Music City Soul

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Music City Soul
Music City Soul cover
Studio album by Beverley Knight
Released 7 May 2007
Recorded October 2006
Genre Gospel, Soul
Length 53:43
Label Parlophone
Producer Mark Nevers
Eg White
Jimmy Hogarth
Paul Reid
Professional reviews
Beverley Knight chronology
Voice - The Best of Beverley Knight
(2006)		 Music City Soul
(2007)
Singles from Music City Soul
  1. "No Man's Land"
    Released: April 30, 2007
  2. "After You"
    Released: 2 July 2007
  3. "The Queen of Starting Over"
    Released: 15 October 2007 (download only)

Music City Soul is the fifth studio album recorded by British singer-songwriter Beverley Knight, and was released on Parlophone Records on 7 May 2007 (see 2007 in music). The album contains the singles "No Man's Land", "After You" and "The Queen of Starting Over", and features Ronnie Wood on a number of tracks. The album became Knight's second highest charting album in the UK, peaking at number eight.

Contents

[edit] Album information

[edit] History

The majority of Music City Soul was recorded at The Beech House studio in Nashville, Tennessee in the United States in just five days in late October 2006. All the songs on the album were written before hand the previous summer and then recorded back to back in the studio with an array of different musicians. The intention was to create an organic sound reminiscent of classic 1960s soul albums that epitomised releases by artists such as Aretha Franklin, Sam Cooke and Al Green, who had influenced Knight as a child .[3]

The album was entitled Music City Soul to reflect the fact that Knight has returned to her soul and gospel roots. It was also intended to pay homage to Nashville, the city it was recorded in, which is often referred to as 'The Music City' due to its rich musical heritage.[4]

The album was preceded by the single "No Man's Land" on 30 April 2007.

[edit] Track listing

UK Edition Released May 7, 2007

# Track Songwriters Length
1. "Every Time You See Me Smile"* (featuring Ronnie Wood) (B. Knight, M. Brammer, B. Barson) 03:43
2. "Ain't That a Lot of Love"* (W. D. Parker, H. Banks) 02:41
3. "After You" (M. Leeson, P. Vale) 04:11
4. "No Man's Land" (B. Knight, E. White, J. Hogarth) 03:26
5. "The Queen of Starting Over" (P. Vale) 03:46
6. "Black Butta"* (B. Knight, G. Chambers) 03:39
7. "Saviour" (B. Knight, G. Chambers) 02:55
8. "Time Is on My Side" (J. Ragovoy) 03:31
9. "Why Me, Why You, Why Now" (B. Knight, M. Brammer, B. Barson) 04:03
10. "Tell Me I'm Wrong" (B. Knight, M. Brammer, B. Barson) 03:48
11. "Trade it Up" (B. Knight, M. Brammer, B. Barson) 03:35
12. "Rock Steady" (A. Franklin) 03:25

Bonus tracks

# Track Songwriters Length
13. "Uptight" (B. Knight, J. Hogarth) 03:13
14. "Back to You" (B. Knight, C. Wiseman) 03:47
15. "After You" (Radio edit) (M. Leeson, P. Vale) 04:00

Vinyl Edition Released May 7, 2007

Side A

# Track
1. "Every Time You See Me Smile"* (featuring Ronnie Wood)
2. "Ain't That a Lot of Love"*
3. "After You"
4. "No Man's Land"
5. "The Queen of Starting Over"
6. "Black Butta"*

Side B

# Track
1. "Saviour"
2. "Time Is on My Side"
3. "Why Me, Why You, Why Now"
4. "Tell Me I'm Wrong"
5. "Trade it Up"
6. "Rock Steady"

Notes:

  • "*" indicates that the song features guitar played by Ronnie Wood.

[edit] Personnel

  • All tracks mastered and engineered by Bunt Stafford Clark

All tracks (except track 4 and 12)

  • Jamal Carter - backing vocals
  • Janice Coeder - backing vocals
  • Ann McCrary - backing vocals
  • Brain Kotnar - drums
  • Duana Denison - electric guitar
  • Paul Burch - percussion and acoustic guitar
  • Pete Cammings - electric guitar
  • James Long - electric guitar
  • Derrick Lee - piano and keyboards
  • Bobby Woods - piano and keyboards

Track 4

  • Jimmy Hogarth - guitar
  • Eg White - all instruments on "No Man's Land", except guitar

Track 12

  • Paul Reid - guitar
  • Carlos Hercules - drums
  • Paul Bruce - bass
  • Stewart Trotman - fender rhoades
  • Luke Smith - Hammond B3
  • Alex Garnett - saxophone
  • Daniel Marsden - trumpet
  • Nichol Thomsom - trombone
  • Billy Godfrey - backing vocals
  • Bryan Chambers - backing vocals
  • Louise Marsden - backing vocals

[edit] Unreleased material

The following songs were recorded in the run up to the release of Music City Soul, but not included on the album:

  1. "Ain't It Better"
  2. "Bridge" (B. Knight, G. Chambers)
  3. "Firetown" (B. Knight, D. M. Frank)
  4. "Mellow" (B. Knight, J. Hogarth)
  5. "My Motto" (B. Knight, G. Chambers, Lin XI)
  6. "One Step Too Far" (B. Knight, J. Hogarth)
  7. "Time is Now" (B. Knight, G. Chambers)

[edit] Chart performance

Chart (2007) Providers Peak
The Official UK Album Chart BPI / The Official UK Charts Company 8
The Official UK Urban Album Chart BPI / The Official UK Charts Company 3
European Top 100 Album Chart IFPI TBA
Switzerland Album Charts 86

[edit] References

  1. ^ Connolly, Paul. Album review. London Lite. May 8, 2007.
  2. ^ Batey, Angus. Album review. MOJO. May 2007 issue, pp. 110.
  3. ^ Hodgkinson, Will. Interview. The Guardian. October 25, 2002.
  4. ^ Press release. Official website. Retrieved January 29, 2007.

[edit] External links

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