These Are the Days (Lit album)

These Are the Days
Studio album by
Lit
ReleasedDecember 15, 2017[1]
Recorded2016–2017
StudioSound Stage Studios, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre
Length
  • 37:15 (original 2017 release)
  • 46:05 (2018 re-release)
LabelDirty Martini
Producer
  • Corey Crowder
  • Lit
Lit chronology
The View from the Bottom
(2012) 		These Are the Days
(2017) 		Tastes Like Gold
(2022)
Singles from These Are the Days
  1. "Fast"
    Released: October 25, 2016[2]
  2. "Good Problem to Have"
    Released: March 2, 2018[3]

These Are the Days is the sixth studio album by the American rock band Lit.[4] It was released on December 15, 2017. In a musical departure from their previous records, this album showcases the band blending their traditional alternative rock sound with country rock.[1][5] It is their only album that does not feature an official drummer and is their last album with guitarist Ryan Gillmor as he departed the band following the recording sessions.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Night in the Life"
3:19
2."Good Problem to Have"
3:08
3."All Eyes on Us"
  • Zach Abend
  • Crowder
  • A. Jay Popoff
  • Jeremy Popoff
2:45
4."I Could Be Wrong"
3:23
5."Back With You"
  • Dorff
  • A. Popoff
  • J. Popoff
  • Singleton
3:20
6."Someday Maybe"
  • A. Popoff
  • J. Popoff
  • Singleton
3:48
7."These Are the Days"
  • A. Popoff
  • J. Popoff
  • Singleton
2:41
8."Wish I Was on It"
3:16
9."Just Feels Right"
  • Rob Hatch
  • A. Popoff
  • J. Popoff
  • Brandon Ray
3:21
10."Headstone"
  • Ben Burgess
  • Michael Hobby
  • A. Popoff
  • J. Popoff
3:21
11."Easy"
  • Ryan Gillmor
  • A. Popoff
  • J. Popoff
  • Ray
3:15
12."California Son"
  • A. Popoff
  • J. Popoff
  • Ray
3:41
13."Fast"
4:04
14."Welcome to the Party"
  • Kevin Baldes
  • Stephen Garvy
  • Dennis Hill
  • Kyle Homme
  • Kenneth Livingston
2:43
Total length:46:05
  • "I Could Be Wrong," "Wish I Was on It," and "Welcome to the Party" are not on the original December 15, 2017 release, but later added to the 2018 re-release. The original release 37:15 in total length. The second release is 46:05.

Personnel

Lit
  • A. Jay Popoff – lead vocals
  • Jeremy Popoff – guitar, backing vocals
  • Kevin Baldes – bass, backing vocals
  • Ryan Gillmor – guitar, backing vocals
Additional musicians
  • Zach Abend
  • Dave Cohen – keyboards
  • Corey Crowder
  • David Dorn – keyboards
  • Dan Dugmore – steel guitar
  • Charlie Judge – keyboards
  • Evan Kilbourne – drums
  • B. James Lowry – acoustic guitar
  • Tony Lucido – bass
  • Miles McPherson – drums
  • Carl Miner – acoustic guitar
  • Justin Ostrander – guitar
  • Kristen Rogers – backing vocals
  • Justin Schipper – steel guitar
  • Adam Shoenfeld – guitar
  • Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass
  • Terry Stirling Jr. – drums
  • Derek Wells – guitar

References

  1. ^ a b "Lit: New Album! on PledgeMusic". Archived from the original on December 5, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
  2. ^ ""Lit Go Country and Have the Music Video to Prove It"". Archived from the original on January 3, 2018. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
  3. ^ "Lit Drops 'Good Problem to Have' Music Video". March 19, 2018. Archived from the original on March 30, 2019. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
  4. ^ "Chart-topping alt band Lit, now gone country, to play Allentown's PigPen Fun Bar". Archived from the original on July 21, 2021. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  5. ^ Creating bigger opportunities: Lit’s country-infused album shows the band crosses genres
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