Here or Anywhere is the fifteenth and final studio album by American band Bulla. It was released on November 17, 2021 through Big Deal Music and Republic Records. The band disbanded a year after its release and the farewell tour.
Track listing[]
All lyrics are written by John Langley and Brian McNamara, except where noted; all music is composed by Langley and McNamara, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Lead vocal | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Missoula Blues" | Brian McNamara | 5:18 | ||
| 2. | "Wake of the Dead" | Langley | Jim Hewitt, Langley, Bill Lawrence, McNamara, Mike Sullivan | McNamara | 3:52 |
| 3. | "Leprechaun" | Langley, Lawrence, McNamara | McNamara | 3:56 | |
| 4. | "Black Summer" | McNamara | 4:32 | ||
| 5. | "Idiot Box" | Langley | Hewitt, Lawrence, McNamara | McNamara | 4:07 |
| 6. | "Afterlife" | Langley | Langley, Lawrence, John Parish | John Langley | 4:15 |
| 7. | "Louisiana" | Langley | 5:57 | ||
| 8. | "How We Are?" | McNamara | 5:45 | ||
| 9. | "Mind Wide Open" | Sullivan | Langley | Mike Sullivan | 3:41 |
| 10. | "Maybe You're Right" | McNamara | 5:33 | ||
| 11. | "Carry Me Home" | McNamara | 4:13 | ||
| 12. | "Here or Anywhere" | Hewitt, Langley, Lawrence, McNamara, Sullivan | McNamara | 5:22 | |
| 13. | "On the Road" | Hewitt, Langley, McNamara | McNamara | 2:55 | |
| 14. | "Atlantic Flower" | Sullivan | Lawrence, Sullivan | Sullivan | 2:59 |
| 15. | "Yes" | Sullivan | Hewitt, Lawrence, Sullivan | Sullivan | 4:06 |
| 16. | "Parting Ways" | McNamara | 4:38 | ||
| 17. | "Frontier City" | Hewitt, Langley, Lawrence, McNamara, Sullivan | Sullivan | 5:00 |
Personnel[]
- Bulla
- Jim Hewitt - drums, bells (1),.marimba (4), steel drum (4), hang drum (6), cajón (13), percussion (17), background vocals (7, 11, 14, 15), photography
- John Langley - electric bass (1–8, 10, 11, 12, 15, 17), upright bass (9), acoustic bass (13, 14, 16), background (1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 13, 16, 17) and lead (6, 7) vocals, concept, layout, photography
- Bill Lawrence - electric guitar (1–12, 14, 16, 17), lap steel guitar (2, 15), flute (3), slide (4, 11), harmonica (5, 11), Moog synthesizer (6), Leslie guitar (8), bowed guitar (9), acoustic guitar (13), background vocals (1–5, 7, 11–14, 16, 17)
- Brian McNamara - lead (1–5, 8, 10–13, 16) and background (7, 14, 17) vocals, electric guitar (2, 7, 9, 12, 15, 16), acoustic guitar (1, 4, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17), reso-electric guitar (6), ukulele (14), electric sitar (17), concept, layout, photography
- Mike Sullivan - lead (9, 14, 15, 17) and background (1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 10, 12) vocals, keyboards (2, 10, 11, 12, 15, 17), electric piano (1, 9, 13, 16), glockenspiel (2), Hammond organ (2, 6, 8, 17), vibraphone (1, 2, 8, 9, 12, 14), electric guitar (3, 15), accordion (3, 8, 13), harmonium (4, 7), Wurlitzer piano (4), synthesizer (5), Rhodes piano (5, 14, 16), acoustic piano (6, 8, 12, 13, 14), melodica (6), aquarion (10), Farfisa organ (11, 16), album cover concept, Polaroids, photography
- Additional musicians
- Alain Johannes - slide guitar (4), electric guitar (5), lap steel guitar (8, 13, 17), flamenco guitar (15), background vocals (1, 5, 17)
- Kevin Sullivan - guitar with slide and E-Bow (1) dobro (4, 10), banjo (3), mandolin (7)
- John Parish - baritone guitar (4), keyboards (5, 9), percussion (5), grand piano (6), electric guitar (8), acoustic guitar (16), background vocals (6, 8)
- Mauro Refosco - percussion (2, 4)
- Fiona Brice - violin (3, 8, 12, 16), background vocals (12)
- Petra Haden - violin (8, 12, 16), background vocals (12)
- Jessy Greene - violin (16)
- Felicia Barton - background vocals (1, 6, 15, 17)
- Felice Hernandez - background vocals (3, 17)
- Jennie Abrahamson - background vocals (4, 8, 9, 10), keyboards (7)
- Linnea Olsson - background vocals (4, 8, 9, 10, 12), cello (7, 8, 9, 12, 16)
- Ana Lenchantin - cello (12, 14)
- Flood - background vocals (6)
- Brandi Carlile - co-lead vocals (14)
- Production
- Flood - production, mixing (5–8, 11, 17)
- John Langley - production, additional engineering
- John Parish - production
- Marta Salogni - engineering, mixing (1–4, 9, 10, 12–16)
- Alain Johannes - additional engineering, executive producer
- Anton Corbijn - art direction, photography