Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley, Chapter 1: Snake Oil

Chapter 1: Snake Oil
Chapter 1: Snake Oil
Studio album by Thomas Wesley
Released	May 29, 2020
Genre	Country pop; trap; EDM;
Length	31:36
Label	Mad Decent; Columbia;
Thomas Wesley chronology
Singles from Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley, Chapter 1: Snake Oil
	"So Long"; Released: April 24, 2019; "Lonely"; Released: September 27, 2019; "Heartless"; Released: January 31, 2020;

Chapter 1: Snake Oil is the second studio album by American DJ and musician Diplo, released under his country moniker Thomas Wesley. It was released through Mad Decent and Columbia Records on May 29, 2020.^[3] The album features collaborations by Orville Peck, Cam, Morgan Wallen, the Jonas Brothers, Thomas Rhett, Young Thug, Blanco Brown, Noah Cyrus, Julia Michaels, Clever, Zac Brown, Danielle Bradbery, Ben Burgess, Lil Nas X, and Billy Ray Cyrus.^[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	46/100^[5]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[6]
Clash	3/10^[7]
DIY	^[8]
Entertainment Weekly	C−^[9]
The Line of Best Fit	3/10^[2]
MusicOMH	^[10]
NME	^[11]
The Observer	^[12]
Pitchfork	4.8/10^[13]

Chapter 1: Snake Oil was met with generally mixed to unfavorable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the release received an average score of 46, based on 9 reviews.^[5]

Track listing

*Chapter 1: Snake Oil* track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro" (featuring Orville Peck)	Thomas Pentz Orville Peck	Diplo Peck	1:37
2.	"So Long" (with Cam)	Pentz Camaron Ochs Sasha Sloan Henry Agincourt Allen Tyler Johnson Diana Gordon Benjamin Mathis Michael Wilson Hardy	Diplo King Henry	2:52
3.	"Heartless" (featuring Morgan Wallen)	Pentz Morgan Wallen H. Allen Ryan Vojtesak Ernest Keith Smith Ryan Hurd	Diplo King Henry Joey Moi Charlie Handsome	2:49
4.	"Lonely" (with Jonas Brothers)	Pentz Joseph Jonas Nicholas Jonas Kevin Jonas II Ryan Tedder Philip Meckseper H. Allen	Diplo Tedder Jr Blender King Henry	2:19
5.	"Dance with Me" (with Thomas Rhett and Young Thug)	Pentz Thomas Rhett Jeffery Williams Zachary Alexander Brown Tedder Meckseper Zach Skelton Julian Bunetta	Diplo Jr Blender Tedder King Henry Skelton Maximilian Jaeger^[a]	2:50
6.	"Do Si Do" (with Blanco Brown)	Pentz Bennie Amey II Philip von Boch Scully H. Allen	Diplo King Henry Maximilian Jaeger^[a] Von Boch Scully^[a]	2:18
7.	"On Mine" (with Noah Cyrus)	Pentz Karen Marie Ørsted H. Allen Julia Michaels Jaeger	Diplo King Henry Peck Jaeger Tommy Brenneck^[a]	2:26
8.	"Real Life Stuff" (featuring Julia Michaels and Clever)	Pentz Julia Michaels Joshua Huie Amy Allen Matt Zara Von Boch Scully Jaeger	Diplo Von Boch Scully Jaeger	3:13
9.	"Hometown" (featuring Zac Brown and Danielle Bradbery)	Pentz Sloan H. Allen Hardy Mathis	Diplo King Henry Great Dane^[a] Jaeger^[a]	3:36
10.	"Heartbreak" (with Ben Burgess)	Pentz Ben Burgess H. Allen Jaeger Ashley Gorley Jacob Durrett	Diplo King Henry Jaeger	2:17
11.	"Heartless" (Remix; with Julia Michaels featuring Morgan Wallen)	Pentz Michaels Wallen H. Allen Vojtesak Smith Hurd	Diplo King Henry Joey Moi Charlie Handsome	2:53
12.	"Old Town Road" (Diplo Remix; performed by Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus)	Pentz Montero Hill Billy Ray Cyrus Kiowa Roukema Michael Trent Reznor Atticus Matthew Ross Jocelyn Donald	Diplo YoungKio Reznor Ross	3:23
Total length:				31:36

Deluxe edition (bonus tracks)^[14]
No.	Title	Length
2.	"Bottle's Bout Dead" (with Ernest)	2:30
3.	"Horizon" (with Leon Bridges)	2:28
Total length:		36:34

*Chapter 2: Swamp Savant* disc one tracklisting
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sad in the Summer" (with Lily Rose)	3:21
2.	"Use Me (Brutal Hearts)" (with Dove Cameron and Johnny Blue Skies)	3:22
3.	"Rain on My Mind" (with Paul Cauthen and Sierra Ferrell)	2:18
4.	"Never Die" (with Morgan Wade)	2:39
5.	"Lonely Long" (with Parker McCollum)	3:00
6.	"Wasted" (featuring Kodak Black and Koe Wetzel)	2:35
7.	"Without You" (with Elle King)	3:02
8.	"Heartbroken" (with Jessie Murph and Polo G)	3:24
9.	"Heartbroken (Remix)" (with Jessie Murph)	3:18
Total length:		21:41

Notes

^{^[a]} indicates a miscellaneous producer.

Personnel

Musicians

Diplo – drums (2–4, 6–10), programming (2–4, 6–9), remixer (12)
King Henry – bass (2, 6, 9, 10), drums (2–4, 6, 9, 10), guitar (2, 4, 6, 9, 10), programming (2–4, 6, 9)
Thomas Lea – violin (2)
Charlie Handsome – guitar (3)
Diablo – programming (3)
Jr Blender – drums and programming (4)
Ryan Tedder – drums and programming (4)
Maximilian Jaeger – drum machine (6, 9), drums (6–10), programming (6–9), guitar (7, 8), keyboards (8)
Philip von Boch Scully – drums and programming (6)
William John Wilde – harmonica (6)
MØ – vocals (7)
Orville Peck – bass, guitar, and piano (7)
Tommy Brenneck – piano (7)
Matt Zara – guitar (8)
Great Dane – drums and programming (9)
Jocelyn "Jozzy" Donald – background vocals (12)

Technical

Eric Lagg – mastering (1, 5–12)
Joe LaPorta – mastering (2, 3)
Chris Gehringer – mastering (4)
Maximilian Jaeger – mixing (1, 3, 6–10), recording (6–10)
Sean Moffitt – mixing (2)
Serban Ghenea – mixing (4, 5, 11)
A Bainz – mixing (5)
Zaq Reynolds – recording (1)
Analog in the Digital – recording (7)
King Henry – recording (10)
Cinco – recording (12)
Ernesto Olvera-LaPier – engineering (2)
Joey Moi – engineering (3, 11)
John Hanes – engineering (4, 5, 11)
Rich Rich – engineering (4
Joe Grasso – engineering (12)
Lindsay Marias – vocal production (2)
Ryan Tedder – vocal production (4)
Hauf – vocal production (10)
Benjamin Rice – vocal production (11)
Andrew "VoxGod" Bolooki – vocal production (12)
Jocelyn "Jozzy" Donald – vocal production (12)
Jesse Brock – engineering assistance (2)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart performance for *Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley, Chapter 1: Snake Oil*
Chart (2020)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[15]	83
Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[16]	20
US Billboard 200^[17]	50
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[18]	6

Year-end charts

2020 year-end chart performance for *Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley, Chapter 1: Snake Oil*
Chart (2020)	Position
Australian Top Country Albums (ARIA)^[19]	16
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[20]	37

2021 year-end chart performance for *Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley, Chapter 1: Snake Oil*
Chart (2021)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[21]	60

Certifications

Certifications for *Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley, Chapter 1: Snake Oil*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[22]	Platinum	80,000^‡
United States (RIAA)^[23]	Platinum	1,000,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Malone, Chris (May 29, 2020). "Diplo Goes Country (And Ditches His Stage Name) On New 'Snake Oil' Solo Album". Forbes. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c Caldas, Juliette (May 26, 2020). "Diplo fails to capitalise on any of country music's fusion momentum on his new conceptual outing". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
^ Gregory, Al (April 19, 2020). "Diplo gets Orville Peck, Young Thug for new country album". Exclaim!. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
^ Richards, Will (April 19, 2020). "Diplo shares full details of country album as Thomas Wesley featuring Orville Peck and Noah Cyrus". NME. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Review of Chapter 1: Snake Oil at AllMusic. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
^ Murray, Robin (May 27, 2020). "Clash Magazine Review". Clash. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
^ Wright, Lisa (May 29, 2020). "Album Review DIPLO - DIPLO PRESENTS THOMAS WESLEY CHAPTER 1: SNAKE OIL". DIY. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
^ Johnson, Maura (May 28, 2020). "Snake Oil, Diplo's take on country music, is a bummer". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
^ Devlin, Ben (June 1, 2020). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
^ Cooper, Leonie (May 29, 2020). "Diplo – 'Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley Chapter 1: Snake Oil' review: super-producer falls off the saddle". NME. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
^ Mongredien, Phil (May 31, 2020). "Diplo: Presents Thomas Wesley Chapter One: Snake Oil review – country cash-in". The Observer. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
^ Blum, Dani (May 30, 2020). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
^ "Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley: Snake Oil (Deluxe) by Diplo". December 18, 2020.
^ The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 8 June 2020. Australian Recording Industry Association. June 8, 2020.
^ "Diplo Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
^ "Diplo Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
^ "Diplo Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
^ "ARIA Top 50 Country Albums for 2020". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2021". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
^ "Canadian album certifications – Diplo – Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley Chapter 1: Snake Oil". Music Canada. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
^ "American album certifications – Diplo – Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley Chapter 1: Snake Oil". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 13, 2024.

[1] Malone, Chris (May 29, 2020). "Diplo Goes Country (And Ditches His Stage Name) On New 'Snake Oil' Solo Album". Forbes. Retrieved May 30, 2020.

[Line-2] Caldas, Juliette (May 26, 2020). "Diplo fails to capitalise on any of country music's fusion momentum on his new conceptual outing". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved May 30, 2020.

[3] Gregory, Al (April 19, 2020). "Diplo gets Orville Peck, Young Thug for new country album". Exclaim!. Retrieved May 30, 2020.

[4] Richards, Will (April 19, 2020). "Diplo shares full details of country album as Thomas Wesley featuring Orville Peck and Noah Cyrus". NME. Retrieved May 30, 2020.

[MC-5] "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved May 30, 2020.

[6] Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Review of Chapter 1: Snake Oil at AllMusic. Retrieved September 23, 2020.

[7] Murray, Robin (May 27, 2020). "Clash Magazine Review". Clash. Retrieved May 30, 2020.

[8] Wright, Lisa (May 29, 2020). "Album Review DIPLO - DIPLO PRESENTS THOMAS WESLEY CHAPTER 1: SNAKE OIL". DIY. Retrieved June 11, 2020.

[9] Johnson, Maura (May 28, 2020). "Snake Oil, Diplo's take on country music, is a bummer". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 30, 2020.

[10] Devlin, Ben (June 1, 2020). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved June 2, 2020.

[11] Cooper, Leonie (May 29, 2020). "Diplo – 'Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley Chapter 1: Snake Oil' review: super-producer falls off the saddle". NME. Retrieved May 30, 2020.

[observer-12] Mongredien, Phil (May 31, 2020). "Diplo: Presents Thomas Wesley Chapter One: Snake Oil review – country cash-in". The Observer. Retrieved September 23, 2020.

[13] Blum, Dani (May 30, 2020). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 2, 2020.

[14] "Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley: Snake Oil (Deluxe) by Diplo". December 18, 2020.

[15] The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 8 June 2020. Australian Recording Industry Association. June 8, 2020.

[ac_BillboardCanada_Diplo-16] "Diplo Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 13, 2020.

[ac_Billboard200_Diplo-17] "Diplo Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 13, 2020.

[ac_BillboardCountry_Diplo-18] "Diplo Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 13, 2020.

[19] "ARIA Top 50 Country Albums for 2020". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved January 15, 2021.

[20] "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 13, 2020.

[21] "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2021". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2021.

[CanadaDiploDiplo_Presents_Thomas_Wesley_Chapter_1:_Snake_OilalbumCertRef-22] "Canadian album certifications – Diplo – Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley Chapter 1: Snake Oil". Music Canada. Retrieved December 22, 2023.

[United_StatesDiploDiplo_Presents_Thomas_Wesley_Chapter_1:_Snake_OilalbumCertRef-23] "American album certifications – Diplo – Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley Chapter 1: Snake Oil". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 13, 2024.

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Discography Production discography
Studio albums	Florida Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley, Chapter 1: Snake Oil Diplo
Compilation albums	FabricLive.24 Decent Work for Decent Pay Blow Your Head: Diplo Presents Dubstep Random White Dude Be Everywhere
Mixtapes	Piracy Funds Terrorism Top Ranking: A Diplo Dub
Singles	"C'mon" "Earthquake" "Boy Oh Boy" "Dirty Vibe" "Doctor Pepper" "Be Right There" "Hey Baby" "Bang Bang" "Swerve" "Get It Right" "Wish" "Welcome to the Party" "Close to Me" "So Long" "Spicy" "Heartless" "Lonely" "On My Mind" "Looking for Me" "Turn Back Time" "Don't Forget My Love" "Heartbroken" "Midnight Ride"
Featured singles	"Coup d'Etat" "Elastic Heart" "200 MPH" "Time Is Up"
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