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The Other Side
Studio album by T Bone Burnett
Released	April 19, 2024 (2024-04-19)
Recorded	Pinhead Recorders (Nashville) The Village (Los Angeles)
Genre	Country blues
Length	39:55
Label	Verve
Producer	T Bone Burnett Colin Linden Mike Piersante
T Bone Burnett chronology
The Invisible Light: Spells (2022) The Other Side (2024)

The Other Side is an album by American musician T Bone Burnett, released on April 19, 2024, through Verve Records. It includes collaborations with Rosanne Cash, Steven Soles, and the band Lucius. The album received positive reviews from critics.

Background

Burnett wrote and recorded the tracks in a three-week period after purchasing several new guitars while working on the final chapter of the intended trilogy of albums that began with The Invisible Light: Acoustic Space (2019) and The Invisible Light: Spells (2022).

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	87/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Mojo
Uncut	9/10

The Other Side received a score of 87 out of 100 on review aggregator Metacritic based on reviews from four critics, which the website categorized as "universal acclaim". Mojo called the album "probably the most honest reflection of himself he's ever made", and Uncut described it as "supremely inviting, warm and ruefully radiant" and "a crown on a career still going strong".

Jim Hynes of Glide Magazine found it to be a "return" to Burnett's "roots" as a singer-songwriter and noted that it is "simple on the surface, basically a country blues effort" with "a sneaky quality. It will grow on you after a few listens." Mark Deming of AllMusic characterized the album as "a collection of 12 songs of uncluttered eloquence informed by Burnett's belief in the human spirit, while the arrangements are almost exclusively taken up by acoustic instruments and vocals".

Track listing

All tracks are written by T Bone Burnett, with additional writers noted.

Personnel

Musicians

• T Bone Burnett – vocals (all tracks), acoustic guitar (tracks 2–9, 11, 12), electric guitar (3, 4, 7–12)
• Colin Linden – Dobro (tracks 1–4, 8, 11), acoustic guitar (2, 6–8, 10–12), electric guitar (3–5, 7, 9, 11, 12), Kalamazoo guitar (4), National guitar (6), 12-string acoustic guitar (6, 9, 10)
• Dennis Crouch – string bass (tracks 3, 5, 6, 8–12)
• Rosanne Cash – harmony vocals (track 3)
• Lucius – harmony vocals (tracks 4–6, 11, 12)
• Rory Hoffman – Dobro, Claviola (track 6); clarinet, cuatro, acoustic guitar (10)
• Stuart Duncan – mandolin (tracks 6, 10), violin (8, 10)
• Peter More – harmony vocals (tracks 6, 11)
• Mike Piersante – tambourine (tracks 7, 9), handclaps (7)
• Jay Bellerose – handclaps, tambourine (track 7)
• Weyes Blood – harmony vocals (track 7)
• Steven Soles – harmony vocals, hi-strung acoustic guitar (track 8)

Technical

• Colin Linden – production (all tracks), engineering (tracks 6, 8, 11)
• Mike Piersante – production, mixing (all tracks); engineering (tracks 2–5, 7, 8, 10, 11)
• T Bone Burnett – production
• Gavin Lurssen – mastering
• Reuben Cohen – mastering
• Mike Stankiewicz – engineering (tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 12)

Visuals

• Kyledidthis – creative direction, design
• Dan Winters – photography
• Tai Linzie – art coordination

Charts

References

1. ^ Hynes, Jim (April 16, 2024). "T-Bone Burnett Returns to Singer-Songwriter Roots With Guest Filled The Other Side (Album Review)". Glide Magazine. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
2. ^ Deming, Mark. "The Other Side – T-Bone Burnett | Album". AllMusic. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
3. ^ "The Other Side by T-Bone Burnett Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
4. ^ "T Bone Burnett – The Other Side". Mojo. June 2024. p. 87.
5. ^ "T Bone Burnett – The Other Side". Uncut. May 2024. p. 31.
6. "Swisscharts.com – T Bone Burnett – The Other Side". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 28, 2024.

• 2024 albums
• Albums produced by T Bone Burnett
• Country blues albums
• T Bone Burnett albums
• Verve Records albums