Mission Bell | ||||
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Studio album by Amos Lee | ||||
Released | January 25, 2011 | |||
Genre | Folk, neo soul | |||
Length | 51:17 | |||
Label | Blue Note | |||
Producer | Joey Burns | |||
Amos Lee chronology | ||||
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Mission Bell is the fourth studio album by American musician Amos Lee, released on January 25, 2011. The album features Willie Nelson, Lucinda Williams, Sam Beam, Priscilla Ahn, Pieta Brown, James Gadson, and Calexico as guests on the album. Joey Burns, of Calexico produced the album. Mission Bell debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200, selling 40,000 copies in its first week, which is the lowest ever total for a #1 album in the Soundscan era. These sales broke the record set by Cake's Showroom of Compassion when it sold 44,000 two weeks previous. The following week Mission Bell dropped from #1 to #26, the fourth longest drop from #1 on the Billboard 200 as of January 2017. It shares this honor with The 1975's 2016 album I Like It When You Sleep....
All songs written by Amos Lee.
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