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) Peakposition
Singles – Billboard (North America) YearSingleChartPosition2004"Breathe"Hot 1001062004"Breathe"Adult Contemporary222004"Breathe"Adult Top 4092004"Lucky"Adult Alternative172004"This Moment"Adult Top 4034
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