''The Speed of Now Part 1'' is the eleventh studio album by New Zealand-born Australian

country music Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...

singer

Keith Urban Keith Lionel Urban (born 26 October 1967) is an Australian-American musician, singer, guitarist and songwriter known for his work in country music. Recognized with four Grammy Awards, Urban also received fifteen Academy of Country Music Award ...

. The album was released on 18 September 2020 via Hit Red and

Capitol Records Nashville Capitol Records Nashville is a major United States-based record label located in Nashville, Tennessee operating as part of the Universal Music Group Nashville. From 1991 to 1995, Capitol Nashville was known as Liberty Records, before returning ...

. The album won the Highest Selling Album at the 2021

Queensland Music Awards The Queensland Music Awards (commonly known as QMA and known as the Q Song Awards from 2006 to 2010) are annual awards celebrating Queensland's emerging artists. They commenced in 2006. Each year, the QMA Song of the Year is immortalised in a ...

Track listing

Note

Personnel

Adapted from liner notes. "Out the Cage" *

Jamareo Artis Jamareo "Jam" Artis is an American bass guitarist. He is known for his work as bass guitarist for pop star Bruno Mars and for winning Sean Combs, P. Diddy's MTV Making His Band in 2009. In 2014, Jamareo recorded with Mark Ronson & Bruno Mars on ...

– bass guitar * Breland – featured vocals, choir, background vocals *

Jamie Muhoberac Benjamin Edward "Jamie" Muhoberac is an American session keyboardist with numerous credits. He is best known for his work with Seal and Was (Not Was). Biography Muhoberac has worked with acts including The All-American Rejects, Fleetwood Mac, B ...

– keyboards * Nile Rodgers – electric guitar *Sean Small – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, programming *Sam Sumsor – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, programming *

– acoustic guitar, electric guitar, ganjo, lead vocals "One Too Many" *Nathan Barlowe – gang vocals, handclaps *Daniel Davidson – bass guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, programming *Jerry Flowers – gang vocals, handclaps *Mich Hansen – percussion *Boy Matthews – background vocals *

Pink Pink is the color of a namesake flower that is a pale tint of red. It was first used as a color name in the late 17th century. According to surveys in Europe and the United States, pink is the color most often associated with charm, politeness, ...

– featured vocals *Cleo Tighe – background vocals *Keith Urban – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, lead vocals *Peter Wallevik – keyboards, piano, programming "Live With" *Johnny Fung – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, programming *Evan Hutchings – drums *Zach Kale – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, programming, background vocals *

Jimmie Lee Sloas Jimmie Lee Sloas is an American session musician, producer, and songwriter, who plays bass guitar. History Jimmie Lee Sloas, born in Ashland, Kentucky, grew up in Fairborn, Ohio and Isonville, Kentucky. His father, Dave, was a member of the po ...

– bass guitar *Keith Urban – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, lead vocals, background vocals *Alex Wright – keyboards "Superman" *Nathan Barlowe – keyboards *Ben Berger – bass guitar, keyboards, programming, background vocals * Nathan Chapman – bass guitar *Ryan McMahon – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, programming, background vocals *Ryan Rabin – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, programming, background vocals *Jerry Roe – drums *Keith Urban – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, slide guitar, lead vocals "Change Your Mind" *Matthew Koma – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, banjo, keyboards, drums, background vocals *Wendy Molvion – bass guitar *Keith Urban – electric guitar solo, lead vocals "Forever" * Dave Cohen –

Hammond B-3 organ The Hammond organ is an electric organ invented by Laurens Hammond and John M. Hanert and first manufactured in 1935. Multiple models have been produced, most of which use sliding drawbars to vary sounds. Until 1975, Hammond organs generated ...

Dann Huff Dann Lee Huff (born November 15, 1960) is an American record producer and songwriter. For his work as a producer in the country music genre, he has won several awards, including the ''Musician of the Year'' award in 2001, 2004, and 2016 at the Co ...

– electric guitar, percussion, programming *Jerry Roe – drums *Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar *Russell Terrell – background vocals *Keith Urban – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, lead vocals, background vocals "Say Something" *Jeppe Bilsby – keyboards, programming *Benni Christiansen – bass guitar *Oliver Cliwik – electric guitar *Mich Hansen – percussion *Scott Quinn – background vocals *Keith Urban – 12-string acoustic guitar, electric guitar, lead vocals, background vocals "Soul Food" *Breland – background vocals *Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards *Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar *Sean Small – keyboards, programming *Sam Sumsor – keyboards, programming *Keith Urban – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, lead vocals, background vocals "Ain't It Like a Woman" *Evan Hutchings – drums *

Jaren Johnston Jaren Ray Johnston (born October 4, 1980) is an American country music and rock singer and songwriter. He is a member of the group The Cadillac Three. Career Jaren is a multiple time Grammy nominated songwriter and producer. Johnston was former ...

– background vocals *Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar *Keith Urban – electric guitar, lead vocals, background vocals *Alex Wright – pedal steel guitar, piano "With You" *Nathan Chapman – bass guitar *Nate Cyphert – background vocals *Luke Niccoli – electric guitar, keyboards, programming *Jerry Roe – drums, percussion *Keith Urban – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, ganjo, lead vocals, background vocals "Tumbleweed" *Lewis Burns – didgeridoo *Nathan Chapman – bass guitar *Josh Ditty – programming *Jaren Johnston – electric guitar, percussion, programming, background vocals *Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards, synthesizer *Jerry Roe – drums, percussion *Keith Urban – electric guitar solo, ganjo, lead vocals, background vocals "God Whispered Your Name" *Chris August – keyboards,

Wurlitzer The Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, usually referred to as simply Wurlitzer, is an American company started in Cincinnati in 1853 by German immigrant (Franz) Rudolph Wurlitzer. The company initially imported stringed, woodwind and brass instruments ...

, background vocals *

Matt Chamberlain Matthew Chamberlain (born April 17, 1967) is an American session musician, drummer, producer and songwriter. Biography Life and career Chamberlain was born in San Pedro, California on April 17, 1967. He began learning how to play the drums ...

– drums, percussion *Jamie Muhoberac – synthesizer *

Pino Palladino Giuseppe Henry "Pino" Palladino (born 17 October 1957) is a Welsh musician, songwriter, and record producer. A prolific session bassist, he has played bass for acts such as The Who, the John Mayer Trio, Nine Inch Nails, Gary Numan, Jeff Beck ...

– bass guitar *

Benmont Tench Benjamin Montmorency "Benmont" Tench III (born September 7, 1953) is an American musician and singer, and a founding member of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Early years Tench was born in Gainesville, Florida, the second child of Benjamin ...

– Hammond B-3 organ, piano, Wurlitzer *Keith Urban – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, lead vocals, background vocals "Polaroid" *Nathan Chapman – bass guitar *Dave Cohen – keyboards *

Joey Moi Joey Moi is a Canadian record producer, audio engineer, mixer, songwriter, and musician. He is known for his work with the rock groups Nickelback and My Darkest Days, and country music acts Chris Lane, Dallas Smith, Florida Georgia Line, Jake Ow ...

– programming *Jerry Roe – drums, percussion *

Ilya Toshinsky Bering Strait was a Russian country music band, whose style was sometimes called "redgrass". In 2003, the band was nominated for a Grammy Award and appeared on the TV show ''60 Minutes''. The group disbanded in 2006. The lineup on their first alb ...

– acoustic guitar *Mark Trussell – programming *Keith Urban – banjo, electric guitar, all vocals "Better Than I Am" *Keith Urban – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, all vocals * Eg White – bass guitar, keyboards, piano, drums, programming "We Were" *

Eric Church Kenneth Eric Church (born May 3, 1977) is an American country music singer-songwriter. He has released nine studio albums through Capitol Nashville since 2005. His debut album, 2006's '' Sinners Like Me'', produced three singles on the ''Billboar ...

– duet vocals (track 16 version) *Dave Cohen – keyboards, synthesizer *Dann Huff – electric guitar *Charlie Judge – synthesizer *Jerry Roe – drums, percussion *Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar *Russell Terrell – background vocals *Keith Urban – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, banjo, lead vocals, background vocals

Technical

* Rochel Trlivieng – art director, design * Kera Jackson – art producer * Ally Gecewicz – assistant, editing * Spencer Clarke – assistant, engineer * Nicolas Weilmann – assistant, engineer * Drew Bollman – assistant * Brendan Dekora – assistant * Michelle Freetly – assistant * Zach Kuhlman – assistant * Kam Luchterhand – assistant * Matt Wolach – assistant * Mark Dobson – digital editing, engineer * Scott Cooke – editing * Eiving Nordland – editing * Chris Small – editing * John Hanes – engineer, mixing *

Captain Cuts Captain Cuts is a songwriting, record production and remix team based in Los Angeles. The trio is composed of Ben Berger, Ryan McMahon and Ryan Rabin (son of Trevor), drummer and producer of the band Grouplove. Collectively they have produced and ...

– engineer, producer * Josh Ditty – engineer * Jeff Balding – engineer * Joe Baldridge – engineer *

Ed Cherney Edward Cherney (1950 – October 22, 2019) was an American recording engineer and record producer, based in Los Angeles, California, United States. Over his career, he earned four Grammy awards, one Emmy Award, and five TEC Awards. Cherney was a ...

– engineer * Russel Graham – engineer * Elthon Mendoza – engineer * Marco Sonzini – engineer * Tremaine "Six7" Williams – engineer * Dan McCarroll – executive producer, producer *

Randy Merrill Randy Merrill is an American mastering engineer who has worked with international artists including DAY6, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Maroon 5, Harry Styles, One Direction, Adele, Imagine Dragons, Beck, Liam Gallagher, Jonas Brothers, Muse, Cag ...

– mastering *

– mixing, producer *

Rich Costey Rich may refer to: Common uses * Rich, an entity possessing wealth * Rich, an intense flavor, color, sound, texture, or feeling ** Rich (wine), a descriptor in wine tasting Places United States * Rich, Mississippi, an unincorporated comm ...

– mixing *

Serban Ghenea Șerban Ghenea (born October 13, 1969) is a Grammy award-winning Romanian-Canadian audio engineer and mixer. Early life and education Ghenea was born in Bucharest, Romania in 1969. In 1976 he moved to Montreal with his family. He later attended ...

– mixing * Justin Nielbank – mixing *

Mark "Spike" Stent Mark "Spike" Stent (born 3 August 1965) is an English record producer and mixing engineer who has worked with many international artists including Madonna, Marshmello, U2, Beyoncé, Björk, Depeche Mode, Echo & The Bunnymen, Grimes, Ed She ...

– mixing *

Spike Stent Mark "Spike" Stent (born 3 August 1965) is an English record producer and mixing engineer who has worked with many international artists including Madonna, Marshmello, U2, Beyoncé, Björk, Depeche Mode, Echo & The Bunnymen, Grimes, Ed Sh ...

– mixing * Russ Harrington – photography * Scott Johnson – production coordination

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References

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