Signs (Tedeschi Trucks Band album)

Signs is the fourth studio album by American blues rock group Tedeschi Trucks Band. The album was released on February 15, 2019, by Fantasy Records,[1][2] on the same day that Kofi Burbridge, the band keyboardist, died.[3]

Signs
Studio album by Tedeschi Trucks Band
Released	February 15, 2019
Recorded	2018
Genre	Blues rock
Length	46:28
Label	Fantasy Records
Producer	Derek Trucks, Jim Scott, Bobby Tis
Tedeschi Trucks Band chronology
Live from the Fox Oakland (2017) Signs (2019)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	79/100[4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
American Songwriter	[6]
Slant Magazine	[7]

Signs received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 79, which indicates "generally favorable reviews", based on 6 reviews.[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Signs, High Times"	Mike Mattison, Derek Trucks, Susan Tedeschi, Kofi Burbridge, Tim Lefebvre	3:51
2.	"I'm Gonna Be There"	Trucks, Tedeschi, Anthony Cole, Doyle Bramhall II	5:48
3.	"When Will I Begin"	Tedeschi	4:17
4.	"Walk Through This Life"	Warren Haynes, Lefebvre, Tedeschi, Trucks	4:46
5.	"Strengthen What Remains"	Mattison	2:36
6.	"Still Your Mind"	Burbridge, Trucks	4:57
7.	"Hard Case"	Mattison, Tedeschi, Trucks	3:22
8.	"Shame"	Mattison, Lefebvre, Tedeschi, Trucks	4:55
9.	"All The World"	Bramhall, Tedeschi, Trucks	3:21
10.	"They Don't Shine"	Mattison, Kristina Train	3:33
11.	"The Ending"	Tedeschi, Trucks, Oliver Wood	5:02
Total length:			46:28

Japan bonus track[8]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"High & Mighty"	Bramhall, Trucks	4:33
Total length:			51:07

Personnel

• Tim Lefebvre - bass guitar; double bass (5), acoustic guitar (6), baritone guitar (7)
• J.J. Johnson - drums, percussion
• Tyler Greenwell - drums, percussion
• Kofi Burbridge - keyboards; flute (5)
• Susan Tedeschi - lead vocals; lead and rhythm guitars (3, 4, 7, 10)
• Derek Trucks - lead and rhythm guitars; drums and lead vocals (4)
• Kebbi Williams - saxophone
• Elizabeth Lea - trombone
• Ephraim Owens - trumpet
• Mark Rivers, Mike Mattison, Alecia Chakour- vocals

Additional musicians

• Marc Quinones - congas, percussion (1, 2, 8)
• Doyle Bramhall II - additional guitar and vocals (2, 5)
• Alexei Romanenko - cello (2, 3, 5, 9)
• Jorge Peña - viola (2, 3, 5, 9)
• Grabriela Peña-Kim, Jonathan Kuo - violin (2, 3, 5, 9)
• Warren Haynes - vocals (4)
• Oliver Wood - acoustic guitar (11)

Charts

Chart (2019)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[9]	63
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10]	155
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[11]	171
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[12]	96
French Albums (SNEP)[13]	182
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[14]	20
Scottish Albums (OCC)[15]	23
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[16]	20
UK Americana Albums (OCC)[17]	1
US Billboard 200[18]	28
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[19]	2
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[20]	3
US Top Blues Albums (Billboard)[21]	1

References

1. Ferris, Jedd (2019-01-09). "Tedeschi Trucks Band Detail New Album 'Signs'". Rollingstone.com. Retrieved 2019-05-26.
2. "Signs by Tedeschi Trucks Band on Apple Music". Music.apple.com. Retrieved 2019-05-26.
3. "In Memoriam: Kofi Burbridge, 1961–2019". Jambands.com. February 16, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
4. "Signs by Tedeschi Trucks Band Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 2019-05-26.
5. Thom Jurek. "Signs - Tedeschi Trucks Band". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-05-26.
6. Horowitz, Hal (2019-02-14). "Tedeschi Trucks Band: Signs". Americansongwriter.com. Retrieved 2019-05-26.
7. Pryor Stroud (2019-02-09). "Review: Tedeschi Trucks Band's Signs Points to Better Times Ahead". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 2019-05-26.
8. "サインズ[SHM-CD][CD]" (in Japanese). Universal Music Japan. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
9. "Austriancharts.at – Tedeschi Trucks Band – Signs" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
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13. "Lescharts.com – Tedeschi Trucks Band – Signs". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
14. "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
15. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
16. "Swisscharts.com – Tedeschi Trucks Band – Signs". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
17. "Official Americana Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
18. "Tedeschi Trucks Band Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
19. "Tedeschi Trucks Band Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
20. "Tedeschi Trucks Band Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
21. "Tedeschi Trucks Band Chart History (Top Blues Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 26, 2019.