The Overture & the Underscore

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The Overture & the Underscore
The Overture & the Underscore cover
Studio album by Sarah Blasko
Released October 11, 2004
Recorded Bliss Recording Studios, L.A.
April - June 2004
Genre Alternative
Length 49:08
Label Dew Process UMA DEW90132
Producer Wally Gagel, Sarah Blasko & Robert F Cranny
Professional reviews
Sarah Blasko chronology
Prelusive EP
(2002)		 The Overture & the Underscore
(2004)		 What The Sea Wants, The Sea Will Have
(2006)

The Overture & The Underscore is the 2004 (see 2004 in music) debut album by Australian songwriter Sarah Blasko.

"Essentially I wanted there to be something really classic about the album," says Blasko on her official site. "The kind of debut albums I like are those that don't try and do too much too soon, that point towards a number of possible directions, and that give the songs some room to move. It was really important to me that my voice and the songs had some character and that there was an intimacy to them. We tried to achieve this by using little or no effect on the voice and not going too far with overdubs."

Triple J Music Director Richard Kingsmill rated it ninth on his list of favourite 2004 albums.

The album features former Beck and REM drummer Joey Waronker, who took a few days off working on Paul McCartney's new album Chaos and Creation in the Backyard with producer Nigel Godrich to lay down his drum tracks for The Overture & the Underscore.

The album peaked at #35 on the ARIA Albums Chart.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "All Coming Back" – 3:15
  2. "Beautiful Secrets" – 3:24
  3. "Always Worth It" – 3:46
  4. "At Your Best" – 3:36
  5. "Don't U Eva" – 4:19
  6. "Counting Sheep" – 4:21
  7. "Perfect Now" – 3:33
  8. "Sweet November" – 3:55
  9. "Cinders" – 4:09
  10. "True Intentions" – 4:11
  11. "Remorse" – 4:55 [Includes the hidden track "Long Time" – 10:29]

[edit] Singles

"Don't U Eva" was released as a CD single containing two unique B-sides ("Fall Down" and "Into the Great Wide Open") on September 27, 2004.

The following tracks have been released as radio singles:

  • "Counting Sheep"
  • "Perfect Now"
  • "Always Worth It"

[edit] Studio crew

  • Joey Waronker - Drums and percussion
  • Robert F Cranny - Bass, drum programming, horn & string sample arrangements, guitars, organ, piano, synth
  • Sarah Blasko - Vocals, guitars, synth, percussion
  • Other musical contributors included Wally Gagel, Nadav & Edo Khan, Darren Hanlon, Bruce MacFarlane and Korel Tunador.
  • All tracks recorded & mixed by Wally Gagel, and mastered by Louis Teran, except "Long Time", recorded by Bruce MacFarlane.

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