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Afraid of Ghosts

Afraid of Ghosts is the seventh full-length studio album from Butch Walker, and was released on Lojinx records in Europe on 2 February 2015[1] and Dangerbird Records in North America on February 3, 2015.[2] The album was announced on October 6, 2014, with the release of its first single, "Chrissie Hynde". The album's title track premiered on October 20, 2014.[3]

Afraid of Ghosts

February 3, 2015

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Walker spent a year writing this album, and recorded it in only four days, a year after the passing of his father. According to Walker, the album is a way of "coming to terms with the past and living for the future." It's about "coming to terms with your ghosts, taking what scares you the most. And turning it into something real."[4] The album was produced by singer/songwriter Ryan Adams at his PAX AM Studios, and features guest musicians such as Johnny Depp, Mike Viola, and Bob Mould.[5]

Butch Walker – vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar

– 12-string acoustic guitar, piano, electric guitar, baritone guitar, bass, vocals

Mike Viola

Daniel Clarke – piano, pump organ, keys, vocals

Stephen Patt – accordion, acoustic guitar, pedal steel, dobro, vocals

Charlie Stavish – bass

Freddy Bakkenheuser – drums

The Section Quartet – strings

– drums (track 6)

Ryan Adams

– guitar solo (track 7)

Johnny Depp

Bob Mould – 12-string acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vocals (track 9)

2014-11-12. Retrieved 2023-11-08

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