Polaris (North Mississippi Allstars album)

Polaris is the third studio album by American band North Mississippi Allstars. It was released on April 22, 2003, through Tone-Cool/ATO Records. Recording sessions took place at Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee and at Zebra Ranch Studios in Tate County, Mississippi. Production was handled entirely by Cody and Luther Dickinson.

Polaris
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 22, 2003 (2003-04-22)
Studio
Genre
Length45:03
Label
Producer
North Mississippi Allstars chronology
51 Phantom
(2001)
Polaris
(2003)
Electric Blue Watermelon
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
laut.de[2]
Robert Christgau(dud)[3]
The Austin Chronicle[4]
The Observer[5]

Track listing edit

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Eyes"4:05
2."Meet Me in the City"David "Junior" Kimbrough4:07
3."Conan"NMA4:04
4."All Along"NMA2:44
5."Otay"NMA2:57
6."Kids These Daze"2:58
7."One to Grow On"NMA4:44
8."Never in All My Days"NMA2:52
9."Bad Bad Pain"NMA2:43
10."Polaris"NMA3:22
11."Time for the Sun to Rise"Earl King4:17
12."Be So Glad" / "Goin Home"
  • Ed Lewis
  • NMA
  • Cody Burnside (add.)
6:10
Total length:45:03

Personnel edit

  • Luther Dickinson – vocals, guitar, toy drum kit, producer, mixing
  • Cody Dickinson – vocals, guitar, piano, organ, drums, producer, mixing
  • Duwayne Burnside – vocals, guitar
  • Chris Crew – vocals, bass
  • Jimmy Crosthwait – vocals
  • Noel Gallagher – vocals
  • Otha Turner – vocals
  • Reba Russell – vocals
  • Susan Marshall – vocals
  • Cody Burnside – rap vocals
  • Steve Selvidge – vocals, guitar
  • Shawn Lane – guitar
  • John C. Stubblefield – double bass
  • Michael Scott – bassoon
  • Carwyn Elliselectric piano, electric organ
  • Jim Dickinson – piano, omnichord, mellotron
  • Jim Spake – baritone saxophone
  • Tower of Sour – saxophone, trumpet
  • Patrick Plunk – clarinet
  • Virginia Cupples – french horn
  • Robyn Oakes – oboe
  • Heather Trussell – violin
  • Diden Somel – viola
  • B. Gokhan Somel – cello
  • Jonathan Kirkscey – cello
  • Kevin Houston – recording, mixing
  • John Hampton – recording
  • John Bailey – recording
  • Brad Blackwoodmastering
  • Emily Philpott – design
  • Danny Clinch – photography

Charts edit

Chart performance for Polaris
Chart (2003) Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[6] 15

References edit

  1. ^ Westergaard, Sean. "North Mississippi Allstars – Polaris Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  2. ^ Benassi, Giuliano. "Südstaatenrock mit Noel Gallagher als Gast". laut.de (in German). Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: Artist 1014". www.robertchristgau.com. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  4. ^ Moser, Margaret (September 19, 2003). "North Mississippi Allstars". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  5. ^ Murray, Charles Shaar (February 1, 2004). "North Mississippi Allstars: Polaris | OMM | The Observer". The Observer. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  6. ^ "North Mississippi Allstars Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 15, 2023.

External links edit