Cross Country

by Breland

Overview

Cross Country is a clever titular pun for Breland: on this 2022 debut album, he covers a lot of ground, crossing musical streams in the process. Nominally country, Breland belongs to the streaming generation who doesn't recognize strict borders between genres. His album opens with "Here for It," a stirring pop duet with kindred spirit Ingrid Andress, then it slides into "County Line," a rapped salute to his hometown delivered to a lengthy loop of Sylvia's yacht-country classic "Nobody." As the record progresses, Breland further blurs eras and sounds, adopting Shania Twain's boot-scootin' swagger for "Natural" then making a feint toward gospel on "Praise the Lord," a celebration of all manners of secular pleasures, hailing cold beer conversations and crispy chicken. The choices of duet partners -- in addition to Andress, Thomas Rhett, Lady A, Keith Urban, and Mickey Guyton are all here -- signal that Breland is firmly in the pop camp; he plays to all audiences under that umbrella, making music that could sound equally great in sports bars and waiting rooms. From a certain angle, this eagerness to please could almost read as pandering but the nifty thing about Breland is his light touch: he's a sweet, earnest presence that helps make Cross Country state-of-the-art pop circa 2022. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	07/21/2023
Label:	Atlantic
UPC:	0075678632686
Rank:	52665

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Breland   Primary Artist,Vocals
Keith Urban   Vocals,Featured Artist
Dave Haywood   Mandolin,Guitar (Acoustic)
Lady A   Vocals,Featured Artist
Marc Scibilia   Synthesizer,Vocals (Background)
Sean Small   Guitar,Keyboards,Guitar (Electric)
Jon Green   Keyboards
Evan Hutchings   Drums,Percussion
Ilya Toshinskiy   Banjo,Dobro,Hi String Guitar,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Guitar (Resonator)
Ingrid Andress   Vocals,Featured Artist
Sam Hunt   Vocals,Featured Artist
Thomas Rhett   Vocals,Featured Artist
Brittney Spencer   Vocals,Featured Artist
Derrick Southerland   Guitar (Acoustic)
Mickey Guyton   Vocals,Featured Artist
Sam Sumser   Guitar,Keyboards,Guitar (Electric)
Alex Wright   Keyboards
Alana Springsteen   Vocals,Featured Artist
Haley Mae Campbell   Vocals (Background)
Zachary Manno   Bass,Banjo,Organ,Guitar (Electric)
Zach Manno   Banjo,Organ,Guitar (Electric)

Technical Credits

Keith Urban   Composer
Shania Twain   Composer
Derek George   Composer,Producer
Dennis Morgan   Composer
Justin Niebank   Mixing
Liz Rose   Composer
Ashley Gorley   Composer
Caitlyn Smith   Composer
Rhonda Kye Fleming   Composer
Stephen McGregor   Composer
Manny Marroquin   Mixing
Troy Taylor   Composer,Producer
Charles Kelley   Composer
Sebastian Garcia   Composer
Marc Scibilia   Composer,Producer
Jonathan Yip   Composer
Sean Small   Composer,Producer,Programming,Vocal Engineer
Ray Romulus   Composer
Jeremy Reeves   Composer
Edrick Miles   Composer
Julian Bunetta   Composer,Producer
Tom Jordan   Composer,Producer
Jacob Durrett   Composer,Producer
Michelle Mancini   Mastering
Kyle Fishman   Composer,Producer
Jim Cooley   Mixing
Monty Criswell   Composer
Jon Green   Composer
Bianca Atterberry   Composer
Evan Hutchings   Engineer,Audio Engineer
Ilya Toshinskiy   Engineer,Audio Engineer
Jesse Jo Dillon   Composer
Ingrid Andress   Composer
Jeff Braun   Mixing
Ray Charles McCullough II   Composer
Sam Hunt   Composer
Di Genius   Producer
David Garcia   Composer
Greylan James   Composer
Thomas Rhett   Composer
Ryan Hurd   Composer
Eric Arjes   Composer,Producer
Mitch Thompson   Composer
Derrick Southerland   Composer
Mickey Guyton   Composer
Sam Sumser   Composer,Producer,Programming,Vocal Engineer
Akil King   Composer
Sasha Alex Sloan   Composer
Cameron Bartolini   Composer
Sean Douglas   Composer
Robert Lange   Composer
Michael Hardy   Composer
Ernest Keith Smith   Composer
Daniel Breland   Composer
Tylor Bondar   Mastering
Will Gittens   Composer
Alana Springsteen   Composer
Rocky Block   Composer
Kalvin Austin   Composer
Devon Barton   Composer
Kal V.   Producer
Tyler Braden   Composer
Tatiana Zeigler   Composer
Matthew Huber   Mixing
Torin Martinez   Composer,Producer
Autumn Marie Buysse   Composer
Haley Mae Campbell   Composer
Sean Ross   Mixing,Composer,Producer
Jared Griffin   Composer
Zachary Manno   Composer,Producer
Emerson Mancini   Mastering
Ian Hunter   A&R
Noby Sidez   Producer
Zach Manno   Producer