Battle Studies (CD) | Mint (M) Mint (M)

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Label: Columbia – 88697 53087 2
Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Released: Nov 17, 2009
Genre: Rock, Blues, Pop, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Blues Rock, Acoustic, Folk Rock, Pop Rock

1    John Mayer–    Heartbreak Warfare
Keyboards – Jamie Muhoberac
4:30
2    John Mayer–    All We Ever Do Is Say Goodbye
Guitar – Robbie McIntosh
4:35
3    John Mayer With Taylor Swift–    Half Of My Heart
Acoustic Guitar – Waddy Wachtel
4:10
4    John Mayer–    Who Says
Organ [Pump], Celesta – Ian McLagan
2:56
5    John Mayer–    Perfectly Lonely
Organ [Hammond B-3], Electric Piano [Wurlitzer] – Ian McLagan
4:28
6    John Mayer–    Assassin    5:14
7    John Mayer–    Crossroads
Written-By – Robert Johnson
2:29
8    John Mayer–    War Of My Life
Electric Piano [Wurlitzer] – Ian McLagan
4:15
9    John Mayer–    Edge Of Desire
Keyboards – Jamie Muhoberac
Organ [Hammond B-3] – Ian McLagan
5:32
10    John Mayer–    Do You Know Me
Piano – Ian McLagan
2:30
11    John Mayer–    Friends, Lovers Or Nothing
Piano, Organ [Hammond B-3] – Ian McLagan
Saxophone – Bob Reynolds
Trumpet – Bryan Lipps
5:59

Distributed By – Columbia Records
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Sony Music Entertainment
Copyright © – Sony Music Entertainment
Pressed By – Arvato Digital Services Bertelsmann, USA – II90502
Published By – Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
Published By – Specific Harm Music
Published By – MPCA King Of Spades
Recorded At – Battle Studies
Recorded At – Capitol Studios
Recorded At – Avatar Studios
Recorded At – The Village Studios
Mixed At – Electric Lady Studios
Mixed At – Larrabee Sound Studios
Mixed At – Avatar Studios
Mastered At – Sterling Sound
Art Direction, Design – Jeri Heiden, SMOG Design, Inc.
Bass – Pino Palladino (tracks: 1, 3 to 6, 9 to 11)
Consultant [Vocal] – Roger Love
Coordinator [Production] – Ken Helie
Drums, Producer – Steve Jordan
Edited By [Digital Editing] – Martin Pradler
Engineer – Chad Franscoviak
Engineer [Avatar Studios Assistant] – Justin Gerrish
Engineer [Capitol Studios Assistant] – Charlie Paakkari
Engineer [The Village Studios Assistant] – Ghian Wright
Legal – Reid Hunter*, Serling, Rooks, Ferrara, McKoy, & Worob LLP*
Management – Michael McDonald (8), Mick Artist Management*
Management [Business] – Cal Financial Group, Rit Venerus
Mastered By – Greg Calbi
Mixed By – Joe Ferla (tracks: 10), Manny Marroquin (tracks: 3, 5, 7 to 9), Michael H. Brauer (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6, 11)
Mixed By [Assistant] – Christian Plata (tracks: 3, 5, 7 to 9), Erik Madrid (tracks: 3, 5, 7 to 9), Justin Gerrish (tracks: 10), Ryan Gilligan (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6, 11)
Percussion – Steve Jordan (tracks: 5, 6, 8, 10, 11)
Photography By – Albert Watson
Photography By [In-studio Photograph] – Gari Askew*
Producer, Art Direction, Design, Vocals [Uncredited], Guitar [Uncredited] – John Mayer
Production Manager – Chris "Feelie" Gott
Technician [Guitar Tech] – Rene Martinez
Written-By – John Mayer (tracks: 1 to 6, 8 to 11)
Mixed At:
Track 1, 2, 4, 6, 11: Electric Lady Studios
Track 3, 5, 7 to 9: Larrabee Studios
Track 10: Avatar Studios
Barcode (Scanned): 886975308729

It's no secret that John Mayer is a 21st Century Fox, wining and dining women all through tabloid headlines, so it's about time he delivered an album that traded upon his loverman persona -- and Battle Studies is that record in spades. Retaining more than a modicum of the slick, soul-blues undertones of Continuum, Mayer fashions a modern groove album, a record that maintains a smooth seductive vibe so thoroughly it spills into a one-man band cover of "Crossroads." Mayer remains somewhat of a disciple of Slowhand, but he shows an unusual interest in the big AOR stylings of Journeyman, along with Stevie Ray Vaughan's In Step, creating a coolly clean blend of synths and Strats, one that's as much about texture as it is about song.something perfectly appropriate for a make-out album like this. Sometimes, Mayer dips too heavily toward the texture, but he can't resist a good, tight melody and builds the bulk of Battle Studies upon them: the elegant "Half of My Heart," the softly soulful "Perfectly Lonely." Here, Mayer is effortlessly seductive and somewhat irresistible, and it's easy to see why the ladies love cool John. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

• Media Condition: Mint (M)
• Sleeve Condition: Mint (M)
• Format Detail: CD
• Format: CD
• Genre: ROCK
• Format Type: CD
• Released: 11/17/2009