''Follow the Lights'' (released in the UK as ''Everybody Knows'') is an
EP by
Ryan Adams and The Cardinals released on October 23, 2007. The EP contains three new songs and four live studio recordings, including a cover of the
Alice in Chains' song, "
Down in a Hole
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". It was produced by then-Cardinals member James Candiloro.
The EP includes a re-recorded version of the song "Blue Hotel", which originally appeared on
Willie Nelson
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's ''
Songbird'' album. "This Is It" was previously recorded for ''
Rock n Roll
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'', "If I Am a Stranger" for ''
Cold Roses'' and "Dear John" – which was co-written by Ryan Adams and
Norah Jones – for ''
Jacksonville City Nights
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''.
In its first week, ''Follow the Lights'' sold about 19,000 copies and entered the US
''Billboard'' 200 chart at number 40.
[Katie Hasty]
"Underwood Leads Three Country Debuts Onto Chart"
Billboard.com, October 31, 2007.
In the UK, ''Follow the Lights'' was released as ''Everybody Knows'', with the titular "Everybody Knows" from ''
Easy Tiger
''Easy Tiger'' is the ninth studio album by Ryan Adams, released on June 26, 2007, on the Lost Highway label. Although the album is attributed solely to Adams, ''Easy Tiger'' features The Cardinals as his backing band, with Adams stating: "The o ...
'' included as an extra track. In Germany, the EP is not available individually, but was added as a bonus disc to a
limited edition
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reissue
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Reasons for reissue
New aud ...
of ''Easy Tiger''.
The album cover is a photograph taken by the guitarist
Neal Casal
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.
Track listing
Personnel
*
Ryan Adams — guitars, piano, banjo, vocals
*
Brad Pemberton
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— drums, percussion
*
Chris Feinstein
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— bass guitar
*
Jon Graboff
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Neal Graeme Casal (November 2, 1968 – August 26, 2019)[ ...]
— guitars, vocals, cover photograph
*James Candiloro — piano, keyboards, producer, recording ("Follow the Lights" and "My Love for You is Real"), mixing
*Jason Wormer — recording
*Clifton Aleen — recording assistant
*Brendan Dekora — mixing assistant
*
Bob Ludwig
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— mastering
*
Philip Andelman
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— live photograph
*Andy West — design
References
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Ryan Adams albums
2007 EPs
Lost Highway Records EPs