Lucky (Melissa Etheridge album)

Lucky is the eighth album by singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge, released in 2004. Lucky made a debut on Billboard chart at No. 15 with almost 92,000 copies sold.[7]

Lucky
Studio album by
Melissa Etheridge
ReleasedFebruary 10, 2004
Recorded2003
StudioThe Village Recorder, Los Angeles, California
NRG Recording Studios, Los Angeles, California
GenreRock
Length54:03
LabelIsland
ProducerMelissa Etheridge,
David N. Cole,
Ross Hogarth,
Rick Parashar,
John Shanks
Melissa Etheridge chronology
Skin
(2001)		 Lucky
(2004)		 Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled
(2005)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(69/100)[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Billboard(mixed)[3]
Blender[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[4]
PopMatters[1][5]
Rolling Stone[6]

"Tuesday Morning" is dedicated to the memory of Mark Bingham, 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

  1. "Lucky" – 3:58
  2. "This Moment" (Etheridge, Shanks) – 3:27
  3. "If You Want To" – 3:08
  4. "Breathe" (Armstrong, Dwiggins, Jordan, Randall, Wanninger) – 3:15
  5. "Mercy" (Etheridge, Taylor) – 4:20
  6. "Secret Agent" (Etheridge, Taylor) – 4:52
  7. "Will You Still Love Me" – 4:13
  8. "Meet Me in the Dark" – 5:34
  9. "Tuesday Morning" (Etheridge, Taylor) – 4:49
  10. "Giant" – 5:15
  11. "Come on Out Tonight" – 3:12
  12. "Kiss Me" – 3:54
  13. "When You Find the One" – 4:06

Credits

Personnel

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) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8] 40
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[9] 29
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] 18
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] 51
US Billboard 200[12] 15

Singles – Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
2004 "Breathe" The Billboard Hot 100 106
2004 "Breathe" Adult Contemporary 22
2004 "Breathe" Adult Top 40 9
2004 "Lucky" Adult Alternative 17
2004 "This Moment" Adult Top 40 34

References
  1. Critic reviews at Metacritic
  2. AllMusic review
  3. "Billboard review". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 19, 2004. Retrieved November 16, 2012.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. Feliciano, Kristina (February 13, 2004). "Lucky Review". Entertainment Weekly: 72. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
  5. PopMatters review
  6. "Rolling Stone review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 12, 2008. Retrieved September 5, 2007.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. "Norah Jones Tops a Mil at #1; Kanye West Settles for #2". MTV.
  8. "Austriancharts.at – Melissa Etheridge – Lucky" (in German). Hung Medien.
  9. "Dutchcharts.nl – Melissa Etheridge – Lucky" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  10. "Offiziellecharts.de – Melissa Etheridge – Lucky" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts.
  11. "Swisscharts.com – Melissa Etheridge – Lucky". Hung Medien.
  12. "Melissa Etheridge Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
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