Four the Record

Personnel: Randy Scruggs (guitar, banjo, mandolin); Jay Joyce, Richard Bennett (guitar); Greg Leisz (steel guitar, dobro); John Jarvis (piano); Glenn Worf (upright bass); Matt Chamberlain (drums, percussion); Allison Moorer, Patty Loveless, Brandi Carlile (background vocals).
Audio Mixer: Chuck Ainlay.
Liner Note Author: Judy Forde-Blair.
Recording information: Jupiter Studios, Seattle, WA; Ronnie's Place, Nashville, TN; Sound Stage Studios, Nashville, TN; Sugarhill Recording Studio, Houston, TX; The Cave, Dallas, GA; Tragedy/Tragedy Studio, Nashville, TN; Wincraft Music Studios, England.
Photographer: Randee St. Nicholas.
Miranda Lambert struck gold with her third album, Revolution, which sent two songs to the top of the country charts. Four the Record looks to continue her winning streak, mixing sassy country-pop with a handful of rustic, bluegrass-influenced songs. Despite writing most of the music on her previous records, Lambert only pens six songs on this disc, looking to outside songwriters like Brandi Carlile, Kacey Musgraves, and Pistol Annies' bandmate Ashley Monroe to provide the remaining eight. Even so, a moving duet with husband Blake Shelton on "Better in the Long Run" proves she's still willing to keep things within the family.