Isn’t This a Time

Isn't This a Time album by Joal Ryan (c) 2026 Joal Ryan

Isn’t This a Time by Joal Ryan

Release date: Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Track listing

  1. “Spinning Plates”
  2. “Death of Her”
  3. “Nobody Bowls”
  4. “September 1970”
  5. “Television City”
  6. “I Don’t Know How to Speak French”
  7. “Not Gonna Be”
  8. “Fingertip”
  9. “Nothing Bad Happened (Memories of a Holiday TV Special)”

Album credits & production details

  • Writer Joal Ryan
  • Producers Joal Ryan and Steve Ryfle
  • Mixed and mastered Philip Rohr at Prime Rib Producers
  • Players
    • Joal Ryan (vocals, piano on “Television City”)
    • Elizabeth Gaylord (piano + keyboards, except where noted)
    • Julia Amirorva (piano on “Nothing Bad Happened [Memories of a Holiday TV Special])”
    • Lucio Cheli (drums, except where noted)
    • Robert Altman (drums on “Death of Her”)
    • Joshua Maduabuchi (bass on “Spinning Plates”)
    • Ignacio Arrúa (bass on “Nobody Bowls,” “Television City,” “Not Gonna Be”)
    • Andrés Pellican (bass on “September 1970,” “I Don’t Know How to Speak French,” “Fingertip”)
    • Dan Gallagher (bass on “Nothing Bad Happened [Memories of a Holiday TV Special]”)
    • Lynn Joy (strings on “September 1970,” “Not Gonna Be”)
    • Valentin Sonderegger (strings on “I Don’t Know How to Speak French”)
    • Daniel Gonzalez (cello on “Fingertip”)
    • Kelly O’Donohue (flugelhorn on “Television City”)

Listen to Isn’t This a Time (audio samples)

“Nothing Bad Happened (Memories of a Holiday TV Special)” (© Joal Ryan)

“Spinning Plates” (© Joal Ryan)