{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2022}} {{Infobox album | name = Meet the Moonlight | type = studio | artist = Jack Johnson | cover = Meet The Moonlight.jpg | alt = | released = June 24, 2022 | recorded = | studio = {{hlist|The Mango Tree|EastWest|Sound City}} | genre = Rock | length = 35:26 | label = {{hlist|Brushfire |Republic}} | producer = Blake Mills | prev_title = The Essentials | prev_year = 2018 | year = 2022 | misc = {{Singles | name = Meet the Moonlight | type = studio | single1 = One Step Ahead | single1date = April 8, 2022 | single2 = Don't Look Now | single2date = August 22, 2022 }} }} {{Music ratings | rev1 = ''All Music'' | rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="All Music">{{cite news|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/meet-the-moonlight-mw0003700705|title=Jack Johnson - Meet the Moonlight review|last=Smyth|first=David|date=July 14, 2022|website=All Music|access-date=July 14, 2022|url-access=subscription}}</ref> | rev2 = ''Evening Standard'' | rev2score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="Evening Standard">{{cite news|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/music/jack-johnson-meet-the-moonlight-review-b1007802.html|title=Jack Johnson - Meet the Moonlight review: Unhurried and simply affecting|last=Smyth|first=David|date=June 24, 2022|website=Evening Standard|access-date=June 29, 2022|url-access=subscription}}</ref> | rev3 = ''Pitchfork'' | rev3score = 7.2/10<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/jack-johnson-meet-the-moonlight/|title=Jack Johnson: Meet the Moonlight Album Review|website=Pitchfork|last=Currin|first=Grayson Haver|date=July 1, 2022|access-date=July 2, 2022}}</ref> | noprose = yes }} '''''Meet the Moonlight''''' is the eighth studio album by American musician Jack Johnson.<ref>{{Citation |title=Meet The Moonlight by Jack Johnson |date=June 24, 2022 |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/meet-the-moonlight/1617113585 |language=en-US |access-date=June 23, 2022}}</ref> The album was released on June 24, 2022, and marks Johnson's first release in five years. Johnson worked with producer Blake Mills on the album,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=May 20, 2022 |title=Jack Johnson on Meet the Moonlight, Working with Blake Mills, and 20 Years of Brushfire Fairytales |url=https://consequence.net/2022/05/jack-johnson-meet-the-moonlight-kyle-meredith-with/ |access-date=June 23, 2022 |website=Consequence |language=en-US}}</ref> and released the lead single, "One Step Ahead", on April 8, 2022.
== Production == Johnson worked on this album with producer Blake Mills, who had previously worked with Alabama Shakes and Fiona Apple. In an article with ''Rolling Stone'', Johnson was asked how he connected with Mills, he stated, "When Blake and I first got in touch we'd send each other playlists, and over time we realized we were drawn to music that sounds effortless despite all the effort put into making it. After a while we got a language together and I gained a trust in him that allowed me to let go, push outside my comfort zone, and get to a sound I really loved."<ref>{{Cite magazine |last1=Blistein |first1=Jon |date=April 8, 2022 |title=Jack Johnson Tries to Cut Through the Noise on New Song 'One Step Ahead' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jack-johnson-new-song-one-step-ahead-1334436/ |access-date=June 23, 2022 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Recording == The album was recorded at The Mango Tree, Jack's home studio, and at EastWest Studios and Sound City Studios in Los Angeles.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 11, 2022 |title=Jack Johnson returns with new single 'One Step Ahead' |url=https://www.totalntertainment.com/music/jack-johnson-returns-with-new-single-one-step-ahead/ |access-date=June 23, 2022 |website=TotalNtertainment |language=en-GB}}</ref> In an interview with Kyle Meredith from ''Consequence of Sound'', Johnson stated that most of the album was recorded by Johnson and Mills themselves, and his band of Zach Gill, Merlo Podleweski and Adam Topol added finishing touches.<ref name=":0" /> Johnson praised Mills for his guitar playing, and stated that he is one of the greatest guitar players of all time in an interview with Zane Lowe.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jack Johnson: The Zane Lowe Interview Radio Station on Apple Music |url=https://music.apple.com/us/station/jack-johnson-the-zane-lowe-interview/ra.1628856549 |access-date=June 23, 2022 |website=AppleMusic |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Commercial performance == The album performed poorly in many nations compared to previous Jack Johnson releases. The album debuted on the ''Billboard'' 200 at number 47 with 13,787 units sold, 10,292 being pure album sales.<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Jack Johnson |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/jack-johnson/ |access-date=2022-07-08 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-03 |title=HITS Daily Double |url=https://hitsdailydouble.com/sales_plus_streaming |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703072228/https://hitsdailydouble.com/sales_plus_streaming |archive-date=2022-07-03 |access-date=2022-07-08 }}</ref> It is his first studio album not to reach the top 10 since 2001's ''Brushfire Fairytales''. The album also reached number 70 in Australia, ending his streak of 7 straight top 5 albums.<ref>For ''Meet the Moonlight'': "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 4 July 2022". ''The ARIA Report''. No. 1687. Australian Recording Industry Association. July 4, 2022. p. 6.</ref>
== Tour == On June 21, 2022, Jack Johnson embarked on a 35-stop tour of the United States to promote the album, titled the ''Meet the Moonlight Tour''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jack Johnson: Meet the Moonlight Tour Dates 2022 Concert Dates & Events |url=https://app.discotech.me/tours/jack-johnson/meet-the-monlight-tour-dates |access-date=2022-08-23 |website=Discotech |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Meet The Moonlight Tour">{{Cite web |title=Meet The Moonlight Tour |url=https://jackjohnsonmusic.com/archive/news/meet_the_moonlight_tour |access-date=2022-08-23 |website=Jack Johnson Music |language=en}}</ref> The tour began at the Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion in Gilford, New Hampshire and visited major cities across the United States (including Hawaii) and Canada. On the tour, Jack Johnson was joined on various dates by artists such as Ziggy Marley, Ben Harper, and Durand Jones & The Indications.<ref name="Meet The Moonlight Tour"/> In November, Johnson toured the album in Australia and New Zealand, accompanied by Ziggy Alberts, Emily Wurramara, and The Black Seeds.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brereton |first=Greta |date=2022-06-27 |title=Jack Johnson announces 'Meet The Moonlight' 2022 Australian and New Zealand tour |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/jack-johnson-announces-meet-the-moonlight-2022-australian-and-new-zealand-tour-3256741 |access-date=2022-08-23 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref>
== Track listing == {{Track listing | all_writing = Jack Johnson; "Any Wonder" co-written by Blake Mills | title1 = Open Mind | length1 = 3:33 | title2 = 3AM Radio | length2 = 3:16 | title3 = Calm Down | length3 = 3:15 | title4 = One Step Ahead | length4 = 3:11 | title5 = Meet the Moonlight | length5 = 5:05 | title6 = Don't Look Now | length6 = 3:30 | title7 = Costume Party | length7 = 3:29 | title8 = I Tend to Digress | length8 = 2:23 | title9 = Windblown Eyes | length9 = 4:08 | title10 = Any Wonder | length10 = 3:36 | total_length = 35:26 }}
== Personnel == * Jack Johnson – vocals, bass, bottles, drums, guitar, percussion, slide guitar, ukulele * Blake Mills – production, mixing, bass, drums, guitar, organ, percussion, slide guitar (all tracks); background vocals (1) * Joseph Lorge – mixing, engineering * Patricia Sullivan – mastering * Zach Gill – melodica (1), piano (5–7), background vocals (6), organ (7) * Merlo Podlewski – vibraphone (1), percussion (3) * Adam Topol – drums (4), percussion (4, 6)
== Charts == {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Chart performance for ''Meet the Moonlight'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2022) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- ! scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite magazine|title=The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 4 July 2022|magazine=The ARIA Report|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|issue=1687|page=6|date=July 4, 2022}}</ref> | 70 |- {{album chart|Austria|58|artist=Jack Johnson|album=Meet the Moonlight|rowheader=true|access-date=July 9, 2022}} |- {{album chart|BillboardCanada|84|artist=Jack Johnson|rowheader=true|access-date=July 6, 2022}} |- {{album chart|Germany|45|id=499726|artist=Jack Johnson|album=Meet the Moonlight|rowheader=true|access-date=July 1, 2022}} |- ! scope="row"| Japanese Hot Albums (''Billboard Japan'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot_albums&year=2022&month=07&day=04|title=Billboard Japan Hot Albums: 2022/06/29 公開|website=Billboard Japan|language=ja|access-date=June 29, 2022}}</ref> | 58 |- {{album chart|Switzerland|11|artist=Jack Johnson|album=Meet the Moonlight|rowheader=true|access-date=July 3, 2022}} |- {{album chart|UKDigital|36|date=20220701|rowheader=true|access-date=July 2, 2022}} |- {{album chart|Billboard200|47|artist=Jack Johnson|rowheader=true|access-date=July 6, 2022}} |- {{album chart|BillboardRock|10|artist=Jack Johnson|rowheader=true|access-date=July 6, 2022}} |}
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