Devil In Me (Natalie Duncan album)

Devil In Me is the 2012 debut album by British soul singer Natalie Duncan, released by Verve Records on 16 July 2012. The album explores a vast range of music genres including soul, jazz, blues and classical. Natalie has stated influences on the album as being Nina Simone, Alicia Keys, Pink Floyd and others.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Daily Express	^[1]

History

Recording sessions for the album began in 2011. The album was recorded in its entirety at Peter Gabriel's Real World Studios in Box, Wiltshire, England. The album was produced by Joe Henry (who has previously produced for the likes of Meshell Ndegeocello, Ann Peebles, Madonna, Madeleine Peyroux, Solomon Burke, Bettye Lavette, Hugh Laurie and Bonnie Raitt.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Devil In Me"	Natalie Duncan	Joe Henry	4:53
2.	"Keep Her Smiling"	Duncan	Henry	3:49
3.	"Songbird"	Duncan	Henry	4:56
4.	"Sky Is Falling"	Duncan	Henry	4:19
5.	"Old Rock"	Duncan	Henry	6:40
6.	"Lonely Child"	Duncan	Henry	3:48
7.	"Pick Me Up Bar"	Duncan	Duncan	5:05
8.	"Find Me A Home"	Duncan Jimmy Hogarth	Henry	5:22
9.	"Flower"	Duncan	Henry	5:31
10.	"She Done Died"	Duncan	Henry	3:51
11.	"Villain Hands"	Duncan	Henry	4:37
12.	"Black Thorn"	Duncan	Henry	3:57
13.	"Uncomfortable Silence"	Duncan	Henry	6:14
14.	"Became So Sweet"	Duncan	Duncan	4:36
Total length:				64:18

iTunes Store bonus track^[2]
No.	Title	Length
15.	"Born In My Skin"	4:10
16.	"Brother Forgive Me"	3:55
17.	"End"	4:07
Total length:		75:59

Japanese bonus track ^[3]
No.	Title	Length
15.	"Grace"	4:12
16.	"Been Alone Too Long"	2:41
17.	"At Last (Autotrader version)"	3:02
18.	"Born In My Skin"	4:10
Total length:		78:23

Singles

Sky Is Falling (Released 30 March 2012)
Find Me A Home (Released 26 October 2012)

Personnel

All tracks produced by Joe Henry (except tracks 7 and 14, produced by Duncan).
All tracks mixed by Stampede Origin, Los Angeles, CA. Mastered at Lurssen Master by Gavin Lurssen in Los Angeles, CA (except tracks 7 and 14).
Tracks 7 and 14 were recorded at The Engine Room, London.
Recording engineer is Patrick Phillips (except tracks 7, 13 and 14).
Assistant recording engineer is Jose Gomes (except tracks 7, 13 and 14).
Recording engineer and mixer (tracks 7 and 14) is Mark Bishop.

All tracks:

Vocal and piano - Natalie Duncan

All tracks (except 7 and 14):

Acoustic and electric guitar - John Smith
Electric guitar - Patrick Warren
Upright and bass guitar - Greg Cohen
Drums and percussion - Earl Harvin
Backing vocals - Hattie Whitehead

Tracks 7 and 14:

Drums - Glyn Daniels
Guitar - Tom Varrall
Double bass - Henry Guy
Backing vocals - Hattie Whitehead

Additional tracks:

Electric guitar - Tom Varrall (tracks 4,6,7,8,11 and 14)
Backing vocals - Tom Varrall (track 6)
Trombone - Lucy Wilkins (track 8)
String section (tracks 2,6,8 and 9):
First violin and section leader - Lucy Wilkins
Violin - Howard Gott
Viola - Rachel Robson
Cello - Sarah Willson
Trombone and euphonium - Mike Kearsey
Strings and horns arrange by Patrick Warren

Notes and references

↑ Charlotte Heathcote (2012-07-15). "CD Review - Natalie Duncan, Devil In Me". Daily Express. Retrieved 2014-06-05.
↑ "Devil In Me by Natalie Duncan". iTunes Store UK. Apple. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
↑ https://itunes.apple.com/jp/album/devil-in-me/id598024157