Jet Black and Jealous

by Eli Young Band

Overview

Fans of Rascal Flatts and other slick, harmony-heavy country groups will find much to enjoy about the Eli Young Band, whose songs borrow from rock and pop without ever fully entering either camp. The flagship track on this major-label debut is "When It Rains," a holdover from the band's independent release in 2005. Like the other 11 songs on Jet Black & Jealous, the revamped version of "When It Rains" gleams with commercial sheen, from its polished vocals to the crisp mix of banjo, pedal steel, and electric guitar. But there's also a fiery quality to the song, whose twang is balanced by Nashville-gothic lyrics ("It's good to see the world in pain when I take a walk outside") and rock & roll guitars. Moments like that are the best part about Jet Black & Jealous. This isn't country music in the tractor-driving, American flag-waving sense; it's country music with pop production and rock muscle, and the album sounds its strongest whenever it's occupying the three-way intersection between those genres. "Radio" is tailor-made for its titular medium, "Always the Love Songs" borrows an intro from the Wallflowers' "6th Avenue Heartache," and "Throw and Go" is a dark, dangerous rock song dressed up in cowboys' clothing. Jet Black & Jealous thrives on that sort of contrast, and the Eli Young Band's official debut is promising indeed. ~ Andrew Leahey

Product Details

Release Date:	09/16/2008
Label:	Universal South Records
UPC:	0602517814004
Rank:	191226

Tracks

1. When It Rains
2. Always the Love Songs
3. Radio Waves
4. Enough Is Enough
5. Famous
6. Throw and Go
7. Guinevere
8. Get in the Car and Drive
9. Jet Black and Jealous
10. Mystery in the Making
11. How Should I Know
12. Home

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Eli Young Band   Primary Artist
Mike Eli   Guitar,Vocals
Chris Carmichael   Strings
James Young   Guitar
Russ Pahl   Pedal Steel
Mike Wrucke   Banjo,Guitar,Pedal Steel,Vocals (Background)
Rick Brantley   Harmonica
Chris Thompson   Drums
Jon Jones   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Erik Herbst   Guitar (Baritone)
Michael Webb   Organ (Hammond)
Blu Sanders   Guitar (Acoustic),Vocals (Background)
Tommy Young   Organ (Hammond)
Fred Eltringham   Percussion
Vince Barnhart   Vocals (Background)
James "Jockey" Young   Guitar,Mandolin,Harmonica

Technical Credits

Kelly Archer   Composer
Stephen Marcussen   Mastering
Paul Sanchez   Composer
Natalie Hemby   Composer
Keith Gattis   Composer
Eli Young Band   Composer
Mike Eli   Composer
James Young   Composer,Composer
David Lee Murphy   Composer
Mike Wrucke   Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Audio Production
Erik Herbst   Engineer,Producer
George Ducas   Composer
Frank Liddell   Executive Producer
Justin Weaver   Composer
Blu Sanders   Composer
Eric Tonkin   Assistant,Mixing Assistant
Scooter Carusoe   Composer
Natalie Moore   Art Direction
Gina Ketchum   Make-Up,Stylist,Hair Stylist
Susannah Parrish   Design,Art Direction
Kristin Barlowe   Photography
Brittany Hamlin   Project Coordinator
Bob Ingison   Mixing Assistant