''Body Language'' is the twelfth studio album by American

country music Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...

singer Blake Shelton. The album was released on May 21, 2021, by

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and Ten Point Productions.

Commercial performance

''Body Language'' debuted at number eighteen on the ''Billboard'' 200 with 24,000 units (15,000 pure). The same week, Shelton earned his 17th top 10 on ''Billboard''s

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chart.

Track listing

Personnel

Musicians * Blake Shelton – lead vocals * Bryan Sutton – acoustic guitar (1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12), banjo (6, 10), ukulele (10) *

Gordon Mote Gordon James Mote (born October 25, 1970) is an American Christian country/ southern gospel singer, piano virtuoso, and worship leader. He was born blind. He has released eight studio albums. His album ''Don't Let Me Miss the Glory'' (2007) was ...

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(1, 3, 6, 10), piano (1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12), synthesizer (6, 10, 12) * Kara Britz – backing vocals (1) * Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar (1–5, 7–9, 11) * Nir Z. – programming (all tracks), drums (1–11), percussion (2–5, 7–9, 11, 12) *

Tom Bukovac Tom Bukovac is an American session musician and producer. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and raised in nearby Willowick, Ohio. He has been a Nashville-based musician since 1992. He previously owned 2nd Gear, a used music consignment shop in Sou ...

– electric guitar (1–5, 7–9, 11) * Troy Lancaster – electric guitar * Russ Pahl –

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(1–5, 7–9, 11) * Blake Bollinger – programming (1, 2, 4, 7, 8), synthesizer (1, 2, 4, 7–9) * Justin Niebank – programming (1–5, 7–11) * Nicholas "Blaze" Baum – acoustic guitar, electric guitar (2) *

Gwen Stefani Gwen Renée Stefani (; born October 3, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, fashion designer and actress. She is a co-founder, lead vocalist, and the primary songwriter of the band No Doubt, whose singles include "Just a Girl", "Spiderwebs ...

– duet vocals (3) * Zach Swon – acoustic guitar, backing vocals, electric guitar, keyboards (2) * Colton Swon – backing vocals (2) * Perry Coleman – backing vocals (2, 4–12) * Ilya Toshinsky – acoustic guitar (3, 5, 7, 9, 11), banjo (3) * Rob McNelley – electric guitar (5, 6, 8–12) *

Glenn Worf Glenn Worf is an American bassist known mainly for his work as a session musician. He has recorded with many major country music acts and also tours with Mark Knopfler. Early life and education Worf was born in Dayton, Ohio, and grew up in Madis ...

– bass guitar (6, 10, 12) * Paul Franklin –

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(6), pedal steel guitar (10, 12) *

Jenee Fleenor Jenee Fleenor is an American musician. A singer-songwriter, she plays the fiddle, mandolin and acoustic guitar and has performed with various musicians and bands. In 2019, she became the first woman to be nominated and to win the Country Music ...

– fiddle (6, 10) Technical *

Scott Hendricks Scott Hendricks (born July 26, 1956) is an American record producer who has produced over 30 country music artists. His productions have garnered 121 Top 10s, and 78 Number One hits. Between 1995 and 1997, he was President and Chief Executive Off ...

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, digital editor, additional engineer * Andrew Mendelson –

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* Justin Niebank –

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audio engineer An audio engineer (also known as a sound engineer or recording engineer) helps to produce a recording or a live performance, balancing and adjusting sound sources using equalization, dynamics processing and audio effects, mixing, reproduction, ...

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* Scott Johnson – assistant production * Brian David Willis – digital editor * Drew Bollman – assistant engineer * Josh Ditty – assistant engineer * Charlie Marshall – assistant engineer (3) * Kam Luchterhand – assistant engineer (3) * Tate McDowell – assistant engineer (3)

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

{{Blake Shelton 2021 albums Blake Shelton albums Warner Records albums Albums produced by Scott Hendricks