A Deeper Understanding

~ Release by The War on Drugs (see all versions of this release, 10 available)

Tracklist

1▼CD
#	Title	Length
1	Up All Night producer: Adam Granduciel mixer: Shawn Everett baritone saxophone: Jon Natchez bass: Dave Hartley drum machine [Linn Drum], electric guitar, electric piano [Wurlitzer], mellotron, organ [Hammond], piano, sampler, synthesizer [Yamaha CS-5] and lead vocals: Adam Granduciel drums (drum set) and percussion: Charlie Hall synthesizer [ARP Odyssey]: Michael Johnson synthesizer [Prophet 12]: Robbie Bennett recording of: Up All Night lyricist and composer: Adam Granduciel	6:23
2	Pain producer: Adam Granduciel mixer: Shawn Everett acoustic guitar, celesta [Celeste], organ [E70], synthesizer [Juno 106], vibraphone and lead vocals: Adam Granduciel baritone saxophone: Jon Natchez bass: Dave Hartley drums (drum set) and percussion: Charlie Hall electric guitar: Adam Granduciel and Anthony LaMarca piano: Robbie Bennett and Adam Granduciel background vocals: Holly Laessig and Jess Wolfe recording of: Pain lyricist and composer: Adam Granduciel	5:30
3	Holding On producer: Adam Granduciel mixer: Shawn Everett acoustic guitar and lead vocals: Adam Granduciel bass and glockenspiel: Dave Hartley celesta and piano: Robbie Bennett drums (drum set) and percussion: Patrick Berkery electric guitar: Michael Bloch and Adam Granduciel slide guitar: Anthony LaMarca and Meg Duffy synthesizer: Adam Granduciel and Max Hart synthesizer [Prophet 6]: Max Hart vocals: Adam Granduciel recording of: Holding On lyricist: Adam Granduciel composer: Robbie Bennett and Adam Granduciel	5:50
4	Strangest Thing producer: Adam Granduciel mixer: Shawn Everett acoustic guitar and bass: Dave Hartley and Adam Granduciel drums (drum set): Darren Jessee electric guitar: Adam Granduciel, Charlie Hall and Anthony LaMarca harmonica, piano [Wurlitzer], synthesizer, synthesizer [Prophet 5] and lead vocals: Adam Granduciel percussion: Adam Granduciel and Darren Jessee piano: Robbie Bennett and Adam Granduciel background vocals: Robbie Bennett, Dave Hartley, Charlie Hall and Anthony LaMarca recording of: Strangest Thing lyricist and composer: Adam Granduciel	6:41
5	Knocked Down producer: Adam Granduciel mixer: Shawn Everett acoustic guitar: Carter Tanton drums (drum set): Anthony LaMarca electric guitar, mellotron, piano, synthesizer [PolyKorg], vibraphone, Wurlitzer electric piano [Wurlitzer] and lead vocals: Adam Granduciel fretless bass: Dave Hartley recording of: Knocked Down lyricist and composer: Adam Granduciel	3:59
6	Nothing to Find producer: Adam Granduciel mixer: Shawn Everett acoustic guitar, harmonica, organ [Hammond], synthesizer and lead vocals: Adam Granduciel bass: Dave Hartley drums (drum set): Adam Granduciel and Sterling Laws electric guitar: Michael Bloch and Adam Granduciel percussion: Sterling Laws recording of: Nothing to Find lyricist and composer: Adam Granduciel writer: Dave Hartley	6:10
7	Thinking of a Place additional recording engineer: Adam Granduciel recording engineer and mixer: Shawn Everett producer: Adam Granduciel acoustic guitar: Adam Granduciel and Anthony LaMarca bass [Fretless Bass]: Dave Hartley celesta, electric piano, harmonica, organ, organ [Vox Jaguar], piano, synthesizer, synthesizer [Juno 60 + 106], synthesizer [Juno 60], vibraphone, Wurlitzer electric piano [Wurlitzer] and lead vocals: Adam Granduciel drums (drum set) and percussion: Charlie Hall electric guitar: Michael Bloch and Adam Granduciel electric piano [Fender Rhodes], keyboard [Prophet 1] and synthesizer [Prophet 12]: Robbie Bennett fretless bass: Dave Hartley pedal steel guitar: Max Hart background vocals: Paloma Gil and Louise Camard vocals: Adam Granduciel recording of: Thinking of a Place lyricist and composer: Adam Granduciel publisher: Sea Formation Music	11:10
8	In Chains producer: Adam Granduciel mixer: Shawn Everett acoustic guitar, harmonica, organ, synthesizer, synthesizer [Juno 60], tape and lead vocals: Adam Granduciel baritone saxophone: Jon Natchez bass [Hofner]: Dave Hartley celesta, organ [Hammond] and piano [Rhodes]: Robbie Bennett drums (drum set): Adam Granduciel and Charlie Hall electric guitar: Adam Granduciel, Josh Kaufman and Anthony LaMarca percussion: Patrick Berkery, Adam Granduciel and Parker Kindred piano: Robbie Bennett and Adam Granduciel vibraphone: Charlie Hall voice synthesizer: Josh Kaufman recording of: In Chains lyricist and composer: Adam Granduciel	7:20
9	Clean Living producer: Adam Granduciel mixer: Shawn Everett acoustic guitar, harmonica, organ [Vox], piano, synthesizer, synthesizer [Prophet 5] and lead vocals: Adam Granduciel baritone saxophone: Jon Natchez bass [Hofner]: Dave Hartley drums (drum set) and percussion: Patrick Berkery electric guitar: Michael Bloch, Adam Granduciel and Anthony LaMarca slide guitar: Meg Duffy recording of: Clean Living lyricist and composer: Adam Granduciel	6:28
10	You Don’t Have to Go producer: Adam Granduciel mixer: Shawn Everett acoustic guitar, harmonica, synthesizer [Prophet 5], Wurlitzer electric piano [Wurlitzer] and lead vocals: Adam Granduciel baritone saxophone: Jon Natchez drums (drum set): Otto Hauser electric guitar: Adam Granduciel and Josh Kaufman fretless bass: Dave Hartley organ [Baldwin] and piano: Robbie Bennett percussion: Charlie Hall and Otto Hauser synthesizer [ARP Odyssey]: Michael Johnson background vocals: Paloma Gil and Louise Hayat recording of: You Don’t Have to Go lyricist and composer: Adam Granduciel	6:42

Credits

Release

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/10740386 [info]
ASIN:	US: B071FL9473 [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the-war-on-drugs/a-deeper-understanding.p/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/mr0004733584 [info]

Release group

associated singles/EPs:	Holding On Pain Strangest Thing Thinking of a Place Up All Night

part of:	Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s (number: 100) (order: 100) Grammy Award: Best Rock Album nominees (number: 2018 winner) (order: 121)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/1227468 [info]
lyrics page:	https://genius.com/albums/The-war-on-drugs/A-deeper-understanding [info]
reviews:	http://www.nme.com/reviews/album/the-war-on-drugs-deeper-understanding-album-review [info] http://www.secretmeeting.co.uk/the-war-on-drugs-a-deeper-understanding [info] https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/the-war-on-drugs-a-deeper-understanding/ [info] https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/review-the-war-on-drugs-a-deeper-understanding-w499116 [info] https://www.spin.com/2017/08/review-war-on-drugs-a-deeper-understanding/ [info] https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/aug/24/the-war-on-drugs-a-deeper-understanding-review-the-expansive-sound-of-love-and-loneliness [info] https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/aug/27/war-on-drugs-deeper-understanding-observer-review [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the-war-on-drugs/a-deeper-understanding/ [info] https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/854182/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0003062304 [info]
Wikidata:	Q31899892 [info]