The Storm (ZZ Ward album)

The Storm is the second studio album from American singer-songwriter ZZ Ward, released on Hollywood Records on June 30, 2017. The album reached number 1 on the Billboard Blues Albums chart.

The Storm
Studio album by
ZZ Ward
ReleasedJune 30, 2017
GenreBlues rock, hip hop
Length36:13
LabelHollywood
ZZ Ward chronology
Love and War (EP)
(2015)		 The Storm
(2017)
Singles from The Storm
  1. "Help Me Mama"
  2. "Ride (featuring Gary Clark Jr.)"
  3. "Cannonball"

Production

Ward has said The Storm is influenced by the music of blues artists including Howlin' Wolf, Robert Johnson and Big Mama Thornton.[1] Prior to the album's release, on March 2, 2017, Ward released the single "The Deep", featuring Chicago MC Joey Purp. The track is built around a sample of "As Long As I've Got You" by The Charmels, which is also sampled in "C.R.E.A.M." by Wu-Tang Clan.[2] The track "Ride" featuring Gary Clark, Jr. was originally featured in the 2017 Pixar film Cars 3.[3] Ward performed the song on Dancing with the Stars on April 17, 2017.[4] The music video for the single "Cannonball" was released in July 2017;[5] it features blues singer Fantastic Negrito, with Ward playing harmonica on the song.[6]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)ProducerLength
1."Ghost"Evan Bogart, Trevor Brown, Warren "Oak" Felder, Zaire Koalo, Zsuzsanna WardFelder3:00
2."Cannonball" (featuring Fantastic Negrito)Xavier Dphrepaulezz, WardBlended Babies3:58
3."Help Me Mama"Bogart, Theron Feemster, Priscilla Renea, WardFeemster3:06
4."The Storm"WardFeemster3:13
5."Domino" (featuring Fitz)Feemster, Michael Fitzpatrick, WardFeemster, Fitzpatrick2:50
6."Let It Burn"Bogart, Brown, Felder, Koalo, WardFelder3:08
7."Bag of Bones"WardFeemster3:17
8."She Ain't Me"Ludwig Göransson, WardGöransson2:51
9."If U Stayed"WardFeemster3:33
10."Hold On"Bogart, Brown, Felder, WardFelder3:12
11."Ride" (featuring Gary Clark Jr.)Dave Bassett, Bogart, WardBassett4:05
Total length:36:13

Personnel
  • ZZ Ward – vocals, guitars, harmonica, drum programming, percussion, engineering
  • Trevor Brown – guitars, bass, background vocals
  • Erick Walls – guitars
  • Jonathan Keller – guitars, bass, drum programming, percussion, engineering
  • Theron "Neff U" Feemster – piano, keyboards, guitars, drum programming, string arrangements, engineering
  • Rich Parry – drum programming, percussion, engineering
  • Gary Clark, Jr. – guitars
  • Fantastic Negrito – vocals
  • Michael Fitzpatrick – vocals, keyboards, drum programming, engineering
  • Ludwig Göransson – programming, keyboards, guitars, bass, vocal engineering
  • Bianca McClure – violin
  • Thomas Drayton – bass
  • Zaire Koalo – background vocals
  • Warren "Oak" Felder – programming, engineering, background vocals
  • E. Kidd Bogart – engineering, background vocals
  • Jabari Tawiah – engineering
  • Kyle Mann – engineering
  • Paul Redel – engineering
  • Gavin Paddock – engineering
  • Bobby Holland – engineering
  • Tyler Beans – engineering
  • Rich Costey – mixing
  • Neal Pogue – mixing
  • Dave Bassett – mixing, vocal recording
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering

Chart history
Chart (2016) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[7] 75
US Billboard Rock Albums[8] 12
US Billboard Blues Albums[9] 1
US Billboard Digital Albums[10] 11

References
  1. Laura B. Whitmore, "ZZ Ward Puts a Fresh Spin on Her Classic Blues Influences with 'The Storm'," Guitar World, July 11, 2017.
  2. Myles Tanzer, "ZZ Ward And Joey Purp Pull From A Classic For 'The Deep'", The Fader, March 2, 2017.
  3. Jon Pareles, Jon Caramanica and Giovanni Russonell, "The Playlist: J Balvin Displays His Global Savvy, and St. Vincent Keeps it Local," New York Times, June 30, 2017.
  4. "Cars 3 Soundtrack First Listen: ZZ Ward & Gary Clark Jr's Energetic Track, 'Ride' and Dancing With The Stars Performance", Pixar Post, April 14, 2017.
  5. Kaitlin Reilly, "Video Premiere For ZZ Ward's 'Cannonball'," Refinery29, July 6, 2017.
  6. Leslie Michele Derrough, "ZZ Ward Steps It Up a Notch With 'The Storm'," Glide Magazine, July 3, 2017.
  7. "Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
  8. "Rock Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
  9. "Blues Music: Top Blues Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
  10. "ZZ Ward Digital Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
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