Mr. Lucky (Chris Isaak album)

Mr. Lucky
Studio album by Chris Isaak
Released	February 24, 2009
Recorded	2008
Studio	SquawkBox Studio, Ballroom Studios, Los Angeles, California; Henson Recording, Hollywood, California; Studio 880, Oakland, California; and Starstruck Studios, Nashville, Tennessee.
Genre	Rock and roll
Length	47:44
Label	Wicked Game/Reprise
Producer	Eric Rosse, John Shanks, Mark Needham, Chris Isaak
Chris Isaak chronology
Live in Australia (2008) Mr. Lucky (2009) Live at the Fillmore (2010)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	72/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Boston Globe	80/100[3]
NOW	3/5[4]

Mr. Lucky is the tenth studio album by American rock musician Chris Isaak. The record was released on February 24, 2009 via Wicked Game/Reprise labels.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Chris Isaak; except where indicated..

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Cheater's Town"		3:37
2.	"We Let Her Down"		3:21
3.	"You Don't Cry Like I Do"		4:11
4.	"We've Got Tomorrow"		2:22
5.	"Breaking Apart" (duet with Trisha Yearwood)	Chris Isaak, Diane Warren	3:39
6.	"Baby Baby"		3:15
7.	"Mr. Lonely Man"		2:41
8.	"I Lose My Heart" (duet with Michelle Branch)		2:57
9.	"Summer Holiday"		3:05
10.	"Best I Ever Had"		4:11
11.	"We Lost Our Way"		3:38
12.	"Very Pretty Girl"		4:20
13.	"Take My Heart"		2:23
14.	"Big Wide Wonderful World"		4:04
Total length:			47:44

Bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
15.	"I Got It Bad"	4:21
16.	"Dream Deferred"	3:03
17.	"She"	4:01
18.	"Movie Star Is Sleeping"	3:04
19.	"Keep the Heartache Real"	3:24
20.	"Blues Has Found Us"	3:19
Total length:		68:56

• Bonus tracks "I Got It Bad" and "Dream Deferred" were available through ChrisIsaak.com. "She", "Movie Star Is Sleeping", and "Keep the Heartache Real" are available on iTunes and Amazon.com. "Blues Has Found Us" is available exclusively on iTunes.

Personnel

Musicians Chris Isaak – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, bass guitar, acoustic guitar Artwork Chris Isaak - artwork Stephen Walker – art direction and album design Matt Coonrod – design Neal Preston – photography Additional Musicians Scott Plunkett – keyboards Kenney Dale Johnson – drums Nick Lashley, John Shanks, Greg Leisz, Brian MacLeod, Stuart Mathis, Jamie Muhoberac, Lee Thornburg. Waddy Wachtel, Patrick Warren, Bruce Watson – additional personnel

Production Eric Rosse, Chris Isaak, John Shanks, Mark Needham – producers Will Brierre, Chris Reynolds, Rafael Serrano, Chad Carlson, Aaron Kasdorf, & Howard Christopher Willing – engineers Mark Needham – mixing Stephen Marcussen - mastering at Marcussen Mastering Brian Gardner – mastering on tracks: 2, 11, 12 Management Howard Kaufman & Sheryl Louis – management for HK Management Group

Charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position
Australian Albums Chart	11
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)	42
US Billboard 200[5]	29
US Billboard Digital Albums	29
US Billboard Rock Albums	10
US Billboard Tastemakers Albums	11

References

1. "Mr. Lucky by Chris Isaak". Metacritic. metacritic.com. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
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3. Rodman, Sarah (February 23, 2009). "Chris Isaak, Mr. Lucky". Boston Globe. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
4. Boles, Benjamin (February 25, 2009). "Chris Isaak Mr. Lucky (Reprise)". NOW. Archived from the original on March 2, 2009. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
5. "Mr. Lucky - Chris Isaak". billboard.com. Retrieved 17 August 2012.