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A striking Hi Records-style ballad, a lead vocal on Gorillaz' Top 40 U.K. single "Doncamatic," a long-list nomination for BBC's Sound of 2011 poll, and a variety of prelude releases led to Daley's proper debut album. A few years in the making, Days & Nights smartly includes "Alone Together," a Grammy-worthy 2012 duet with Marsha Ambrosius that didn't light up mainstream urban stations but reached number five on Billboard's Adult R&B Songs chart. That Canei Finch-produced song, as well as the preceding material, implied that this soul-inspired red-headed native of Manchester, England -- who has no other apparent likeness to Simply Red's Mick Hucknall -- could go down any number of stylistic paths. Days & Nights does just that. It courses through many moods and modes, yet it's impressively unified. On opener "Time Travel," a typically sleek and shadowy production from Illangelo, Daley instantly lures with his delicate touch and casual delivery that nonetheless makes a direct and deep emotional connection. He then slips into "Look Up," where Pharrell Williams whips up some elegant neo-Philly soul that allows him to display a falsetto that isn't just impressive but also affecting. Daley remains in service to the song, neither winks nor pulls it out as an act of trickery. With its beaming melodies and impeccably layered, all-Daley background vocals, "Pass It On," another Finch production, could fool listeners as an update of a joyous 1985 R&B single. A trio of songs made with reluctant Brit-pop guitar god turned accomplished producer Bernard Butler (Duffy, Findlay Brown, James Morrison) adds more dimensions. The cathartic "Broken" unfolds into a hurtling, grand sound that Daley masterfully navigates, while "She Fades" is a pulsing, strings-cloaked ballad that aches. The last of the three, the title track, ends the album in graceful, heartbroken, dreamily optimistic fashion with subtle nods to early hip-hop and electro. Brilliantly put together, this must be one of 2014's best debuts.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
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Daley, MainArtist - Jean-Marie Horvat, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ben O'Neill, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Davis, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gareth Daley, ComposerLyricist - Carlo "Illangelo" Montagnese, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2013 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Daley, MainArtist - Pharrell Williams, ComposerLyricist - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Pharrell, Producer - Andrew Coleman, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Olga Konopelsky, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Davis Barnett, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Galland, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Charles Parker, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Jennie Lorenzo, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Luigi Mazzocchi, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Delbert Bowers, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jonathan Kim, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Gareth Daley, ComposerLyricist - Will Cho, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2013 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Daley, MainArtist - Shea Taylor, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Larry Gold, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrea Martin, ComposerLyricist - Ben O'Neil, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Gareth Daley, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2013 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Daley, MainArtist - Julian Bunetta, Producer, ComposerLyricist - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - John Ryan, ComposerLyricist - Chris Galland, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ben O'Neill, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Delbert Bowers, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - David Davis, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gareth Daley, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2013 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Daley, MainArtist - Matt Hales, Producer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Joan Armatrading, ComposerLyricist - Rosie Danvers, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Galland, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Delbert Bowers, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Gareth Daley, Producer - Ehren Ebbage, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Hugh Quarmby, Producer, Additional Producer
℗ 2013 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Daley, MainArtist - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Andre Harris, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Galland, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ben O'Neill, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Delbert Bowers, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - David Davis, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gareth Daley, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2013 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Marsha Ambrosius, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist - Daley, MainArtist - Canei Finch, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Stuart Hawkes, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gareth Daley, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2012 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Marsha Ambrosius, ComposerLyricist - Daley, MainArtist - Canei Finch, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - David Davis, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gareth Daley, ComposerLyricist - Charlie Hustle, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2013 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Paul Heard, Producer - Daley, MainArtist - Bernard Butler, Producer, Guitar, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Andrea Martin, ComposerLyricist - Rosie Danvers, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Galland, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Loco, Producer - Delbert Bowers, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Gareth Daley, ComposerLyricist - Chris Crowhurst, ComposerLyricist - Jonathan Hugh Quarmby, Producer, Additional Producer
℗ 2013 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Daley, Producer, MainArtist - Bernard Butler, Producer, Guitar, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Gareth Daley, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2013 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Daley, MainArtist - Happy Perez, Producer - Nathan Perez, Programmer, ComposerLyricist - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Galland, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ben O'Neill, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Delbert Bowers, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - David Davis, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gareth Daley, ComposerLyricist - Steve Valdez, Piano, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2013 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Daley, Producer, MainArtist - Bernard Butler, Producer, Guitar, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Gareth Daley, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2013 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
A striking Hi Records-style ballad, a lead vocal on Gorillaz' Top 40 U.K. single "Doncamatic," a long-list nomination for BBC's Sound of 2011 poll, and a variety of prelude releases led to Daley's proper debut album. A few years in the making, Days & Nights smartly includes "Alone Together," a Grammy-worthy 2012 duet with Marsha Ambrosius that didn't light up mainstream urban stations but reached number five on Billboard's Adult R&B Songs chart. That Canei Finch-produced song, as well as the preceding material, implied that this soul-inspired red-headed native of Manchester, England -- who has no other apparent likeness to Simply Red's Mick Hucknall -- could go down any number of stylistic paths. Days & Nights does just that. It courses through many moods and modes, yet it's impressively unified. On opener "Time Travel," a typically sleek and shadowy production from Illangelo, Daley instantly lures with his delicate touch and casual delivery that nonetheless makes a direct and deep emotional connection. He then slips into "Look Up," where Pharrell Williams whips up some elegant neo-Philly soul that allows him to display a falsetto that isn't just impressive but also affecting. Daley remains in service to the song, neither winks nor pulls it out as an act of trickery. With its beaming melodies and impeccably layered, all-Daley background vocals, "Pass It On," another Finch production, could fool listeners as an update of a joyous 1985 R&B single. A trio of songs made with reluctant Brit-pop guitar god turned accomplished producer Bernard Butler (Duffy, Findlay Brown, James Morrison) adds more dimensions. The cathartic "Broken" unfolds into a hurtling, grand sound that Daley masterfully navigates, while "She Fades" is a pulsing, strings-cloaked ballad that aches. The last of the three, the title track, ends the album in graceful, heartbroken, dreamily optimistic fashion with subtle nods to early hip-hop and electro. Brilliantly put together, this must be one of 2014's best debuts.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:48:36
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Daley
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Universal Records
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 2014 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2014 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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