Mike Ballard – vocal engineer on 'Fallin'' and 'Hurricane Season'.Mike Kappus – executive producer, management.Matt Cornell – executive producer, management.Dave Barlett – executive producer, management.Charles Smith – bass synthesizer on 'Backatown' and 'Quiet as Kept'.

Marc Broussard – additional vocals on 'Right to Complain'.Allen Toussaint – piano on 'On Your Way Down'.Lenny Kravitz – guitar solo, backing vocals on 'Something Beautiful'.Trombone Shorty – trombone, trumpet, drums, percussion, keyboards, vocals.

'928 Horn Jam' (Andrews, Oestreicher, Slaughter, Dwayne Williams) 0:55.

'The Cure' (Andrews, Ballard, Murano) 3:39.

'Where Y' At' (Andrews, Clarence Slaughter) 2:59.

'One Night Only (The March)' (Andrews, Montbleau) 2:49.

'In the 6th' (Andrews, Dan Oestreicher) 3:17.

'Suburbia' (Andrews, Mike Ballard, Pete Murano, Joey Peebles) 3:19.

'Right to Complain' (Andrews, PJ Morton) 2:56.

'Something Beautiful' (Andrews, Ryan Montbleau) 3:42.

'On Your Way Down' ( Allen Toussaint) 3:36.

'Hurricane Season' ( Troy Andrews) 3:20.

Will Hermes of Rolling Stone said the album is 'both deeply rooted and culturally omnivorous' and referred to Andrews as 'a Katrina survivor trying to hold on to the old while building the new'. He went on to call it 'everything popular American music should be'. Thom Jurek of Allmusic called the music 'aural gumbo' and the album a 'fingerpopping, butt-shakin' mix set' that 'crackles and burns with an unburdened, unfettered, passionate live feel'. Geoffrey Himes of The Washington Post compared Andrews's vocals to Stevie Wonder and noted that the album has ' second-line rhythm that could only come from New Orleans'. Noting the wide appeal of Backatown, Carla Meyer of The Sacramento Bee wrote that it 'provides comfort for fans of jazz, rock, pop, funk and however you want to classify James Bond theme music'. He closed his review with 'It's a sound born of New Orleans, unmistakably, and if it heralds an ambitious ascent, it also attests to an unbroken spirit.' Nate Chinen said in The New York Times that the album is 'more polished and less thrilling than Trombone Shorty's live shows' but goes on to call it 'firm in its purpose with swagger to spare'. Reception Professional ratings Review scores Allen Toussaint plays piano on the only cover song, a reworking of his own 'On Your Way Down'. Marc Broussard contributes backing vocals on 'Right to Complain'. Lenny Kravitz, who Andrews apprenticed under as a member of his backing band, plays guitar and sings backup on 'Something Beautiful'. Andrews plays trombone and trumpet and provides lead vocals on five tracks. Allen Toussaint wrote and performed on 'On Your Way Down'Īndrews is supported by his band Orleans Avenue: bassist Mike Ballard, guitarist Pete Murano, saxophonist Dan Oestreicher, drummer Joey Peebles, and percussionist Dwayne Williams.

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