Battle Studies

by John Mayer

Battle Studies cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 17 November 2009
  • Label: Columbia
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 31:29
  • Community rating: 2.75/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Billed as a concept album built around the anxieties and heartbreaks of modern relationships, the guitarist's fourth studio endeavor scales back the blues-heavy bravado of 'Continuum' for slick, soft-rock romanticism. Featuring high-profile collaborations including a duet with Taylor Swift, the project enjoyed immense commercial success while showcasing his precise, restrained fretwork. The record captures a deeply transitional and highly scrutinized era of his personal life.

Genres

Descriptors: Acoustic, melodic

Tracklist

  1. Cottontail (2:56)
  2. All Too Soon (3:46)
  3. Happy Anatomy (1:19)
  4. Rocks In My Bed (3:02)
  5. Main Stem (2:53)
  6. I Don't Know What Kind Of Blues I've Got (2:53)
  7. Things Ain't What They Used To Be (2:48)
  8. Midnight Indigo (2:34)
  9. What Am I Here For? (3:18)
  10. In A Mellow Tone (3:29)
  11. Caravan (2:31)

Credits

  • Lambert, Hendricks & Ross - primary artist
  • The Ike Isaacs Trio - primary artist
  • Carl Sigman - written-by
  • Duke Ellington - written-by
  • Irving Mills - written-by
  • Juan Tizol - written-by
  • Mercer Ellington - written-by
  • Milt Gabler - written-by

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