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The Overtones have a pretty good thing going. A rags-to-stardom story, the group's five distinct voices and soaring five-part harmonies combine with contemporary recording techniques to make the classic R&B, doo wop, and pure vocal pop material they favor sound like something more than nostalgia or a facsimile, which isn't as easy a thing to pull off as it sounds. This set, their third album, features songs that were all prominent parts of various movies (there are also three original songs here that instead use movies as a central compositional theme), and again the group uses several different producers, and again the final product is unified in sound, although it does verge on dance club disco at times. The group's fans are going to love it. Highlights include a doo wop-inspired version of "Pretty Woman" complete with horns and background vocal "shoop shoops," a fully orchestrated "Moon River," a feisty "Hit the Road Jack" with a guest vocal spot from Beverley Knight, and an energetic "Runaway," but if the Overtones' formula works, and it works surprisingly well sometimes, it's because the songs the group chooses to cover are such classics, and the approach, which updates them rather than replicates them, allows the group to escape simple cover band nostalgia status.
© Steve Leggett /TiVo
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Nick Southwood, Guitar, Tambourine - Barry Mann, Writer - Cynthia Weil, Writer - Matt Kemp, Engineer - The Overtones, MainArtist - Danny Marsden, Trumpet - James Hunt, Saxophone - Adrian Meehan, Drums - Nichol Thomson, Trombone - Henry Durham, Production, Bass - Lester Barnes, Strings - Timmy Matley, Lead Vocals - Mark Franks, Backing Vocals - Darren Everest, Backing Vocals - Lachie Chapman, Backing Vocals - Mike Crawshaw, Backing Vocals - Richard Milner, Piano
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Berry Gordy Jr., Composer - Ben Castle, Tenor Saxophone - Graham Archer, Producer, Mixer, Programmer, Recorded by - Tom Rees-Roberts, Trumpet - Berry Gordy, Writer - The Overtones, MainArtist - Simon Bloor, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar - Julian Hinton, Producer, Piano - Jeff Daly, Baritone Saxophone - Timmy Matley, Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Mark Franks, Backing Vocals - Darren Everest, Backing Vocals - Lachie Chapman, Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Mike Crawshaw, Backing Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Cameron Gower-Poole, Additional Programmer - Ricci Riccardi, Drums - Trevor Miles, Trombone
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Ben Castle, Tenor Saxophone - Robert B. Sherman, Writer - T Gilkyson, Writer - Graham Archer, Producer, Mixer, Programmer, Recorded by - Tom Rees-Roberts, Trumpet - The Overtones, MainArtist - Richard M. Sherman, Writer - Julian Hinton, Producer, Piano, Orchestration - Jeff Daly, Baritone Saxophone - Timmy Matley, Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Mark Franks, Backing Vocals - Darren Everest, Backing Vocals - Lachie Chapman, Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Mike Crawshaw, Backing Vocals - Cameron Gower-Poole, Additional Programmer - Ricci Riccardi, Drums - Trevor Miles, Trombone - Nial Tompkins, Acoustic Guitar
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Tim Powell, Producer, Mixer, Writer, Programming Keyboards - Jeremy Wheatley, Producer, Mixer - The Overtones, Writer, MainArtist - Scott McKeon, Guitar - Scott Knapper, Additional Vocals - Colin Graham, Trumpet - Timmy Matley, Lead Vocals - Mark Franks, Backing Vocals - Darren Everest, Lead Vocals - Lachie Chapman, Backing Vocals - Mike Crawshaw, Backing Vocals - Adam Looker, Mixer, Additional Vocals - Andrei Basirov, Programming Keyboards - Sandy Buglass, Guitar - Marc Parnell, Drums - Tony Rico Richardson, Saxophone
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Ben Castle, Tenor Saxophone - Dees, Composer, Lyricist - Graham Archer, Producer, Mixer, Programmer, Recorded by - Tom Rees-Roberts, Trumpet - The Overtones, MainArtist - ORBISON, Composer, Lyricist - Simon Bloor, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar - Julian Hinton, Producer, Piano, Orchestration - Jeff Daly, Baritone Saxophone - Timmy Matley, Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Mark Franks, Backing Vocals - Darren Everest, Backing Vocals - Lachie Chapman, Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Mike Crawshaw, Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Cameron Gower-Poole, Additional Programmer - Ricci Riccardi, Drums - Trevor Miles, Trombone
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O. Hayes, Writer - V. RICE, Writer - Nick Southwood, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Tambourine - Matt Kemp, Engineer - The Overtones, MainArtist - Danny Marsden, Trumpet - James Hunt, Saxophone - A.Williams, Writer - Adrian Meehan, Drums - Nichol Thomson, Trombone - Henry Durham, Production, Bass - Lester Barnes, Strings - Timmy Matley, Lead Vocals - Mark Franks, Backing Vocals - Darren Everest, Backing Vocals - Lachie Chapman, Backing Vocals - Mike Crawshaw, Backing Vocals - Richard Milner, Piano
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Tim Powell, Producer, Mixer, Programming Keyboards - Jeremy Wheatley, Producer, Mixer - Karen Poole, Writer - The Overtones, Writer, MainArtist - Scott McKeon, Guitar - Scott Knapper, Additional Vocals - Colin Graham, Trumpet - Timmy Matley, Lead Vocals - Mark Franks, Backing Vocals - Darren Everest, Backing Vocals - Lachie Chapman, Lead Vocals - Mike Crawshaw, Backing Vocals - Adam Looker, Mixer, Additional Vocals - Andrei Basirov, Programming Keyboards - Sandy Buglass, Guitar - Marc Parnell, Drums - Tony Rico Richardson, Saxophone
© 2013 Warner Music UK Limted ℗ 2013 Warner Music UK Limited
Howard Greenfield, Writer - Neil Sedaka, Writer - Graham Archer, Producer, Mixer, Programmer, Recorded by - The Overtones, MainArtist - Simon Bloor, Electric Guitar, Bass - Julian Hinton, Producer, Hammond Organ - Timmy Matley, Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Mark Franks, Vocals - Darren Everest, Vocals - Lachie Chapman, Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Mike Crawshaw, Vocals - Cameron Gower-Poole, Additional Programmer - Ricci Riccardi, Drums - Nial Tompkins, Acoustic Guitar
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Johnny Mercer, Writer - Henry Mancini, Writer - Graham Archer, Producer, Mixer, Programmer, Recorded by - The Overtones, MainArtist - Julian Hinton, Producer, Piano, Orchestration - Timmy Matley, Backing Vocals - Mark Franks, Backing Vocals - Darren Everest, Backing Vocals - Lachie Chapman, Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Mike Crawshaw, Backing Vocals - Cameron Gower-Poole, Additional Programmer - Ricci Riccardi, Drums - Nial Tompkins, Acoustic Guitar
© 2013 Warner Music UK Limted ℗ 2013 Warner Music UK Limited
Nick Southwood, Producer, Mixer, Rhythm Guitar - Graham Archer, Recorded by - Matt Kemp, Engineer - Beverley Knight, Lead Vocals - The Overtones, MainArtist - Danny Marsden, Trumpet - James Hunt, Saxophone - P. Mayfield, Composer, Lyricist - Adrian Meehan, Drums - Nicol Thompson, Trombone - Henry Durham, Hammond Organ, Bass, AssistantProducer - Jon Lilygreen, Lead Guitar - Timmy Matley, Backing Vocals - Mark Franks, Backing Vocals - Darren Everest, Backing Vocals - Lachie Chapman, Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Mike Crawshaw, Backing Vocals - Richard Milner, Piano
© 2013 Warner Music UK Limted ℗ 2013 Warner Music UK Limited
Ben Castle, Tenor Saxophone - Del Shannon, Writer - Graham Archer, Producer, Mixer, Programmer, Recorded by - Tom Rees-Roberts, Trumpet - The Overtones, MainArtist - Allison Krauss, Arranger - Julian Hinton, Producer, Piano - Jeff Daly, Baritone Saxophone - Timmy Matley, Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Mark Franks, Backing Vocals - Darren Everest, Backing Vocals - Lachie Chapman, Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Mike Crawshaw, Backing Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Cameron Gower-Poole, Additional Programmer - Ricci Riccardi, Drums - Trevor Miles, Trombone - Nial Tompkins, Electric Guitar
© 2013 Warner Music UK Limted ℗ 2013 Warner Music UK Limited
Graham Archer, Producer, Mixer, Programmer, Recorded by - The Overtones, MainArtist - Julian Hinton, Producer, Orchestration - Timmy Matley, Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Mark Franks, Vocals - Darren Everest, Vocals - Lachie Chapman, Vocals, Whistle, FeaturedArtist - Mike Crawshaw, Vocals - Cameron Gower-Poole, Additional Programmer - Ricci Riccardi, Percussion - Nial Tompkins, Acoustic Guitar - Robert McFerrin Jr, Writer
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Nick Southwood, Producer, Mixer, Rhythm Guitar, Ukulele - Doc Pomus, Writer - Mort Shuman, Writer - Graham Archer, Recorded by - Matt Kemp, Engineer - Beverley Knight, Lead Vocals - The Overtones, MainArtist - Adrian Meehan, Drums - Henry Durham, Hammond Organ, Rhythm Guitar, Bass, AssistantProducer - Jon Lilygreen, Lead Guitar - Timmy Matley, Lead Vocals - Mark Franks, Backing Vocals - Darren Everest, Backing Vocals - Lachie Chapman, Backing Vocals - Mike Crawshaw, Backing Vocals - Richard Milner, Piano
© 2013 Warner Music UK Limted ℗ 2013 Warner Music UK Limited
Tim Powell, Producer, Mixer, Programming Keyboards - Jeremy Wheatley, Producer, Mixer - Karen Poole, Writer - The Overtones, Writer, MainArtist - Scott McKeon, Guitar - Scott Knapper, Additional Vocals - Colin Graham, Trumpet - Timmy Matley, Lead Vocals - Mark Franks, Backing Vocals - Darren Everest, Backing Vocals - Lachie Chapman, Backing Vocals - Mike Crawshaw, Backing Vocals - Adam Looker, Mixer, Additional Vocals - Dave Etherington, Writer - Sandy Buglass, Guitar - Marc Parnell, Drums - Tony Rico Richardson, Saxophone
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Ben Castle, Tenor Saxophone - Gus Kahn, Writer - Isham Jones, Writer - Graham Archer, Producer, Mixer, Programmer, Recorded by - Tom Rees-Roberts, Trumpet - The Overtones, MainArtist - Simon Bloor, Bass Guitar - Julian Hinton, Producer, Hammond Organ, Orchestration - Jeff Daly, Baritone Saxophone - Timmy Matley, Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Mark Franks, Vocals - Darren Everest, Vocals - Lachie Chapman, Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Mike Crawshaw, Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Cameron Gower-Poole, Additional Programmer - Ricci Riccardi, Drums - Trevor Miles, Trombone - Nial Tompkins, Electric Guitar
© 2013 Warner Music UK Limted ℗ 2013 Warner Music UK Limited
Nick Southwood, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Tambourine - Barry Mann, Writer - Gerry Goffin, Writer - Matt Kemp, Engineer - The Overtones, MainArtist - Danny Marsden, Trumpet - James Hunt, Saxophone - Adrian Meehan, Drums - Henry Durham, Production, Bass - Timmy Matley, Lead Vocals - Mark Franks, Lead Vocals - Darren Everest, Lead Vocals - Mike Crawshaw, Lead Vocals - Richard Milner, Piano
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Bob Crewe, Writer - Bob Gaudio, Writer - Darren Lewis, Bass Guitar - Iyiola Babalola, Drums - Future Cut, Producer, Engineer - Mo Hausler, Assistant Mix Engineer - The Overtones, MainArtist - Ted Jensen @ Sterling Sound, NYC, Masterer - Darren Lewis and Iyiola Babalola, Instrumentation - Timmy Matley, Lead Vocals - Andy Bradfield for 365 Artists at Studio A, London, Mixer - Jack Birchwood, Trumpet - Nik Carter, Saxophone - Steven Fuller, Trombone
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Nick Southwood, Producer - Irving Berlin, Writer - The Overtones, MainArtist
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Nick Southwood, Producer - Felix Bernard, Writer - Richard B. Smith, Writer - The Overtones, MainArtist
© 2013 Warner Music UK Limted ℗ 2010 Warner Music (UK) Ltd
Nick Southwood, Producer - Leroy Anderson, Writer - L. Anderson, Writer - The Overtones, MainArtist - M. Parrish, Writer - Mitchell Parrish, Writer
© 2013 Warner Music UK Limted ℗ 2010 Warner Music (UK) Ltd
Eddie Pola, Writer - Nick Southwood, Producer - The Overtones, MainArtist - George Wyle, Writer
© 2013 Warner Music UK Limted ℗ 2010 Warner Music (UK) Ltd
Album review
The Overtones have a pretty good thing going. A rags-to-stardom story, the group's five distinct voices and soaring five-part harmonies combine with contemporary recording techniques to make the classic R&B, doo wop, and pure vocal pop material they favor sound like something more than nostalgia or a facsimile, which isn't as easy a thing to pull off as it sounds. This set, their third album, features songs that were all prominent parts of various movies (there are also three original songs here that instead use movies as a central compositional theme), and again the group uses several different producers, and again the final product is unified in sound, although it does verge on dance club disco at times. The group's fans are going to love it. Highlights include a doo wop-inspired version of "Pretty Woman" complete with horns and background vocal "shoop shoops," a fully orchestrated "Moon River," a feisty "Hit the Road Jack" with a guest vocal spot from Beverley Knight, and an energetic "Runaway," but if the Overtones' formula works, and it works surprisingly well sometimes, it's because the songs the group chooses to cover are such classics, and the approach, which updates them rather than replicates them, allows the group to escape simple cover band nostalgia status.
© Steve Leggett /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 21 track(s)
- Total length: 01:03:40
- Main artists: The Overtones
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: WM UK
- Genre: Classical Vocal Music (Secular and Sacred)
© 2013 Warner Music UK Limted ℗ 2013 Warner Music UK Limited
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