The Getaway is the eleventh studio album by the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, released on June 17, 2016 through Warner Bros. Records. Marking a distinct departure from their signature style, it is the band’s only album since 1989’s Mother’s Milk not produced by Rick Rubin. Instead, they collaborated with producer Danger Mouse and mixing engineer Nigel Godrich, resulting in a more atmospheric, melodic, and pop-psychedelic sound. It is also the second and final studio album featuring guitarist Josh Klinghoffer before John Frusciante‘s return in 2019.
Tracklist:
- The Getaway (Kiedis, Flea, Klinghoffer, Smith, Brian Burton)
- Dark Necessities (Kiedis, Flea, Klinghoffer, Smith, Burton)
- We Turn Red (Kiedis, Flea, Klinghoffer, Smith, Burton)
- The Longest Wave
- Goodbye Angels
- Sick Love (Kiedis, Flea, Klinghoffer, Smith, Elton John, Bernie Taupin)
- Go Robot
- Feasting on the Flowers (Kiedis, Flea, Klinghoffer, Smith, Burton)
- Detroit
- This Ticonderoga
- Encore
- The Hunter (Kiedis, Flea, Klinghoffer, Smith, Burton)
- Dreams of a Samurai
Credits:
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Anthony Kiedis: lead vocals
Josh Klinghoffer: guitars, backing vocals, bass guitar (track 12), piano (tracks 4, 8, 10, 11, 13)
Flea: bass (tracks 1–11, 13), piano (tracks 2 and 12), trumpet (track 12)
Chad Smith: drums
Additional musicians
Brian “Danger Mouse” Burton: Mellotron (track 3), organ (track 8), synthesizers (tracks 1, 5–7, and 13)
Elton John: piano (track 6)
Mauro Refosco: percussion (tracks 6 and 7)
Anna Waronker: additional vocals (track 1)
Beverley Chitwood: vocal solo (track 13)
Daniele Luppi: string arrangements and conduction
Peter Kent: 1st violin (tracks 2, 4, 11 and 12)
Sharon Jackson: 2nd violin (tracks 2, 4, 11 and 12)
Briana Bandy: viola (tracks 2, 4, 11 and 12)
Armen Ksajikian: cello (tracks 2, 4, 11 and 12)
SJ Hasman: choir (tracks 5, 12–13)
Beverley Chitwood: choir (tracks 5, 12–13)
Alexx Daye: choir (tracks 5, 12–13)
David Loucks: choir (tracks 5, 12–13)
Kennya Ramsey: choir (tracks 5, 12–13)
Matthew Selby: choir (tracks 5, 12–13)
Loren Smith: choir (tracks 5, 12–13)
Gregory Whipple: choir (tracks 5, 12–13)
Production
Danger Mouse: production
Nigel Godrich: mixing engineer and additional programming (Conway Recording Studios in Hollywood, California)
Kennie Takahasi: recording
Todd Monfalcone: assistant engineering
Samuel Petts-Davies: mix engineering
John Armstrong: mix assistant
Stephen Marcussen: mastering
Andrew Scheps: pre-production engineers (The Boat Studio in Los Angeles and Greenwater in Malibu, California)
Chris Warren: pre-production engineers (The Boat Studio and Greenwater)
Greg Fidelman: pre-production engineers (The Boat Studio and Greenwater)
Design
Red Hot Chili Peppers: art direction
Kevin Peterson: cover artwork
Alex Tenta: design and layout
Steve Keros: photos
