Cost of Living is a solo studio album by American blues rock singer and songwriter Delbert McClinton. It was released on August 23, 2005, through New West Records, making it his third studio album for the label. The recording sessions took place in Nashville, Tennessee, at Fearless Recording on March 8–10, 2004, and at The Sound Emporium on February 7–8, 2005. It was produced by McClinton and Gary Nicholson, with Wendy Goldstein and Cameron Strang serving as executive producers.

The album peaked at number 105 on the Billboard 200, number 14 on the Top Country Albums, number 16 on the Independent Albums, and topped the Blues Albums chart in the United States.

At the 48th Annual Grammy Awards, the album won a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album. The song "Midnight Communion" from the album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance but lost to Keith Urban's "You'll Think of Me".

Track listing

Personnel

Delbert McClinton – vocals, harmonica, acoustic guitar (tracks: 3, 10), producer Kevin McKendree – piano, organ Rob McNelley – acoustic and electric guitar solos Lynn Williams – drums Spencer Campbell – acoustic and electric bass Don Wise – saxophone Steve Mackey – bass (tracks: 2, 4, 7, 12) Bill Campbell – guitar (tracks: 2, 4, 7) James Pennebaker – acoustic, electric and steel guitar & fiddle (track 12) Stuart Duncan – fiddle (tracks: 9–11) Jim Hoke – saxophone (tracks: 4–6) Al Anderson – acoustic guitar (track 10) Tom Hambridge – percussion (track 2), additional vocals (tracks: 1, 2) Gary Nicholson – acoustic guitar (tracks: 1, 3, 8, 11), electric guitar (track 5), producer, additional recording Bekka Bramlett – additional vocals (track 5) Crystal Talifaro – additional vocals (track 5) Jeffrey Steele – additional vocals (tracks: 11, 12) Russell Smith – additional vocals (track 11) Dave Sinko – recording (tracks: 2, 4, 7, 12, 13) Matt Andrews – recording (tracks: 1, 3, 5, 6, 8–11) Patrick Granado – recording assistant Ray Kennedy – mixing, mastering Jim Demain – mastering Wendy Goldstein – executive producer Cameron Strang – executive producer Ragena Warden – production assistance Nathan Nicholson – production assistance Michael Wilson – photography Glenn Sweitzer – art direction, design

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2005) Peak position

Year-end charts Chart (2006) Position US Top Blues Albums (Billboard) 10

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