1. What is the name of the song?
The name of the song - «Before He Cheats».
2. Who is / are the performer (s)?
It was performed by Carrie Underwood, a famous American country-style singer, who began to gain her popularity after winning at American Idol in 2005.
3. In what year was this performance recorded or filmed?
This song was released August 19, 2006 as part of the singer's first studio album.
4. What is the genre or style of music called?
The genre of this song is country or country-rock, since in addition to country motifs, there is a strong and clear bass rhythm, which is typical in rock.
5. How did this genre start and who were the first major artists in the style?
In fact, country is a musical style, which appeared in the United States thanks to the British settlers. Initially, country was a continuation of the traditional Celtic ballads in the dance form. Typically, country songs` texts tell us about ordinary human things, such as love, work, financial problems, and fun. The first and the most famous performers in this genre were Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline, Jimmie Rodgers and Elvis Presley.
6. Who are the current major artists in the genre?
Richard Marx, Chris Young, Thomas Rhett, Luke Bryan, Sam Hunt, Chris Stapleton, Old Dominion (band) and many others are just a few famous names among the top performers in the country style.
7. Who wrote the song?
The song was written by Chris Tompkin and Josh Kear.
8. What are all the instruments on the recording (including vocals)?
It must be said that the "Before He Cheats" song was created with the participation of a huge number of musical instruments. Therefore, in the following response (question 9) there is a complete list of all the musicians who participated in the recording.
9. Who played each instrument?
Carrie Underwood - lead vocals, background vocals
Tom Bukovac, J. T. Corenflos, Dann Huff - electric guitar
Lisa Cochran, Morgane Hayes, Wes Hightower, Perry Coleman, Hillary Lindsey,
Neil Thrasher - background vocals
Eric Darken – percussion
Shannon Forrest, Chris McHugh, Lonnie Wilson – drums
Paul Franklin, Gary Morse - steel guitar
Mark Hill, Jimmie Lee Sloas - bass guitar
Mike Johnson - steel guitar
Charlie Judge - keyboards, programming
Steve Nathan – keyboards
Matt Rollings – piano
Adam Steffey – mandolin
Bryan Sutton, Biff Watson - acoustic guitar
Jim Van Cleve – fiddle
Jonathan Yudkin - fiddle, dobro, mandolin, banjo, violin, viola, cello, arco bass, octofone.
10. Are there any acoustic instruments?
Of course. Percussion, piano, steel guitar, Mandolin, acoustic guitar, fiddle, banjo, violin, viola, cello, drums.
11. Are there any electric instruments?
Yes, there are. These are electric guitar, keyboards,
12. Are there any computer-generated sounds?
Actually, there are no computer-generated sounds. However, computer technology was used for creating a final version of this song.
13. How was the performance recorded? (Studio or live? Tape, computer, other?)This track was created as usual, in the studio. Each instrument was recorded separately, and then they all were kept in one track.
