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"Lullaby" was more than just a one-off novelty hit that unexpectedly established the career of longtime indie singer/songwriter Shawn Mullins in 1998-1999 (though it was that, too). It was a song that encapsulated both of Mullins' strongest traits. In its semi-spoken verses, he revealed his eye for detail and his sardonic outlook; in its choruses, he demonstrated his ability to craft a pop hook. On Beneath the Velvet Sun, his first real major-label album (its predecessor, Soul's Core, was picked up by Columbia after release on his own SMG label), Mullins leans more to the latter tendency, but he provides enough of the former to pacify the audience he earned with "Lullaby." The album's first single, "Everywhere I Go," is a good example of Mullins' pop talent, a catchy but somewhat weightless effort with a bland love lyric. But the song Columbia really should have released as the first single is the lead-off track, "Up All Night," a story song about a lowlife rock & roll couple full of Mullins' wry observations and the album's only song to be half-spoken in the style of "Lullaby." A bigger budget allows the artist to indulge in string and horn sections here and there, demonstrating the breadth of his stylistic reach. But the fans he earned with "Lullaby" are more likely to respond to more conventional pop/rock songs like "Amy's Eyes," not only because of its catchiness but also because of its name-dropping third-person description. Another good song is "Santa Fe," a driving song with a twangy guitar hook and more of Mullins' individual characterizations. If one of these songs takes off, it may not matter (at least to the bottom line) that there are too many simpleminded, vague love songs among the other tracks. But Beneath the Velvet Sun is the uneven work of a talented artist who doesn't seem to trust the idiosyncratic approach that brought him to national attention enough to really let himself go. You can hardly blame him for trying to play it safe, given his one-hit wonder status, but the album's very bow to commercialism may keep it from being the hit it might have been.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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Al Bonds, Performer - Bennet Salvay, Piano - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer - Bryan Cook, 2nd Engineer - Greg Goldman, Engineer - Joe Bishara, Programmer - John Pierce, Bass - Julian Raymond, Producer - Kim Bullard, Loops - Luis Conte, Percussion - M. Lawler, Writer - Matthew Kahler, Composer - Matthew Kahler, Lyricist - Michael Ward, Electric Guitar - Shawn Mullins, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Shawn Mullins, Composer - Shawn Mullins, Lyricist - Shawn Mullins, Performer - Shawn Mullins, Producer - Shawn Mullins, Vocal - Vinnie Colaiuta, Drums
(P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Bennett Salvay, Harpsichord - Bennett Salvay, Organ - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer - Bryan Cook, 2nd Engineer - Greg Goldman, Engineer - John Pierce, Bass - Julian Raymond, Producer - Kim Bullard, Loops - Luis Conte, Percussion - Matthew Kahler, Composer - Matthew Kahler, Lyricist - Michael Ward, Electric Guitar - Mike Lawler, Composer - Mike Lawler, Lyricist - Shawn Mullins, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Shawn Mullins, Composer - Shawn Mullins, Lyricist - Shawn Mullins, Performer - Shawn Mullins, Producer - Shawn Mullins, Vocal - Vinnie Colaiuta, Drums
(P) 2000 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Bennett Salvay, Organ - Bennett Salvay, Piano - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer - Bryan Cook, 2nd Engineer - Greg Goldman, Engineer - John Pierce, Bass - Julian Raymond, Composer - Julian Raymond, Lyricist - Julian Raymond, Producer - Kim Bullard, Loops - Luis Conte, Percussion - Michael Ward, Electric Guitar - Shawn Mullins, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Shawn Mullins, Composer - Shawn Mullins, Lyricist - Shawn Mullins, Performer - Shawn Mullins, Producer - Shawn Mullins, Vocal - Vinnie Colaiuta, Drums
(P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Bennett Salvay, Organ - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer - Bryan Cook, 2nd Engineer - David Immergluck, Mandolin - Greg Goldman, Engineer - John Pierce, Bass - Julian Raymond, Producer - Kim Bullard, Loops - Kim Bullard, Programmer - Luis Conte, Percussion - Marty Rifkin, Dobro - Michael Ward, Electric Guitar - Shawn Colvin, Performer - Shawn Mullins, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Shawn Mullins, Composer - Shawn Mullins, Lyricist - Shawn Mullins, Performer - Shawn Mullins, Producer - Shawn Mullins, Vocal - Vinnie Colaiuta, Drums
(P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Anthony J. Resta, Drums - Anthony J. Resta, Programmer - Anthony Resta, Producer - Chris Lord-Alge, Mixing Engineer - David Patterson, Electric Guitar - Glenn Matullo, Engineer - Jay Joyce, Electric Guitar - Julian Raymond, Producer - Kariadi Sutedja, Engineer - Ricky Keller, Bass - Shawn Mullins, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Shawn Mullins, Composer - Shawn Mullins, Lyricist - Shawn Mullins, Performer - Shawn Mullins, Producer - Shawn Mullins, Vocal
(P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Anthony Resta, Producer - Chris Lord-Alge, Mixing Engineer - Glenn Matullo, Engineer - Kariadi Sutedja, Engineer - Nicole Chillemi, Background Vocal - Shawn Mullins, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Shawn Mullins, Composer - Shawn Mullins, Lyricist - Shawn Mullins, Performer - Shawn Mullins, Producer - Shawn Mullins, Vocal - Stephan Sadler, Mandolin
(P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Anthony J. Resta, Drums - Anthony J. Resta, Keyboards - Anthony J. Resta, Programmer - Anthony Resta, Producer - Chris Lord-Alge, Mixing Engineer - David LaBruyere, Bass - Garret Savluk, Trumpet - Glenn Matullo, Engineer - Jay Joyce, Electric Guitar - Kariadi Sutedja, Engineer - Shawn Mullins, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Shawn Mullins, Composer - Shawn Mullins, Lyricist - Shawn Mullins, Performer - Shawn Mullins, Producer - Shawn Mullins, Vocal - Shelby Lynne, Performer
(P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Anthony J. Resta, Drums - Anthony J. Resta, Programmer - Anthony Resta, Producer - Chris Lord-Alge, Mixing Engineer - David Patterson, Classical Guitar - David Patterson, Electric Guitar - Glenn Matullo, Engineer - Jay Joyce, Electric Guitar - Julian Raymond, Producer - Kariadi Sutedja, Engineer - Kelly Hobbs, Composer - Kelly Hobbs, Lyricist - Kyle Shiver, Background Vocal - Ricky Keller, Bass - Shawn Mullins, Composer - Shawn Mullins, Lyricist - Shawn Mullins, Performer - Shawn Mullins, Piano - Shawn Mullins, Producer - Shawn Mullins, Vocal
(P) 2000 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Anthony J. Resta, Drums - Anthony J. Resta, Programmer - Anthony Resta, Producer - Bill Bonk, Composer - Bill Bonk, Lyricist - Carolyn Toll Hancock, Violin - Chris Lord-Alge, Mixing Engineer - Daniel Laufer, Acoustic Cello - David Arenz, Violin - David Braitberg, Violin - David Hancock, Acoustic Cello - David Patterson, Electric Guitar - Doug Sommer, Bass - Elizabeth Murphy, Acoustic Cello - Eric Johnson, Viola - Glenn Matullo, Engineer - Hedi Nitchie, Viola - Jay Christy, Violin - Jay Joyce, Electric Guitar - Jere Flint, Acoustic Cello - Julian Raymond, Producer - Jun-Ching Lin, Violin - Kariadi Sutedja, Engineer - Lorentz Ottzen, Violin - Paul Murphy, Viola - Ralph Jones, Bass - Reid Harris, Viola - Ricky Keller, Arranger - Ricky Keller, Bass - Ronda Respess, Violin - Shawn Mullins, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Shawn Mullins, Composer - Shawn Mullins, Lyricist - Shawn Mullins, Performer - Shawn Mullins, Producer - Shawn Mullins, Vocal - Willard Shull, Violin
(P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Anthony Resta, Producer - Chris Lord-Alge, Mixing Engineer - David Patterson, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Glenn Matullo, Engineer - Kariadi Sutedja, Engineer - Shawn Mullins, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Shawn Mullins, Composer - Shawn Mullins, Lyricist - Shawn Mullins, Performer - Shawn Mullins, Producer - Shawn Mullins, Vocal - Stephan Sadler, Mandolin
(P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Anthony J. Resta, Drums - Anthony J. Resta, Guitar - Anthony J. Resta, Programmer - Anthony Resta, Producer - Chris Lord-Alge, Mixing Engineer - David LaBruyere, Bass - Glenn Matullo, Engineer - Jan Joyce, Electric Guitar - Kariadi Sutedja, Engineer - Shawn Mullins, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Shawn Mullins, Composer - Shawn Mullins, Lyricist - Shawn Mullins, Performer - Shawn Mullins, Producer - Shawn Mullins, Vocal - Stephan Sadler, Electric Guitar - Stephan Sadler, Mandolin
(P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Alfreda Gerald, Background Vocal - Anthony J. Resta, Drums - Anthony J. Resta, Programmer - Anthony Resta, Producer - Cheryl Renee, Background Vocal - Chris Lord-Alge, Mixing Engineer - Dan Tamlow, Recording Engineer - David LaBruyere, Bass - Garret Savluk, Arranger - Garret Savluk, Trumpet - Glenn Matullo, Engineer - Jay Joyce, Electric Guitar - John Madgett, Background Vocal - Jr. Henley Douglas, Baritone Saxophone - Jr. Henley Douglas, Tenor Saxophone - Kariadi Sutedja, Engineer - Oliver Wells, Conductor - Shawn Mullins, Composer - Shawn Mullins, Lyricist - Shawn Mullins, Performer - Shawn Mullins, Piano - Shawn Mullins, Producer - Shawn Mullins, Vocal - Taj Artis, Background Vocal - Walter Carter Jr., Background Vocal
(P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Anthony J. Resta, Executive Producer - Anthony J. Resta, Keyboards - Anthony J. Resta, Loops - Anthony Resta, Producer - Chris Lord-Alge, Mixing Engineer - David Patterson, Electric Guitar - Glenn Matullo, Engineer - Jay Joyce, Electric Guitar - Kariadi Sutedja, Engineer - Ricky Keller, Arranger - Shawn Mullins, Composer - Shawn Mullins, Lyricist - Shawn Mullins, Oboe - Shawn Mullins, Performer - Shawn Mullins, Piano - Shawn Mullins, Producer - Shawn Mullins, Vocal
(P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Glenn Matullo, Mixing Engineer - Glenn Matullo, Recording Engineer - Shawn Mullins, Composer - Shawn Mullins, Lyricist - Shawn Mullins, Performer - Shawn Mullins, Producer
(P) 2000 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Bernard Taupin, Composer - Bernard Taupin, Lyricist - Chris Lord Alge, Mixing Engineer - Elton John, Composer - Elton John, Lyricist - Julian Raymond, Producer - Kariadi Sutedja, Recording Engineer - Shawn Mullins, Performer - Shawn Mullins, Producer
(P) 2001 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Albumbeschreibung
"Lullaby" was more than just a one-off novelty hit that unexpectedly established the career of longtime indie singer/songwriter Shawn Mullins in 1998-1999 (though it was that, too). It was a song that encapsulated both of Mullins' strongest traits. In its semi-spoken verses, he revealed his eye for detail and his sardonic outlook; in its choruses, he demonstrated his ability to craft a pop hook. On Beneath the Velvet Sun, his first real major-label album (its predecessor, Soul's Core, was picked up by Columbia after release on his own SMG label), Mullins leans more to the latter tendency, but he provides enough of the former to pacify the audience he earned with "Lullaby." The album's first single, "Everywhere I Go," is a good example of Mullins' pop talent, a catchy but somewhat weightless effort with a bland love lyric. But the song Columbia really should have released as the first single is the lead-off track, "Up All Night," a story song about a lowlife rock & roll couple full of Mullins' wry observations and the album's only song to be half-spoken in the style of "Lullaby." A bigger budget allows the artist to indulge in string and horn sections here and there, demonstrating the breadth of his stylistic reach. But the fans he earned with "Lullaby" are more likely to respond to more conventional pop/rock songs like "Amy's Eyes," not only because of its catchiness but also because of its name-dropping third-person description. Another good song is "Santa Fe," a driving song with a twangy guitar hook and more of Mullins' individual characterizations. If one of these songs takes off, it may not matter (at least to the bottom line) that there are too many simpleminded, vague love songs among the other tracks. But Beneath the Velvet Sun is the uneven work of a talented artist who doesn't seem to trust the idiosyncratic approach that brought him to national attention enough to really let himself go. You can hardly blame him for trying to play it safe, given his one-hit wonder status, but the album's very bow to commercialism may keep it from being the hit it might have been.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 00:56:18
- Main artists: Shawn Mullins
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia
- Genre: Pop/Rock
(P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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