The Outlaw Cherie Lee & Other Western Tales is the fourth studio album by the American musician Shaboozey, released on July 31, 2026, through American Dogwood and Empire Distribution.
The album features guest appearances by Jamie Foxx, Gunna, Leon Bridges, Teyana Taylor, Kehlani, Sam Elliott, and Orville Peck. Shaboozey described the album as a concept album co-created with Xaivia Inniss, following a story arc about a fictional outlaw named Cherie Lee who is out for revenge.
The album received mostly positive reviews from critics.
Track listing
Note On physical releases, "Bullets & Blades" is stylized "Bullets + Blades".
Personnel Credits are adapted from Tidal. Musicians
Shaboozey – performance Connor Sullivan – acoustic guitar (tracks 1, 5–10, 12, 17, 18), guest vocals (2, 6–8, 16), bass (8, 12), electric guitar (8), mandolin (10), background vocals (15), Dobro guitar (16, 19, 20), piano (18) Drew Taubenfeld – harmonica (1, 2, 5, 17, 18) Nevin Sastry – drum programming (2, 3, 7, 16), percussion (2, 5–8, 10, 12, 14–17, 19), guest vocals (2, 5–8, 14, 16), background vocals (2, 5, 6, 8, 12, 14–17, 19), bass (2, 15, 17), keyboards (3, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14–17), acoustic guitar (3, 7, 8, 16, 17), electric guitar (5, 7, 12, 15, 16), drums (14), harmonica (17) Stephen Musselman – guest vocals (2, 5–8, 16), pedal steel guitar (2, 6–8, 10, 12, 16, 19), Dobro guitar (2, 7, 8), banjo (2), acoustic guitar (4, 7–10), electric guitar (5, 7, 8, 18), mandolin (10, 19, 20), bass (12), background vocals (15), baritone guitar (18) Sean Cook – drum programming (2, 3, 7, 16), percussion (2, 5–8, 10, 12, 14–17, 19), guest vocals (2, 5–8, 14, 16), bass (2, 5, 7, 8, 14–16), keyboards (3, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14–17), acoustic guitar (5, 7, 8, 15–17), drums (5, 6, 14), electric guitar (12, 16) Pdubcookin – fiddle (2, 5–8, 10, 12, 14–16), strings (10, 11, 15) Abas Pauti – guest vocals (2, 6–8, 16) Mason Sacks – Dobro guitar (2) Noah Ehler – harmonica (3, 19), acoustic guitar (3, 20), percussion (6, 19); electric guitar, piano (6); cello, keyboards, strings (12); drums, flute, snare drum (20) Tyler Johnson – background vocals (3) Julian Nixon – bass, drum programming (3) Mike Hector – drum programming (3) Bailey Bryan – background vocals (5–8, 10, 12, 16, 17), guest vocals (5) Jeremy Long – organ (5), piano (6) Norelle – background vocals (5) Daniel Rhine – double bass (6, 10, 12, 17, 19) Ryan Cook – drums (7, 8, 12, 15), guest vocals (7, 16) Diner – background vocals (7, 16) John Mark Nelson – background vocals (10), acoustic guitar (19) Noeline Hofmann – background vocals (10) McKay Stevens – guest vocals (14) Wesley Orr – background vocals (19)
Technical
Sean Cook – engineering (1–10, 12, 14–17, 19, 20) Sam Pounds – engineering (1, 4) Florian "Flo" Ongonga – engineering (3) Owen Stoutt – engineering (3) Connor Sullivan – engineering (5, 8, 10–12, 18, 19) Carrington Brown – engineering (9) Matty McKay – engineering (10) Jenna Felsenthal – engineering (12) Michael Miller – engineering (13) Jermaine Carter – engineering assistance (1, 4) Zachary Acosta – mixing (1, 4, 9, 11, 13, 18), mixing assistance (2, 3, 8, 10, 12, 14, 15, 19) Neal Pogue – mixing (2, 3, 8, 10, 12, 14, 15, 17, 19) Jim Cooley – mixing (5, 6, 20) Serban Ghenea – mixing (7, 16) Jon Blass – immersive mixing Colin Leonard – mastering (1–15, 17–20) Dale Becker – mastering (16)
Charts + Chart performance for The Outlaw Cherie Lee & Other Western Tales Chart (2026) Peakposition Australian Albums (ARIA) 52 Australian Country Albums (ARIA) 9 UK Albums Sales (Official Charts) 30
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