Warren Haynes reveals “Melissa” featuring Derek Trucks recorded in one take

Warren Haynes has revealed a new version of “Melissa” recorded with Derek Trucks. It’s from Haynes’ newly released album, The Whisper Sessions. In a recent interview on the Blues Rock Show, Haynes told Blues Rock Review the song was recorded in just one take.

Haynes said, “We came there to record ‘Real Real Love’ and ‘These Changes’ and as we were about to pack up, Derek (Trucks) said, ‘Should we do another tune? Should we do a cover or something?’ and I was, like, ‘What about doing Melissa?’ And we both thought, well, let’s do it once, and if we like it, we’ll use it, and if we don’t like it, we’ll scrap it. And so we wound up liking that version and keeping it.”

Haynes added, “Most of the stuff was one take,” when asked about The Whisper Sessions.

Watch the performance video below.

Watch Warren Haynes’ appearance on the Blues Rock Show below, where he discusses The Whisper Sessions, how many songs he’s written over his career, his thoughts on the direction of AI in music, and more.

Haynes is currently touring with Gov’t Mule.

GOV’T MULE TOUR DATES

September 12 – West Springfield, MA @ The Big E Arena #
October 10 – Bowling Green, KY @ Southern Kentucky Performing Arts Center 
October 11 – Macon, GA @ Atrium Health Amphitheatre +
October 12 – Charleston, SC @ The Refinery
October 14 – Clearwater, FL @ Ruth Eckerd Hall
October 15 – Fort Lauderdale, FL @ Au-Rene Theater at Broward Center
October 17 – Wilmington, NC @ Greenfield Lake Amphitheater
October 18 – Raleigh, NC @ Lincoln Theatre Outdoors
October 19 – Virginia Beach, VA @ Sandler Center for the Performing Arts
October 21 – Spartanburg, SC @ Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium
October 22 – Rome, GA @ The Forum River Center
October 24 – Maryville, TN @ The Shed
October 25 – Newport, KY @ MegaCorp Pavilion **
October 26 – Charlottesville, VA @ Ting Pavilion **
October 28 – Reading, PA @ Santander Performing Arts Center
October 30 – New Haven, CT @ College Street Music Hall
October 31 – Washington, DC @ Warner Theatre
November 1 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Met

January 15-18, 2026 – Montego Bay, Jamaica @ Island Exodus 16

April 10-12, 2026 – Miramar Beach, FL @ Joe Bonamassa’s Sound Wave ^

# with JJ Grey & Mofro

+ with Tedeschi Trucks Band

** with Andy Frasco & the U.N.

^ indicates festival appearances