The Speed of Now Part 1

The Speed of Now Part 1
Studio album by
Keith Urban
Released18 September 2020
Genre
Length49:37
Label
Producer
Keith Urban chronology
Graffiti U
(2018) 		The Speed of Now Part 1
(2020)
Singles from The Speed of Now Part 1
  1. "We Were"
    Released: 13 May 2019
  2. "God Whispered Your Name"
    Released: 2 March 2020
  3. "Polaroid"
    Released: 24 April 2020
  4. "Superman"
    Released: 17 July 2020
  5. "Change Your Mind"
    Released: 7 August 2020
  6. "One Too Many"
    Released: 28 September 2020
  7. "Out the Cage"
    Released: 23 April 2021

The Speed of Now Part 1 is the eleventh studio album by New Zealand-born Australian country music singer Keith Urban. The album was released on 18 September 2020 via Hit Red and Capitol Records Nashville.

The album won the Highest Selling Album at the 2021 Queensland Music Awards.

Track listing

The Speed of Now Part 1 track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)ProducersLength
1."Out the Cage" (featuring Breland and Nile Rodgers)
  • Urban
  • Sumsor
  • Small
3:09
2."One Too Many" (with Pink)
  • Urban
  • Cutfather
  • PhD
  • Dan McCarroll
3:23
3."Live With"
  • Urban
  • Kale
3:18
4."Superman"
2:50
5."Change Your Mind"
  • Urban
  • Koma
  • McCarroll
3:53
6."Forever"
4:07
7."Say Something"
  • Brandyn Burnette
  • Urban
  • Hansen
  • Jeppe London Bilsby
  • Celine Svanbäck
  • Scott Quinn
  • Lindy Robbins
  • Urban
  • Bilsby
  • Cutfather
2:57
8."Soul Food"
  • Urban
  • Sumser
  • Small
  • Breland
  • Urban
  • Sumsor
  • Small
2:36
9."Ain't It Like a Woman"
  • Urban
  • Johnston
  • Schmidt
3:16
10."With You"
  • Urban
  • McCarroll
  • Niccoli
3:08
11."Tumbleweed"
  • Neil Mason
  • James McNair
  • Johnston
  • Urban
  • Johnston
2:48
12."God Whispered Your Name"
  • Urban
  • McCarroll
3:52
13."Polaroid"
2:31
14."Better Than I Am"
  • Urban
  • White
4:31
15."We Were [Bonus Track]"
  • Urban
  • Huff
3:08
Total length:49:37
Digital and streaming bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)ProducersLength
16."We Were" (featuring Eric Church)
  • Hyde
  • Tyndell
  • Church
  • Urban
  • Huff
3:08
Total length:52:45
Japanese CD bonus track
No.TitleLength
16."Higher Love" (from Global Citizen's One World: Together at Home)2:16
Total length:51:52

Note

  1. This track is listed as a bonus track on all physical editions of the album.

Personnel

Adapted from liner notes.

"Out the Cage"

  • Jamareo Artis – bass guitar
  • Breland – featured vocals, choir, background vocals
  • Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards
  • Nile Rodgers – electric guitar
  • Sean Small – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, programming
  • Sam Sumsor – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, programming
  • Keith Urban – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, ganjo, lead vocals

"One Too Many"

  • Nathan Barlowe – gang vocals, handclaps
  • Daniel Davidson – bass guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, programming
  • Jerry Flowers – gang vocals, handclaps
  • Mich Hansen – percussion
  • Boy Matthews – background vocals
  • Pink – featured vocals
  • Cleo Tighe – background vocals
  • Keith Urban – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, lead vocals
  • Peter Wallevik – keyboards, piano, programming

"Live With"

  • Johnny Fung – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, programming
  • Evan Hutchings – drums
  • Zach Kale – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, programming, background vocals
  • Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar
  • Keith Urban – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, lead vocals, background vocals
  • Alex Wright – keyboards

"Superman"

  • Nathan Barlowe – keyboards
  • Ben Berger – bass guitar, keyboards, programming, background vocals
  • Nathan Chapman – bass guitar
  • Ryan McMahon – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, programming, background vocals
  • Ryan Rabin – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, programming, background vocals
  • Jerry Roe – drums
  • Keith Urban – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, slide guitar, lead vocals

"Change Your Mind"

  • Matthew Koma – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, banjo, keyboards, drums, background vocals
  • Wendy Molvion – bass guitar
  • Keith Urban – electric guitar solo, lead vocals

"Forever"

  • Dave Cohen – Hammond B-3 organ
  • Dann Huff – electric guitar, percussion, programming
  • Jerry Roe – drums
  • Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar
  • Russell Terrell – background vocals
  • Keith Urban – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, lead vocals, background vocals

"Say Something"

  • Jeppe Bilsby – keyboards, programming
  • Benni Christiansen – bass guitar
  • Oliver Cliwik – electric guitar
  • Mich Hansen – percussion
  • Scott Quinn – background vocals
  • Keith Urban – 12-string acoustic guitar, electric guitar, lead vocals, background vocals

"Soul Food"

  • Breland – background vocals
  • Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards
  • Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar
  • Sean Small – keyboards, programming
  • Sam Sumsor – keyboards, programming
  • Keith Urban – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, lead vocals, background vocals

"Ain't It Like a Woman"

  • Evan Hutchings – drums
  • Jaren Johnston – background vocals
  • Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar
  • Keith Urban – electric guitar, lead vocals, background vocals
  • Alex Wright – pedal steel guitar, piano

"With You"

  • Nathan Chapman – bass guitar
  • Nate Cyphert – background vocals
  • Luke Niccoli – electric guitar, keyboards, programming
  • Jerry Roe – drums, percussion
  • Keith Urban – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, ganjo, lead vocals, background vocals

"Tumbleweed"

  • Lewis Burns – didgeridoo
  • Nathan Chapman – bass guitar
  • Josh Ditty – programming
  • Jaren Johnston – electric guitar, percussion, programming, background vocals
  • Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards, synthesizer
  • Jerry Roe – drums, percussion
  • Keith Urban – electric guitar solo, ganjo, lead vocals, background vocals

"God Whispered Your Name"

  • Chris August – keyboards, Wurlitzer, background vocals
  • Matt Chamberlain – drums, percussion
  • Jamie Muhoberac – synthesizer
  • Pino Palladino – bass guitar
  • Benmont Tench – Hammond B-3 organ, piano, Wurlitzer
  • Keith Urban – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, lead vocals, background vocals

"Polaroid"

  • Nathan Chapman – bass guitar
  • Dave Cohen – keyboards
  • Joey Moi – programming
  • Jerry Roe – drums, percussion
  • Ilya Toshinsky – acoustic guitar
  • Mark Trussell – programming
  • Keith Urban – banjo, electric guitar, all vocals

"Better Than I Am"

  • Keith Urban – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, all vocals
  • Eg White – bass guitar, keyboards, piano, drums, programming

"We Were"

  • Eric Church – duet vocals (track 16 version)
  • Dave Cohen – keyboards, synthesizer
  • Dann Huff – electric guitar
  • Charlie Judge – synthesizer
  • Jerry Roe – drums, percussion
  • Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar
  • Russell Terrell – background vocals
  • Keith Urban – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, banjo, lead vocals, background vocals

Technical

  • Rochel Trlivieng – art director, design
  • Kera Jackson – art producer
  • Ally Gecewicz – assistant, editing
  • Spencer Clarke – assistant, engineer
  • Nicolas Weilmann – assistant, engineer
  • Drew Bollman – assistant
  • Brendan Dekora – assistant
  • Michelle Freetly – assistant
  • Zach Kuhlman – assistant
  • Kam Luchterhand – assistant
  • Matt Wolach – assistant
  • Mark Dobson – digital editing, engineer
  • Scott Cooke – editing
  • Eiving Nordland – editing
  • Chris Small – editing
  • John Hanes – engineer, mixing
  • Captain Cuts – engineer, producer
  • Josh Ditty – engineer
  • Jeff Balding – engineer
  • Joe Baldridge – engineer
  • Ed Cherney – engineer
  • Russel Graham – engineer
  • Elthon Mendoza – engineer
  • Marco Sonzini – engineer
  • Tremaine "Six7" Williams – engineer
  • Dan McCarroll – executive producer, producer
  • Randy Merrill – mastering
  • Joey Moi – mixing, producer
  • Rich Costey – mixing
  • Serban Ghenea – mixing
  • Justin Nielbank – mixing
  • Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing
  • Spike Stent – mixing
  • Russ Harrington – photography
  • Scott Johnson – production coordination

Charts

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) Gold 35,000‡
Canada (Music Canada) Gold 40,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Country Date Format Label Ref.
Various September 18, 2020 Digital download
  • Hit Red Records
  • Capitol Records Nashville
Streaming
Compact disc