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It's hard not to see Sharleen Spiteri's first solo album Melody as some kind of reaction to the success of British retro-soul divas Amy Winehouse and Duffy, singers who expanded upon the blend of Motown and Dusty Sharleen sketched out with Texas in the '90s, turning it into something a little bit sexier, something a little bit more modern. Spiteri's response is to scale back the creeping upscale digital sheen of latter-day Texas records and get thoroughly '60s on Melody, crafting a full-fledged re-creation of the sound of soulful, swinging London. Strings sigh, horns glide, Spiteri is supported by girl groups as she sings sprightly melodies that often bring to mind Dusty at her prime, but she also cops a bit of Nancy Sinatra's on "I'm Going to Haunt You." There may be some slight modern flair in the drum loops of the title track, but Melody is noteworthy in its retro purity: it's a sleek yet warm tribute to classic '60s pop, sounding richer and fuller than almost anything Texas did after turning into U.K. stars.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Bernard Butler, Producer, Mixer, String Arranger, Engineer, Guitar, Piano, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Johnny McElhone, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist, Bass (Vocal) - Louisa Fuller, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Burdge, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Everton Nelson, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Sally Herbert, String Arranger, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Bruce White, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Warren Zielinski, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - David McAlmont, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Dominic Glover, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Sharleen Spiteri, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jim Hunt, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Mako Sakamoto, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Nicol Thomson, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 Mercury Records Limited
Bernard Butler, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johnny McElhone, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist, Bass (Vocal) - Leon Michels, Piano, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Leonhart, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Sharleen Spiteri, Producer, Guitar, Percussion, Vocals, Strings, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mako Sakamoto, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Ross Hamilton, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Bannister, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Allon Beavoisin, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 Mercury Records Limited
Bernard Butler, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - George Miller, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny McElhone, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist, Bass (Vocal) - John McElhone, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Leon Michels, Piano, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Leonhart, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Leonard-Morgan, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Sharleen Spiteri, Producer, Guitar, Percussion, Vocals, Strings, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mako Sakamoto, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Ross Hamilton, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Bannister, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Giuliano Gizzi, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Signy Jakobsdottir, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Tom McNiven, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Ross Macfarlane, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Church, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 Mercury Records Limited
Bernard Butler, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johnny McElhone, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - John McElhone, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Serge Gainsbourg, ComposerLyricist - Leon Michels, Piano, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Leonhart, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Leonard-Morgan, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Sharleen Spiteri, Producer, Guitar, Percussion, Vocals, Strings, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mako Sakamoto, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Ross Hamilton, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Bannister, Piano, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 Mercury Records Limited
Bernard Butler, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johnny McElhone, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist, Bass (Vocal) - John McElhone, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Leon Michels, Piano, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Leonhart, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Leonard-Morgan, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Sharleen Spiteri, Producer, Guitar, Percussion, Vocals, Strings, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ryan Quigley, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Mako Sakamoto, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Ross Hamilton, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Bannister, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Towndrow, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Tom McNiven, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 Mercury Records Limited
George Miller, Producer, Drums, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Piano, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Johnny McElhone, Organ, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John McElhone, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sharleen Spiteri, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2008 Mercury Records Limited
Bernard Butler, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johnny McElhone, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist, Bass (Vocal) - John McElhone, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Leon Michels, Piano, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Leonhart, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Leonard-Morgan, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Sharleen Spiteri, Producer, Guitar, Percussion, Vocals, Strings, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Guilliano Gizzi, ComposerLyricist - Dante Gizzi, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mako Sakamoto, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Ross Hamilton, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Bannister, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Giuliano Gizzi, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Allon Beavoisin, Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Tom McNiven, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Ross Macfarlane, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 Mercury Records Limited
Bernard Butler, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - George Miller, Producer, Drums, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny McElhone, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist, Bass (Vocal) - John McElhone, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Leon Michels, Piano, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Leonhart, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Leonard-Morgan, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Sharleen Spiteri, Producer, Guitar, Percussion, Vocals, Strings, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mako Sakamoto, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Ross Hamilton, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Bannister, Piano, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 Mercury Records Limited
Bernard Butler, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johnny McElhone, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist, Bass (Vocal) - John McElhone, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Leon Michels, Piano, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Leonhart, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Leonard-Morgan, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Sharleen Spiteri, Producer, Guitar, Percussion, Vocals, Strings, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ryan Quigley, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Mako Sakamoto, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Ross Hamilton, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Bannister, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Towndrow, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 Mercury Records Limited
Bernard Butler, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johnny McElhone, ComposerLyricist - John McElhone, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sharleen Spiteri, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Tom McNiven, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 Mercury Records Limited
Bernard Butler, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johnny McElhone, ComposerLyricist - John McElhone, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sharleen Spiteri, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2008 Mercury Records Limited
Johnny McElhone, ComposerLyricist - Sharleen Spiteri, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2008 Mercury Records Limited
Album review
It's hard not to see Sharleen Spiteri's first solo album Melody as some kind of reaction to the success of British retro-soul divas Amy Winehouse and Duffy, singers who expanded upon the blend of Motown and Dusty Sharleen sketched out with Texas in the '90s, turning it into something a little bit sexier, something a little bit more modern. Spiteri's response is to scale back the creeping upscale digital sheen of latter-day Texas records and get thoroughly '60s on Melody, crafting a full-fledged re-creation of the sound of soulful, swinging London. Strings sigh, horns glide, Spiteri is supported by girl groups as she sings sprightly melodies that often bring to mind Dusty at her prime, but she also cops a bit of Nancy Sinatra's on "I'm Going to Haunt You." There may be some slight modern flair in the drum loops of the title track, but Melody is noteworthy in its retro purity: it's a sleek yet warm tribute to classic '60s pop, sounding richer and fuller than almost anything Texas did after turning into U.K. stars.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:40:36
- Main artists: Sharleen Spiteri
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: EMI
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2008 Mercury Records Limited ℗ 2008 Mercury Records Limited
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