White Lilies Island

構成数 : 1枚
合計収録時間 : 00:51:28
Personnel includes: Natalie Imbruglia (vocals); Sally Herbert (arranger); Gavin Wright (conductor); Phil Thornalley (acoustic guitar, keyboards, bass); Dave Munday (guitar, flute, Mellotron); Gary Clark (guitar, keyboards); Paul Statham (guitar, programming); Neil Taylor, Gary Clark (guitar); The Brilliant Strings, London Session Orchestra (strings); Ian Stanley (keyboards); Guy Pratt, Ged Grimes (bass); Maz, Chuck Sabo (drums); Marc Fox (percussion); John Dunne, James Banbury (programming); Tessa Niles (background vocals). Producers include: Ian Stanley, Pascal Gabriel, Gary Clark, Phil Thornalley. Engineers include: Ian Stanley, Phil Thornalley, Fred De Faye. Personnel: David Munday (guitar, flute); Gary Clark (guitar, keyboards, drums); Paul Statham (guitar, programming); Neil Taylor (guitar); Phil Thornalley (acoustic guitar, keyboards); Ian Stanley (keyboards); Chuck Sabo, Maz, Geoff Dugmore (drums); Marc Fox (percussion); John Dunne, James Banbury (programming); Viveen Wray, Tessa Niles (background vocals). Audio Mixers: Tom Elmhirst; Dave Bascombe; Gary Clark ; Ian Stanley; Pascal Gabriel; Andy Wallace; Phil Thornalley; Stephen Harris; Steve Harris . Recording information: Crashpad; Metropolis; Olympic, London, England; Studio Milk, London, England; Swamp, London, England; Westside. Arranger: Wil Malone . This follow up to 1998's wildly successful LEFT OF THE MIDDLE is full of the pop hooks that propelled that album to the top of the UK and US charts; in addition the intervening few years seem to have left the Natalie Imbruglia with a somewhat more mature pop sensibility. Her voice is still reminiscent of Lisa Loeb or a less-unhinged Fiona Apple, but the Australian singer's previous eager-to-please quality is tempered by the world-weary narrative of tracks such as "Talk in Tongues" ("flowers in the bin/close this hole I'm in") that undercut the sunny textures of songs like the Joni-flavored "Satellite." Generally Imbruglia is at her best when she's least produced; her voice has more than enough commercial appeal without the assistance of tricky arrangements. Though some of WHITE LILIES ISLAND comes perilously close to falling into PJ Harvey-lite territory, the aforementioned brooding "Talking in Tongues," "Butterflies," and the powerful, anthemic, string-accompanied "Come September" point to a growing confidence in the singer that bodes well for the future.
録音 : ステレオ (Studio)