''Know'' (stylized as ''Know.'') is the sixth

studio album An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early ...

by American singer-songwriter

Jason Mraz Jason Thomas Mraz (; born June 23, 1977) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. He rose to prominence with the release of his debut studio album, ''Waiting for My Rocket to Come'' (2002), which spawned the single " The Remedy (I Won't ...

. The album was released on August 10, 2018 by

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. The album's lead single "Have It All" was released on April 27, 2018, accompanied by a video filmed with performing arts students from his hometown of Richmond. The video for the third track released on July 6, 2018, "Might as Well Dance", features footage shot at Mraz's wedding. The album is a further collaboration between Jason Mraz and the members of indie-rock-folk band Raining Jane: Mai Bloomfield, Becky Gebhardt, Chaska Potter and Mona Tavakoli, with whom Mraz has been working since 2007, and who were his backing band on his previous album '' Yes!''. The band returns to back him on ''Know.'' and helped in writing a number of songs as well. Commercially, the album achieved success, reaching the top ten tier of the U.S.

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chart.

Commercial performance

In the

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, ''Know'' debuted at number nine on the US ''Billboard'' 200 with 33,000 album-equivalent units, which included 26,000 pure album sales. It serves as

's fifth top-ten album in the country.

Track listing

Notes * signifies an additional producer

Personnel

– vocals, acoustic guitar *Andrew Wells – production, engineering, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, piano, organ, percussion *Rob Humphreys – drums, percussion *Sean Hurley – bass *Eric Ruscinski – piano, organ, acoustic guitar *Drew Taubenfeld – pedal steel, acoustic guitar *

Tony Maserati Tony Maserati is an American record producer and audio engineer specializing in mixing. He was involved in the development of the New York R&B and hip-hop scene in the 1990s, working with Mary J. Blige, Notorious B.I.G., Puff Daddy, and Queen ...

– mixing *Andre de Santanna – production, engineering, bass *Leo Costa – drums, percussion *Molly Miller – electric guitar *Daniel Mandelman – piano, organ, wurlitzer *Pedro Collini - percussion *Carlos Sosa - saxophone *Raul Vallejo - trombone *Fernado Castillo - trumpet *Todd Spadafore - organ Raining Jane *Mai Bloomfield – vocals *Becky Gebhardt – writing *Chaska Potter – vocals *Mona Tavakoli – vocals

Charts

Release history

References

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