With Heaven on Top

by Zach Bryan

Type: Album
Released: 2026-01-09
Label: Belting Bronco, Warner
Country: United States
Length: 1:18:08
Community rating: 3.54/5 from 24 ratings

Artists on this release: Lucas Ruge-Jones, Isaac Washam, Heaven Schmitt, Keenan O'Meara, Hannah Cohen, Zephyr Avalon, Noah Legros, Samantha Uzbay, Jake Weinberg, Sasha Ono, Ryan Hatcher, Ana Monwah Lei, Read Connolly, William Werthimer, Austin Stunkard, Scott Zhang, Chris Braun, Gabe Wax, Graham Bright, Nate Head, Greg Fallis, Andy McCormick, Junior Carroll

Album Notes & Community Reviews

On the sprawling, self-produced 25-track album 'With Heaven on Top', Zach Bryan documents a period of personal chaos through his distinctly raw and intimate songwriting. The production expands on his established sound by incorporating more prominent, Springsteen-inspired horn sections and strings, yet maintains an organic feel that shifts between full-band arrangements and stripped-down acoustic reimaginings. Lyrically, the record serves as a travelogue of heartbreak, anger, and self-reflection, creating a bruised but deeply human portrait of love and identity that cemented his status with a second consecutive number-one album debut.

Genres

Descriptors: acoustic, storytelling, confessional, unadorned, plainspoken, folk

Tracklist

Down, Down, Stream (01:59)
Runny Eggs (03:52)
Appetite (03:05)
DeAnn's Denim (02:41)
Say Why (02:23)
Drowning (03:05)
Santa Fe (02:54)
Skin (02:55)
Dry Deserts (02:31)
Bad News (03:16)
South and Pine (03:21)
Cannonball (03:57)
Slicked Back (03:51)
Anyways (03:23)
If They Come Lookin' (02:27)
Rivers and Creeks (03:35)
Plastic Cigarette (03:05)
You Can Still Come Home (03:41)
Aeroplane (02:20)
Always Willin' (04:05)
Miles (03:30)
All Good Things Past (04:02)
Camper (02:15)
Sundown Girls (02:02)
With Heaven On Top (03:53)

Credits

Zach Bryan - lead vocals (all tracks), electric guitar (tracks 3, 6–10, 13), acoustic guitar (4–6, 11, 12, 16, 17, 21–25), production
Noah Legros - electric guitar (2–7, 9, 10, 13, 16, 18, 21, 24, 25), background vocals (2)
Zephyr Avalon - bass (2, 3, 5–7, 9–13, 16, 18, 21, 22, 24), acoustic bass (4)
Keenan O'Meara - acoustic guitar (2, 3, 5–7, 9, 13), piano (7, 9, 10), background vocals (7, 9, 12, 16, 18, 22, 24)
Nate Head - drums (2, 3, 5–7, 9–11, 13, 16, 18, 22, 24, 25), tambourine (12)
Read Connolly - pedal steel guitar (2, 3, 5, 6, 8–10, 18, 22, 25), dobro (16), banjo (22, 24)
William Werthimer - trumpet (2, 3, 5, 9–11, 13, 16, 18, 22, 25)
Heaven Schmitt - background vocals (3, 5–9, 11, 12, 16, 18, 22, 24, 25)
Ana Monwah Lei - cello (3, 5–7, 9–12, 16, 18, 22, 24, 25)
Lucas Ruge-Jones - fiddle (3, 5, 6, 10–12, 18, 22, 24, 25), violin (7, 9, 16), background vocals (7, 9), mandolin (7)
Samantha Uzbay - viola (3, 5–7, 9–12, 16, 18, 22, 24, 25)
Hannah Cohen - violin (3, 5–7, 9–12, 16, 18, 22, 24, 25)
Andy McCormick - tenor saxophone (3, 5–7, 9, 10, 18, 22, 25)
Isaac Washam - trombone (3, 5–7, 9, 10, 18, 22, 25)
Austin Stunkard - trumpet (3, 5–7, 9, 10, 18, 22, 25)
Ryan Hatcher - trumpet (3, 5–7, 9, 10, 18, 22, 25)
Junior Carroll - piano (3, 5, 18, 22)
Sasha Ono - cello (3, 6, 9, 22, 25)
Jake Weinberg - electric guitar (4, 23), percussion (6, 9), acoustic guitar (8, 13, 17, 23), background vocals (8, 17, 24), bass (8), drums (17, 23), piano, synthesizer, wurlitzer (23), engineering (2–13, 16–18, 21–25), mixing (16)
Scott Zhang - piano (4, 8, 11), organ (11), acoustic guitar, background vocals, bass (17), engineering (2–13, 16–18, 21, 22, 24, 25)
Graham Bright - electric guitar (5)
Greg Fallis - trombone (5, 18, 22)
Gabe Wax - background vocals (7, 8, 17), drums (8, 23), baritone guitar (17), bass (23), engineering (2–13, 16–18, 21–25), mixing (16, 17)
Chris Braun - electric guitar (8)
Colton Jean - engineering (8, 17, 23), engineering assistance (2–7, 9–13, 16, 18, 22, 24, 25)
Jacquire King - mixing (2–13, 18, 22–24)
Jacob Spitzer - mixing assistance (16)
Pete Lyman - mastering (2–13, 16–18, 21–23)