''Caretakers'' is a 2019
studio album
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by American rock singer-songwriter
Pete Yorn. It has received mostly favorable reviews from critics, including 4 stars on Allmusic.com and featured the hit radio single “Calm Down”. The video for “Calm Down” had over 10 million views as of this writing.
Critical reception
4 stars All Music Guide, an appealing blend that sets it apart from most other albums in 2019, along with most of Yorn's catalog.
https://www.metacritic.com/music/caretakers/pete-yorn
Track listing
#"Calm Down" (Jackson Phillips, Soko, Pete Yorn)– 2:55
#"I Wanna Be the One" (Yorn)– 3:31
#"Can't Stop You" (Phillips, Yorn) – 3:07
#"Idols (We Don't Ever Have to Say Goodbye)" (Phillips, Yorn)– 2:54
#"Do You Want to Love Again?" (Yorn)– 3:09
#"Caretakers" (Phillips, Yorn)– 3:18
#"Friends" (Yorn)– 4:10
#"ECT" (Phillips, Yorn)– 3:29
#"POV" (Phillips, Yorn)– 3:12
#"Opal" (Yorn)– 2:44
#"A Fire in the Sun" (Phillips, Yorn)– 2:18
#"Try" (Phillips, Yorn)– 2:55
Personnel
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Pete Yorn– acoustic and electric guitars; vocals;
production
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; bass guitar on "Calm Down", “I Wanna Be the One”, "Idols (We Don't Ever Have to Say Goodbye)", “Do You Want To Love Again?”, "ECT", "POV", and "Opal";
synth bass
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on “I Wanna Be the One”; backing vocals on "Idols (We Don't Ever Have to Say Goodbye)" and “Do You Want To Love Again?”; banjo on "Friends" and "Opal"; percussion on "Friends" and "Opal"
*Allen Alcantara–
art direction
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and layout
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Hazel English– vocals on "Calm Down"
*Shawn Everett–
mastering
*Jackson Phillips– production; recording;
mixing; drums and rhythm
programming; backing vocals; electric guitar on "Calm Down", "I Wanna Be the One", “Can’t Stop You”, "Idols (We Don't Ever Have to Say Goodbye)", and “Do You Want to Love Again?”; synth on "Calm Down", “Do You Want to Love Again?”, "Friends", "ECT", "POV", "Opal", "A Fire in the Sun", and "Try"; synth bass on "Calm Down", “Do You Want to Love Again?”, "Caretakers”, "Friends", "Opal", and "A Fire in the Sun"; percussion on "Calm Down", "Idols (We Don't Ever Have to Say Goodbye)", “Do You Want to Love Again?”, and "Try"; acoustic guitar on "Calm Down" and “Can’t Stop You”;
baritone guitar
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on "I Wanna Be the One"; juno synth on "I Wanna Be the One", “Can’t Stop You”, and "Opal"; juno synth bass on “Can’t Stop You”, "Caretakers”, and "ECT";
e-bow
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on “Can’t Stop You” and "Friends"; hi bass on "Idols (We Don't Ever Have to Say Goodbye)"; piano on "Idols (We Don't Ever Have to Say Goodbye)" and "Caretakers"; juno bass on "Idols (We Don't Ever Have to Say Goodbye)", "POV", and "Try"; bass guitar on "A Fire in the Sun"; keyboards on "Try"
*Beth Yorn– cover photograph
References
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2019 albums
Pete Yorn albums
Self-released albums