Fear of the Dawn
Fear of the Dawn is the fourth studio album by the American rock musician Jack White, released on April 8, 2022, through Third Man Records. The album was written in Nashville and recorded throughout 2021 at Third Man Studio. It was ranked as the 13th best guitar album of 2022 by Guitar World readers.
Promotion and release
In October 2021, White released "Taking Me Back", his first solo single since 2018. In November, White revealed that he would release two solo albums in 2022: Fear of the Dawn, which will feature White's traditional rock sound, and Entering Heaven Alive, a folk album, planned for release on July 22. White released a video for "Taking Me Back" on November 11.In December 2021, White announced the Supply Chain Issues Tour kicking off on April 8, 2022, in Detroit, Michigan. The tour covers North America and Europe. On February 11, 2022, White released the title track "Fear of the Dawn" as the B-side of the lead single from Entering Heaven Alive, "Love Is Selfish", and uploaded the music video for "Fear of the Dawn" on YouTube the same day. On March 3, 2022, White released the song "Hi-De-Ho" as the second standalone single from Fear of the Dawn. Finally on April 7, 2022, White released "What's the Trick?" as one last surprise single the day before the album was released.
Fear of the Dawn was released on April 8, 2022.
Track listing
Sample credits- "Hi-De-Ho" contains a sample of "Hi De Ho Man" by Cab Calloway, written by Cab Calloway, Buster Harding and Jack Palmer.
- "Into the Twilight" contains a sample of William S. Burroughs from the track "Origin and Theory of the Tape Cut-Ups" originally released on the album Break Through in Grey Room, produced by James Grauerholz and Bill Rich.
- "Into the Twilight" contains a sample of "Another Night in Tunisia" performed by The Manhattan Transfer, written by John Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli and Jon Hendricks.
- "Into the Twilight" contains a sample of "Twilight Zone/Twilight Tone" performed by The Manhattan Transfer, music written by Jay Graydon and Alan Paul, lyrics by Alan Paul.
Personnel
Primary artist- Jack White – vocals, drums, guitar, bass, synthesizers, percussion, theremin, lead electric guitar, lead acoustic guitar, samples, piano, electric guitar, vibraphone, acoustic guitar
- Q-Tip – vocals, handclaps
- Olivia Jean – electric guitar, acoustic rhythm guitar
- Daru Jones – drums
- Dominic Davis – bass guitar
- Quincy McCrary – Wurlitzer electronic piano, Hammond B3 organ, synthesizer, harmony vocals
- Scarlett White – bass guitar
- Mark Watrous – Juno synthesizer, synthesizer
- Bone Dust Mancini – 1975 Harley-Davidson Ironhead
- Jack Lawrence – bass guitar
- Duane Denison – rhythm guitar, guitar solo
- Jack White – production, engineering, mixing
- Joshua V. Smith – engineering, mixing
- Bill Skibbe – engineering, mixing, mastering
- Dan Mancini – engineering assistant
- Jennifer Dionisio – cover illustration
- Sara Deck – page 1 illustration
- Olivia Jean – page 5 illustration
- Mikel Janín – page 3 illustration
- Ben Jenkins – side 1 label illustration, side 2 label concept, raven
- Bruce Yan – sun emblem, side 2 label illustration
- Johnny Dombrowski – page 4 illustration, back cover illustration, back cover camouflage patterns, paneled illustration