Mother Road is the fifth solo studio album by American musician Grace Potter, released through Fantasy Records on August 18, 2023. As with Potter's previous two solo albums, it was produced by her husband Eric Valentine.[1] Multiple singles preceded the album, including "Good Time" in June 2023,[2] and "Ready Set Go" and "Lady Vagabond" in July, the latter two of which were said to contain Potter's "free-wheeling voice and bluesy style". Potter will tour North America in support of the album in late 2023.[3]

Mother Road
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 18, 2023 (2023-08-18)
Studio
Length40:27
LabelFantasy
ProducerEric Valentine
Grace Potter chronology
Daylight
(2019)
Mother Road
(2023)

Background and recording

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Potter was inspired to write the album after a road trip heading west across the United States, on which she realized she was "running away" thus "embolden[ing her] to write an album that reaches far beyond what actually happened–launching [her] down the alternate-reality roads of what could have happened". She once again collaborated with producer Eric Valentine and recorded the album at RCA Studio A in Nashville, Tennessee and Topagandise in Topanga, California. The resulting album was described as containing a "soundscape of soulful rock, roots, funk, country, and R&B".[1]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Grace Potter, except where noted

Mother Road track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Mother Road" 5:12
2."Truck Stop Angels" 0:47
3."Ready Set Go" 3:26
4."Good Time" 5:33
5."Little Hitchhiker"3:12
6."Lady Vagabond" 5:49
7."Rose Colored Rearview"
3:58
8."All My Ghosts"
  • Potter
  • Barlowe
  • Lindsey
  • McRee
4:22
9."Futureland" 3:22
10."Masterpiece" 4:46
Total length:40:27

Personnel

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Musicians

Technical

Visuals

  • Grace Potter – artwork, package design, photography
  • Carrie Smith – package design

Charts

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Chart performance for Mother Road
Chart (2023) Peak
position
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[4] 34

References

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  1. ^ a b Schube, Will (May 10, 2023). "Grace Potter Announces Mother Road, Shares Title Track". UDiscoverMusic. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  2. ^ Li, Simon (June 24, 2023). "Grace Potter Unveils New Single "Good Time" From Upcoming Album Mother Road". Mxdwn. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  3. ^ Houghton, Cillea (July 30, 2023). "Grace Potter Hits the Road in New Songs Off Mother Road". American Songwriter. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  4. ^ "Grace Potter Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 1, 2023.