Early Morning Shakes is the third studio album by American country rock band Whiskey Myers. It was released on February 4, 2014, through Wiggy Thump Records in the United States.

Early Morning Shakes
Studio album by
Released4 February 2014 (US)
GenreCountry rock, country, southern rock, red dirt
Length52:35
LabelWiggy Thump Records
ProducerDave Cobb
Whiskey Myers chronology
Firewater
(2011)
Early Morning Shakes
(2014)
Mud
(2016)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Early Morning Shakes"Cody Cannon3:17
2."Hard Row to Hoe"Cannon, Kendell Marvel4:26
3."Dogwood"Cannon, Brent Cobb, Aaron Raitiere4:13
4."Shelter from the Rain"Cannon, Cobb, Raitiere3:36
5."Home"Cannon, Cobb, Raitiere3:30
6."Headstone"Cannon, Dave Pahanish4:19
7."Where the Sun Don't Shine"Cannon, Raitiere, Cody Tate3:28
8."Reckoning"Cannon4:29
9."Wild Baby Shake Me"Cannon, Adam Hood, Tate5:52
10."Lightning"Cannon5:47
11."Need a Little Time Off for Bad Behavior"David Allan Coe, Bobby Keel, Larry Latimer3:26
12."Colloquy"Tate6:12

Personnel

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Whiskey Myers

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  • Cody Cannon - lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • John Jeffers - guitars, lap steel guitar, slide guitar, backing vocals
  • Cody Tate - guitars, backing vocals
  • Gary Brown - bass
  • Jeff Hogg - drums

Additional musicians

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  • Michael Webb - keyboards
  • Chris Hennessee - harp
  • Kristen Rogers - backing vocals

Production

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  • Dave Cobb - producer, mixing
  • Mark Needham - mixing
  • Will Brierre - mixing assistant
  • Pete Lyman - mastering
  • Gary Dorsey & Kaysie Dorsey - art direction, artwork, photography

Reception

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Writing for Texas Music Pickers, Chris Fox concluded that the album is "true southern rock without trying to be – it’s authentic, which seems like such a hard thing for artists to accomplish these days."[2] In his review for Louder Than War, Dave Jennings stated that the album "features a fine blend of country, blues, rock and touches of gospel and is evidence of a band that is clearly going places."[3]

References

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  1. ^ Jurek, Thom. "Early Morning Shakes - Whiskey Myers". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
  2. ^ Fox, Chris (2014-02-26). "Album Review: Whiskey Myers – "Early Morning Shakes"". Texas Music Pickers. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
  3. ^ Jennings, Dave (2015-04-09). "Whiskey Myers: Early Morning Shakes – album review". Louder Than War. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
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