''Rich Man'' is the fourth solo studio album by guitarist

Doyle Bramhall II Doyle Bramhall II (born December 24, 1968) is an American guitarist, producer and songwriter best known for his work with Eric Clapton and Roger Waters. He is the son of the songwriter and drummer Doyle Bramhall. Early life Bramhall was born ...

, his first since

2001 The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a Participants in ...

and his first since the breakup of his backing band Smokestack It was released worldwide on September 30, 2016 on

Concord Records Concord Records is an American record label owned by Concord and based in Los Angeles, California. Concord Records was launched in 1995 as an imprint designed to reach beyond the company's foundational Concord Jazz label. The label's artists have ...

. Bramhall wrote many of the album's songs as a tribute to his late father who died in 2011.

Track listing

# "Mama Can't Help You (Believe It)" # "November" # "The Veil" # "My People" # "New Faith" (featuring

Norah Jones Norah Jones (born Geethali Norah Jones Shankar; March 30, 1979) is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. She has won several awards for her music and as of 2012, has sold more than 50 million records worldwide. ''Billboard'' named her the ...

) # "Keep You Dreamin'" # "Hands Up" # "Rich Man" # "Harmony" # "Cries of Ages" # "Saharan Crossing" # "The Samanas" # "

Hear My Train A Comin' "Hear My Train A Comin'" (alternatively titled "Get My Heart Back Together") is a blues-based song written by Jimi Hendrix. Lyrically, it was inspired by earlier American spirituals and blues songs which use a train metaphor to represent salvati ...

Personnel

- acoustic guitar (1, 5, 8, 9, 11), electric guitar (1-4, 6, 7, 10, 12), 12 string guitar (4, 13), steel drum (6), drums (8), hi-hat (6), percussion (11), handclaps (5), bass guitar (3), baritone guitar (2, 4), vocals *Cian Riordan - organ (1), percussion (7, 11) *

Woody Jackson Woodrow Wilson Jackson III (born June 10, 1970) is an American composer and session musician. He is best known for his work with Rockstar Games, composing scores for its video games ''Red Dead Redemption'', ''L.A. Noire'', ''Grand Theft Auto V' ...

- electric guitar (1), upright bass (7), L'outer (8), bass guitar (12) *Chris Bruce - electric guitar (1, 3, 6), bass guitar (6, 12) *

Tim Lefebvre Tim Lefebvre (born February 4, 1968) is an American bass guitarist. Both as a session musician and band member, he has worked with a wide range of musicians, including David Bowie, The Black Crowes, Elvis Costello, Sting, Empire of the Sun, The S ...

- bass guitar (1) *

James Gadson James Gadson ( James Edward Gadson; born June 17, 1939) is an American drummer and session musician. Beginning his career in the late 1960s, Gadson has since become one of the most-recorded drummers in the history of R&B. He is also a singer and ...

- drums (1) *Davey Chegwidden - percussion (1), timpani (12) *Christina Courtin - violin (1, 2, 3, 8, 9), viola (1) *Glenn Patscha - Hammond B3 (2, 3, 9), chord organ (2) *

Sebastian Steinberg Sebastian Steinberg (born February 20, 1959) is an American bass player, best known for his work in the band Soul Coughing. Biography Steinberg played with Soul Coughing throughout the band's entire history, from 1992 to 2000. In 2001, Steinberg ...

- bass guitar (2, 8) *

Carla Azar Carla Azar is an American drummer from Huntsville, Alabama and member of the band Autolux. She also plays guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, and sings. Azar played drums on Jack White's albums '' Blunderbuss'', ''Lazaretto'', and '' Boarding Hous ...

- drums (2, 8, 12), percussion (2) *Adam Minkoff - vibraphone (2, 9, 10), Moog bass (3), electric guitar (9, 10, 13), 12 string guitar (4), Hammond B3 (10), upright bass (5), clavinet (6), waterphone (13), handclaps (5), vocals (4-6, 9, 10) *Michael Eaton - tenor saxophone (2), flute (2) *David Luther - alto saxophone (2) *Dan Brantigan - trumpet (2) *Miranda Sielaff - viola (2, 3, 8, 9) *Caitlin Sullivan - cello (2, 3, 8, 9) *Alecia Chakour - vocals (2, 8) *Abby Ahmad - vocals (2) *Elizabeth Ziman - vocals (2) *Abe Rounds - drums (3, 6, 7, 12), percussion, timpani (12) *

Jay Bellerose Jay Bellerose is an American drummer and percussionist known primarily for his session and live performance work. He has contributed to the work of many well-known artists. Biography Bellerose was born in Maine. A jazz enthusiast, he attended ...

- drums (3), percussion (3) *

Paul Stacey Paul Stacey (born 27 September 1963) is a British guitarist and producer, best known for his work with Oasis, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds and the Black Crowes. Biography Stacey's early work included the 1990s band, the Lemon Trees (with ...

- 12 string guitar *

Ted Pecchio Ted Pecchio is an American bassist and currently a member of Doyle Bramhall II’s touring group. Prior to that he played with Colonel Bruce Hampton and the Codetalkers and Susan Tedeschi. Pecchio was born in Youngstown, Ohio and is the son of D ...

- bass guitar (4, 9, 10, 13) *Anthony Cole - drums (4, 9, 10, 13), vocals (4, 6, 10) *Devdutt Joshi - harmonium (4) *Ustad Surjeet Singh - sarangi (4) *KZ Jones - vocals (4) *Brittany Anjou - vocals (4) *Ryan Scott - vocals (4) *

- vocals (5), handclaps (5) *Jon Cowherd - pump organ (5) *Sean Dixon - drums (5), percussion (5) *

Keefus Ciancia Keith Ciancia, better known as Keefus Green or Keefus Ciancia is an American musician, composer and music producer. He has won an Ivor Novello Award and been nominated for an Emmy. Along with his long time creative collaborator, T Bone Burnett, ...

- keyboards (6) *

Kofi Burbridge Kofi Burbridge (September 22, 1961 – February 15, 2019) was an American keyboardist and flautist of the blues and blues rock group Tedeschi Trucks Band. Burbridge was a classically trained multi-instrumentalist who provided keyboards, organ, ...

- Hammond B3 (7) *Binky Griptite - guitar (8), vocals (8) *Joe Crispiano - guitar (8) *Mila Stribling - vocals (8) *

Yuval Ron Yuval Ron ( he, יובל רון) is a world music artist, composer, educator, peace activist, and record producer. Notable compositions include music for the Oscar-winning short film ''West Bank Story'' (2007), as well as site-specific commission ...

- oud (11), percussion (11) *Michael Harris - tape echo (12) Produced by

Co-produced by Woody Jackson, Andy Taub, Adam Minkoff, and Michael Harris
Engineered by Michael Harris at Vox Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA
and Andy Taub at Brooklyn Recording Studios, Brooklyn, NY Mixed by Cian Riordan at Barefoot Recording, Hollywood, CA "Saharan Crossing" engineered by Cian Riordan Additional co-production on "My People" by Paul Stacey at Paul Stacey Studios, London, UK
Additional engineering: Woody Jackson, Cian Riordan, Paul Stacey, Justin Stanley, Alex Killpartrick, Adam Tilzer, Ted Pecchio, Aurélien Jubault, and Dan Brantigan All string and horn arrangements by Adam Minkoff except "Mama Can't Help You" string arrangement by Paul Stacey Mastered by Brian Lucey at Magic Garden Mastering, Los Angeles, CA

Charts

References

{{Authority control Doyle Bramhall II albums 2016 albums Concord Records albums Albums recorded at Electro-Vox Recording Studios