Letters to Ghosts

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{{Infobox album

| name = Letters to Ghosts

| type = studio

| artist = Lucie Silvas

| cover = Letters to Ghosts.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|df=yes|2015|9|18}}

| recorded =

| venue =

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| genre = Americana, Roots Pop, Country

| length = 44:28

| label = Furthest Point/Universal, Decca Records

| producer =

| prev_title = The Same Side

| prev_year = 2006

| next_title = E.G.O.

| next_year = 2018

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Letters to Ghosts

| type = studio album

| single1 = Letters To Ghosts

| single1date = 24 July 2015

| single2 = Villain

| single2date = 24 July 2015

| single3 = Smoke

| single3date = 25 January 2017

}}

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Letters to Ghosts is the third studio album by British singer-songwriter Lucie Silvas. It was released on 18 September 2015 through Silvas' own record label, Furthest Point, via Caroline records and later released by Decca Records in 2016 following Silvas' signing with them.{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Letters-Ghosts-Lucie-Silvas/dp/B0127G1G0C|title=Lucie Silvas: Letters To Ghosts: Music|publisher=Amazon.com|asin=B0127G1G0C|accessdate=9 April 2017|archive-date=10 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170410050744/https://www.amazon.com/Letters-Ghosts-Lucie-Silvas/dp/B0127G1G0C|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://store.universalmusic.com/luciesilvas/*/*/Letters-To-Ghosts-Signed/59ZZ0000000|title=Lucie Silvas – Letters To Ghosts|publisher=UMG|accessdate=10 April 2017|archive-date=11 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170411135151/https://store.universalmusic.com/luciesilvas/*/*/Letters-To-Ghosts-Signed/59ZZ0000000|url-status=live}}

It is the first album by Silvas since 2006 and signifies a musical change from the pop/adult contemporary of her previous releases to a more country/roots style following her move from the UK to Nashville, Tennessee.

The track "Find A Way" was subsequently recorded by Trisha Yearwood for her 2019 album Every Girl. Silvas provided backing vocals on Yearwood"s version.

Track listing

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| total_length = 44:28

| title1 = Letters To Ghosts

| length1 = 3:27

| writer1 = Lucie Silvas, Jon Green

| title2 = Smoke

| length2 = 4:25

| writer2 = Silvas, Julian Emery, Jim Irvin

| title3 = Find A Way

| length3 = 3:16

| writer3 = Silvas, Emery

| title4 = Roots

| length4 = 5:11

| writer4 = Silvas, Jamie Floyd

| title5 = Unbreakable Us

| length5 = 3:53

| writer5 = Silvas, Floyd, Jabe Beyer

| title6 = How To Lose It All

| length6 = 3:18

| writer6 = Silvas, Beyer, Ian Fitchuk

| title7 = Shame

| writer7 = Silvas, Beyer

| length7 = 3:43

| title8 = Pull The Stars Down

| length8 = 3:52

| writer8 = Silvas, Green, Fitchuk

| title9 = Villain

| length9 = 3:35

| writer9 = Silvas, Dave Barnes, Maren Morris

| title10 = Happy

| writer10 = Silvas, Graham Kearns, Judie Tzuke

| length10 = 4:36

| title11 = You Got It

| length11 = 5:32

| writer11 = Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty, Roy Orbison

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Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic.{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/letters-to-ghosts-mw0002869717/credits|title=Letters to Ghosts – Lucie Silvas – Credits – AllMusic|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=10 April 2017|archive-date=10 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170410213848/http://www.allmusic.com/album/letters-to-ghosts-mw0002869717/credits|url-status=live}}

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Musicians and Vocals

  • Lucie Silvas – lead vocals, mandolin (1), additional vocals (1), acoustic piano (9), programming (9)
  • Ian Fitchuk – keyboards (1-3, 5-8), percussion (1, 4-8), drums (2-5, 7, 8), acoustic piano (11)
  • Charlie Russell – additional programming (10)
  • Jon Green – acoustic guitar (1, 2, 4), backing vocals (1), keyboards (2-4, 10), additional vocals (2, 4)
  • John Osborne – acoustic guitar (1, 6), guitars (1-8, 11), mandolin (1, 5, 8), additional vocals (1, 11), bass (4, 8), mandola (7)
  • Kyle Ryan – acoustic guitar (7, 8)
  • Johnny Duke – additional guitars (7)
  • Graham Kearns – guitars (10)
  • Adam Gardner – bass (1, 6)
  • Samuel Dixon – bass (2, 3)
  • Butterfly Boucher – bass (5, 7)
  • Paul Turner – bass (10)
  • Fred Eltringham – drums (1, 6)
  • Ash Soan – drums (10)
  • David Angell – strings (2)
  • David Davidson – strings (2)
  • Carole Rabinowitz – strings (2)
  • Kristin Wilkinson – strings (2)
  • Zach Casebolt – strings (4)
  • Cassie Shudak – strings (4)
  • Lindsey Smith-Trostle – strings (4)
  • Katelyn Westergard – strings (4)
  • Jordan Lehning – string arrangements and composing (2, 4)
  • Jabe Beyer – additional vocals (2, 5, 7, 11), acoustic guitar (5, 7)
  • Natalie Hemby – additional vocals (2)
  • Kate York – additional vocals (8)

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Production and Technical

  • Jay Kay – executive producer (10)
  • Lucie Silvas – producer
  • Ian Fitchuk – producer (1-8, 11)
  • John Osborne – producer (1-8, 11)
  • Charlie Russell – producer (10), mixing (10)
  • Brad Spence – producer (10), mixing (10)
  • F. Reid Shippen – recording (1, 5-8), mixing (1-9)
  • Eric Masse – recording (2-4)
  • Brad Hill – overdubbing (1-4, 6), recording (11), mixing (11)
  • Paul Cossette – recording assistant (1, 5-8)
  • Daniel Bacigalupi – mix assistant (1-9)
  • Dave McNair – mastering at Dave McNair Mastering (Winston-Salem, North Carolina)
  • Roi Hernandez – art direction, design
  • Sonya Jasinski – photography
  • Jon Leshay – management

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Release history

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| 18 September 2015

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| Furthest Point Records

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| 2 September 2016

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  • digital download

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| Decca Records

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References

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