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After trying her hand at writing her own vintage-inspired material with 2014's Into Colour, singer Rumer returns to her core inspiration of covering classic '60s and '70s pop with 2016's sophisticated This Girl's in Love (A Bacharach & David Songbook). Produced by her husband and longtime collaborator Rob Shirakbari at Capitol Studios, This Girl's in Love finds Rumer applying her supple vocals and soft-focus aesthetic to songs written by the legendary team of Burt Bacharach and Hal David. While Rumer has most certainly sung many of these songs in live settings, it's surprising, given her association with the time period, that she's never actually recorded any of this material in the past. Here, we get renditions of such beloved songs as Dusty Springfield's "The Look of Love," the Carpenters' "(They Long to Be) Close to You," and Dionne Warwick's "Walk on By." We also get to hear a sweetly gruff-voiced Bacharach sing the intro to the album's title track, a rewording of the Herb Alpert hit "This Guy's in Love with You." Thankfully, Rumer and Shirakbari don't simply stick to the best-of hits and additionally pepper the album with some well-curated, lesser heard choices like the poetic "Balance of Nature," the heartbreaking "Are You There (With Another Girl)," and the harmonically nuanced "The Last One to Be Loved." As with past Rumer albums, these are gorgeously rendered productions featuring orchestral-tinged arrangements from Shirakbari that capture the golden era of soft pop without falling into garish pastiche. While the album is technically one of Rumer's most faithfully old-school, it still sounds fresh, and the analog production aesthetic only works to magnify the purity, lyricism, and expressiveness of her voice. If Rumer has consistently drawn favorable comparisons to the late Karen Carpenter in the past, This Girl's in Love (A Bacharach & David Songbook) will do nothing to diminish them. Ultimately, it serves to reinforce the idea that Rumer stands as one of the brightest torchbearers for the easy listening AM pop that Carpenter, and more specifically, Burt Bacharach and Hal David, helped make such an indelible part of 21st century pop history.
© Matt Collar /TiVo
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Matt Barnes, Mixer - Burt Bacharach, Composer - Hal David, Composer - Jay Bellerose, Percussion - Tony Cousins, MasteringEngineer - Al Schmitt, Engineer, Recorded by - Robbie Nelson, MixingEngineer - Steve Genewick, AdditionalEngineer - Lynne Earls, Engineer - Paul DuGre, AdditionalEngineer - Rumer, Vocals, MainArtist - Brian O'Shaughnessy, Engineer - Mark Bengtson, AdditionalEngineer - Jeremy Underwood, AdditionalEngineer - Alex Williams, AdditionalEngineer - Rob Shirakbari, Conductor, Producer, Mixer, Arranger, Engineer - Sergio Ruelas Jr, AdditionalEngineer - Daphne Chen, Violin - Eric Gorfain, Violin, Concertmaster - Leah Katz, Viola - Richard Dodd, Cello - Rob Shirakbari, Piano, Bass - Grecco Buratto, Guitar, Solo Guitar - Jay Bellerose, Drums - Julie Wolf, Accordion - Larry Ciancia, Drums
© 2016 East West Records, a division of Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 2016 East West Records, a division of Warner Music UK Ltd
Matt Barnes, Mixer - Dean Parks, Guitar - Charlie Bisharat, Violin - Burt Bacharach, Composer - Hal David, Composer - Tony Cousins, MasteringEngineer - Ash Soan, Drums - Al Schmitt, Engineer, Recorded by - Robbie Nelson, MixingEngineer - Steve Genewick, AdditionalEngineer - Stephanie Bennett, Harp - Lynne Earls, Engineer - Paul DuGre, AdditionalEngineer - Rumer, Vocals, MainArtist - Brian O'Shaughnessy, Engineer - Mark Bengtson, AdditionalEngineer - Jeremy Underwood, AdditionalEngineer - Alex Williams, AdditionalEngineer - Rob Shirakbari, Conductor, Producer, Mixer, Arranger, Engineer, Piano, Background Vocals, Bass - Sergio Ruelas Jr, AdditionalEngineer - Anna Bosler, French Horn - Jenny Takamatsu, Violin - Tollak Olstead, Harmonica - Marisa Kuney, Violin - Cameron Patrick, Viola - Carrie Holzman, Viola - Charlie Bisharat, Concertmaster - Charlie Tyler, Cello - Darrin McCann, Viola - Giovanna Clayton, Cello - Joel Derouin, Violin - Josefina Vergara, Violin - Kathleen Robertson, Violin - Mario DeLeon, Violin - Mark Cargill, Violin - Michele Richards, Violin - Natalie Leggett, Violin - Robin Ross, Viola - Sara Parkins, Violin - Shalini Vijayan, Violin - Songa Lee, Violin - Susan Chatman, Violin - Timothy Loo, Cello - Vanessa Freebairn-Smith, Cello - Jay Bellerose, Drums - Andy Martin, Trombone - Craig Gosnell, Trombone - Dan Fornero, Flugelhorn, Trumpet - Harry Kim, Flugelhorn, Trumpet - Kevin Afflack, Ukulele - Paul Klintworth, French Horn - Tom Boyd, Oboe
© 2016 East West Records, a division of Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 2016 East West Records, a division of Warner Music UK Ltd
Matt Barnes, Mixer - Troy Dexter, Guitar - Charlie Bisharat, Violin - Burt Bacharach, Composer - Hal David, Composer - Tony Cousins, MasteringEngineer - Ash Soan, Drums - Al Schmitt, Engineer, Recorded by - Robbie Nelson, MixingEngineer - Steve Genewick, AdditionalEngineer - Lynne Earls, Engineer - Paul DuGre, AdditionalEngineer - Rumer, Vocals, MainArtist - Susan Harriott, Background Vocals - Brian O'Shaughnessy, Engineer - Mark Bengtson, AdditionalEngineer - Jeremy Underwood, AdditionalEngineer - Alex Williams, AdditionalEngineer - Rob Shirakbari, Conductor, Producer, Mixer, Arranger, Engineer - Sergio Ruelas Jr, AdditionalEngineer - Anna Bosler, French Horn - Jenny Takamatsu, Violin - Marisa Kuney, Violin - Rob Shirakbari, Percussion, Piano, Programmer, Bass - Cameron Patrick, Viola - Carrie Holzman, Viola - Charlie Bisharat, Concertmaster - Charlie Tyler, Cello - Darrin McCann, Viola - Giovanna Clayton, Cello - Joel Derouin, Violin - Josefina Vergara, Violin - Kathleen Robertson, Violin - Mario DeLeon, Violin - Mark Cargill, Violin - Michele Richards, Violin - Natalie Leggett, Violin - Robin Ross, Viola - Sara Parkins, Violin - Shalini Vijayan, Violin - Songa Lee, Violin - Susan Chatman, Violin - Timothy Loo, Cello - Vanessa Freebairn-Smith, Cello - Andy Martin, Trombone - Craig Gosnell, Trombone - Dan Fornero, Flugelhorn, Trumpet - Harry Kim, Flugelhorn, Trumpet - Paul Klintworth, French Horn
© 2016 East West Records, a division of Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 2016 East West Records, a division of Warner Music UK Ltd
Matt Barnes, Mixer - John Reynolds, French Horn - Burt Bacharach, Composer - Hal David, Composer - Tony Cousins, MasteringEngineer - Ash Soan, Drums - Al Schmitt, Engineer, Recorded by - Josh Lopez, Electric Guitar - Robbie Nelson, MixingEngineer - Steve Genewick, AdditionalEngineer - Steve Becknell, French Horn - Steve Holtman, Trombone - Jon Lewis, Flugelhorn, Trumpet - Lynne Earls, Engineer - Ross DeRoche, Tuba - Paul DuGre, AdditionalEngineer - Rumer, Vocals, Background Vocals, MainArtist - Susan Harriott, Background Vocals - Brian O'Shaughnessy, Engineer - Matt Backer, Electric Guitar, Solo Guitar - Charlie Morillas, Trombone - Mark Bengtson, AdditionalEngineer - Jeremy Underwood, AdditionalEngineer - Alex Williams, AdditionalEngineer - Kevin Afflack, Electric Guitar - Rob Shirakbari, Conductor, Producer, Mixer, Arranger, Engineer, Piano, Programmer - Dan Rosenboom, Flugelhorn, Trumpet - Sergio Ruelas Jr, AdditionalEngineer - Amy Wickman, Violin - Caroline Buckman, Viola - Daphne Chen, Violin - Eric Gorfain, Violin, Concertmaster - John Krovoza, Cello - Leah Katz, Viola - Marisa Kuney, Violin - Richard Dodd, Cello - Larry Ciancia, Percussion - Dean Parks, Acoustic Guitar, Hi-String Guitar - Diego Rodriguez, Bass
© 2016 East West Records, a division of Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 2016 East West Records, a division of Warner Music UK Ltd
Matt Barnes, Mixer - Burt Bacharach, Composer - Hal David, Composer - Tony Cousins, MasteringEngineer - Al Schmitt, Engineer, Recorded by - Robbie Nelson, MixingEngineer - Steve Genewick, AdditionalEngineer - Lynne Earls, Engineer - Paul DuGre, AdditionalEngineer - Rumer, Vocals, MainArtist - Brian O'Shaughnessy, Engineer - Mark Bengtson, AdditionalEngineer - Jeremy Underwood, AdditionalEngineer - Alex Williams, AdditionalEngineer - Rob Shirakbari, Conductor, Producer, Mixer, Arranger, Engineer - Sergio Ruelas Jr, AdditionalEngineer - Amy Wickman, Violin - Caroline Buckman, Viola - Daphne Chen, Violin - Eric Gorfain, Violin, Concertmaster - John Krovoza, Cello - Leah Katz, Viola - Marisa Kuney, Violin - Richard Dodd, Cello - Rob Shirakbari, Guitar, Piano, Programmer, Bass
© 2016 East West Records, a division of Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 2016 East West Records, a division of Warner Music UK Ltd
Matt Barnes, Mixer - Burt Bacharach, Composer - Hal David, Composer - Tony Cousins, MasteringEngineer - Al Schmitt, Engineer, Recorded by - Robbie Nelson, MixingEngineer - Steve Genewick, AdditionalEngineer - Stephanie Bennett, Harp - Lynne Earls, Engineer - Paul DuGre, AdditionalEngineer - Rumer, Vocals, Background Vocals, MainArtist - Brian O'Shaughnessy, Engineer - Mark Bengtson, AdditionalEngineer - Jeremy Underwood, AdditionalEngineer - Alex Williams, AdditionalEngineer - Rob Shirakbari, Conductor, Producer, Mixer, Arranger, Engineer - Sergio Ruelas Jr, AdditionalEngineer - Daphne Chen, Violin - Eric Gorfain, Violin, Concertmaster - Leah Katz, Viola - Richard Dodd, Cello - Rob Shirakbari, Piano, Bass - Grecco Buratto, Guitar - Arturo Solar, Flugelhorn, Trumpet - Renato Brasa, Percussion - Shawn Pelton, Drums
© 2016 East West Records, a division of Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 2016 East West Records, a division of Warner Music UK Ltd
Matt Barnes, Mixer - Burt Bacharach, Composer - Hal David, Composer - Tony Cousins, MasteringEngineer - Al Schmitt, Engineer, Recorded by - Robbie Nelson, MixingEngineer - Steve Genewick, AdditionalEngineer - Lynne Earls, Engineer - Paul DuGre, AdditionalEngineer - Rumer, Vocals, MainArtist - Brian O'Shaughnessy, Engineer - Renato Brasa, Percussion - Mark Bengtson, AdditionalEngineer - Jeremy Underwood, AdditionalEngineer - Alex Williams, AdditionalEngineer - Rob Shirakbari, Conductor, Producer, Mixer, Arranger, Engineer - Sergio Ruelas Jr, AdditionalEngineer - Amy Wickman, Violin - Caroline Buckman, Viola - Daphne Chen, Violin - Eric Gorfain, Violin, Concertmaster - John Krovoza, Cello - Leah Katz, Viola - Marisa Kuney, Violin - Richard Dodd, Cello - Rob Shirakbari, Piano, Bass - Grecco Buratto, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar - Jay Bellerose, Drums, Percussion - Greg Leisz, Electric Guitar, Pedal Steel Guitar
© 2016 East West Records, a division of Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 2016 East West Records, a division of Warner Music UK Ltd
Matt Barnes, Mixer - Burt Bacharach, Composer - Hal David, Composer - Tony Cousins, MasteringEngineer - Al Schmitt, Engineer, Recorded by - Robbie Nelson, MixingEngineer - Steve Genewick, AdditionalEngineer - Lynne Earls, Engineer - Paul DuGre, AdditionalEngineer - Rumer, Vocals, MainArtist - Brian O'Shaughnessy, Engineer - Mark Bengtson, AdditionalEngineer - Jeremy Underwood, AdditionalEngineer - Alex Williams, AdditionalEngineer - Rob Shirakbari, Conductor, Producer, Mixer, Arranger, Engineer - Sergio Ruelas Jr, AdditionalEngineer - Amy Wickman, Violin - Caroline Buckman, Viola - Daphne Chen, Violin - Eric Gorfain, Violin, Concertmaster - John Krovoza, Cello - Leah Katz, Viola - Marisa Kuney, Violin - Richard Dodd, Cello - Rob Shirakbari, Piano, Bass - Tom Boyd, Oboe - Shawn Pelton, Drums - Stephanie Bennett, Harp
© 2016 East West Records, a division of Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 2016 East West Records, a division of Warner Music UK Ltd
Matt Barnes, Mixer - John Reynolds, French Horn - Burt Bacharach, Writer - Hal David, Writer - Tony Cousins, MasteringEngineer - Al Schmitt, Engineer, Recorded by - Robbie Nelson, MixingEngineer - Steve Genewick, AdditionalEngineer - Steve Becknell, French Horn - Steve Holtman, Trombone - Jon Lewis, Flugelhorn, Trumpet - Lynne Earls, Engineer - Ross DeRoche, Tuba - Paul DuGre, AdditionalEngineer - Rumer, Vocals, Background Vocals, MainArtist - Susan Harriott, Background Vocals - Brian O'Shaughnessy, Engineer - Renato Brasa, Percussion - Charlie Morillas, Trombone - Mark Bengtson, AdditionalEngineer - Jeremy Underwood, AdditionalEngineer - Alex Williams, AdditionalEngineer - Rob Shirakbari, Conductor, Producer, Mixer, Arranger, Engineer - Dan Rosenboom, Flugelhorn, Trumpet - Sergio Ruelas Jr, AdditionalEngineer - Amy Wickman, Violin - Caroline Buckman, Viola - Daphne Chen, Violin - Eric Gorfain, Violin, Concertmaster - John Krovoza, Cello - Leah Katz, Viola - Marisa Kuney, Violin - Richard Dodd, Cello - Rob Shirakbari, Guitar, Piano, Bass, Vibes - Sean Pelton, Drums
© 2016 East West Records, a division of Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 2016 East West Records, a division of Warner Music UK Ltd
Matt Barnes, Mixer - Burt Bacharach, Composer - Hal David, Composer - Tony Cousins, MasteringEngineer - Al Schmitt, Engineer, Recorded by - Robbie Nelson, MixingEngineer - Steve Genewick, AdditionalEngineer - Lynne Earls, Engineer - Paul DuGre, AdditionalEngineer - Rumer, Vocals, Background Vocals, MainArtist - Brian O'Shaughnessy, Engineer - Mark Bengtson, AdditionalEngineer - Jeremy Underwood, AdditionalEngineer - Larry Ciancia, Drums - Alex Williams, AdditionalEngineer - Rob Shirakbari, Conductor, Producer, Mixer, Arranger, Engineer - Sergio Ruelas Jr, AdditionalEngineer - Rob Shirakbari, Guitar, Piano, Bass, Vibes - Jay Bellerose, Drums - Greg Leisz, Electric Guitar, Pedal Steel Guitar
© 2016 East West Records, a division of Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 2016 East West Records, a division of Warner Music UK Ltd
Matt Barnes, Mixer - Dean Parks, Guitar - Ian Thomas, Drums - Burt Bacharach, Composer, Piano, FeaturedArtist - Hal David, Composer - Tony Cousins, MasteringEngineer - Al Schmitt, Engineer, Recorded by - Robbie Nelson, MixingEngineer - Steve Genewick, AdditionalEngineer - Lynne Earls, Engineer - Paul DuGre, AdditionalEngineer - Rumer, Vocals, Background Vocals, MainArtist - Susan Harriott, Background Vocals - Brian O'Shaughnessy, Engineer - Renato Brasa, Percussion - Mark Bengtson, AdditionalEngineer - Jeremy Underwood, AdditionalEngineer - Alex Williams, AdditionalEngineer - Rob Shirakbari, Conductor, Producer, Mixer, Arranger, Engineer - Sergio Ruelas Jr, AdditionalEngineer - Tollak Olstead, Harmonica - Scrote, Ukulele - Amy Wickman, Violin - Caroline Buckman, Viola - Daphne Chen, Violin - Eric Gorfain, Violin, Concertmaster - John Krovoza, Cello - Leah Katz, Viola - Marisa Kuney, Violin - Richard Dodd, Cello - Rob Shirakbari, Piano, Bass
© 2016 East West Records, a division of Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 2016 East West Records, a division of Warner Music UK Ltd
Matt Barnes, Mixer - John Reynolds, French Horn - Charlie Bisharat, Violin - Burt Bacharach, Writer - Hal David, Writer - Tony Cousins, MasteringEngineer - Al Schmitt, Engineer, Recorded by - Robbie Nelson, MixingEngineer - Steve Genewick, AdditionalEngineer - Steve Becknell, French Horn - Steve Holtman, Trombone - Jon Lewis, Flugelhorn, Trumpet - Stephanie Bennett, Harp - Lynne Earls, Engineer - Ross DeRoche, Tuba - Paul DuGre, AdditionalEngineer - Rumer, Vocals, MainArtist - Brian O'Shaughnessy, Engineer - Charlie Morillas, Trombone - Mark Bengtson, AdditionalEngineer - Jeremy Underwood, AdditionalEngineer - Alex Williams, AdditionalEngineer - Rob Shirakbari, Conductor, Producer, Mixer, Arranger, Engineer, Background Vocals - Dan Rosenboom, Flugelhorn, Trumpet - Sergio Ruelas Jr, AdditionalEngineer - Jenny Takamatsu, Violin - Marisa Kuney, Violin - Rob Shirakbari, Guitar, Piano, Programmer, Bass - Cameron Patrick, Viola - Carrie Holzman, Viola - Charlie Bisharat, Concertmaster - Charlie Tyler, Cello - Darrin McCann, Viola - Giovanna Clayton, Cello - Joel Derouin, Violin - Josefina Vergara, Violin - Kathleen Robertson, Violin - Mario DeLeon, Violin - Mark Cargill, Violin - Michele Richards, Violin - Natalie Leggett, Violin - Robin Ross, Viola - Sara Parkins, Violin - Shalini Vijayan, Violin - Songa Lee, Violin - Susan Chatman, Violin - Timothy Loo, Cello - Vanessa Freebairn-Smith, Cello
© 2016 East West Records, a division of Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 2016 East West Records, a division of Warner Music UK Ltd
Album review
After trying her hand at writing her own vintage-inspired material with 2014's Into Colour, singer Rumer returns to her core inspiration of covering classic '60s and '70s pop with 2016's sophisticated This Girl's in Love (A Bacharach & David Songbook). Produced by her husband and longtime collaborator Rob Shirakbari at Capitol Studios, This Girl's in Love finds Rumer applying her supple vocals and soft-focus aesthetic to songs written by the legendary team of Burt Bacharach and Hal David. While Rumer has most certainly sung many of these songs in live settings, it's surprising, given her association with the time period, that she's never actually recorded any of this material in the past. Here, we get renditions of such beloved songs as Dusty Springfield's "The Look of Love," the Carpenters' "(They Long to Be) Close to You," and Dionne Warwick's "Walk on By." We also get to hear a sweetly gruff-voiced Bacharach sing the intro to the album's title track, a rewording of the Herb Alpert hit "This Guy's in Love with You." Thankfully, Rumer and Shirakbari don't simply stick to the best-of hits and additionally pepper the album with some well-curated, lesser heard choices like the poetic "Balance of Nature," the heartbreaking "Are You There (With Another Girl)," and the harmonically nuanced "The Last One to Be Loved." As with past Rumer albums, these are gorgeously rendered productions featuring orchestral-tinged arrangements from Shirakbari that capture the golden era of soft pop without falling into garish pastiche. While the album is technically one of Rumer's most faithfully old-school, it still sounds fresh, and the analog production aesthetic only works to magnify the purity, lyricism, and expressiveness of her voice. If Rumer has consistently drawn favorable comparisons to the late Karen Carpenter in the past, This Girl's in Love (A Bacharach & David Songbook) will do nothing to diminish them. Ultimately, it serves to reinforce the idea that Rumer stands as one of the brightest torchbearers for the easy listening AM pop that Carpenter, and more specifically, Burt Bacharach and Hal David, helped make such an indelible part of 21st century pop history.
© Matt Collar /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:46:02
- Main artists: Rumer
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: EAST WEST RECORDS
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
© 2016 East West Records, a division of Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 2016 East West Records, a division of Warner Music UK Ltd
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