Yours, Dreamily,

Yours, Dreamily,
Studio album by The Arcs
Released	September 4, 2015
Recorded	2015
Studio	The Sound Factory (Los Angeles, CA) The Diamond Mine (New York, NY) Easy Eye Sound (Nashville, TN) Electric Lady Studios (New York, NY)
Genre	Garage rock soul rhythm and blues psychedelic rock
Length	45:57
Label	Nonesuch
Producer	Dan Auerbach, Leon Michels
Dan Auerbach chronology
Turn Blue (2014) Yours, Dreamily, (2015)
Singles from Yours, Dreamily,
"Stay in My Corner" Released: June 9, 2015 "Outta My Mind" Released: June 29, 2015 "Put a Flower in Your Pocket" Released: August 13, 2015

Yours, Dreamily, is the debut album by The Arcs, a side-project by Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys. The album was released on September 4, 2015.^[1]

Recording

The album originated as an Auerbach solo project but morphed into a collaborative effort, with musicians Leon Michels, Richard Swift, Homer Steinweiss, and Nick Movshon. All members of the band share songwriting credit for the album. It was recorded over two weeks at the Sound Factory in Los Angeles, Electric Lady Studios in New York, Auerbach's Easy Eye Sound in Nashville, and the Sound Mine in New York. Auerbach and Michels co-produced the album, and Tchad Blake mixed it.^[2] The New York-based all-female mariachi band Mariachi Flor de Toloache perform backing vocals on several album tracks and the lead vocals on "Chains of Love".^[3]

Promotion

The first track released from the album was "Stay in My Corner", a song inspired by the May 2015 Floyd Mayweather, Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao boxing match.^[4] "Stay in My Corner" was released as a special 7" vinyl record for the Mayweather-Pacquiao match and backed with the non-album track "Tomato Can".^[5]

On June 9, 2015, the album was announced and "Stay in My Corner" was made available for download with pre-orders of the album via iTunes and the band's website.^[1][4] One month later, on July 10, 2015, the track "Outta My Mind" was released for download as the second single from the album, and with the non-album track "My Mind" on 7" vinyl record.^[2] A video for the song "Put a Flower in Your Pocket" was released in mid-August 2015.^[6]

Track listing

All songs produced by Dan Auerbach and Leon Michels.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Once We Begin (Intro)"	Dan Auerbach Leon Michels	0:31
2.	"Outta My Mind"	Auerbach Michels Nick Movshon Homer Steinweiss	3:34
3.	"Put a Flower in Your Pocket"	Auerbach Michels Richard Swift	3:55
4.	"Pistol Made of Bones"	Auerbach	3:22
5.	"Everything You Do (You Do for You)"	Auerbach Michels	3:07
6.	"Stay in My Corner"	Auerbach Michels Movshon Steinweiss	3:19
7.	"Cold Companion"	Auerbach Michels Swift	3:55
8.	"The Arc"	Auerbach Michels Movshon Steinweiss	3:52
9.	"Nature's Child"	Auerbach Michels	3:12
10.	"Velvet Ditch"	Auerbach Michels Swift	3:12
11.	"Chains of Love"	Auerbach Michels Swift	3:11
12.	"Come & Go"	Auerbach Michels	4:00
13.	"Rosie (Ooh La La)"	Auerbach Michels Swift	3:46
14.	"Searching the Blue"	Auerbach	3:01
Total length:			45:57

Personnel

Personnel adapted from Yours, Dreamily liner notes.^[7]

The Arcs

• Dan Auerbach – vocals (all tracks except 1), electric guitar (tracks 2, 4-8, 9, 10, 13 and 14), bass, (tracks 2, 3, 5, 10, 11, and 13), acoustic guitar (tracks 3 and 14), keyboards (tracks 2, 11, and 13), sounds, (tracks 9 and 12), synthesizer (track 3), buzz (track 13), percussion (track 14)
• Leon Michels – piano (tracks 2, 6, 8 and 13), organ (tracks 2, 7 and 8), keyboards (tracks 6, 11 and 13), horns (tracks 5, 10 and 14), sounds (tracks 9 and 12), guitar (tracks 10 and 11)
• Richard Swift – drums (tracks 3, 4, 10, 11 and 13), keyboards (tracks 5, 10 and 11), acoustic guitar and percussion (track 4), vocals (track 5)
• Homer Steinweiss – drums (tracks 2, 6 and 8)
• Nick Movshon – bass (tracks 6 and 8)

Additional personnel^[8]

• Mariachi Flor de Toloache – vocals (tracks 3, 4, 8, 11 and 13), horns and strings (track 4)
• Veronica Medellin – guitarrón (tracks 4 and 7)
• Russ Pahl – electric guitar (track 3)
• Matt Chamberlain – drums (track 5)
• Thomas Brenneck – guitar (track 8)
• Ray Mason – trombone (track 9)
• Lee Fields – vocals (track 9)
• Bobby Emmett – piano, organ, horns and vocals (tracks 14)
• Kenny Vaughan – baritone guitar (track 14)
• Russ Pahl – pedal steel guitar (track 14)
• Dave Roe – upright bass (track 14)
• Jeffery Clemens – drums (track 14)
• Brian Olive – vocals (track 14)

Charts

Chart (2015)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[9]	75
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10]	46
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[11]	102
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[12]	37
French Albums (SNEP)[13]	90
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[14]	64
Italian Albums (FIMI)[15]	94
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[16]	34
UK Albums (OCC)[17]	40
US Billboard 200[18]	27

References

1. Greene, Andy (June 9, 2015). "Black Keys' Dan Auerbach Unveils New Side Project: The Arcs". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
2. Reed, Ryan (June 29, 2015). "Hear Dan Auerbach-Fronted the Arcs' Psychedelic New Track". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
3. Cooper, Leonie (July 1, 2015). "The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach On The "Deep Kind Of Chemistry" Of His New Side Project". NME. Time Inc. UK. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
4. Camp, Zoe (June 9, 2015). "The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach Details Arcs Album Yours, Dreamily, Shares "Stay In My Corner"". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
5. Rozakos, Madison (June 29, 2015). "Dan Auerbach Releases New Arcs Track "Outta My Mind"". Paste. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
6. Reed, Ryan (August 13, 2015). "Watch Dan Auerbach-Fronted the Arcs' Violent Cartoon Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
7. http://www.discogs.com/The-Arcs-Yours-Dreamily/release/7426816
8. "Introducing The Arcs". 11 September 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
9. Ryan, Gavin (September 12, 2015). "ARIA Albums: Troye Sivan 'Wild' EP Debuts At No 1". Noise11. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
10. "Ultratop.be – The Arcs – Yours, Dreamily," (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
11. "Ultratop.be – The Arcs – Yours, Dreamily," (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
12. "Dutchcharts.nl – The Arcs – Yours, Dreamily," (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
13. "Lescharts.com – The Arcs – Yours, Dreamily,". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
14. "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
15. "Italiancharts.com – The Arcs – Yours, Dreamily,". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
16. "Swisscharts.com – The Arcs – Yours, Dreamily,". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
17. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
18. "The Arcs - Chart history: Billboard 200". Retrieved September 21, 2015.

External links

• The Arcs