John Mayer

Artist:   John Mayer 
Born:  October 16, 1977, Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA.
Genre:  Pop Rock, Folk Rock, Blues Rock, Blue-Eyed Soul, Country Rock, Alternative Rock
Occupations:  Musician, Songwriter, Producer
Instruments:  Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Harmonica, Percussion, Clarinet, Violin, Vibraphone

John Mayer is an American Pop Rock and Blues Rock Singer and Songwriter from Bridgeport, Connecticut, he attended Berklee College Of Music in Boston, his first two studio albums did well commercially achieving multi-platinum, and in 2003 he won Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocals.

Title:  Born And Baised  (2012)
Genre:  Rock, Folk Rock, Blues Rock
Label:  Columbia
Rating:  *****

Tracks:

  1.  Queen Of California   (4:10)
  2.  The Age Of Worry   (2:38)
  3.  Shadow Days  (3:53)
  4.  Speak For Me   (3:45)
  5.  Something Like Olivia  (3:01)
  6.  Born and Raised  (4:48)
  7.  If I Ever Get Around To Living  (5:22)
  8.  Love Is A Verb  (2:24)
  9.  Walt Grace's Submarine Test, January 1967  (5:08)
10.  Whiskey, Whiskey, Whiskey  (4;39)
11.  A Face To Call Home  (4:45)
12.  Born and Raised (Reprise)  (2:01)
13.  Fool To Love You  (2:16)

Personnel:

John Mayer:  Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica, Keyboards, Percussion
Sean Hurley:  Bass
Aaron Sterling:  Drums, Percussion
Chuck Leavell:  Keyboards

Don Was:  Production

Additional Musician:

David Crosby:  Vocals On Track 6
Graham Nash:  Vocals On Track 6
Sara Watkins:  Vocals, and Violin on Track 11
Chris Botti:  Trumpet On Track 9
Jim Keltner:  Drums On Track 5
Greg Leisz:  Pedal Steel On Tracks 1, 3, 12

Born and Raised is the fifth studion album by John Mayer, released in May 22, 2012, with the first single "Shadow Days".  This album consisted of musical elements of Folk, Rock and Americana that take influences from Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Graham Nash and David Crosby. 

Born and Raised is his new sound Americana mix between California Country Rock and Laurel Canyon Folk and considered one of the best album.