Name: Gold-Diggers Sound by Leon Bridges
Brand: Leon Bridges
SKU: 886449157990
Price: 9.9 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 3.5 (77 reviews)

ALBUM

With his 2015 debut Coming Home, Texas musician Leon Bridges injected a cool modern style into classic ’50s and early ’60s soul, making like a brand-new Sam Cooke (right down to the pleated high-waisted trousers and sweater-knit polos). But like Kacey Musgraves, who he has duetted with, Bridges is using his third album as a sort of reinvention—not so much a makeover as an opportunity to spread his wings wider. This time around, he's delving into the smoothest of R&B, and there's little that's retro about it. "Magnolias" employs a trap beat and bright horns to bolster silky vocals from Bridges and guest Ink. She also picks up the female half of a conversation about a relationship on the swamp-sultry "Don't Worry," singing "It wasn't just one time/ Baby, I been living with your lies too long" as a response to Bridges' "Shut you out, you know I tried/ Said I got over you but I lied." Bridges shares the studio with a host of interesting musicians, including pianist Robert Glasper on opener "Born Again,"—a real mood of a song—and Terrace Martin on saxophone for a few tracks, including the excellent "Sweeter." Bridges outlines a harsh reality on that gorgeous and painful song: "Hoping for a life more sweeter/ Instead I'm just a story repeating/ Why do I fear with skin dark as night? ... Did the words of the King disappear in the air like a butterfly?" It's a beautiful, contemplative punch to the gut. Elsewhere, there's a jazzy Earth, Wind & Fire flavor to the sexy "Steam" and Afrobeat rhythms fuel the dreamy and sensual "Motorbike"—which proves that Bridges can illustrate longing with the best of the big-time lovermen. (So do "Details" and "WDYTM," aka "Why Don't You Touch Me," casting Bridges as John Legend with more edge.) Even the 42-second sax-and-brass interlude "Gold-Diggers (Junior's Fanfare)" feels carefully considered, like a palate cleanser from all the vocal richness. © Shelly Ridenour/Qobuz

1. Born Again

by Leon Bridges, Robert Glasper

Bass: Robert Glasper; Performer
Primary Artist: Robert Glasper
Leon Bridges; Main Performer
Lyricist: Daniel Stanfill
Todd Bridges
Eric Frederic
Robert Glasper; Composer
Engineer: Brian Dimao
Josh Block
Andy Taub; Production
French Horn: Nate Mercereau; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Daddy Kev; Production
Composer: Robert Glasper
Daniel Stanfill
Todd Bridges
Eric Frederic; Composer
Guitar: Nate Mercereau; Performer
Horn: Lemar Guillary; Performer
Performer: Leon Bridges
Robert Glasper
Leon Bridges & Robert Glasper; Performer
Saxophone: Terrace Martin; Performer
Synthesizer: Nate Mercereau; Performer
Trumpet: Keyon Harrold; Performer
Mixing Engineer: Jon Castelli
Josh Deguzman; Production
Producer: Ricky Reed
Robert Glasper
Nate Mercereau
Josh Block; Production

2. Motorbike

by Leon Bridges

Composer: Dan Wilson
Todd Bridges
Eric Frederic
Nate Mercereau
Paris Strother; Composer
Bass: Nate Mercereau; Performer
Drums: Nate Mercereau; Performer
Guitar: Nate Mercereau; Performer
Performer: Leon Bridges; Performer
Piano: Paris Strother
Nate Mercereau; Performer
Synthesizer: Nate Mercereau
Paris Strother; Performer
Lyricist: Paris Strother
Nate Mercereau
Todd Bridges
Eric Frederic
Dan Wilson; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Jonathan Thompson
James Kirk; Production
Engineer: Bill Malina
Ethan Shumaker; Production
Mastering Engineer: Daddy Kev; Production
Mixing Engineer: Josh Deguzman
Jon Castelli; Production
Programmer: Ricky Reed; Production
Primary Artist: Leon Bridges; Main Performer
Producer: Nate Mercereau
Ricky Reed; Production

3. Steam

by Leon Bridges

Composer: Jordan Blackmon
Eric Frederic
Atia Boggs
Antoine Katz
Trevor Lawrence
Justin Tranter
Nate Mercereau
Todd Bridges; Composer
Bass: Antoine Katz
Nate Mercereau; Performer
Guitar: Nate Mercereau; Performer
Percussion: Nate Mercereau; Performer
Performer: Leon Bridges; Performer
Synthesizer: Nate Mercereau; Performer
Vocals: Atia "ink" Boggs
Amber Strother; Performer
Lyricist: Jordan Blackmon
Atia Boggs
Eric Frederic
Todd Bridges
Nate Mercereau
Justin Tranter
Trevor Lawrence
Antoine Katz; Composer
Assistant Engineer: James Kirk
Jonathan Thompson; Production
Engineer: Bill Malina
Ethan Shumaker; Production
Mastering Engineer: Daddy Kev; Production
Mixing Engineer: Josh Deguzman
Jon Castelli; Production
Unknown Contributor Role: Jordan Blackmon; Other
Primary Artist: Leon Bridges; Main Performer
Producer: Ricky Reed
Nate Mercereau
Steve Wyreman; Production

4. Why Don't You Touch Me

by Leon Bridges

Primary Artist: Leon Bridges; Main Performer
Bass: Nate Mercereau; Performer
Guitar: Steve Wyreman; Performer
Keyboard: Mike Blankenship
Nate Mercereau; Performer
Performer: Leon Bridges; Performer
Composer: Kim "kaydence" Krysiuk
Eric Frederic
Jeff Baranowski
Luke Milano
Todd Bridges; Composer
Lyricist: Jeff Baranowski
Luke Milano
Todd Bridges
Kim "kaydence" Krysiuk
Eric Frederic; Composer
Engineer: Josh Block
Luke Milano; Production
Mastering Engineer: Daddy Kev; Production
Mixing Engineer: Josh Deguzman
Jon Castelli; Production
Producer: Nate Mercereau
Ricky Reed
9am
Josh Block
Mike Blankenship
King Garbage; Production
Programmer: Ricky Reed
9am; Production

5. Magnolias

by Leon Bridges

Alto Saxophone: Josh Johnson; Performer
Composer: Todd Bridges
Steve Wyreman
Steven Cheung
Eric Frederic
Atia Boggs
Nate Mercereau
Rome Castille
Michael Neil; Composer
Bass: Zach Cooper; Performer
Drums: Ricky Reed; Performer
Lyricist: Eric Frederic
Rome Castille
Atia Boggs
Steven Cheung
Todd Bridges
Steve Wyreman
Michael Neil
Nate Mercereau; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Jonathan Thompson
James Kirk; Production
Engineer: Bill Malina
Ethan Shumaker; Production
Flugelhorn: Cameron Johnson; Performer
Guitar: Nate Mercereau
Steve Wyreman; Performer
Performer: Leon Bridges; Performer
Piano: Nate Mercereau; Performer
Trombone: Lemar Guillary; Performer
Trumpet: Cameron Johnson; Performer
Vocals: Atia "ink" Boggs; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Daddy Kev; Production
Mixing Engineer: Ricky Reed; Production
Programmer: Ricky Reed; Production
Unknown Contributor Role: Lemar Guillary; Other
Primary Artist: Leon Bridges; Main Performer
Producer: Ricky Reed
Nate Mercereau
Steve Wyreman; Production

6. Gold-Diggers (Junior's Fanfare)

by Leon Bridges

Primary Artist: Leon Bridges; Main Performer
Performer: Leon Bridges; Performer
Saxophone: Terrace Martin; Performer
Trombone: Lemar Guillary; Performer
Trumpet: Keyon Harrold; Performer
Composer: Lemar Guillary; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Jonathan Thompson
James Kirk; Production
Engineer: Ethan Shumaker
Bill Malina; Production
Mastering Engineer: Daddy Kev; Production
Mixing Engineer: Ricky Reed; Production
Producer: Nate Mercereau
Ricky Reed
Lemar Guillary; Production

7. Details

by Leon Bridges

Alto Saxophone: Josh Johnson; Performer
Bass: Zach Cooper; Performer
Drums: Ricky Reed
Nate Mercereau; Performer
Flugelhorn: Cameron Johnson; Performer
Guitar: Nate Mercereau; Performer
Performer: Leon Bridges; Performer
Composer: Todd Bridges
Amber Strother
Nate Mercereau
Eric Frederic; Composer
Lyricist: Eric Frederic
Amber Strother
Todd Bridges
Nate Mercereau; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Jonathan Thompson
James Kirk; Production
Engineer: Bill Malina
Ethan Shumaker; Production
Mastering Engineer: Daddy Kev; Production
Piano: Nate Mercereau; Performer
Sitar: Steve Wyreman; Performer
Synthesizer: Paris Strother; Performer
Trombone: Lemar Guillary; Performer
Trumpet: Cameron Johnson; Performer
Mixing Engineer: Ricky Reed; Production
Programmer: Ricky Reed
Nate Mercereau; Production
Primary Artist: Leon Bridges; Main Performer
Producer: King Garbage
Nate Mercereau
Ricky Reed
Steve Wyreman; Production

8. Sho Nuff

by Leon Bridges

Bass: Nate Mercereau; Performer
Composer: Steve Wyreman
Ian Fitchuk
Eric Frederic
Austin Jenkins
Atia Boggs
Nate Mercereau
Todd Bridges
Rome Castille
Daniel Tashian; Composer
Drums: Ricky Reed; Performer
Lyricist: Steve Wyreman
Todd Bridges
Nate Mercereau
Daniel Tashian
Rome Castille
Atia Boggs
Austin Jenkins
Eric Frederic
Ian Fitchuk; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Jonathan Thompson
James Kirk; Production
Engineer: Bill Malina
Ethan Shumaker; Production
Guitar: Nate Mercereau
Steve Wyreman; Performer
Organ: Steve Wyreman; Performer
Performer: Leon Bridges; Performer
Vocals: Amber Strother
Atia "ink" Boggs; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Daddy Kev; Production
Mixing Engineer: Ricky Reed; Production
Primary Artist: Leon Bridges; Main Performer
Producer: Ricky Reed
Nate Mercereau
Steve Wyreman; Production

9. Sweeter (feat. Terrace Martin)

by Leon Bridges, Terrace Martin

Featured Artist: Terrace Martin; Main Performer
Composer: Eric Frederic
Rome Castille
Vic Dimotsis
Zach Cooper
Nate Mercereau
Dan Wilson
Terrace Martin
Todd Bridges; Composer
Bass: Nate Mercereau; Performer
Drum Machine: Ricky Reed; Performer
Lyricist: Vic Dimotsis
Todd Bridges
Eric Frederic
Dan Wilson
Terrace Martin
Nate Mercereau
Zach Cooper
Rome Castille; Composer
Guitar: Nate Mercereau; Performer
Performer: Leon Bridges
Terrace Martin
Leon Bridges Feat. Terrace Martin; Performer
Piano: Terrace Martin; Performer
Saxophone: Terrace Martin; Performer
Engineer: Ethan Shumaker
Bill Malina
James Kirk
Jonathan Thompson; Production
Mastering Engineer: Daddy Kev; Production
Mixing Engineer: Ricky Reed; Production
Primary Artist: Leon Bridges; Main Performer
Producer: Ricky Reed
Nate Mercereau; Production

10. Don't Worry (feat. Ink)

by Leon Bridges, Ink

Alto Saxophone: Terrace Martin; Performer
Bass: Nate Mercereau; Performer
Drums: Nate Mercereau; Performer
Lyricist: Amber Strother
Eric Frederic
Atia Boggs
Nate Mercereau
Josh Crumbly
Todd Bridges
Steve Wyreman; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Jonathan Thompson
James Kirk; Production
Engineer: Ethan Shumaker
Bill Malina; Production
Featured Artist: Ink; Main Performer
Flugelhorn: Keyon Harrold; Performer
Guitar: Nate Mercereau
Steve Wyreman; Performer
Percussion: Steve Wyreman
Nate Mercereau
Carlos Niño; Performer
Piano: Josh Crumbly; Performer
Saxophone: Terrace Martin; Performer
Sitar: Nate Mercereau; Performer
Synthesizer: Josh Crumbly; Performer
Composer: Josh Crumbly
Todd Bridges
Amber Strother
Eric Frederic
Atia Boggs
Steve Wyreman
Nate Mercereau; Composer
Performer: Leon Bridges
Ink
Leon Bridges Feat. Ink; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Daddy Kev; Production
Trombone: Lemar Guillary; Performer
Trumpet: Keyon Harrold; Performer
Vocals: Atia "ink" Boggs
Amber Strother; Performer
Mixing Engineer: Jon Castelli
Josh Deguzman; Production
Organ: Steve Wyreman; Performer
Primary Artist: Leon Bridges; Main Performer
Producer: Nate Mercereau
Ricky Reed
Steve Wyreman; Production

11. Blue Mesas

by Leon Bridges

Background Vocals: Dj Stanfill; Performer
Bass: Josh Crumbly; Performer
Cello: Olivia Salas; Performer
Drums: Dj Stanfill; Performer
Performer: Leon Bridges; Performer
Composer: Harold Lilly
Olivia Salas
Todd Bridges
Daniel Stanfill
Eric Frederic; Composer
Lyricist: Todd Bridges
Daniel Stanfill
Eric Frederic
Harold Lilly
Olivia Salas; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Jonathan Thompson
James Kirk; Production
Engineer: Bill Malina
Ethan Shumaker; Production
Keyboard: Dj Stanfill; Performer
Percussion: Carlos Niño
Dj Stanfill; Performer
Piano: Dj Stanfill; Performer
Strings: Olivia Salas; Performer
Synthesizer: Dj Stanfill; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Daddy Kev; Production
Mixing Engineer: Ricky Reed; Production
Primary Artist: Leon Bridges; Main Performer
Producer: Nate Mercereau
Ricky Reed
Biloba; Production

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

11 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

36 minutes and 48 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 3000x3000 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

Studio Quality (Hi-Res)

24bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Hi-Res/Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

9/11 tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

4/11 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

R&B, Soul, Retro Soul

Label

Columbia

Music Distribution Service

Sony

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Jul 22, 2021

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

886449157990

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Gold-Diggers Sound

1. Born Again

2. Motorbike

3. Steam

4. Why Don't You Touch Me

5. Magnolias

6. Gold-Diggers (Junior's Fanfare)

7. Details

8. Sho Nuff

9. Sweeter (feat. Terrace Martin)

10. Don't Worry (feat. Ink)

11. Blue Mesas

Technical Specifications

Gold-Diggers Sound

Product information

Release options

1. Born Again

2. Motorbike

3. Steam

4. Why Don't You Touch Me

5. Magnolias

6. Gold-Diggers (Junior's Fanfare)

7. Details

8. Sho Nuff

9. Sweeter (feat. Terrace Martin)

10. Don't Worry (feat. Ink)

11. Blue Mesas

Technical Specifications