Editing,Engineer,Recording,Digital Editing
Monty Criswell   Composer
Karen Naff   Art Direction
Ryan Beaver   Composer
Mark Holman   Composer
Lee Miller   Composer
Brian Wright   A&R
Sean Sullivan   Engineer
Shani Gandhi   Editing,Engineer,Digital Editing
Alena Moran   Production Coordination
Ethan Barrette   Assistant Engineer
Parker McCollum   Composer
Taylor Phillips   Composer
Sarah Marie Burke   A&R
Kera Jackson   Art Producer
Austin Brown   Assistant Engineer
Will Bundy   Composer
Brandon Towles   Mixing Assistant,Assistant Engineer