Made Up Mind

Made Up Mind is the second studio album from blues-rock group Tedeschi Trucks Band. It was released August 20, 2013 by Masterworks Records.

Made Up Mind
Studio album by
Tedeschi Trucks Band
ReleasedAugust 20, 2013 (2013-08-20)
StudioSwamp Raga Studios (Jacksonville, Florida)
Genre
Length53:14
LabelMasterworks
Producer
Tedeschi Trucks Band chronology
Everybody's Talkin'
(2012)		 Made Up Mind
(2013)		 Let Me Get By
(2016)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic76/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
American Songwriter[2]
AllMusic[3]
PopMatters [4]
Rolling Stone [5]

In 2014, it won a Blues Music Award in the 'Rock Blues Album of the Year' category.[6]

Reception

Thom Jurek of AllMusic wrote " Made Up Mind is tight; it maintains the gritty, steamy, Southern heart displayed on Revelator, but the growth in songwriting, arrangement, and production is immeasurable. Everything these players have assimilated throughout their individual careers is filtered through a group consciousness. When it expresses itself musically, historical and cultural lineages are questioned and answered incessantly in the tension of their dialogue, creating a sound that is not only instantly recognizable, but offers a nearly limitless set of sonic possibilities."[3] Julian Ring of Rolling Stone called the album "equal parts Stax and Muscle Shoals without the dilution of either."[5] PopMatters called the album "a brilliant throwback without ever truly sounding anachronistic."[4]

The album debuted at No. 11 on Billboard chart in its first week,[7] and it also debuted at No. 9 on the album sales chart, as well as No. 2 on Billboard’s Rock chart and No. 1 on the Blues chart.[8] The album has sold 113,000 copies in the United States as of December 2015.[9]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Made Up Mind"Oliver Wood, Derek Trucks, Susan Tedeschi3:55
2."Do I Look Worried"John Leventhal, Trucks, Tedeschi4:35
3."Idle Wind"Gary Michael Louris, Trucks, Tedeschi5:11
4."Misunderstood"Sonya Kitchell; Eric Krasno5:42
5."Part of Me"Doyle Bramhall, II, Trucks, Tedeschi, Mike Mattison4:08
6."Whiskey Legs"Trucks, Louris, Tedeschi4:06
7."It's So Heavy"Kitchell, Krasno, Trucks4:59
8."All That I Need"Trucks, Bramhall, Tedeschi5:13
9."Sweet and Low"Krasno, David Gutter, Trucks, Tedeschi, Adam Smirnoff5:04
10."The Storm"Trucks, Tedeschi, Leventhal6:35
11."Calling Out to You"Krasno, Gutter3:46
Total length:53:14

Personnel
  • Derek Trucks – lead guitar
  • Susan Tedeschi – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Bakithi Kumalo – bass guitar, conga, percussion
  • Dave Monsey – bass guitar
  • Pino Palladino – bass guitar
  • George Reiff – bass guitar
  • Kofi Burbridge – clavinet, Flute, Hammond B3, piano, Wurlitzer
  • Tyler Greenwell – drums, percussion
  • J. J. Johnson – drums, percussion
  • Mike Mattison – harmony vocals
  • Mark Rivers – harmony vocals
  • Kebbi Williams – saxophone
  • Maurice "Mobetta" Brown – trumpet
  • Saunders Sermons – trombone
  • Doyle Bramhall II – guitar, background vocals
  • John Leventhal – guitar

Chart positions
Chart (2013) Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[10] 48
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] 30
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[12] 79
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[13] 23
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 47
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 22
UK Albums (OCC)[16] 52
US Billboard 200[17] 11
US Top Blues Albums (Billboard)[18] 1
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[19] 2
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[20] 2

References
  1. "Made Up Mind Reviews". Metacritic.com. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
  2. Horowitz, Hal (August 20, 2013). "Made Up Mind > Review". AmericanSongwriter.com. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
  3. Jurek, Thom. "Made Up Mind". AllMusic. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
  4. Faulkner, Brent (6 September 2013). "Made Up Mind > Review". PopMatters. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
  5. Ring, Julian (20 August 2013). "Made Up Mind > Review". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
  6. "2014 Blues Music Awards Nominees and Winners". Blues.about.com. Retrieved May 16, 2014.
  7. "Billboard 200". Billboard. September 7, 2013.
  8. "Tedeschi Trucks Band Scores Highest Sales Chart Debut & Critical Acclaim". Concord Music Group. February 9, 2016.
  9. "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on December 18, 2015.
  10. "Australiancharts.com – Tedeschi Trucks Band – Made Up Mind". Hung Medien.
  11. "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH.
  12. "Dutchcharts.nl – Tedeschi Trucks Band – Made Up Mind" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  13. "Norwegiancharts.com – Tedeschi Trucks Band – Made Up Mind". Hung Medien.
  14. "Swedishcharts.com – Tedeschi Trucks Band – Made Up Mind". Hung Medien.
  15. "Swisscharts.com – Tedeschi Trucks Band – Made Up Mind". Hung Medien.
  16. "Tedeschi Trucks Band | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
  17. "Tedeschi Trucks Band Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  18. "Tedeschi Trucks Band Chart History (Top Blues Albums)". Billboard.
  19. "Tedeschi Trucks Band Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard.
  20. "Tedeschi Trucks Band Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard.
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