Til the Casket Drops

by ZZ Ward

Overview

ZZ Ward grew up in the small town of Roseberg, Oregon listening to the blues albums in her father's collection and her brother's hip-hop records. By the time she was 12, she was fronting her father's blues band and learning how to control an audience. By 16 she was driving to Eugene to sing with hip-hop acts and soon moved on to L.A. in hopes of making it in the music business. Along the way, she developed a style that's a winning combination of blues, hip-hop, rock, R&B, and pop. Her influences all come together on her debut, a collection that should make her a star if there's any justice in the world. Ward has a wonderfully flexible voice, she can croon like a pop singer, growl like a blues woman, spit attitude like a rocker, and flow like a rapper. There's not a single weak track on her 13-song debut, and several of them sound like hits. Despite its dark title, "Til the Casket Drops" is a profession of undying love that combines a hip-hop verse with a soaring pop chorus. Ward's delivery is marked by the intense passion of jubilant love. "Move Like U Stole It" is a funky rocker with a strong vocal marked by Ward's wordless vocal ornamentations. "Home" is a smoldering R&B ballad with a hint of bossa nova in the rhythm track. "Last Love Song" is a quiet pop tune that mourns the end of a relationship with Ward putting a lifetime of anguish into her understated vocal, and "If I Could Be Her" updates the girl group sound for the 21st century. "Criminal" is Ward's reimagining of the Freddie Gibbs hit "Oil Money." Gibbs liked Ward's version so much that he added a rap to the track to complement her soulful vocal. In case you're wondering, Ward's initials aren't a tribute to ZZ Top or Z.Z. Hill, it's just a shortened version of her given name, Zsuzsanna, also the name of her Mother and Hungarian grandmother. ~ j. poet

Product Details

Release Date:	04/12/2024
Label:	Hollywood Records
UPC:	0050087548858
Rank:	44751

Album Credits

Performance Credits

ZZ Ward   Primary Artist,Guitar,Harmonica,Keyboards
Freddie Gibbs   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Kendrick Lamar   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
The O' My's   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Maceo Haymes   Vocals,Guitar
Peter Lee Johnson   Violin
Reid Muchow   Drums
Greg Landfair, Jr.   Drums
Michael Fitzpatrick   Bass,Drums,Piano,Strings
Theron Feemster   Drums,Keyboards,Percussion
Chuck Bein   Guitar
Brent Kutzie   Cello,Drums,Piano,Viola,Timpani,Percussion
Brendan Joyce   Bass
Rich Parry   Drums
Jp Keller   Bass,Organ,Guitar
Carter Lang   Bass
Fitz   Bass,Drums,Piano,Strings
Richard Parry   Piano,Keyboards
Ryan Tedder   Drums,Piano,Timpani,Percussion
Ali Shaheed Muhammad   Bass,Keyboards,Percussion
Brian Ray   Guitar
Erick Walls   Guitar,Soloist
Brent Kutzle   Cello,Drums,Piano,Viola,Timpani,Percussion
Nick Hennessey   Piano
Ludwig Goeransson   Bass,Guitar,Keyboards
Thomas Drayton   Bass

Technical Credits

Maceo Haymes   Composer
Rony Alwin   Photography
Zack McTee   Photography
Brooklyn Fraser   Assistant
Greg Landfair, Jr.   Programming
Huy Doan   Photography
M. Fitz   Composer
Frederick Tipton   Composer
Jonathan Keller   Composer
Michael Fitzpatrick   Engineer,Producer,Programming
Blended Babies   Arranger,Producer,Programming
Jesse Lee   Creative Consultant,Creative Consultant
Theron Feemster   Producer,Programming,Instrumentation
Neal H. Pogue   Mixing
Derek "MixedByAli" Ali   Engineer
Kendrick Lamar   Composer
Chuck Bein   Composer
Brent Kutzie   Producer
Jared Rich   Engineer
ZZ Ward   Composer,Executive Producer
Zsuzsanna Ward   Composer
Brendan Joyce   Composer
Charles Worth   Composer
Rich Parry   Composer,Programming
Jp Keller   Composer,Programming
E. Ingersoll   Composer
Evan "Kidd" Bogart   A&R,Composer,Engineer,Vocal Engineer,Executive Producer
Robert Horn   Engineer
Gavin Paddock   Engineer,Vocal Engineer
Aubrey Forman   Project Coordinator
Bernard Freeman   Composer
B. Freeman   Composer
Kevin Augunas   Sonics,Vocal Engineer
Fitz   Engineer,Producer,Programming
Richard Parry   Composer,Programming
Dan Auerbach   Composer
Joe Zook   Engineer
Ryan Tedder   Producer
Ali Shaheed Muhammad   Producer,Programming
Brian "Big Bass" Gardner   Mastering
Larry Wade   Project Coordinator
Evan Ingersoll   Composer
Brent Kutzle   Producer
Leann Mueller   Photography
Jill Tengan   Engineer
Mio Vukovic   A&R,Executive Producer
Julian Bunetta   Composer
Nick Hennessey   Composer
Jeremiah Olvera   Mixing Assistant
Rob Kleiner   Engineer,Vocal Engineer
Ludwig Goeransson   Producer,Programming
Lincoln Wheeler   Marketing
Enny Joo   Design,Art Direction
James Murray   Engineer
Fredrick Tipton   Composer