Entering Heaven Alive (album)

Entering Heaven Alive is the fifth studio album by the American rock musician Jack White, released on July 22, 2022, through Third Man Records.^[10]

Entering Heaven Alive
Studio album by Jack White
Released	July 22, 2022 (2022-07-22)
Recorded	2021
Studio	Third Man Studio (Nashville)
Genre	Folk rock[1]
Length	40:06
Label	Third Man
Producer	Jack White
Jack White chronology
Fear of the Dawn (2022) Entering Heaven Alive (2022) No Name (2024)
Singles from Entering Heaven Alive
"Taking Me Back (Gently)" Released: October 18, 2021 "Love Is Selfish" Released: January 14, 2022 "Queen of the Bees" Released: March 3, 2022 "If I Die Tomorrow" Released: June 8, 2022

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	79/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Daily Telegraph	[4]
NME	[5]
Paste	5.7/10[6]
Pitchfork	6.4/10[7]
Rolling Stone	[8]
The Times	[9]

Promotion and release

In October 2021, White released "Taking Me Back", his first solo single since 2018.^[11] An acoustic version, "Taking Me Back (Gently)", was released as the B-side.^[12] In November 2021, White revealed that he would release two solo albums in 2022: Fear of the Dawn, which featured White's traditional rock sound, and Entering Heaven Alive, a folk album.^[13]

In December 2021, White announced the Supply Chain Issues Tour kicking off on April 8, 2022, in Detroit, Michigan. The tour covers North America and Europe.^[14] On January 14, 2022, White released lead single "Love Is Selfish" and an accompanying music video.^[15] On February 11, 2022, White released the "Love Is Selfish" single with the Fear of the Dawn title track as its B-side.^[16] On March 3, 2022, White released the song "Hi-De-Ho" (which features rapper Q-Tip, formerly of hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest) as the second standalone single from Fear of the Dawn;^[17] the single included the B-side "Queen of the Bees".^[18] Finally on June 8, 2022, White released the song "If I Die Tomorrow" with an accompanying video.^[19]

Entering Heaven Alive was released by Third Man Records on July 22, 2022.^[20]

Recording

The album was recorded throughout 2021 at Third Man Studio in Nashville.^[21] Parts of "All Along the Way" were recorded at the George Nelson Kirkpatrick House in Kalamazoo, Michigan.^[22]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jack White.

Entering Heaven Alive track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"A Tip from You to Me"	2:42
2.	"All Along the Way"	3:52
3.	"Help Me Along"	4:46
4.	"Love Is Selfish"	2:52
5.	"I've Got You Surrounded (With My Love)"	4:24
6.	"Queen of the Bees"	2:30
7.	"A Tree on Fire from Within"	2:59
8.	"If I Die Tomorrow"	2:59
9.	"Please God, Don't Tell Anyone"	4:00
10.	"A Madman from Manhattan"	4:26
11.	"Taking Me Back (Gently)"	4:36
Total length:		40:06

Personnel

Primary artist

• Jack White – vocals (all tracks), acoustic guitar (1–4, 8–11), percussion (1, 2, 6, 7), drums (2, 7, 8, 10), electric guitar (tracks 2, 5, 8), bass guitar (tracks 2, 4, 7, 8), ukulele bass (track 2), Hammond organ (track 2), vibraphone (track 3), Wurlitzer piano (track 3), additional percussion (tracks 3, 5), Chamberlin drum machine (track 5), Mellotron M4000D (track 6), Hammond Solovox (track 6), piano (track 7), analog Mellotron (track 8), Septavox synthesizer (track 8)

Session musicians Ben Swank – drums (tracks 1, 9) Dominic Davis – bass guitar (tracks 1, 5, 9), upright bass (tracks 6, 11) Mark Watrous – piano (track 1), additional keys (track 3), Wurlitzer piano (track 9) Olivia Jean – Tic-Tac bass guitar (track 2), electric guitar (track 2), live percussion (track 3), shakers (track 11) Patrick Keeler – drums (3, 6, 11) Fats Kaplin – violin (tracks 3, 11), viola (track 3), strings (track 3) Dean Fertita – Wurlitzer piano solo (track 3) Cory Younts – live piano (track 3), piano (track 11) Quincy McCrary – piano (tracks 3, 5, 9, 10) Pokey LaFarge – acoustic guitar (tracks 3, 11) Daru Jones – drums (track 5) Dan Mancini – acoustic guitar (track 6) Jack Lawrence – bass guitar (track 10)

Technical personnel Jack White – production (all tracks), engineering (tracks 2, 5), mixing (all tracks) Joshua V. Smith – engineering (tracks 1–3, 5–7, 9–11), mixing (tracks 1–3, 5–7, 9–11) Bill Skibbe – engineering (tracks 1–5, 7–10), mixing (tracks 1–5, 8–11), mastering (all tracks) Packaging The Third Man – packaging design Rob Jones at Animal Rummy – packaging design Sara Deck – photo restoration and touch-up Nikolai Matorin – front cover photograph (Rhythm of Labor, 1960) Ed Westcott – back cover and inner sleeve photographs (Civil Defense air raid drill, Highland View School, 1953)

Charts

Chart performance for Entering Heaven Alive

Chart (2022)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[23]	43
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[24]	4
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[25]	12
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[26]	34
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[27]	45
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[28]	9
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[29]	4
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[30]	23
Scottish Albums (OCC)[31]	3
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[32]	65
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[33]	3
UK Albums (OCC)[34]	4
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[35]	1
US Billboard 200[36]	9
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[37]	2
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[38]	1
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[39]	1