Black Pumas (album)

Black Pumas is the debut album by American band Black Pumas. It was released on June 21, 2019, through ATO Records. The deluxe edition was nominated for Album of the Year at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards on November 24, 2020, while "Colors" received two nominations for Record of the Year and Best American Roots Performance.

The album reached its peak of number 86 on the US Billboard 200 with 10,000 album equivalent units.

Track listing

Personnel

Black Pumas

• Eric Burton – vocals , guitar , keyboards
• Adrian Quesada – guitar , keyboards , bass guitar

Additional musicians

By first appearance, then alphabetically:

• Alexis Buffum – violin
• Scott Davis – bass guitar
• Trevor Nealon – keyboards
• John Speice – drums , bass guitar
• Stephen Bidwell – drums
• Brendan Bond – bass guitar
• Lauren Cervantes – backing vocals
• Spencer Garland – keyboards
• Angela Miller – backing vocals , tambourine
• Adrienne Short – violin
• Art Brown – tenor saxophone
• Elijah Clark – trombone
• JJ Johnson – drums
• R. Scott Morning – trumpet
• J.B. Flatt – string arrangements
• Jenavieve Varga – violin
• Josh Levy – baritone saxophone
• Derek Phelps – trumpet
• Ulrican Williams – trombone
• Josh Blue – drums and guitar
• Todd Simon – trumpet
• JaRon Marshall – keyboards
• Nora Karakousoglou – cello
• Leah Nelson – viola
• Leigh Wallenhaupt – violin
• Gilbert Elorreaga – trumpet
• Mark Gonzales – trombone

Production

• Adrian Quesada – producer, engineer , mixing
• Marcel Andrie Pean – assistant engineer
• Anthony Cazade – engineer
• Nicolas Quéré – engineer
• Jacob Sciba – engineer
• Stuart Sikes – engineer
• Alexander DuBois – engineer
• Erik Wofford – engineer
• Jon Kaplan – mixing
• JJ Golden – mastering

Charts

Certifications

References