Signs (Jonny Lang album)

Signs
Studio album by Jonny Lang
Released	September 1, 2017 (2017-09-01)
Recorded	2017
Studio	Stagg Street Studio (Los Angeles, CA) The VooDrew Room (Nashville, TN) Upstream (Utah)
Genre	Christian rock blue-eyed soul blues gospel R&B
Length	47:16
Label	Provogue Concord
Producer	Drew and Shannon Jonny Lang
Jonny Lang chronology
Fight for My Soul (2013) Signs (2017)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
All About Jazz	[1]
AllMusic	[2]
Classic Rock	[3]
Spill	[4]

Signs is the seventh studio album by American musician Jonny Lang. It was released on September 1, 2017 via Provogue Records in Europe and on September 8, 2017 via Concord Records in North America. Recording sessions took place at Stagg Street Studio in Los Angeles, The VooDrew Room in Nashville and Upstream in Utah. Production was handled by Lang himself together with Drew and Shannon.

The song "Stronger Together" was premiered on August 11, 2017.^[5]

AllMusic named the album as one of the best blues albums of 2017, with 3.5 out of 5 star review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine.^[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Make It Move"	Jon Gordon Langseth, Jr. Andrew Maxwell Ramsey	3:29
2.	"Snakes"	Langseth, Jr. Ramsey Shannon Sanders	2:58
3.	"Last Man Standing"	Langseth, Jr. Ramsey Sanders	3:26
4.	"Signs"	Langseth, Jr. Dwan Hill Ramsey Sanders	5:35
5.	"What You're Made Of"	Langseth, Jr. Ramsey Sanders	4:18
6.	"Bitter End"	Langseth, Jr. Ramsey Sanders	4:10
7.	"Stronger Together"	Langseth, Jr. Ramsey	3:34
8.	"Into the Light"	Langseth, Jr. Ramsey Sanders Dennis Dodd, Jr.	4:01
9.	"Bring Me Back Home"	Langseth, Jr. Josh Kelley Tommy King	5:46
10.	"Wisdom"	Langseth, Jr. Ramsey	4:05
11.	"Singing Songs"	Langseth, Jr. Hill Ramsey Sanders	5:54
Total length:			47:16

Personnel

• Jon Gordon "Jonny Lang" Langseth, Jr. – songwriter, vocals, guitar, bass drum and snare (track 10), producer
• Andrew Maxwell "Drew" Ramsey – songwriter (tracks: 1-8, 10, 11), backing vocals (tracks: 1, 3, 5-8, 11), bass (tracks: 1, 7), guitar (tracks: 2, 3, 5-8, 11), handclaps (track 10), producer, recording (tracks: 1, 7, 10), mixing (tracks: 1, 5, 7, 11)
• Shannon Sanders – songwriter (tracks: 2-6, 8, 11), backing vocals (tracks: 1, 3, 5-8, 11), keyboards (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 6, 8), producer
• Jason Eskridge – backing vocals (tracks: 1, 3, 5-8, 11)
• Dwan Hill – songwriter (tracks: 4, 11), keyboards (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11), electric piano (track 4)
• Jim Anton – bass (tracks: 2, 4-6, 8, 9, 11)
• Barry Alexander – drums (tracks: 2-6, 8, 9, 11)
• Courtlan Clement – guitar (track 3)
• Debi Selby – backing vocals (tracks: 5-8, 11)
• Nickie Conley – backing vocals (tracks: 5-8, 11)
• Dan Needham – drums (track 7)
• Josh Kelley – songwriter, backing vocals, recording & mixing (track 9)
• David Davidson – violin, viola & strings arrangement (track 11)
• Carole Rabinowitz – cello (track 11)
• Bobby Shin – strings (track 11)
• Matt Hyde – recording (tracks: 2-6, 8, 11), mixing (tracks: 2-4, 6, 8, 10)
• Bil Lane – engineering assistant (tracks: 2-6, 8, 11)
• Marcel Fernandez – engineering assistant (tracks: 2-6, 8, 11)
• Tom Baker – mastering
• Carrie Smith – design
• Daniella Hovsepian – photography

Charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7]	73
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8]	77
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[9]	47
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[10]	34
UK Jazz & Blues Albums (OCC)[11]	2
US Billboard 200[12]	153
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[13]	33
US Top Blues Albums (Billboard)[14]	1
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[15]	11

References

1. Collette, Doug (September 10, 2017). "Jonny Lang: Signs album review @ All About Jazz". All About Jazz. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
2. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Jonny Lang - Signs Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
3. Sharp, Johnny (August 12, 2017). "Jonny Lang - Signs album review". Classic Rock. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
4. Badgley, Aaron (September 9, 2017). "SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: JONNY LANG - SIGNS". The Spill Magazine. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
5. Graff, Gary (August 11, 2017). "Jonny Lang Tells His Lover They're 'Stronger Together' in Cheerful New Track". Billboard. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
6. "Favorite Blues Albums | AllMusic 2017 in Review". AllMusic. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
7. "Austriancharts.at – Jonny Lang – Signs" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
8. "Offiziellecharts.de – Jonny Lang – Signs" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
9. "Swisscharts.com – Jonny Lang – Signs". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
10. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
11. "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart Top 30". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
12. "Jonny Lang Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
13. "Jonny Lang Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
14. "Jonny Lang Chart History (Top Blues Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
15. "Jonny Lang Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 24, 2024.

External links

• Jonny Lang – Signs at Discogs (list of releases)