An Other Cup: Special Edition [Limited]

構成数 : 1枚
合計収録時間 : 00:44:15
Personnel: Yusuf (background vocals); Yusuf (acoustic guitar, piano, keyboards, synthesizer, bass instrument, triangle); Rick Nowels (guitar, acoustic guitar, dulcimer, piano, electric piano, harmonium, keyboards, keyboard bass, percussion, background vocals); Cat Stevens (acoustic guitar, Spanish guitar, piano, harmonium, keyboards, synthesizer, string synthesizer, triangle, background vocals); Alun Davies (acoustic guitar); John Themis (electric guitar, Spanish guitar, baglama, percussion); Rusty Anderson, Tim Pierce (electric guitar); Skaila Kanga (harp); Mehmet Can (kanun); Martin Allcock (mandolin, acoustic bass); Gavyn Wright (violin); John Barclay, David Stewart , Mark Nightingale, Richard Edwards , David Theodore, Richard Watkins , Steve Sidwell, Simon Gardner (brass); Peter Bradley Adams (piano, grand piano, Fender Rhodes piano, organ); Greg Kurstin (organ, synthesizer); Danny Thompson , Alec Dankworth (acoustic bass); Ian Thomas (drums, cowbells); Charles Judge (kalimba); George Black (percussion, drum programming); Luis Jardim (percussion); Wayne Handez, Joyous Celebration Choir and Incwenga Voices, Patrick Alan, Maria Vidal, Andrew Roachford (background vocals). Audio Mixers: George Tandero; Neil Comber; Kieron Menzies; Simon Gogery; Rik Simpson; Simon Gogerly; Cat Stevens. Recording information: Istanbul, Turkey; Johannesburg, South Africa; London, England; Los Angeles, CA. Illustrator: Dogan Ur. Photographers: Marc Marot; Peter Sanders. After 28 years away from the secular music world, Yusuf, the artist formerly known as Cat Stevens, returned with this strong folk-pop album in 2006. Echoes of his older work abound here--the spiritual lyrics, the rich, resonant vocals, the lovely descending guitar-picking patterns, and the emotional choruses that thrust themselves like starbursts out of elegant, chamber-pop verses. And while songs like "Maybe There's a World" and a remake of his classic "I Think I See the Light" will comfort old admirers, Yusuf also takes some chances with unusual material. "Whispers from a Spiritual Garden" is a sparse instrumental featuring a vaguely Middle Eastern melody and a bowed, droning bass, with a brief passage of Rumi poetry. A cover of "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" shows a newly flinty, if melodramatic, side to the artist. The album-opener, "Midday," percolates gently with a laid-back vocal flowing sweetly over a calypso rhythm. This thoughtful, well-made record may not attract legions of new fans, but it is a welcome addition to the Cat Stevens canon.
録音 : ステレオ (Studio)