Emotion & Commotion
Emotion & Commotion | ||||
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Studio album by Jeff Beck | ||||
Released | 10 March 2010 | |||
Genre | Instrumental rock, hard rock, soul, classical music | |||
Length | 40:19 | |||
Label | ATCO | |||
Producer | Steve Lipson, Trevor Horn | |||
Jeff Beck chronology | ||||
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Emotion & Commotion is the tenth studio album by guitarist Jeff Beck, released in April 2010 on ATCO Records. In addition to featuring vocal performances by Joss Stone, Imelda May and Olivia Safe, the album showcases a 64-piece orchestra on several tracks, and includes covers of well-known songs such as "Over the Rainbow", "Corpus Christi Carol", "Lilac Wine" and other rock and classical works.[1]
Chart performance
The album debuted at No. 11 on the Billboard 200 in the U.S., with sales of 26,000, Beck's highest-ever debut in his 45-year career. The album reached No. 11 in the UK and debuted at No. 9 in Canada. The album debuted at No. 1 in Japan on the Weekly International Album Sales Chart. It has so far charted at No. 49 on the Australian charts, marking the first time Jeff Beck has appeared on the Australian album charts since Guitar Shop reached No. 99 in 1989. His highest charting album was Blow by Blow in 1975 on the U.S. Billboard album chart, which was produced by George Martin. The track Nessun dorma won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance.
Track listing
Professional ratings | |
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
The Independent | [3] |
Chicago Tribune | [4] |
PopMatters | [5] |
Los Angeles Times | Ambivalent[6] |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |
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1. | "Corpus Christi Carol" | Benjamin Britten | 2:40 | |
2. | "Hammerhead" | Jeff Beck, Jason Rebello | 4:15 | |
3. | "Never Alone" | Rebello | 4:22 | |
4. | "Over the Rainbow" | Harold Arlen | 3:10 | |
5. | "I Put a Spell on You" (featuring Joss Stone) | Screamin' Jay Hawkins | 2:59 | |
6. | "Serene" (featuring Olivia Safe) | Beck, Rebello | 6:05 | |
7. | "Lilac Wine" (featuring Imelda May) | James Shelton | 4:44 | |
8. | "Nessun Dorma" | Giacomo Puccini | 2:56 | |
9. | "There's No Other Me" (featuring Joss Stone) | Rebello, Joss Stone | 4:05 | |
10. | "Elegy for Dunkirk" (featuring Olivia Safe) | Dario Marianelli | 5:03 | |
Total length: |
40:19 |
iTunes bonus track/Japanese bonus track | ||||||||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |||||||
11. | "Poor Boy" (featuring Imelda May) | Traditional | 4:42 |
Japanese bonus track | ||||||||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |||||||
12. | "Cry Me a River" | Arthur Hamilton | 4:31 |
Charts
Album
Chart (2010) | Peak positions |
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Australian Albums Chart | 49 |
Austrian Albums Chart | 44[7] |
Belgian Albums Chart (Wal) | 87[8] |
Canadian Albums Chart | 9[9] |
Dutch Albums Chart | 77[10] |
Greek Albums Chart | 17[11] |
Finnish Albums Chart | 35[12] |
French Albums Chart | 74[13] |
Norwegian Albums Chart | 17[14] |
Swedish Albums Chart | 35[15] |
Swiss Albums Chart | 40[16] |
UK Albums Chart | 21[17] |
US Billboard 200 | 11[9] |
US Billboard Rock Albums | 3[9] |
Musicians
- Jeff Beck – electric guitar
- Joss Stone – vocals (tracks 5, 9)
- Imelda May – vocals (track 7, 11)
- Olivia Safe – vocals (track 6, 10)
- Jason Rebello – keyboard
- Pete Murray – keyboard, orchestral arrangement
- Vinnie Colaiuta – drums, percussion
- Clive Deamer – drums
- Earl Harvin – drums
- Alessia Mattalia – drums
- Luis Jardim – percussion
- Chris Bruce – bass guitar
- Pino Palladino – bass guitar
- Tal Wilkenfeld – bass guitar
- Steve Lipson – production
- Trevor Horn – executive production
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References
- ↑ Jeff Beck Blends Classical With Rock on 13 April Album Emotion Commotion | Rolling Stone Music
- ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Review: Emotion & Commotion". Allmusic. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
- ↑ Gill, Andy (9 April 2010). "Album: Jeff Beck, Emotion & Commotion (Atco)". London: The Independent. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
- ↑ Kot, Greg (12 April 2010). "Album review: Jeff Beck, 'Emotion & Commotion'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 12 April 2010.
- ↑ Loar, Christel. "Jeff Beck: Emotion & Commotion". PopMatters. Retrieved 29 April 2010.
- ↑ Wood, Mikael (12 April 2010). "Album review: Jeff Beck's 'Emotion & Commotion'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 12 April 2010.
- ↑ "Austrian chart chart positions".
- ↑ "Belgian chart chart positions".
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 http://www.billboard.com/artist/304375/jeff+beck/chart
- ↑ "Dutch chart positions".
- ↑ "Greek chart positions".
- ↑ "Finnish chart chart positions".
- ↑ "French chart chart positions".
- ↑ "Norvegian chart chart positions".
- ↑ "Swedish chart chart positions".
- ↑ "Swiss chart chart positions".
- ↑ Chart Stats - Jeff Beck