Artist: THE BLACK KEYS
Album: TURN BLUE (DIGI)

Year: 2014
EAN/UPS: 0075597955545
Media type: CD

Turn Blue is the eighth studio album by American rock duo the Black Keys. It was co-produced by Danger Mouse and the band, and was released on Nonesuch Records on May 12, 2014. The record was the group's fourth collaboration with Danger Mouse, following their previous studio album, El Camino (2011), which was their biggest commercial and critical success to that point. For Turn Blue, Danger Mouse reprised his role from El Camino as an equal songwriting partner alongside guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney.

The Black Keys recorded the majority of Turn Blue at Sunset Sound in Hollywood, California, from July–August 2013, with additional recording taking place at Key Club in Benton Harbor, Michigan, and Auerbach's Easy Eye Sound Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, in early 2014. The sessions coincided with Auerbach's divorce from his wife, which inspired much of the album's lyrics. The resulting material was more melancholy and slower paced than the uptempo, hook-laden songs from El Camino. The album exhibits influences from psychedelic rock and soul, further departing from the raw, blues-rock sound of the group's early years. In addition to representing the record's moody tone, the title was selected as a homage to the "turn blue" catchphrase used by 1960s horror host Ghoulardi.

All songs written and composed by Dan Auerbach, Patrick Carney, and Brian "Danger Mouse" Burton.

TRACKLIST:
No. Title Length 

1. "Weight of Love"   6:50
2. "In Time"   4:28
3. "Turn Blue"   3:42
4. "Fever"   4:06
5. "Year in Review"   3:48
6. "Bullet in the Brain"   4:15
7. "It's Up to You Now"   3:10
8. "Waiting on Words"   3:37
9. "10 Lovers"   3:33
10. "In Our Prime"   4:38
11. "Gotta Get Away"   3:02

Total length: 45:09 

LINE-UP:

Dan Auerbach – vocals, guitars, bass guitar, keyboards, etc.
Patrick Carney – drums, keyboards, percussion, etc.

Additional performers:
Brian Burton – keyboards, piano, etc.
Regina, Ann, and Alfreda McCrary – backing vocals on "Weight of Love", "In Time", "Turn Blue", and "10 Lovers"