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2020 studio album by Thomas Wesley
Chapter 1: Snake Oil
Released May 29, 2020 (2020-05-29 )
Genre
Length 31 :36
Label
LSD (2019)
Chapter 1: Snake Oil (2020)
MMXX (2020)
"
So Long " Released: April 24, 2019
"
Lonely " Released: September 27, 2019
"
Heartless " Released: January 31, 2020
Chapter 1: Snake Oil is the second studio album by American DJ and musician
Diplo , released under his country moniker Thomas Wesley. It was released through
Mad Decent and
Columbia Records on May 29, 2020.
[3] The album features collaborations by
Orville Peck ,
Cam ,
Morgan Wallen , the
Jonas Brothers ,
Thomas Rhett ,
Young Thug ,
Blanco Brown ,
Noah Cyrus ,
Julia Michaels ,
Clever ,
Zac Brown ,
Danielle Bradbery , Ben Burgess,
Lil Nas X , and
Billy Ray Cyrus .
[4]
Chapter 1: Snake Oil was met with generally mixed to unfavorable reviews from critics. At
Metacritic , which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the release received an average score of 46, based on 9 reviews.
[5]
Deluxe edition (bonus tracks)
[14] Title 2. "Bottle's Bout Dead" (with
Ernest ) 2:30 3. "Horizon" (with
Leon Bridges ) 2:28 Total length: 36:34
Notes
^[a] indicates a miscellaneous producer.
Musicians
Diplo – drums (2–4, 6–10) , programming (2–4, 6–9) , remixer (12)
King Henry – bass (2, 6, 9, 10) , drums (2–4, 6, 9, 10) , guitar (2, 4, 6, 9, 10) , programming (2–4, 6, 9)
Thomas Lea – violin (2)
Charlie Handsome – guitar (3)
Diablo – programming (3)
Jr Blender – drums and programming (4)
Ryan Tedder – drums and programming (4)
Maximilian Jaeger – drum machine (6, 9) , drums (6–10) , programming (6–9) , guitar (7, 8) , keyboards (8)
Philip von Boch Scully – drums and programming (6)
William John Wilde – harmonica (6)
MØ – vocals (7)
Orville Peck – bass, guitar, and piano (7)
Tommy Brenneck – piano (7)
Matt Zara – guitar (8)
Great Dane – drums and programming (9)
Jocelyn "Jozzy" Donald – background vocals (12)
Technical
Eric Lagg – mastering (1, 5–12)
Joe LaPorta – mastering (2, 3)
Chris Gehringer – mastering (4)
Maximilian Jaeger – mixing (1, 3, 6–10) , recording (6–10)
Sean Moffitt – mixing (2)
Serban Ghenea – mixing (4, 5, 11)
A Bainz – mixing (5)
Zaq Reynolds – recording (1)
Analog in the Digital – recording (7)
King Henry – recording (10)
Cinco – recording (12)
Ernesto Olvera-LaPier – engineering (2)
Joey Moi – engineering (3, 11)
John Hanes – engineering (4, 5, 11)
Rich Rich – engineering (4
Joe Grasso – engineering (12)
Lindsay Marias – vocal production (2)
Ryan Tedder – vocal production (4)
Hauf – vocal production (10)
Benjamin Rice – vocal production (11)
Andrew "VoxGod" Bolooki – vocal production (12)
Jocelyn "Jozzy" Donald – vocal production (12)
Jesse Brock – engineering assistance (2)
^ Malone, Chris (May 29, 2020).
"Diplo Goes Country (And Ditches His Stage Name) On New 'Snake Oil' Solo Album" .
Forbes . Retrieved May 30, 2020 .
^
a
b
c Caldas, Juliette (May 26, 2020).
"Diplo fails to capitalise on any of country music's fusion momentum on his new conceptual outing" .
The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved May 30, 2020 .
^ Gregory, Al (April 19, 2020).
"Diplo gets Orville Peck, Young Thug for new country album" .
Exclaim! . Retrieved May 30, 2020 .
^ Richards, Will (April 19, 2020).
"Diplo shares full details of country album as Thomas Wesley featuring Orville Peck and Noah Cyrus" .
NME . Retrieved May 30, 2020 .
^
a
b
"Metacritic Review" .
Metacritic . Retrieved May 30, 2020 .
^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas.
Review of Chapter 1: Snake Oil at
AllMusic . Retrieved September 23, 2020.
^ Murray, Robin (May 27, 2020).
"Clash Magazine Review" .
Clash . Retrieved May 30, 2020 .
^ Wright, Lisa (May 29, 2020).
"Album Review DIPLO - DIPLO PRESENTS THOMAS WESLEY CHAPTER 1: SNAKE OIL" .
DIY . Retrieved June 11, 2020 .
^
Johnson, Maura (May 28, 2020).
"Snake Oil, Diplo's take on country music, is a bummer" .
Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved May 30, 2020 .
^ Devlin, Ben (June 1, 2020).
"MusicOMH Review" .
MusicOMH . Retrieved June 2, 2020 .
^ Cooper, Leonie (May 29, 2020).
"Diplo – 'Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley Chapter 1: Snake Oil' review: super-producer falls off the saddle" .
NME . Retrieved May 30, 2020 .
^ Mongredien, Phil (May 31, 2020).
"Diplo: Presents Thomas Wesley Chapter One: Snake Oil review – country cash-in" . The Observer . Retrieved September 23, 2020 .
^ Blum, Dani (May 30, 2020).
"Pitchfork Review" .
Pitchfork . Retrieved June 2, 2020 .
^
"Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley: Snake Oil (Deluxe) by Diplo" . December 18, 2020.
^ The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 8 June 2020 .
Australian Recording Industry Association . June 8, 2020.
^
"Diplo Chart History (Canadian Albums)" .
Billboard . Retrieved December 13, 2020.
^
"Diplo Chart History (Billboard 200)" .
Billboard . Retrieved December 13, 2020.
^
"Diplo Chart History (Top Country Albums)" .
Billboard . Retrieved December 13, 2020.
^
"ARIA Top 50 Country Albums for 2020" . Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved January 15, 2021 .
^
"Top Country Albums – Year-End 2020" . Billboard . Retrieved December 13, 2020 .
^
"Top Country Albums – Year-End 2021" . Billboard . Retrieved December 12, 2021 .
^
"Canadian album certifications – Diplo – Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley Chapter 1: Snake Oil" .
Music Canada . Retrieved December 22, 2023 .
^
"American album certifications – Diplo – Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley Chapter 1: Snake Oil" .
Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved October 25, 2021 .
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