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Lucky (Melissa Etheridge album)

Album by Melissa Etheridge

Summary

Album by Melissa Etheridge

Field	Value
name	Lucky
type	studio
artist	Melissa Etheridge
cover	Melissa Etheridge - Lucky.jpg
released	February 10, 2004
recorded	2003
studio	The Village Recorder, Los Angeles, California
NRG Recording Studios, Los Angeles, California
genre	Rock
length	54:03
label	Island
producer	Melissa Etheridge,
David N. Cole,
Ross Hogarth,
Rick Parashar,
John Shanks
prev_title	Skin
prev_year	2001
next_title	Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled
next_year	2005
misc	{{Singles
name	Lucky
type	studio
single1	Breathe
single1date	January 12, 2004
single2	This Moment
single2date	2004

NRG Recording Studios, Los Angeles, California David N. Cole, Ross Hogarth, Rick Parashar, John Shanks

Lucky is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge, released by Island Records on February 10, 2004. The album made a debut on Billboard 200 chart at No. 15, with almost 92,000 copies sold.

The albums lead single, "Breathe", earned Etheridge a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance. "Tuesday Morning" was dedicated to the memory of Mark Bingham and his family and friends, paying tribute to all the heroes of 9/11.

Shortly after the album's release, Etheridge was diagnosed with breast cancer and was forced to cancel all promotion to undergo chemotherapy treatments.

Track listing

All songs by Melissa Etheridge, except where noted

"Lucky" – 3:58
"This Moment" (Etheridge, Shanks) – 3:27
"If You Want To" – 3:08
"Breathe" (Armstrong, Dwiggins, Jordan, Randall, Wanninger) – 3:15
"Mercy" (Etheridge, Taylor) – 4:20
"Secret Agent" (Etheridge, Taylor) – 4:52
"Will You Still Love Me" – 4:13
"Meet Me in the Dark" – 5:34
"Tuesday Morning" (Etheridge, Taylor) – 4:49
"Giant" – 5:15
"Come on Out Tonight" – 3:12
"Kiss Me" – 3:54
"When You Find the One" – 4:06

Credits

Personnel

Melissa Etheridge – acoustic guitar, piano, electric guitar, lead vocals
Kenny Aronoff – percussion, drums, tambourine
Bernie Barlow – background vocals ("Mercy")
Jay Bellerose – drums, programming
Mark Browne – bass guitar
Paul Bushnell – bass guitar
Jon Plum – keyboards, programming
Brandi Carlile – background vocals
David Channing – baritone guitar
David N. Cole – keyboards, programming
Trace Foster – guitar, keyboards
James Harrah – electric guitar
Ross Hogarth – keyboards
Richard (Rick) Hopkins – Hammond organ
Rami Jaffee – keyboards
Matt Laug – percussion, drums
Kipp Lennon – background vocals
Brian MacLeod – drums
Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards
Dean Parks – acoustic guitar, mandolin, electric guitar
Josh Freese – drums
Blues Saraceno – electric guitar
Philip Sayce – guitar
Eric Schermerhorn – electric guitar
John Shanks – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Cameron Stone – cello
Jonathan Taylor – programming
Jeffrey C.J. Vanston – bass guitar, keyboards, programming
Patrick Warren – keyboards

Production

Producers: Melissa Etheridge, David N. Cole, Ross Hogarth, Rick Parashar, John Shanks
Engineers: David N. Cole, Marc DeSisto, Ross Hogarth, Terese Joseph, Christian Mack, Rick Parashar, Jeff Rothschild, Mark Valentine
Assistant engineers: Keith Armstrong, Jaime Sickora
Mixing: Ross Hogarth, Chris Lord-Alge, Geoff Ott, Rick Parashar
Digital editing: David Channing, Christian Mack
Tracking assistants: Sergio Chavez, Mark Kiczula, Joey Paradise, Jeremy Parker, Shawn "Fox" Phelps
A&R: Jeff Fenster, Tara Podolsky, Paul Pontius
Production coordination: Steven Girmant
Coordination: Shari Sutcliffe
Assistants: Chris Reynolds, Honchol Sin, Jason Warner
Creative director: Rick Patrick
Art direction: Sara Cumings, Jeri Heiden
Design: Sara Cumings, Jeri Heiden
Illustrations: Tavis Coburn
Photography: Cynthia Daniels

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak
position

Singles – Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
2004	"Breathe"	Hot 100	106
2004	"Breathe"	Adult Contemporary	22
2004	"Breathe"	Adult Top 40	9
2004	"Lucky"	Adult Alternative	17
2004	"This Moment"	Adult Top 40	34

References

"News".
[http://www.metacritic.com/music/lucky/melissa-etheridge/critic-reviews Critic reviews at Metacritic]
[{{AllMusic
"Billboard review".
Feliciano, Kristina. (February 13, 2004). "Lucky Review".
[http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/etheridgemelissa-lucky PopMatters review]
"Rolling Stone review".
"Norah Jones Tops a Mil at #1; Kanye West Settles for #2".
"Melissa Etheridge". [[The Recording Academy]].

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