Name: Cardinology by Ryan Adams
Brand: Ryan Adams
SKU: 602517892781
Price: 9.9 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 4 (84 reviews)

ALBUM

Sobriety agrees with Ryan Adams, giving him the one thing he's always lacked: focus. Easy Tiger suggested as much, with its tight, clean lines supported by its rehab-celebrating publicity, but its 2008 sequel, Cardinology, reveals that this straight and narrow path was no new detour for Adams, but rather the main road. It's the first time in his solo career that Adams has tread the same trail for two albums in a row, which only confirms the suspicion that now that Adams is sober, he's getting down to the business of being the troubadour he's always aspired to be, assisted by a band so sympathetic to his style that he's named his album after them. In a certain sense, Cardinology does play as a showcase for everything that Ryan Adams & the Cardinals can do: it's rooted in Deadsy country-rock but frequently strays into '80s alt-rock territory, whether it's the sighing, romantic "Cobwebs" or how "Magick" echoes like prime U2. The Cardinals shift moods with ease but Cardinology isn't quite a showcase for how the band plays -- it's too intimate and too concentrated on the songs to be a record about the group itself, nor is it about Adams' range, as earlier records like Gold were. This is a very simple, classicist singer/songwriter album where the pleasure is within the songs themselves, how "Born into a Light" unfolds with understated grace, how "Let Us Down Easy" glides into its call-and-response chorus, how "Natural Ghost" has a comforting spectral quality, how "Evergreen" skips delicately, how the details in "Sink Ships" spill out to its loping beat. These are modest pleasures, but these days Ryan Adams is all about carefully measured craft instead of big statements, a tradeoff that makes his albums more predictable but also more satisfying, as Cardinology quietly proves.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo

1. Born Into A Light

by Ryan Adams

Primary Artist: Ryan Adams & The Cardinals; Main Performer
Acoustic Guitar: Ryan Adams
Neal Casal; Performer
Lyricist: Ryan Adams; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Bob Ludwig; Production
Recording Assistant: Noah Goldstein; Production
Composer: Ryan Adams; Composer
Bass Guitar: Chris Feinstein; Performer
Bass Guitar: Chris Feinstein; Performer
Drums: Brad Pemberton; Performer
Percussion: Brad Pemberton; Performer
Performer: Neal Casal
Jon Graboff
Chris Feinstein
Brad Pemberton
Ryan Adams; Performer
Piano: Neal Casal; Performer
Steel Guitar: Jon Graboff; Performer
Engineer: Tom Schick; Production
Studio Personnel: Tom Schick
Bob Ludwig
Noah Goldstein; Production
Composer Lyricist: Ryan Adams; Other
Producer: Tom Schick; Production
Vocals: Chris Feinstein
Neal Casal
Ryan Adams
Jon Graboff; Performer

2. Go Easy

by Ryan Adams

Acoustic Guitar: Neal Casal; Performer
Composer: Ryan Adams; Composer
Bass Guitar: Chris Feinstein; Performer
Drums: Brad Pemberton; Performer
Electric Guitar: Neal Casal
Ryan Adams; Performer
Lyricist: Ryan Adams; Composer
Engineer: Tom Schick; Production
Bass Guitar: Chris Feinstein; Performer
Keyboard: Ryan Adams; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Bob Ludwig; Production
Recording Assistant: Noah Goldstein; Production
Organ: Neal Casal; Performer
Primary Artist: Ryan Adams & The Cardinals; Main Performer
Percussion: Brad Pemberton; Performer
Performer: Chris Feinstein
Brad Pemberton
Neal Casal
Ryan Adams
Jon Graboff; Performer
Piano: Neal Casal; Performer
Steel Guitar: Jon Graboff; Performer
Studio Personnel: Tom Schick
Bob Ludwig
Noah Goldstein; Production
Composer Lyricist: Ryan Adams; Other
Producer: Tom Schick; Production
Vocals: Jon Graboff
Neal Casal
Ryan Adams; Performer

3. Fix It

by Ryan Adams

Primary Artist: Ryan Adams & The Cardinals; Main Performer
Composer: Ryan Adams; Composer
Lyricist: Ryan Adams; Composer
Producer: Tom Schick; Production
Composer Lyricist: Ryan Adams; Other

4. Magick

by Ryan Adams

Composer: Ryan Adams; Composer
Acoustic Guitar: Neal Casal; Performer
Bass Guitar: Chris Feinstein; Performer
Bass Guitar: Chris Feinstein; Performer
Drums: Brad Pemberton; Performer
Electric Guitar: Neal Casal
Ryan Adams; Performer
Lyricist: Ryan Adams; Composer
Engineer: Tom Schick; Production
Mastering Engineer: Bob Ludwig; Production
Recording Assistant: Noah Goldstein; Production
Organ: Neal Casal; Performer
Primary Artist: Ryan Adams & The Cardinals; Main Performer
Percussion: Brad Pemberton; Performer
Performer: Ryan Adams
Brad Pemberton
Jon Graboff
Chris Feinstein
Neal Casal; Performer
Steel Guitar: Jon Graboff; Performer
Studio Personnel: Noah Goldstein
Bob Ludwig
Tom Schick; Production
Composer Lyricist: Ryan Adams; Other
Producer: Tom Schick; Production
Vocals: Neal Casal
Ryan Adams; Performer

5. Cobwebs

by Ryan Adams

Composer: Ryan Adams; Composer
Primary Artist: Ryan Adams & The Cardinals; Main Performer
Acoustic Guitar: Neal Casal
Ryan Adams; Performer
Bass Guitar: Chris Feinstein; Performer
Bass Guitar: Chris Feinstein; Performer
Drums: Brad Pemberton; Performer
Electric Guitar: Neal Casal
Ryan Adams; Performer
Lyricist: Ryan Adams; Composer
Engineer: Tom Schick; Production
Mastering Engineer: Bob Ludwig; Production
Recording Assistant: Noah Goldstein; Production
Studio Personnel: Noah Goldstein
Bob Ludwig
Tom Schick; Production
Percussion: Brad Pemberton; Performer
Performer: Brad Pemberton
Neal Casal
Ryan Adams
Chris Feinstein
Jon Graboff; Performer
Steel Guitar: Jon Graboff; Performer
Composer Lyricist: Ryan Adams; Other
Producer: Tom Schick; Production
Vocals: Jon Graboff
Chris Feinstein
Neal Casal
Ryan Adams; Performer

6. Let Us Down Easy

by Ryan Adams

Composer: Ryan Adams; Composer
Acoustic Guitar: Neal Casal; Performer
Bass Guitar: Chris Feinstein; Performer
Bass Guitar: Chris Feinstein; Performer
Drums: Brad Pemberton; Performer
Electric Guitar: Jon Graboff
Neal Casal
Ryan Adams; Performer
Lyricist: Ryan Adams; Composer
Engineer: Tom Schick; Production
Mastering Engineer: Bob Ludwig; Production
Recording Assistant: Noah Goldstein; Production
Organ: Neal Casal; Performer
Primary Artist: Ryan Adams & The Cardinals; Main Performer
Percussion: Brad Pemberton; Performer
Performer: Chris Feinstein
Brad Pemberton
Neal Casal
Ryan Adams
Jon Graboff; Performer
Steel Guitar: Jon Graboff; Performer
Studio Personnel: Noah Goldstein
Bob Ludwig
Tom Schick; Production
Composer Lyricist: Ryan Adams; Other
Producer: Tom Schick; Production
Vocals: Jon Graboff
Chris Feinstein
Neal Casal
Ryan Adams; Performer

7. Crossed Out Name

by Ryan Adams

Bass Guitar: Ryan Adams; Performer
Drums: Ryan Adams; Performer
Performer: Ryan Adams
Neal Casal; Performer
Composer: Ryan Adams; Composer
Lyricist: Ryan Adams; Composer
Engineer: Tom Schick; Production
Mastering Engineer: Bob Ludwig; Production
Piano: Neal Casal; Performer
Producer: Tom Schick; Production
Recording Assistant: Noah Goldstein; Production
Primary Artist: Ryan Adams & The Cardinals; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Ryan Adams; Performer
Synthesizer Programming: Ryan Adams; Performer
Vocals: Ryan Adams; Performer
Studio Personnel: Noah Goldstein
Bob Ludwig
Tom Schick; Production
Composer Lyricist: Ryan Adams; Other

8. Natural Ghost

by Ryan Adams

Primary Artist: Ryan Adams & The Cardinals; Main Performer
Composer: Ryan Adams; Composer
Lyricist: Ryan Adams; Composer
Producer: Tom Schick; Production
Composer Lyricist: Ryan Adams; Other

9. Sink Ships

by Ryan Adams

Primary Artist: Ryan Adams & The Cardinals; Main Performer
Composer: Ryan Adams; Composer
Acoustic Guitar: Neal Casal
Ryan Adams; Performer
Bass Guitar: Chris Feinstein; Performer
Bass Guitar: Chris Feinstein; Performer
Drums: Brad Pemberton; Performer
Electric Guitar: Ryan Adams
Neal Casal; Performer
Lyricist: Ryan Adams; Composer
Engineer: Tom Schick; Production
Mastering Engineer: Bob Ludwig; Production
Pedal Steel: Jon Graboff; Performer
Recording Assistant: Noah Goldstein; Production
Studio Personnel: Tom Schick
Bob Ludwig
Noah Goldstein; Production
Producer: Tom Schick; Production
Performer: Neal Casal
Jon Graboff
Chris Feinstein
Brad Pemberton
Ryan Adams; Performer
Piano: Neal Casal; Performer
Vocals: Neal Casal
Ryan Adams; Performer
Composer Lyricist: Ryan Adams; Other

10. Evergreen

by Ryan Adams

Composer: Ryan Adams; Composer
Primary Artist: Ryan Adams & The Cardinals; Main Performer
Acoustic Guitar: Ryan Adams
Neal Casal; Performer
Drums: Brad Pemberton; Performer
Lyricist: Ryan Adams; Composer
Engineer: Tom Schick; Production
Mastering Engineer: Bob Ludwig; Production
Recording Assistant: Noah Goldstein; Production
Pedal Steel: Jon Graboff; Performer
Studio Personnel: Noah Goldstein
Bob Ludwig
Tom Schick; Production
Performer: Neal Casal
Ryan Adams
Brad Pemberton
Jon Graboff; Performer
Piano: Ryan Adams
Neal Casal; Performer
Vocals: Neal Casal
Ryan Adams; Performer
Producer: Tom Schick; Production
Composer Lyricist: Ryan Adams; Other

11. Like Yesterday

by Ryan Adams

Primary Artist: Ryan Adams & The Cardinals; Main Performer
Composer: Ryan Adams; Composer
Bass Guitar: Chris Feinstein; Performer
Bass Guitar: Chris Feinstein; Performer
Drums: Brad Pemberton; Performer
Electric Guitar: Neal Casal
Ryan Adams; Performer
Pedal Steel: Jon Graboff; Performer
Lyricist: Ryan Adams; Composer
Engineer: Tom Schick; Production
Mastering Engineer: Bob Ludwig; Production
Recording Assistant: Noah Goldstein; Production
Studio Personnel: Noah Goldstein
Bob Ludwig
Tom Schick; Production
Producer: Tom Schick; Production
Performer: Jon Graboff
Chris Feinstein
Brad Pemberton
Neal Casal
Ryan Adams; Performer
Vocals: Jon Graboff
Chris Feinstein
Neal Casal
Ryan Adams; Performer
Composer Lyricist: Ryan Adams; Other

12. Stop

by Ryan Adams

Primary Artist: Ryan Adams & The Cardinals; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Neal Casal; Performer
Composer: Ryan Adams; Composer
Bass Guitar: Chris Feinstein; Performer
Bass Guitar: Chris Feinstein; Performer
Drums: Brad Pemberton; Performer
Lyricist: Ryan Adams; Composer
Engineer: Tom Schick; Production
Mastering Engineer: Bob Ludwig; Production
Recording Assistant: Noah Goldstein; Production
Pedal Steel: Jon Graboff; Performer
Studio Personnel: Tom Schick
Bob Ludwig
Noah Goldstein; Production
Performer: Chris Feinstein
Brad Pemberton
Neal Casal
Michael Panes
Jon Graboff
Ryan Adams; Performer
Producer: Tom Schick; Production
Piano: Ryan Adams; Performer
Violin: Michael Panes; Performer
Vocals: Ryan Adams; Performer
Composer Lyricist: Ryan Adams; Other

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

12 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

40 minutes and 18 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 1000x1000 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

All tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

10/12 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Pop/Rock, Alt Country, Country Rock, Americana, Adult Alternative

Label

Lost Highway Records

Music Distribution Service

UMG Global

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Oct 27, 2008

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

602517892781

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Notification

Cardinology

1. Born Into A Light

2. Go Easy

3. Fix It

4. Magick

5. Cobwebs

6. Let Us Down Easy

7. Crossed Out Name

8. Natural Ghost

9. Sink Ships

10. Evergreen

11. Like Yesterday

12. Stop

Technical Specifications

Cardinology

Product information

Release options

1. Born Into A Light

2. Go Easy

3. Fix It

4. Magick

5. Cobwebs

6. Let Us Down Easy

7. Crossed Out Name

8. Natural Ghost

9. Sink Ships

10. Evergreen

11. Like Yesterday

12. Stop

Technical Specifications