Keith Urban tends to immerse himself in the creative process of making records, from writing to recording and producing. One of the most enjoyable and “incredible” parts of making records is the collaborative process with co-writers, duet partners, musicians and producers.
On his latest album, The Speed of Now, Part 1, he collaborated with many well-known names, including Eric Church, Nile Rodgers, Breland and P!NK!
“I was really lucky to get to work with the people I did, you know, especially, of course Eric Church, a second time we’ve gotten to work together; Nile Rodgers and I, that’s the second time as well. Breland is an amazing young artist who I really wanted to see what we could come up with if we got into a room and wrote together. We wrote the opening track called “Out the Cage’ and another song called ‘Soul Food’ on the record. So, it was a blast getting to work with him,” says Keith. “And of course, P!NK on ‘One Too Many’ was just extraordinary getting to sing with her. And even though I didn’t get to do it in the studio in real time because of just not being able to do that at this time – can’t travel, can’t do this, can’t do that – we figured it out. She recorded her vocal at her house and I did mine at mine, and we put it all together.”
The collabs between Keith and his fellow writers, musicians and producers were also of some of the most creative, as well. “Even the writers and musicians I work (with) and producers — I work with intricately and intimately so many people when I make records,” he says. “For me, actually, the journey of making a record is an extraordinary experience. The songs come about from that, but the journey of spending time with all these different people from different walks of life is incredible.”
Keith’s latest collab, “One Too Many,” with P!NK is scaling the country charts.
Keith Urban (collaborations on Speed of Now Part 1) OC: …is incredible. 1:12
“I was really lucky to get to work with the people I did, you know, especially, of course Eric Church a second time we’ve gotten to work together; Nile Rodgers and I, that’s the second time as well. Breland is an amazing young artist who I really wanted to see what we could come up with if we got into a room and wrote together. We wrote the opening track called “Out the Cage’ and another song called ‘Soul Food’ on the record. So, it was a blast getting to work with him. And of course, P!NK on ‘One Too Many’ was just extraordinary getting to sing with her. And even though I didn’t get to do it in the studio in real time because of just not being able to do that at this time – can’t travel, can’t do this, can’t do that – we figured it out. She recorded her vocal at her house and I did mine at mine, and we put it all together. And even the writers and musicians I work, and producers, I work with intricately and intimately so many people when I make records. For me, actually, the journey of making a record is an extraordinary experience. The songs come about from that, but the journey of spending time with all these different people from different walks of life is incredible.”
