“Mercy” is his second full-length album released on March 10, 2009. The band worked with famed U2 producer Daniel Lanois on this album and although he originally was slated for only a small selection of songs, the band later decided to enlist his talents for the entire album. Some descriptive highlights on “Mercy” include the title track, a slow burning ballad that highlights DeLuca's falsetto and is backed by UK based band Keane, "I Trust You to Kill Me" a driving dobro and piano centered plea, and the hard rock "Save Yourself", which was used for the promo of the television movie 24: Redemption. With a slinky twin slide (both steel and dobro) sound, Los Angelean Rocco DeLuca and his backing band, the Burden, deliver something of a miracle on their sophomore release “Mercy”: a new reading on the blues. Daniel Lanois's experimental production makes shifting quicksand of DeLuca's songs, an eclectic panoply of blues corkers such as "I Trust You to Kill Me" and equally emotive balladry like "Open Pages." Released on Ironworks courtesy of 24 star and label-owner Kiefer Sutherland “Mercy” finds its centerpiece with DeLuca's voice, a powerful instrument that can swing from a smoldering is-that-really-a-man falsetto to a gut-bucket growl and sometimes in the same song.
01. I Trust You to Kill Me (Roberto DeLuca) - 4:08
03. The Painting (Roberto DeLuca) - 4:46
04. Open Pages (Roberto DeLuca) - 4:00
05. Nightingale (Roberto DeLuca, Rocco Deluca) - 3:38
06. Save Yourself (Roberto DeLuca) - 3:03
07. Any Man (Roberto DeLuca) - 3:09
08. Lilja (Roberto DeLuca) - 5:10
09. Bright Lights (Losing Control) (Roberto DeLuca) - 5:39
10. Junky Valentine (Roberto DeLuca) - 5:34
11. When You Learn to Sing (Roberto DeLuca) - 4:41
12. Point of View (iTunes bonus track) (Roberto DeLuca) - 3:48
Credits
Vocals – Rocco DeLuca
Vocals [On B-section] – Tom Chaplin
Backing Vocals – Joel Owen, Richard Hughes, Scott Owen, Tim Rice-Oxley, Tom Chaplin
Banjo – Rocco DeLuca
Bass – Dave Beste
Bass [Synth] – Aaron Embry
Bells – Ryan Carman
Drums – Ryan Carman
Drums [Cajon] – Ryan Carman
Electric Guitar – Daniel Lanois
Electric Piano – Brett Bixby, Daniel Lanois
Electric Piano [Rhodes] – Tim Rice-Oxley
Electric Piano [Wurlitzer] – Aaron Embry
Glockenspiel – Dave Beste, Rocco DeLuca, Ryan Carman
Guitar [Pedal Steel] – Daniel Lanois
Keyboards – Aaron Embry
Organ – Aaron Embry, Brett Bixby, Dave Beste, Rocco DeLuca
Other [Lowery] – Daniel Lanois
Percussion – Daniel Lanois, Greg Velasquez, Richard Hughes
Piano – Brett Bixby, Daniel Lanois, Dave Beste, Rocco DeLuca
Resonator Guitar [Dobro] – Rocco DeLuca
Strings – Brett Bixby, Daniel Lanois, Florian Ammon, Tim Rice-Oxley
Voice [Conversation] – Lilja Jonsdottir
Mastered By – Gavin Lursseri
Mixed By – Daniel Lanois, Florian Ammon
Engineer [Additional] – Chris Karn, Jake Davies, Leo Herrera, Tom Syrowski
Recorded By – Florian Ammon
Producer – Daniel Lanois, Florian Ammon, Rocco DeLuca
Notes
Recorded at Ironworks Studios, Los Angeles, CA. Additional recording at The Barn in Sussex, Henson Recording Studios, and Colorado Sound.
Mixed at Ironworks Studios. Additional mixing at Henson Recording Studios.
Genre: Alternative Rock, Blues Rock
Mastered at: Lurssen Mastering
Photography – Daniel Lanois, Doug Seymour, Newsome
© 2009 Ironworks Music / Universal Republic
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