''Delilah'' is the third studio album and first major label release by American musician
Anderson East. The album was released on July 10, 2015 via
Low Country Sound an imprint of
Elektra.
Background
East stated that he chose the album name from
Delilah
Delilah ( ; , meaning "delicate";Gesenius's ''Hebrew-Chaldee Lexicon'' ar, دليلة, Dalīlah; grc, label= Greek, Δαλιδά, Dalidá) is a woman mentioned in the sixteenth chapter of the Book of Judges in the Hebrew Bible. She is loved ...
, one of the characters in the seventh book of the Bible called ''
Book of Judges
The Book of Judges (, ') is the seventh book of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament. In the narrative of the Hebrew Bible, it covers the time between the conquest described in the Book of Joshua and the establishment of a kingdom ...
,'' which features the famous story of
Samson
Samson (; , '' he, Šīmšōn, label= none'', "man of the sun") was the last of the judges of the ancient Israelites mentioned in the Book of Judges (chapters 13 to 16) and one of the last leaders who "judged" Israel before the institution o ...
and
Delilah
Delilah ( ; , meaning "delicate";Gesenius's ''Hebrew-Chaldee Lexicon'' ar, دليلة, Dalīlah; grc, label= Greek, Δαλιδά, Dalidá) is a woman mentioned in the sixteenth chapter of the Book of Judges in the Hebrew Bible. She is loved ...
. "Samson was like the strongest man alive. God blessed him with this superhuman strength but it all laid in his hair. He’s infatuated with
elilah totally in love with her, told her secrets and that was the crumbling of the strongest man that’s ever lived. That’s kind of the thread through the record: the woman that saved the crumbled man."
The
George Jackson song, "Find 'Em, Fool 'Em and Forget 'Em" came from a visit to the
FAME Studios, located in North Alabama, where the record was recorded.
The album was recorded live there.
East co-wrote the song "Quit You" with singer-songwriter
Chris Stapleton, who
Dave Cobb
Dave Cobb (born July 9, 1974) is an American record producer based in Nashville, Tennessee, best known for producing the work of Chris Stapleton, Brandi Carlile, John Prine, Sturgill Simpson, Jason Isbell, The Highwomen and Rival Sons .
Cob ...
worked with previously, and brought into the studio so the two could meet. They hit it off and wrote the song.
Critical reception
Critical reception was generally positive. Starpulse gave the album four stars.
American Songwriter
''American Songwriter'' is a bimonthly magazine covering songwriting. Established in 1984, it features interviews, songwriting tips, news, reviews and lyric contest. The magazine is based in Nashville, Tennessee.
History
The ''American Songwri ...
gave the album four out of five stars.
Track listing
References
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2015 albums
Elektra Records albums
Albums produced by Dave Cobb