Visions - Finnish Organ Works / Kalevi Kiviniemi

構成数 : 1枚
合計収録時間 : 00:43:38
Personnel: John Shanks (guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass instrument); Ilya Toshinsky, Bryan Sutton (acoustic guitar); Troy Lancaster, Tom Bukovac (electric guitar); Mike Johnson (pedal steel guitar); Jonathan Yudkin (mandolin, fiddle); Charles Judge (piano, organ, keyboards, string synthesizer); Craig Young , Jimmie Lee Sloas (bass instrument); Jeff Rothschild, Shannon Forrest (drums); Hillary Lindsey, Brett James (background vocals). Audio Mixer: Luke Wooten. Liner Note Author: Dianne Spoto. Recording information: Blackbird Studios, Nashville, TN; County Q, Nashville, TN; East Iris Studios, Nashville, TN; Henson Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA; Starstruck, Nashville, TN; The Boarding House, Nashville, TN. Photographer: Wayne Maser. With 2008's DO YOU KNOW, singer/actress Jessica Simpson wanders from her comfortable pop confines into country territory for a set of twangy crossover tunes. Born and raised in Texas, Simpson certainly has more built-in country cred than many performers, and she uses it to offer up an appealing album proudly in the Shania Twain/Faith Hill vein. Although many of these songs feature pedal-steel guitar, fiddle, and other telltale country instrumentation (see the lively opener, "Come On Over"), Simpson never pretends that these tracks are anything but Nashville-honed pop numbers. Simpson also uses DO YOU KNOW as way to return to her Christian-music roots, as most readily embodied by the celebratory "Pray Out Loud." The record's crowning moment, however, is easily the title track, both written by and featuring the legendary Dolly Parton, who helps to cap off DO YOU KNOW with an extra dose of energy and passion. While some country traditionalists may scoff at Simpson's Music City makeover, the album is remarkably assured, and stands as one of the pop star's finest outings.
録音 : ステレオ (Studio)