Deeper Well
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{{Infobox album
| name = Deeper Well
| type = studio
| artist = Kacey Musgraves
| cover = Kacey Musgraves - Deeper Well.png
| caption = Standard cover
| alt = A woman with very long brunet hair holds up a flower against a bucolic green backdrop.
| released = {{start date|2024|3|15}}
| studio = Electric Lady, New York City
| genre =
| length = 42:02
| label = * MCA Nashville
| producer = * Kacey Musgraves
| prev_title = Star-Crossed
| prev_year = 2021
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc = {{Singles
| type = studio
| single1 = Deeper Well
| single1date = February 8, 2024
| single2 = Too Good to Be True
| single2date = February 29, 2024
| single3 = Cardinal
| single4 = The Architect
}}
}}
Deeper Well is the sixth studio album by American singer and songwriter Kacey Musgraves, released on March 15, 2024, by MCA Nashville and Interscope Records. It received favorable reviews from music critics and earned three nominations at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards, including for Best Country Album.
The album was supported by the release of four singles: "Deeper Well, "Too Good to Be True", "Cardinal", and "The Architect". The lattermost won the Grammy Award for Best Country Song. To support Deeper Well, Musgraves embarked on the Deeper Well World Tour from April{{nbsp}}2024 to December{{nbsp}}2024. An expanded edition of the album, subtitled Deeper into the Well, was released on August 2, 2024.
Commercially, the album became Musgraves's best project in terms of sales in its first week worldwide. In the United States, it debuted at number two on the Billboard 200, while debuting at number three in the United Kingdom on the Official Albums Chart, becoming the singer's highest entry on both charts.
Release and promotion
Musgraves teased the project on February 4, 2024, during a 66th Annual Grammy Awards commercial titled "My Saturn Has Returned".{{cite web|url=https://www.etonline.com/kacey-musgraves-teases-new-music-in-grammys-commercial-219157|title=Kacey Musgraves Teases New Music in GRAMMYs Commercial|last=Kyle|first=Meredith B.|website=Entertainment Tonight|date=February 4, 2024|access-date=February 8, 2024|archive-date=February 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208173409/https://www.etonline.com/kacey-musgraves-teases-new-music-in-grammys-commercial-219157|url-status=live}} The eponymous lead single was released with an accompanying music video alongside the album announcement days later on February 8.{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/kacey-musgraves-announces-album-shares-video-for-new-song-deeper-well-watch/|title=Kacey Musgraves Announces Album, Shares Video for New Song "Deeper Well": Watch|last=Strauss|first=Matthew|website=Pitchfork|date=February 8, 2024|access-date=February 8, 2024|archive-date=February 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208171105/https://pitchfork.com/news/kacey-musgraves-announces-album-shares-video-for-new-song-deeper-well-watch/|url-status=live}} Inspiration for the song came through change in feelings and sentiments that might be off-putting at first but equips one with "new insight and deeper love somewhere else".{{cite web|url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/kacey-musgraves-announces-new-lp-deeper-well-shares-title-track/|title=Kacey Musgraves announces new LP Deeper Well shares title track|last=Hatfield|first=Amanda|website=BrooklynVegan|date=February 8, 2024|access-date=February 8, 2024|archive-date=March 6, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240306194731/https://www.brooklynvegan.com/kacey-musgraves-announces-new-lp-deeper-well-shares-title-track/|url-status=live}} It was followed by the second single, "Too Good to Be True", on February 29.{{cite web|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/kacey-musgraves-drops-new-single-too-good-to-be-true/|title=Kacey Musgraves Teases Upcoming Album 'Deeper Well' With New Single 'Too Good to Be True'|last=McGuigan |first=Molly|website=USA Today|date=February 29, 2024|access-date=March 15, 2024}} The music video of the song premiered later on March 15, the same day the album was officially released.{{Cite magazine |last=Kaplan |first=Ilana |date=March 15, 2024 |title=Kacey Musgraves Faces the Stress of the Spotlight in 'Too Good to Be True' Music Video - Watch! |url=https://people.com/kacey-musgraves-faces-stress-of-spotlight-too-good-to-be-true-music-video-watch-8609706 |access-date=May 24, 2024 |magazine=People}} A digital deluxe edition of the album, containing the bonus track "Ruthless", was available during the album's release week.{{cite web |title=Deeper Well Digital Download w/ Bonus Track (Alternate Cover) |url=https://shop.kaceymusgraves.com/collections/all-products/products/deeper-well-digital-download-w-bonus-track-alternate-cover |access-date=August 4, 2024 |publisher=Kacey Musgraves Official Store |archive-date=March 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240318002421/https://shop.kaceymusgraves.com/collections/all-products/products/deeper-well-digital-download-w-bonus-track-alternate-cover}} On July 26, Musgraves released the single "Irish Goodbye" and announced an expanded version of the album, subtitled Deeper into the Well, which was released on August 2.{{Cite magazine |last=Nicholson |first=Jessica |date=2024-07-25 |title=Kacey Musgraves to Release Expanded Version of 'Deeper Well' Project |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/kacey-musgraves-deeper-well-expanded-version-1235739724/ |access-date=2024-07-27 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}{{Cite magazine |last=Wescott |first=Andrew |date=2024-07-27 |title=Kacey Musgraves announces expanded 'Deeper into the Well' album and releases new track 'Irish Goodbye' |url=https://readdork.com/news/kacey-musgraves-deeper-well-2/ |access-date=2024-07-27 |magazine=Dork |language=en-US}} Its release was accompanied by farmer's market pop-up shops in four cities in the US.{{Cite press release|url=https://www.umgnashville.com/kacey-musgraves-deeper-into-the-well-out-now/|title=Kacey Musgraves ‘Deeper Into The Well’ Out Now|date=August 2, 2024|publisher=Universal Music Group Nashville|access-date=December 4, 2024}} The Deeper into the Well tracks were released independently on vinyl as part of Record Store Day Black Friday 2024, backed with 20 minutes of woodland sounds.{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/black-friday-record-store-day-2024-best-releases/|title=Black Friday Record Store Day 2024: 10 Releases Worth Digging For|date=November 27, 2024|first=Ron|last=Hart|work=Billboard|access-date=December 5, 2024|archive-date=December 4, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241204035737/https://www.billboard.com/lists/black-friday-record-store-day-2024-best-releases/|url-status=live}}
On February 29, 2024, Musgraves announced she would perform shows in Europe and North America for the Deeper Well World Tour in support of the album. The tour commenced on April 28 in Dublin, Ireland, and is set to conclude on December 7, in Nashville, Tennessee.{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/kacey-musgraves-announces-2024-tour-shares-new-song-too-good-to-be-true-listen/|title=Kacey Musgraves Announces 2024 Tour, Shares New Song "Too Good to Be True"|first=Matthew|last=Strauss|date=February 29, 2024|website=Pitchfork}} On March 2, Musgraves took the stage as musical guest on Saturday Night Live for the third time of her career and performed "Too Good to Be True" and "Deeper Well".{{Cite magazine |last=Peters |first=Mitchell |date=2024-03-03 |title=Kacey Musgraves Performs 'Deeper Well' and 'Too Good to Be True' on 'Saturday Night Live': Watch |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/kacey-musgraves-snl-deeper-well-too-good-to-be-true-performance-videos-1235620754/ |access-date=2024-08-04 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}
Composition
Deeper Well was described as a country folk, soft rock,{{Cite news |last=Ruggieri |first=Melissa |date=March 15, 2024 |title=Kacey Musgraves offers clear-eyed candor as she explores a 'Deeper Well' |url=https://eu.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/03/15/kacey-musgraves-deeper-well-album-review/72978020007/ |access-date=March 17, 2024 |work=USA Today |archive-date=March 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240315142756/https://eu.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/03/15/kacey-musgraves-deeper-well-album-review/72978020007/ |url-status=live }} and folk pop album.{{Cite news |last=Aroesti |first=Rachel |date=March 15, 2024 |title=Kacey Musgraves: Deeper Well review – folk-pop that's high on life and pure as mountain air|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/mar/15/kacey-musgraves-deeper-well-review|access-date=March 17, 2024 |work=The Guardian }} It was co-produced and co-written by Musgraves, Daniel Tashian, and Ian Fitchuk, with the exception of the tracks "Sway", which includes songwriter Tommy English, and "The Architect", which was crafted with Shane McAnally and Josh Osborne.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2024/music/news/kacey-musgraves-deeper-well-album-track-announces-1235902191/|title=Kacey Musgraves Announces Deeper Well Project, Releases Fifth Album's Lilting Title Track|last=Willman|first=Chris|website=Variety|date=February 8, 2024|access-date=February 8, 2024|archive-date=February 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208170158/https://variety.com/2024/music/news/kacey-musgraves-deeper-well-album-track-announces-1235902191/|url-status=live}} Musgraves recorded the album at the Electric Lady Studios in New York City, which she thinks "has the best mojo" while she was "seeking some different environmental energy".{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2024/02/kacey-musgraves-deeper-well/|title=Kacey Musgraves Announces New Album Deeper Well, Reveals Title Track: Stream|last=Ragusa|first=Paolo|website=Consequence|date=February 8, 2024|access-date=February 8, 2024|archive-date=February 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208171620/https://consequence.net/2024/02/kacey-musgraves-deeper-well/|url-status=live}} It reflects on the changes and priorities that occurred in her life after the age of 27, spurred by the "cosmos as Saturn's return".{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/article/kacey-musgraves-deeper-well-new-album.html|title=Kacey Musgraves Announces Album, Shares Video for New Song "Deeper Well": Watch|last=Ivie|first=Devon|website=Vulture|date=February 8, 2024|access-date=February 8, 2024|archive-date=February 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208173409/https://www.vulture.com/article/kacey-musgraves-deeper-well-new-album.html|url-status=live}}
Critical reception
{{Music ratings
| MC = 78/100{{Cite web |title=Critic Reviews for Deeper Well |website=Metacritic |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/deeper-well/kacey-musgraves/critic-reviews |access-date=March 18, 2024 |archive-date=March 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240314204628/https://www.metacritic.com/music/deeper-well/kacey-musgraves/critic-reviews |url-status=live }}
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/deeper-well-mw0004214348|title=Deeper Well – Kacey Musgraves|publisher=AllMusic|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen|access-date=May 9, 2024|archive-date=May 9, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240509171317/https://www.allmusic.com/album/deeper-well-mw0004214348|url-status=live}}
| rev2 = The Guardian
| rev2score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{Cite web |last=Aroesti|first=Rachel|date=March 15, 2024 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/mar/15/kacey-musgraves-deeper-well-review|title=Kacey Musgraves: Deeper Well review – folk-pop that's high on life and pure as mountain air|work=The Guardian|access-date=May 9, 2024 }}
| rev3 = The Independent
| rev3score = {{rating|5|5}}{{Cite news |last=O'Connor |first=Roisin |date=March 14, 2024 |title=Kacey Musgraves review, Deeper Well: Symbolism, Saturn returns and psychedelic folk |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/kacey-musgraves-review-deeper-well-cardinal-b2512636.html |access-date=March 14, 2024 |work=The Independent |archive-date=March 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240314163915/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/kacey-musgraves-review-deeper-well-cardinal-b2512636.html |url-status=live }}
| rev4 = The Line of Best Fit
| rev4score = 7/10{{Cite news |last=Khuttapan |first=Tanatat |date=March 18, 2024 |title=Kacey Musgraves' sixth album feels like the aftermath of a violent crisis. |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/albums/kacey-musgraves-deeper-well |access-date=May 9, 2024 |newspaper=The Line of Best Fit }}
| rev5 = NME
| rev5score = {{rating|3|5}}{{Cite news |last=Williams |first=Sophie |date=March 15, 2024 |title=Kacey Musgraves – Deeper Well review: navigating new beginnings leads to mixed results |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/kacey-musgraves-deeper-well-review-3601211 |access-date=March 15, 2024 |work=NME |archive-date=March 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240315121848/https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/kacey-musgraves-deeper-well-review-3601211 |url-status=live }}
| rev6 = Paste
| rev6score = 8.4/10{{Cite news |last=Bennett |first=Eric |date=March 13, 2024 |title=Kacey Musgraves Finds a New Path Forward on Deeper Well |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/kacey-musgraves/kacey-musgraves-finds-a-new-path-forward-on-deeper-well |access-date=March 14, 2024 |work=Paste |archive-date=March 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240313185130/https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/kacey-musgraves/kacey-musgraves-finds-a-new-path-forward-on-deeper-well |url-status=live }}
| rev7 = Pitchfork
| rev7score = 6.8/10{{Cite news |last=Snapes |first=Laura |date=March 14, 2024 |title=Kacey Musgraves: Deeper Well Album Review |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/kacey-musgraves-deeper-well/ |access-date=March 14, 2024 |work=Pitchfork |archive-date=March 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240314041637/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/kacey-musgraves-deeper-well/ |url-status=live }}
| rev8 = Slant Magazine
| rev8score = {{rating|3.5|5}}{{Cite news |last=Bedenbaugh |first=Thomas |date=March 12, 2024 |title=Kacey Musgraves Deeper Well Review: Going Her Own Way |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/kacey-musgraves-deeper-well-album-review/ |access-date=March 14, 2024 |work=Slant Magazine |archive-date=March 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240314204628/https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/kacey-musgraves-deeper-well-album-review/ |url-status=live }}
| rev9 = Sputnikmusic
| rev9score = {{rating|4|5}}{{Cite news |date=March 15, 2024 |title=Kacey Musgraves: Deeper Well Album Review |url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/88332/Kacey-Musgraves-Deeper-Well/ |access-date=March 16, 2024 |work=Sputnikmusic }}
| rev10 = The Telegraph
| rev10score = {{rating|5|5}}{{Cite news |last=Robinson |first=LA |date=March 15, 2024 |title=Kacey Musgraves, Deeper Well, review: a gorgeous antidote to heartbreak |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/kacey-musgraves-deeper-well-review-divorce/ |access-date=March 16, 2024 |work=The Telegraph |archive-date=March 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240316000632/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/kacey-musgraves-deeper-well-review-divorce/ |url-status=live }}
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At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 78 based on 20 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". The review aggregator site AnyDecentMusic? compiled 21 reviews and gave Deeper Well an average of 7.3 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus.
Tony Clayton-Lea of The Irish Times dubbed Deeper Well "another jewel in the crown" describing it as "politically aware" and "personally revealing".{{Cite news |last=Clayton-Lea |first=Tony |date=March 14, 2024 |title=Kacey Musgraves: Deeper Well – Politically aware and personally revealing, this one's a genuine grower |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2024/03/14/kacey-musgraves-deeper-well-politically-aware-and-personally-revealing-this-ones-a-genuine-grower/ |access-date=March 14, 2024 |newspaper=The Irish Times }} Thomas Bedenbaugh of Slant Magazine praised the concept of the album and considered the lyrics mostly live up to Musgraves's standards, even though some "fall flat". Mary Siroky of Consequence called the lyrics of the album "poetic" and saw the album as a "conversation with a friend" and a "great companion listen" to Musgraves's fourth studio album, Golden Hour, praising the "dreamy mood" of the album.{{Cite news |last=Siroky |first=Mary |date=March 7, 2024 |title=On Deeper Well, Kacey Musgraves Plunges into a Pool of Self-Reflection: Review |url=https://consequence.net/2024/03/kacey-musgraves-deeper-well-review/ |access-date=March 14, 2024 |work=Consequence |archive-date=March 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240314204628/https://consequence.net/2024/03/kacey-musgraves-deeper-well-review/ |url-status=live }}
In a review for Paste, Eric Bennett called Deeper Well her "most sonically cohesive album to date" describing the album as "refreshing" and "rife" with "clear-eyed" songs. Roisin O'Connor of The Independent also praised the cohesive sound of the album, calling the album a "revelation".
Pitchfork's writer Laura Snapes described the album as "sympathetically fame-agnostic and focused on steadying Musgraves' axi" but the songs "aren't particularly satisfying when you know what she's capable of", comparing the project as "the latest addition to a canon of refusenik pop records from young women burned by the spotlight". Sophie Williams of NME praised the "assertiveness" of Musgraves on the "sparse compositions that run through this thoughtful, imperfect, down-to-earth record", described as "the excitement of a fresh start".
Commercial performance
Deeper Well debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart with 97,000 album-equivalent units, including 38.06 million on-demand streams and 66,000 album sales in its first week, behind Ariana Grande's Eternal Sunshine (2024). It became Musgraves's fifth top-ten album on the chart and her biggest week ever by both equivalent album units and traditional album sales.{{Cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=March 24, 2024 |title=Ariana Grande's 'Eternal Sunshine' Spends Second Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/ariana-grande-eternal-sunshine-second-week-number-one-billboard-200-chart-1235640277/ |access-date=April 8, 2024 |magazine=Billboard |archive-date=July 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240709161919/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/ariana-grande-eternal-sunshine-second-week-number-one-billboard-200-chart-1235640277/amp/ |url-status=live }} The album also debuted at number one on the Top Country Albums and Americana/Folk Albums, respectively becoming Musgraves fifth and third project to achieve it.{{Cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=March 28, 2024 |title=Kacey Musgraves' 'Deeper Well' Debuts at No. 1 on Top Album Sales |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/kacey-musgraves-deeper-well-debuts-number-one-top-album-sales-chart-1235643267/ |access-date=April 8, 2024 |magazine=Billboard}}
In the United Kingdom the album debuted at number three on the UK Albums Chart, becoming Musgraves's highest-charting album and her third consecutive top-ten project after Golden Hour (2018) and Star-Crossed (2021).{{Cite magazine |last=Brandle |first=Lars |date=March 25, 2024 |title=Ariana Grande's 'Eternal Sunshine' Snags Second Week at No. 1 In U.K. |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/ariana-grande-eternal-sunshine-second-week-no-1-uk-1235640334/ |access-date=April 8, 2024 |magazine=Billboard |archive-date=April 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240408161345/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/ariana-grande-eternal-sunshine-second-week-no-1-uk-1235640334/ |url-status=live }} It also debuted at number one on the UK Country Albums Chart, becoming her fifth consecutive album to reach the top spot on that chart.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Deeper Well track listing
| all_writing = Kacey Musgraves, Daniel Tashian, and Ian Fitchuk, with the exception of "Sway" and "Little Sister", which include songwriter Tommy English, as well as "The Architect" and "Arm's Length", which were penned by Musgraves with Shane McAnally and Josh Osborne.
| title1 = Cardinal
| length1 = 3:11
| title2 = Deeper Well
| length2 = 3:52
| title3 = Too Good to Be True
| length3 = 2:40
| title4 = Moving Out
| length4 = 3:09
| title5 = Giver / Taker
| length5 = 3:10
| title6 = Sway
| length6 = 3:11
| title7 = Dinner with Friends
| length7 = 2:57
| title8 = Heart of the Woods
| length8 = 2:16
| title9 = Jade Green
| length9 = 2:58
| title10 = The Architect
| length10 = 2:57
| title11 = Lonely Millionaire
| length11 = 3:06
| title12 = Heaven Is
| length12 = 2:44
| title13 = Anime Eyes
| length13 = 3:18
| title14 = Nothing to Be Scared Of
| length14 = 2:33
| total_length = 42:02
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Deeper Well: Deeper into the Well extended track listing
| title15 = Ruthless
| length15 = 3:26
| title16 = Little Sister
| length16 = 3:03
| title17 = Flower Child
| length17 = 2:38
| title18 = Superbloom
| note18 = featuring Leon Bridges
| length18 = 3:02
| title19 = Perfection
| note19 = featuring Tiny Habits
| length19 = 2:56
| title20 = Arm's Length
| length20 = 3:58
| title21 = Irish Goodbye
| length21 = 2:19
| total_length = 63:24
}}
Notes
- "Too Good to Be True" interpolates "Breathe (2 AM)" by Anna Nalick, who is therefore credited as a songwriter on the track.{{cite news |last1=Breihan |first1=Tom |title=Kacey Musgraves Shares New Song "Too Good To Be True": Listen |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2253745/kacey-musgraves-too-good-to-be-true/music/ |access-date=7 March 2024 |work=Stereogum |date=29 February 2024 |language=en |archive-date=February 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240229160720/https://www.stereogum.com/2253745/kacey-musgraves-too-good-to-be-true/music/ |url-status=live }}
- "Lonely Millionaire" interpolates "Kody Blu 31" by JID.{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/kacey-musgraves-deeper-well-all-14-tracks-ranked-best-worst/lonely-millionaire/ | title=Kacey Musgraves' 'Deeper Well': All 14 Tracks Ranked | magazine=Billboard | access-date=March 17, 2024 | archive-date=March 17, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240317155703/https://www.billboard.com/lists/kacey-musgraves-deeper-well-all-14-tracks-ranked-best-worst/lonely-millionaire/ | url-status=live }}
- "Heaven Is" interpolates Scottish folk song, "Ca' the yowes to the knowes".{{cite web | url=https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/kacey-musgraves-deeper-well-album-review/ | title=On 'Deeper Well,' Kacey Musgraves Goes TikTok Mode | date=March 15, 2024 | access-date=March 19, 2024 | archive-date=March 19, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240319031312/https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/kacey-musgraves-deeper-well-album-review/ | url-status=live }}
Personnel
Musicians
- Kacey Musgraves – lead vocals (all tracks), dulcimer (track 9), mandolin (19, 21), art direction
- Daniel Tashian – synthesizer (tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 11, 13, 15, 18, 20), background vocals (1, 3–5, 6, 8, 9, 14, 17, 19, 21), 12-string acoustic guitar (1, 8), percussion (1, 9), acoustic guitar (2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 12, 14, 16, 17, 19, 21), bass (2–4, 13, 16, 18, 20), slide guitar (4, 5, 7, 15, 19), Moog bass (6), ukulele (7), vocals (10), piano (11, 15, 16, 19, 21), Mellotron (11, 17, 19), organ (12), keyboards (14), drums (15, 19, 21), electric guitar (17)
- Ian Fitchuk – drums (tracks 1–5, 7, 8, 13, 17–20), acoustic guitar (1, 3, 5, 11, 14, 15, 18, 19, 21), bass (1, 5–9, 11, 15, 17, 19, 21), synthesizer (2, 3, 11, 13), percussion (3, 6, 14), Mellotron (4), keyboards (5, 16), background vocals (6), piano (7, 10, 14), electric guitar (8, 15), organ (8), snare drum (12), programming (18), synth bass (19)
- Todd Lombardo – acoustic guitar (tracks 1–5, 10, 11, 13, 15, 18, 20), guitar (2, 8, 10, 11, 14, 18, 20), banjo (4, 5, 10, 15, 18, 20), slide guitar (13)
- Viktor Krauss – bass (track 1)
- Russ Pahl – pedal steel (tracks 3, 15)
- Sarah Buxton – background vocals (track 6)
- Justin Schipper – steel guitar (track 6)
- Greg Leisz – steel guitar (track 7)
- Matt Combs – cello, viola, violin (tracks 9, 11, 12, 15, 17, 18)
- Lex Price – bass (track 14)
- Jim Hoke – flute (track 17)
- Jeff Bhasker – organ, piano (track 18)
- Leon Bridges – vocals (track 18)
- Dan Dugmore – steel guitar (tracks 19, 21)
- Tiny Habits – vocals (track 19)
Technical
- Kacey Musgraves – production
- Daniel Tashian – production (all tracks), engineering (tracks 3, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15)
- Ian Fitchuk – production
- Jeff Bhasker – production (track 18)
- Greg Calbi – mastering
- Konrad Snyder – mixing (tracks 1, 4–6, 10, 16–21), engineering (1–9, 11–21), additional mixing (13)
- Shawn Everett – mixing (tracks 2, 3, 7–9, 11–15)
- Craig Alvin – engineering (tracks 1–7, 12, 14, 15)
- John Rooney – engineering (tracks 7, 11, 12, 15)
- Mai Leisz – engineering (track 7)
- Todd Lombardo – engineering, editing, sound design (tracks 10, 18)
- Phillip Smith – engineering assistance (tracks 1–3, 5, 6, 12, 15)
- Dan Davis – engineering assistance (tracks 3, 7, 14, 15)
- Ethan Barrette – engineering assistance (tracks 3, 7, 14, 15)
- Sean Badum – engineering assistance (tracks 6, 12, 14, 15, 17)
Visuals
- Ashley Kohorst – art direction
- Kelly Christine Sutton – art direction
- Mackenzie Moore – art direction, design
- Laura Phillips – art production
- Giovanni Delgado – hair and make-up
- Moani Lee – hair and make-up
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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|+ Weekly chart performance for Deeper Well ! scope="col"| Chart (2024) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/albums-chart/2024-03-25|title=ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|date=March 25, 2024|access-date=March 22, 2024|archive-date=March 22, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240322060250/https://www.aria.com.au/charts/albums-chart/2024-03-25|url-status=live}}
| 26 |
|---|
| scope="row"| Australian Country Albums (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/country-albums-chart/2024-03-25|title=ARIA Top 40 Country Albums|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|date=March 25, 2024|access-date=March 25, 2024}}
| 5 |
| {{album chart|Austria|42|artist=Kacey Musgraves|album=Deeper Well|rowheader=true|access-date=March 27, 2024}} |
| {{album chart|Flanders|29|artist=Kacey Musgraves|album=Deeper Well|rowheader=true|access-date=March 24, 2024}} |
| {{album chart|Wallonia|125|artist=Kacey Musgraves|album=Deeper Well|rowheader=true|access-date=March 24, 2024}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardCanada|7|artist=Kacey Musgraves|rowheader=true|access-date=March 26, 2024}} |
| {{album chart|Netherlands|9|artist=Kacey Musgraves|album=Deeper Well|rowheader=true|access-date=March 23, 2024}} |
| {{album chart|Germany4|28|id=531817|artist=Kacey Musgraves|album=Deeper Well|rowheader=true|access-date=March 22, 2024}} |
| {{album chart|Ireland3|18|date=20240322|rowheader=true|access-date=March 22, 2024}} |
| scope="row"| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ){{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/albums/2024-03-22|title=NZ Top 40 Albums Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=March 25, 2024|access-date=March 22, 2024|archive-date=December 26, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241226093129/https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/albums/2024-03-22|url-status=live}}
| 9 |
| {{album chart|Scotland|1|date=20240322|rowheader=true|access-date=March 23, 2024}} |
| scope="row"| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE){{cite web|url=https://www.elportaldemusica.es/lists/top-100-albums/2024/12|title=Top 100 Albums – Week 12|publisher=Productores de Música de España|website=El Portal de Música|access-date=March 26, 2024|archive-date=March 25, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240325183658/https://www.elportaldemusica.es/lists/top-100-albums/2024/12|url-status=live}}
| 66 |
| {{album chart|Switzerland|60|artist=Kacey Musgraves|album=Deeper Well|rowheader=true|access-date=March 24, 2024}} |
| {{album chart|UK2|3|date=20240322|rowheader=true|access-date=March 22, 2024}} |
| {{album chart|UKAmericana|1|date=20240322|rowheader=true|access-date=March 29, 2024}} |
| {{album chart|UKCountry|1|date=20240322|rowheader=true|access-date=March 23, 2024}} |
| {{album chart|Billboard200|2|artist=Kacey Musgraves|rowheader=true|access-date=March 26, 2024}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardFolk|1|artist=Kacey Musgraves|rowheader=true|access-date=March 26, 2024}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardCountry|1|artist=Kacey Musgraves|rowheader=true|access-date=March 26, 2024}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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|+ Year-end chart performance for Deeper Well ! scope="col"| Chart (2024) ! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| Australian Country Albums (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2024/country-albums-chart|title=ARIA Top 100 Country Albums for 2024|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=January 14, 2025|archive-date=January 13, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250113134146/https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2024/country-albums-chart|url-status=live}}
| 53 |
|---|
| scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2024/top-country-albums/|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2024|magazine=Billboard|access-date=January 2, 2025|archive-date=December 13, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213172542/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2024/top-country-albums/|url-status=live}}
| 46 |
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References
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Category:Albums produced by Daniel Tashian
Category:Interscope Records albums
Category:Kacey Musgraves albums