Mr. Lucky

Released

February 24, 2009

Recorded

2008

Studio

SquawkBox Studio, Ballroom Studios, Los Angeles, California; Henson Recording, Hollywood, California; Studio 880, Oakland, California; and Starstruck Studios, Nashville, Tennessee.

Genre

Rock and roll

Length

47:44

Label

Wicked Game/Reprise

Producer

Eric Rosse, John Shanks, Mark Needham, Chris Isaak

Chris Isaak chronology

Live in Australia
(2008)

Mr. Lucky
(2009)

Live at the Fillmore
(2010)

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	72/100^[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]
Boston Globe	80/100^[3]
NOW	3/5^[4]

Mr. Lucky is the tenth studio album by American rock musician Chris Isaak. The record was released on February 24, 2009 via Wicked Game/Reprise labels.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Chris Isaak; except where indicated.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Cheater's Town"		3:37
2.	"We Let Her Down"		3:21
3.	"You Don't Cry Like I Do"		4:11
4.	"We've Got Tomorrow"		2:22
5.	"Breaking Apart" (duet with Trisha Yearwood)	Chris Isaak, Diane Warren	3:39
6.	"Baby Baby"		3:15
7.	"Mr. Lonely Man"		2:41
8.	"I Lose My Heart" (duet with Michelle Branch)		2:57
9.	"Summer Holiday"		3:05
10.	"Best I Ever Had"		4:11
11.	"We Lost Our Way"		3:38
12.	"Very Pretty Girl"		4:20
13.	"Take My Heart"		2:23
14.	"Big Wide Wonderful World"		4:04
Total length:			47:44

Bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
15.	"I Got It Bad"	4:21
16.	"Dream Deferred"	3:03
17.	"She"	4:01
18.	"Movie Star Is Sleeping"	3:04
19.	"Keep the Heartache Real"	3:24
20.	"Blues Has Found Us"	3:19
Total length:		68:56

Bonus tracks "I Got It Bad" and "Dream Deferred" were available through ChrisIsaak.com. "She", "Movie Star Is Sleeping", and "Keep the Heartache Real" are available on iTunes and Amazon.com. "Blues Has Found Us" is available exclusively on iTunes.

Personnel

Musicians

Chris Isaak – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, bass guitar, acoustic guitar

Artwork

Chris Isaak - artwork
Stephen Walker – art direction and album design
Matt Coonrod – design
Neal Preston – photography

Additional Musicians

Scott Plunkett – keyboards
Kenney Dale Johnson – drums
Nick Lashley, John Shanks, Greg Leisz, Brian MacLeod, Stuart Mathis, Jamie Muhoberac, Lee Thornburg. Waddy Wachtel, Patrick Warren, Bruce Watson – additional personnel

Production

Eric Rosse, Chris Isaak, John Shanks, Mark Needham – producers
Will Brierre, Chris Reynolds, Rafael Serrano, Chad Carlson, Aaron Kasdorf, & Howard Christopher Willing – engineers
Mark Needham – mixing
Stephen Marcussen - mastering at Marcussen Mastering
Brian Gardner – mastering on tracks: 2, 11, 12

Management

Howard Kaufman & Sheryl Louis – management for HK Management Group

Charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position
Australian Albums Chart	11
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)	42
US Billboard 200^[5]	29
US Billboard Digital Albums	29
US Billboard Rock Albums	10
US Billboard Tastemakers Albums	11

References

^ "Mr. Lucky by Chris Isaak". Metacritic. metacritic.com. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
^ link
^ Rodman, Sarah (February 23, 2009). "Chris Isaak, Mr. Lucky". Boston Globe. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
^ Boles, Benjamin (February 25, 2009). "Chris Isaak Mr. Lucky (Reprise)". NOW. Archived from the original on March 2, 2009. Retrieved September 3, 2021.((cite news)): CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "Mr. Lucky - Chris Isaak". billboard.com. Retrieved 17 August 2012.

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Discography
Studio albums	Silvertone Chris Isaak Heart Shaped World San Francisco Days Forever Blue Baja Sessions Speak of the Devil Always Got Tonight Christmas Mr. Lucky Beyond the Sun First Comes the Night
Singles	"Heart Full of Soul" "Wicked Game" "Solitary Man" "Somebody's Crying" "Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing" "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (with Stevie Nicks) "I Want You to Want Me"
Compilation/live albums	Wicked Game 3 for One Best of Chris Isaak Live in Australia Live at the Fillmore
Television	The Chris Isaak Show The Chris Isaak Hour