''The Black Belles'' is the debut studio album by American
rock
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band
the Black Belles
The Black Belles is an American all-female "garage goth" rock band formed in Nashville in 2009. The band consist of Olivia Jean (vocals, guitar, keyboard), Ruby Rogers (bass guitar, backing vocals), and Shelby Lynne (drums, backing vocals). For ...
, released on
Third Man Records
Third Man Records is an eclectic, vinyl-focused independent record label founded and owned by Jack White, Ben Blackwell and Ben Swank. The company operates out of three locations—Nashville, Tennessee, Detroit, Michigan, and Soho, London—with ...
in 2011. The album spawned two singles, "Honky Tonk Horror" and "Wishing Well" (2012).
History
''The Black Belles'' was recorded and produced by
Jack White
John Anthony White (; born July 9, 1975), commonly known as Jack White, is an American musician, best known as the lead singer and guitarist of the duo the White Stripes. White has enjoyed consistent critical and popular success and is widely c ...
over the course of a few months. Bassist Ruby Rogers said about the recording "We did it really fast, and then we recorded it really fast too".
Editions
''The Black Belles'' first edition is a 12-inch ''absinthe coloured vinyl'' album, the pressing limited to 300 copies in this color. There is also an unlimited black vinyl version as well as a CD version.
Track listing
Personnel
*
Olivia Jean
Olivia Jean Markel White (born February 23, 1990) is an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. She is known as the lead singer and guitarist of the all-female " garage goth" rock band the Black Belles.
Early life
Jean was ra ...
– songwriter, vocals, guitar, organ, design
*Ruby Rogers – songwriter
(tracks: 2, 7), bass
*Shelley Lynne – songwriter
(track 4), drums
*Christina "Lil' Boo" Norwood – synth
*Lindsay Jane Hames – songwriter
(track 4)
*
John Anthony Gillis – producer, mixing
*
Vance Powell
Vance Powell is an American six-time Grammy Award winning record producer, engineer and mixer. His credits include Phish, Chris Stapleton, Jack White, Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown, The Raconteurs, The Dead Weather, The White Stripes, Arctic Monke ...
– recording, mixing
*Joshua V. Smith – assistant recording, assistant mixing
*David Swanson – photography
*Jo McCaughey – photography
*Toni O'Neal – photography
*Justin O'Neal – artwork, illustration, layout
*Matthew Jacobson – layout
References
External links
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2011 debut albums
Third Man Records albums
Albums produced by Jack White