Sinner (Aaron Lewis album)
Sinner is the second solo studio album by an American rock musician Aaron Lewis of the nu metal band Staind. It was released on September 16, 2016, through Dot Records, and produced by Buddy Cannon. The first single, "That Ain't Country", was released on June 17, 2016, which coincided with the album announcement. To support the album, Lewis conducted a series of concerts titled "The Sinner Tour".
Commercial performance
Sinner debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 with 42,000 units sold, 39,000 of which were traditional album sales. It also debuted at number one on the Top Country Albums chart. As of March 2018 the album has sold 146,800 copies in the United States.Personnel
- Sean R. Badum – assistant engineer
- Wyatt Beard – background vocals
- Jim "Moose" Brown – Hammond B-3 organ, piano, Wurlitzer
- Pat Buchanan – electric guitar
- Jake Burns – assistant engineer
- Buddy Cannon – background vocals
- Tony Castle – engineer, mixing
- Tony Creasman – drums
- Shannon Finnegan – production coordinator
- Paul Franklin – steel guitar
- Tom Freitag – assistant engineer
- Vince Gill – background vocals
- Kevin "Swine" Grantt – bass guitar
- Ted Jensen – mastering
- Ben Kitterman – dobro
- Alison Krauss – background vocals
- Jasper Lemaster – assistant engineer
- Aaron Lewis – lead vocals, background vocals
- Zoe Jane Lewis – background vocals, Lead Vocals on "Travelin' Soldier"
- Brent Mason – baritone guitar, electric guitar
- Seth Morton – assistant engineer
- Willie Nelson – duet vocals on "Sinner"
- Mickey Raphael – harmonica
- Matt Rausch – engineer
- Bobby Terry – acoustic guitar
- Dan Tyminski – acoustic guitar, mandolin, background vocals