All or Nothin' is the second studio album by American outlaw country singer Nikki Lane. It was released on May 6, 2014 on New West Records.

Background and recording

Lane recorded the album with producer

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, the frontman of

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, at his studio "Easy Eye Sound" in

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. Auerbach and Lane perform together on the album, in the duet "Love's on Fire". Lane co-wrote all 12 of the album's tracks and producer Auerbach co-wrote 5.

Critical reception

According to

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, ''All or Nothin'' has a score of 79 out of 100, indicating generally favorable reviews from critics. Thom Jurek reviewed the album for ''AllMusic'' and gave it 3.5 stars out of 5, writing that "Lane's songs and delivery are strong throughout All or Nothin" and that on the album, "her vocals and arrangements co-exist to wed past to present both simultaneously and effortlessly." Chris Richards, writing for the ''Washington Post'', compared the album's sound to

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, and

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. Jurek compared the album's song "Good Man" to the music of

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, who Lane has acknowledged is one of her major influences. Holly Gleason compared ''All or Nothin'' to the music of

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and

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Track listing

Source:

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Personnel

* Ricardo Alessio - illustrations * Dan Auerbach - producer, vocals (track 6) *

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- mixing * Gary Briggs - A&R *

Ralph Carney Ralph Carney (January 23, 1956 – December 17, 2017) was an American multi-instrumentalist, singer and composer. While his primary instruments were various saxophones and clarinets, Carney also collected and played many instruments, often un ...

- horn * Glynis Carpenter - cover photo * Spencer Cullun Jr. - pedal steel * Collin Dupuis - engineer * Bobby Emmett - keyboards * Caroline "Chuck" H. Grant - back cover photo * Joshua Hedley - fiddle * Patrick Keeler - drums * Carey Kotsionis - background vocals * Nikki Lane - vocals, background vocals, guitar * Brian Lucey - mastering * The McCrary Sisters - background vocals * Paul Moore - design * Aaron Oliva - bass * Russ Pahl - pedal steel * Dave Roe - bass * Danny Tomczak - studio assistant *

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- guitar

References

{{Authority control New West Records albums 2014 albums Albums produced by Dan Auerbach Nikki Lane albums Albums recorded at Easy Eye Sound (studio)