''Dying Star'' is the debut studio album by American Country Music singer and songwriter
Ruston Kelly
Ruston Samuel Kelly (born July 31, 1988) is an American singer-songwriter. After landing a publishing deal with BMG Nashville in 2013, he got his first cut with Tim McGraw's song "Nashville Without You", which appeared on McGraw's album '' Two L ...
, released on September 7, 2018 through
Rounder Records. The album was recorded at the
Sonic Ranch
Sonic Ranch, in the border town of Tornillo, Texas, is the world's largest residential recording studio complex. There are five studios designed by Vincent Van Haaff on a pecan orchard, which borders the Rio Grande and Mexico. Located east of ...
in
El Paso, Texas
El Paso (; "the pass") is a city in and the county seat, seat of El Paso County, Texas, El Paso County in the western corner of the U.S. state of Texas. The 2020 population of the city from the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Census Bureau w ...
, and produced by Kelly and
Jarrad Kritzstein
Jarrad Kritzstein, (born September 9, 1987) also known as Jarrad K, is an American record producer, songwriter, filmmaker and actor. He is known for co-writing/producing Ruston Kelly’s debut LP “Dying Star” and Elohim’s self-titled album, ...
.
Track listing
Personnel
*Eli Beaird – bass
*Greg Calibi – mastering
*
Ian Fitchuk – drums, organ, percussion, piano
*Charles Godfrey – engineer
*Matthew Glasbey – assistant
*Jon Green – background vocals
*
Natalie Hemby
Natalie Nicole Hemby Wrucke (born March 24, 1977) is an American country music songwriter and singer. She has written songs for Lee Ann Womack, Eli Young Band, Toby Keith, Miranda Lambert, Sunny Sweeney, Little Big Town, Jon Pardi, Kacey Musgra ...
– background vocals
*
Ruston Kelly
Ruston Samuel Kelly (born July 31, 1988) is an American singer-songwriter. After landing a publishing deal with BMG Nashville in 2013, he got his first cut with Tim McGraw's song "Nashville Without You", which appeared on McGraw's album '' Two L ...
– engineer, acoustic guitar, harmonica, producer, vocals, xylophone
*Tim Kelly – pedal steel
*
Jarrad Kritzstein
Jarrad Kritzstein, (born September 9, 1987) also known as Jarrad K, is an American record producer, songwriter, filmmaker and actor. He is known for co-writing/producing Ruston Kelly’s debut LP “Dying Star” and Elohim’s self-titled album, ...
– engineer, Fender Rhodes, electric guitar, producer, background vocals
*
Kacey Musgraves
Kacey Lee Musgraves (born August 21, 1988) is an American country singer. She has won six Grammy Awards, seven Country Music Association Awards, and three Academy of Country Music Awards. Musgraves self-released three solo albums and one as Texa ...
– background vocals
*Mario Ramirez – assistant
*Kyle Ryan – banjo
*Andrew Scheps – mixing
*Abby Sevigny – background vocals
*Nick Steinhardt – art direction, design
*
Joy Williams – background vocals
*Kate York – background vocals
References
External links
Ruston KellyRuston Kelly at Rounder Records
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2018 debut albums
Rounder Records albums
Albums recorded at Sonic Ranch
Ruston Kelly albums