Soulrocker
Studio album by
Michael Franti & Spearhead
ReleasedJune 3, 2016
Length52:19
LabelFantasy
Producer
  • Michael Franti
  • Dwayne Chin-Quee
Michael Franti & Spearhead chronology
All People
(2013)		 Soulrocker
(2016)

Soulrocker is the ninth studio album by Michael Franti & Spearhead, released on June 3, 2016, by Fantasy Records.[1] He collaborated with the Jamaican producers Stephen McGregor and Dwayne "Supa Dups" Chin-Quee.[2] A tour in support of the album was announced in February.[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Exclaim!7/10[5]

Writing for Exclaim!, Ryan B. Patrick praised the album's "overpowering sincerity and musicianship".[5]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Michael Franti

  1. "Crazy for You" (3:39)
  2. "My Lord" (3:55)
  3. "Get Myself to Saturday" (4:18)
  4. "Summertime Is in Our Hands" (3:48)
  5. "We Are All Earthlings" (3:44)
  6. "Still Standing" (3:46)
  7. "Good to Be Alive Today" (4:14)
  8. "My Favorite Wine Is Tequila" (4:08)
  9. "Once a Day" (3:57)
  10. "We Do This Every Day" (4:14)
  11. "I Got Love for Ya" (3:58)
  12. "Do You Feel the Way That I Do?" (4:56)
  13. "Love Will Find a Way" (3:42)

Personnel

  • Atanas Babaleski – engineer
  • Mike Blankenship – piano (7)
  • Chelsea Boisen – production assistant
  • Jay Bowman – guitar (4-6, 11), background vocals (6), assistant engineer, engineer, mixing
  • Yasmine Brown – background vocals (1, 3-5, 7-8, 11, 13)
  • Mitchum Khan Chin – electric guitar (1, 8-10, 12)
  • Dwayne Chin-Quee – additional production, drum programming (1-3, 5-6, 8, 10-11, 13), engineer, keyboards (2, 5), mixing, producer, vocals (j9), background vocals (6)
  • Matthew Desrameux – engineer
  • F.A.M.E.'S Macedonian Symphonic Orchestra conducted by Oleg Kondratenko (7)
  • Michael Franti – bass (7), acoustic guitar (1, 4-13), mixing, producer, vocals (all tracks)
  • Dean Fraser – saxophone (1)
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering
  • Keith Hollar - background vocals (5)
  • Giorgi Hristovski – concert sound engineer
  • Peter Jensen – engineer
  • J-Vibes - keyboards (5, 8)
  • Masaki Koike – art direction, design
  • Stephen McGregor – bass (1, 10, 12), drum programming (3, 10, 12), engineer, keyboards (1, 3, 6, 10, 12-13), producer, background vocals (6, 13)
  • Niko Marzouca – engineer, mixing
  • Randy Miller – orchestral arrangements (7)
  • Samson Rawls – assistant engineer, engineer, background vocals (4, 6)
  • Sonna Rele – vocals (9)
  • Nambo Robinson – trombone (1)
  • Rafael Rodriguez – trumpet (9)
  • Polly Snowden – cover photo
  • Rhiannon Snyder – production assistant
  • Everol Wray - trumpet (1)
  • Bulby York – horn engineer
  • Carl Young - additional keyboards (2)

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 65
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7] 175
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[8] 96
US Billboard 200[9] 38
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[10] 5

References

  1. ↑ Jeffries, David. "Soulrocker - Michael Franti & Spearhead | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
  2. ↑ "Michael Franti & Spearhead To Release 'Soulrocker' On June 3rd". Icon vs. Icon. April 8, 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
  3. ↑ "Michael Franti & Spearhead Announce Soulrocker Tour". JamBase. 2016-02-24. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
  4. ↑ David Jeffries (2016-06-03). "Soulrocker - Michael Franti & Spearhead | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
  5. 1 2 Patrick, Ryan B. (June 1, 2016). "Review: <Michael Franti & Spearhead - 'Soulrocker'". Retrieved August 23, 2016.
  6. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (June 11, 2016). "ARIA Albums: Jimmy Barnes 'Soul Searchin' Is His 11th No 1 Album". Noise11. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Michael Franti & Spearhead – Soulrocker" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Michael Franti Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Michael Franti Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Michael Franti Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
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