The Speed of Now Part 1
2020 studio album by Keith Urban
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The Speed of Now Part 1 is the eleventh studio album by Australian and American country music singer Keith Urban. The album was released on 18 September 2020 via Hit Red and Capitol Records Nashville.[6][7][8]
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| Released | 18 September 2020 | |||
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| Length | 49:37 | |||
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The album won the Highest Selling Album at the 2021 Queensland Music Awards.[9][10]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producers | Length |
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| 1. | "Out the Cage" (featuring Breland and Nile Rodgers) |
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| 3:09 |
| 2. | "One Too Many" (with Pink) |
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| 3:23 |
| 3. | "Live With" |
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| 3:18 |
| 4. | "Superman" |
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| 2:50 |
| 5. | "Change Your Mind" |
| 3:53 | |
| 6. | "Forever" |
| 4:07 | |
| 7. | "Say Something" |
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| 2:57 |
| 8. | "Soul Food" |
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| 2:36 |
| 9. | "Ain't It Like a Woman" |
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| 3:16 |
| 10. | "With You" |
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| 3:08 |
| 11. | "Tumbleweed" |
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| 2:48 |
| 12. | "God Whispered Your Name" |
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| 3:52 |
| 13. | "Polaroid" |
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| 2:31 |
| 14. | "Better Than I Am" |
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| 4:31 |
| 15. | "We Were [Bonus Track][A]" |
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| 3:08 |
| Total length: | 49:37 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producers | Length |
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| 16. | "We Were" (featuring Eric Church) |
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| 3:08 |
| Total length: | 52:45 | |||
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 16. | "Higher Love" (from Global Citizen's One World: Together at Home) | 2:16 |
| Total length: | 51:52 | |
Note
- This track is listed as a bonus track on all physical editions of the album.
Personnel
Adapted from liner notes.[13]
"Out the Cage"
- Jamareo Artis – bass guitar
- Breland – featured vocals, choir, background vocals
- Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards
- Nile Rodgers – electric guitar
- Sean Small – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, programming
- Sam Sumsor – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, programming
- Keith Urban – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, ganjo, lead vocals
"One Too Many"
- Nathan Barlowe – gang vocals, handclaps
- Daniel Davidson – bass guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, programming
- Jerry Flowers – gang vocals, handclaps
- Mich Hansen – percussion
- Boy Matthews – background vocals
- Pink – featured vocals
- Cleo Tighe – background vocals
- Keith Urban – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, lead vocals
- Peter Wallevik – keyboards, piano, programming
"Live With"
- Johnny Fung – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, programming
- Evan Hutchings – drums
- Zach Kale – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, programming, background vocals
- Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar
- Keith Urban – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, lead vocals, background vocals
- Alex Wright – keyboards
"Superman"
- Nathan Barlowe – keyboards
- Ben Berger – bass guitar, keyboards, programming, background vocals
- Nathan Chapman – bass guitar
- Ryan McMahon – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, programming, background vocals
- Ryan Rabin – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, programming, background vocals
- Jerry Roe – drums
- Keith Urban – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, slide guitar, lead vocals
"Change Your Mind"
- Matthew Koma – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, electric guitar solo, banjo, keyboards, drums, bass guitar, background vocals
- Keith Urban – lead vocals
"Forever"
- Dave Cohen – Hammond B-3 organ
- Dann Huff – electric guitar, percussion, programming
- Jerry Roe – drums
- Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar
- Russell Terrell – background vocals
- Keith Urban – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, lead vocals, background vocals
"Say Something"
- Jeppe Bilsby – keyboards, programming
- Benni Christiansen – bass guitar
- Oliver Cliwik – electric guitar
- Mich Hansen – percussion
- Scott Quinn – background vocals
- Keith Urban – 12-string acoustic guitar, electric guitar, lead vocals, background vocals
"Soul Food"
- Breland – background vocals
- Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards
- Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar
- Sean Small – keyboards, programming
- Sam Sumsor – keyboards, programming
- Keith Urban – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, lead vocals, background vocals
"Ain't It Like a Woman"
- Evan Hutchings – drums
- Jaren Johnston – background vocals
- Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar
- Keith Urban – electric guitar, lead vocals, background vocals
- Alex Wright – pedal steel guitar, piano
"With You"
- Nathan Chapman – bass guitar
- Nate Cyphert – background vocals
- Luke Niccoli – electric guitar, keyboards, programming
- Jerry Roe – drums, percussion
- Keith Urban – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, ganjo, lead vocals, background vocals
"Tumbleweed"
- Lewis Burns – didgeridoo
- Nathan Chapman – bass guitar
- Josh Ditty – programming
- Jaren Johnston – electric guitar, percussion, programming, background vocals
- Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards, synthesizer
- Jerry Roe – drums, percussion
- Keith Urban – electric guitar solo, ganjo, lead vocals, background vocals
"God Whispered Your Name"
- Chris August – keyboards, Wurlitzer, background vocals
- Matt Chamberlain – drums, percussion
- Jamie Muhoberac – synthesizer
- Pino Palladino – bass guitar
- Benmont Tench – Hammond B-3 organ, piano, Wurlitzer
- Keith Urban – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, lead vocals, background vocals
"Polaroid"
- Nathan Chapman – bass guitar
- Dave Cohen – keyboards
- Joey Moi – programming
- Jerry Roe – drums, percussion
- Ilya Toshinsky – acoustic guitar
- Mark Trussell – programming
- Keith Urban – banjo, electric guitar, all vocals
"Better Than I Am"
- Keith Urban – all vocals
- Eg White – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, piano, drums, programming
"We Were"
- Eric Church – duet vocals (track 16 version)
- Dave Cohen – keyboards, synthesizer
- Dann Huff – electric guitar
- Charlie Judge – synthesizer
- Jerry Roe – drums, percussion
- Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar
- Russell Terrell – background vocals
- Keith Urban – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, banjo, lead vocals, background vocals
Technical
- Rochel Trlivieng – art director, design
- Kera Jackson – art producer
- Ally Gecewicz – assistant, editing
- Spencer Clarke – assistant, engineer
- Nicolas Weilmann – assistant, engineer
- Drew Bollman – assistant
- Brendan Dekora – assistant
- Michelle Freetly – assistant
- Zach Kuhlman – assistant
- Kam Luchterhand – assistant
- Matt Wolach – assistant
- Mark Dobson – digital editing, engineer
- Scott Cooke – editing
- Eiving Nordland – editing
- Chris Small – editing
- John Hanes – engineer, mixing
- Captain Cuts – engineer, producer
- Josh Ditty – engineer
- Jeff Balding – engineer
- Joe Baldridge – engineer
- Ed Cherney – engineer
- Russel Graham – engineer
- Elthon Mendoza – engineer
- Marco Sonzini – engineer
- Tremaine "Six7" Williams – engineer
- Dan McCarroll – executive producer, producer
- Randy Merrill – mastering
- Joey Moi – mixing, producer
- Rich Costey – mixing
- Serban Ghenea – mixing
- Justin Nielbank – mixing
- Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing
- Spike Stent – mixing
- Russ Harrington – photography
- Scott Johnson – production coordination
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications and sales
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[30] | Gold | 35,000‡ |
| Canada (Music Canada)[31] | Gold | 40,000‡ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[32] | Gold | 7,500‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[33] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
Release history
| Country | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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| Various | 18 September 2020 | Digital download |
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| Compact disc |