Body Language is the twelfth studio album by American country music singer Blake Shelton. The album was released on May 21, 2021, by Warner Bros. Nashville and Ten Point Productions.^[1]^[2]

Commercial performance

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Body Language debuted at number eighteen on the Billboard 200 with 24,000 units (15,000 pure). The same week, Shelton earned his 17th top 10 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart.^[3]

Musicians

Blake Shelton – lead vocals
Bryan Sutton – acoustic guitar (1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12), banjo (6, 10), ukulele (10)
Gordon Mote – Hammond B3 organ (1, 3, 6, 10), piano (1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12), synthesizer (6, 10, 12)
Kara Britz – backing vocals (1)
Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar (1–5, 7–9, 11)
Nir Z. – programming (all tracks), drums (1–11), percussion (2–5, 7–9, 11, 12)
Tom Bukovac – electric guitar (1–5, 7–9, 11)
Troy Lancaster – electric guitar
Russ Pahl – pedal steel guitar (1–5, 7–9, 11)
Blake Bollinger – programming (1, 2, 4, 7, 8), synthesizer (1, 2, 4, 7–9)
Justin Niebank – programming (1–5, 7–11)
Nicholas "Blaze" Baum – acoustic guitar, electric guitar (2)
Gwen Stefani – duet vocals (3)
Zach Swon – acoustic guitar, backing vocals, electric guitar, keyboards (2)
Colton Swon – backing vocals (2)
Perry Coleman – backing vocals (2, 4–12)
Ilya Toshinsky – acoustic guitar (3, 5, 7, 9, 11), banjo (3)
Rob McNelley – electric guitar (5, 6, 8–12)
Glenn Worf – bass guitar (6, 10, 12)
Paul Franklin – Dobro (6), pedal steel guitar (10, 12)
Jenee Fleenor – fiddle (6, 10)

Technical

Scott Hendricks – producer, digital editor, additional engineer
Andrew Mendelson – mastering engineer
Justin Niebank – mixing engineer, audio engineer, recording engineer
Scott Johnson – assistant production
Brian David Willis – digital editor
Drew Bollman – assistant engineer
Josh Ditty – assistant engineer
Charlie Marshall – assistant engineer (3)
Kam Luchterhand – assistant engineer (3)
Tate McDowell – assistant engineer (3)

^ Joseph Hudak (2021-03-29). "Blake Shelton Announces New Album 'Body Language'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
^ "Body Language by Blake Shelton". Apple Music. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
^ "Blake Shelton's 'Body Language' Has a Top 5 Debut on the Top Country Albums Chart". Billboard. 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
^ "Blake Shelton Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
^ "Blake Shelton Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
^ "Blake Shelton Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2021". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2021.