Up Close & Personal (Vicki Genfan album)

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Up Close & Personal

Studio album by Vicki Genfan

Released

2006

Label

Harmonic Touch Records

Producer

Ian Melrose

Professional reviews

Acoustic Guitar Magazine: stunning guitarist link
CD Baby: her best work yet link
Minor 7th Webzine: a great CD link

Vicki Genfan chronology

Vicki Genfan Live

Up Close & Personal

Up Close & Personal is Vicki Genfan's third available release. The double CD features the first disk of original instrumentals, titled Up Close, and a second, vocal-based disk, called Personal. Each disc contains a quick time video, showing clips of recording sessions and snapshots of Vicki Genfan as well as of the other recording artists. The Double-CD "stands to be her best work yet"^[1] and features both Genfan's guitaristic virtuosity as well as her singer-songwriter abilities. Most of the songs are recorded with accompagnying musicians.^[2] "Her instrumental prowess plays a less prominent role in this material, but together, both discs illustrate the multifaceted talents of this stunning guitarist."^[3]

1 Track listing
2 Authoring Credits
3 Personnel
4 References

[edit] Track listing

Disk 1, Up Close

Atomic Reshuffle
Let It Rain
In A Mood
Kali Dreams
Luna Ahumada
Joy
Si
New Grass
Longest Night
Catch Me
Jamanolo

Disk 2, Personal

Don't Give Up On Me
Norweigian Wood
Love Thing
When You Are Winter
What's Going On
Ain't Got Love
Living In The Country
So What's It To Ya
Carry Me Home
Eleanor

[edit] Authoring Credits

All songs by Vicki Genfan, except

Jamanolo by Vicki Genfan & Manolo Badrena
Norweigian Wood (i.e. Norwegian Wood) by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
Love Thing lyrics by Meg Garvey
What's Going On by Marvin Gaye
Ain't Got Love by Chris Jones
Living In The Country by David Rumpler and Vicki Genfan
What's It To Ya by Vicki Genfan and Kim Loren
Eleanor by Vicki Genfan and Everett Bradley

[edit] Personnel

Vicki Genfan - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, synth guitar, bass, mandolin, vocals, keys
Ian Melrose - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, synth guitar, dobro, mandolin, low whistle, low whistle choir, shaker
Steve Jordan
Manolo Badrena - shakers, vocal chant, drums, percussion
Gil Goldstein - acoustic piano, wurlitzer
Rob Paparozzi - harmonica
Daniel A. Wiess - hammond organ
John Mettam - drums & percussion, glockenspiel
Jon Albrink - bass
Bryant Wilder - bass
Jess Willoughby - bass
Barb Merjan - drums
Janelle Burdell - percussion, udu drum
Sonya Heller - vocals
Everett Bradley - vocals, loop
Jenn Hopper - vocals
Penny Mealing - vocals, shaker
Erika Luckett - vocals
Kerstin Blodig - vocal Ker-pad, acoustic guitar
Ian Melrose - producer
Vicki genfan, Tay Hoyle - co-producers
Tay Hoyle, Dae Bennet, Brian Dozoretz - recording engineers
Tay Hoyle, Ian Melrose - mixing