Studio Album · No. 3

III Songwriting Credits by The Lumineers

2019 Dualtone / Decca 10 tracks 37:47

Produced by Simone Felice  ·  Engineered by David Baron, Ryan Hewitt, Bob Ludwig, Darren Heelis, Pete Hanlon

Dualtone / Decca FolkIndie FolkAmericana
100%
Authorship
Complete Artist

Holds writing credit on 10 of 10 tracks

Authorship Breakdown 10 / 10 documented

Who wrote the songs?

Scored across the 10 tracks with documented writers, by whether The Lumineers carries a lyricist or composer credit.

100%
10 trackswritten by The Lumineers 0 tracksoutside writers
The Lumineers's roles on this album

Share of the 10 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.

Lyricist100%
Composer100%
Producer0%
Performer100%

By the Numbers

10
Tracks
2
Lyricists
1
Producers
2019
Released
Data Insight

Every one of the ten tracks belongs to Schultz and Fraites alone, with no producer credit and no third writer anywhere. Simone Felice returns to produce but stays out of the writing this time, which makes III the first album where the pair hold the whole record by themselves.

III arrived in September 2019 built as three chapters, each following one member of a fictional family. It debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 with 86,000 album-equivalent units, including 73,000 pure album sales.

Track Listing & Credits 10 tracks

Written by the artist Written by outside writers
#TitleLyricist(s)Composer(s)Producer(s)Performers
1
Donna
Wesley SchultzJeremiah Fraites Wesley SchultzJeremiah Fraites Simone Felice The Lumineers (Performer)
2
Life in the City
Wesley SchultzJeremiah Fraites Wesley SchultzJeremiah Fraites Simone Felice The Lumineers (Performer)
3
Gloria
Wesley SchultzJeremiah Fraites Wesley SchultzJeremiah Fraites Simone Felice The Lumineers (Performer)
4
It Wasn't Easy to Be Happy for You
Wesley SchultzJeremiah Fraites Wesley SchultzJeremiah Fraites Simone Felice The Lumineers (Performer)
5
Leader of the Landslide
Wesley SchultzJeremiah Fraites Wesley SchultzJeremiah Fraites Simone Felice The Lumineers (Performer)
6
Left for Denver
Wesley SchultzJeremiah Fraites Wesley SchultzJeremiah Fraites Simone Felice The Lumineers (Performer)
7
My Cell
Wesley SchultzJeremiah Fraites Wesley SchultzJeremiah Fraites Simone Felice The Lumineers (Performer)
8
Jimmy Sparks
Wesley SchultzJeremiah Fraites Wesley SchultzJeremiah Fraites Simone Felice The Lumineers (Performer)
9
April
Wesley SchultzJeremiah Fraites Wesley SchultzJeremiah Fraites Simone Felice The Lumineers (Performer)
10
Salt and the Sea
Wesley SchultzJeremiah Fraites Wesley SchultzJeremiah Fraites Simone Felice The Lumineers (Performer)

Songwriter & Credit Spotlight 4 contributors

JF
Jeremiah Fraites
Writer
On this album10 written
WS
Wesley Schultz
Writer
On this album10 written
SF
Simone Felice
Producer
On this album10 produced
TL
The Lumineers
Performer
On this albumGuest

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Frequently Asked Questions III

Who wrote III?
Wesley Schultz and Jeremiah Fraites, together, on all ten tracks. No other writer appears on the album.
What is the concept behind III?
The album is arranged in three chapters, each centred on a member of the fictional Sparks family.
How did it chart?
It debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 with 86,000 album-equivalent units, including 73,000 pure album sales.
How did the album sell?
The album is certified gold but no sales total is published on the cited pages.
Did any single from it reach the Hot 100?
No. The discography records no Billboard Hot 100 peak for any single from the album, though "Gloria" reached number five on the Rock chart.
Who produced it?
Simone Felice, with Schultz and Fraites producing four tracks themselves. David Baron and Ryan Hewitt mixed and Bob Ludwig mastered.
Is this the first album written entirely by the duo?
Yes. The debut has Maxwell Hughes on two tracks and Cleopatra has Simone Felice and Neyla Pekarek, so III is the first with no third name at all.
How long is the album?
37:47 across ten tracks.

Sources

Wikipedia: III Wikipedia: The Lumineers discography Cover Art Archive: III by The Lumineers