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The Beautiful South modestly inaugurate a new label association with Sony with this all-covers collection. Artists known for original material who make albums like this often do so to pay tribute to the beloved music of their youth; think of John Lennon's Rock 'n' Roll or David Bowie's Pin Ups. The Beautiful South, however, are known for their sarcastic lyrics wrapped in pretty melodies and arrangements, and a gaze at the track list inevitably poses the question whether the band's sense of irony has crept into its song choices. Is this really music that they love, or are they taking the piss? The latter seems to be the case at the top, a version of "You're the One That I Want" from the movie adaptation of Grease, transformed from the driving rocker wailed by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John into a dramatic ballad sung with what sounds like mock sincerity. Much the same can be said of the loping, country-styled arrangement of ELO's "Livin' Thing" that follows. Clearly, whether they mean these performances affectionately or comically, the members of the Beautiful South are intent on redefining the songs by giving them arrangements their creators never would have dreamed of. It may be that, the fruitier the selection, the more they feel the need to transform it. Willie Nelson's "Valentine," Rufus Wainwright's "Rebel Prince," and especially the Stylistics' "I'm Stone in Love with You" are not messed about with very much. But Blue Öyster Cult's "Don't Fear the Reaper" gets a Latin arrangement, and the Ramones' "Blitzkrieg Bop" is rendered in much the way Buddy Holly & the Crickets might have done, if they'd been trying to transform it into "Peggy Sue." Whether the Beautiful South are serious or presenting this music largely tongue in cheek, however, they succeed in giving the listener new ways to hear familiar songs, some of which always seemed like guilty pleasures at best. Who knew that TV pop group S Club 7's "Don't Stop Moving" was a halfway decent song?
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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The Beautiful South, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Paul Heaton, Producer - John Farrar, Composer, Lyricist - Jon Kelly, Producer - Alison Wheeler - Jay Reynolds, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Dave Rotheray, Guitar - Philippe Rose, Assistant Engineer - Gary Hammond, Percussion - Dave Stead, Drums - Damon Butcher, Keyboards - Kick Horns, Brass - London Session Orchestra, Strings - Sean Welch, Bass
(P) 2004 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.
The Beautiful South, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Jeff Lynne, Composer, Lyricist - Paul Heaton, Producer - Dave Hemingway - Jon Kelly, Producer - Jay Reynolds, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Alison Wheeler - Simon Hale, Arranger - Philippe Rose, Assistant Engineer - Dave Rotheray, Guitar - Gary Hammond, Percussion - Dave Stead, Drums - Sam Miller, Drums - Damon Butcher, Keyboards - London Session Orchestra, Strings - Danny Thomson, Bass - Sean Welch, Bass
(P) 2004 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.
The Beautiful South, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Paul Heaton, Producer - Dave Hemingway - Chris White, Composer, Lyricist - Jon Kelly, Producer - Alison Wheeler - Jay Reynolds, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Dave Rotheray, Guitar - Philippe Rose, Assistant Engineer - Gary Hammond, Percussion - Dave Stead, Drums - Damon Butcher, Keyboards - London Session Orchestra, Strings - Sean Welch, Bass
(P) 2004 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.
The Beautiful South, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Paul Heaton, Producer - Eleonora Miki Berenyi, Composer, Lyricist - Jon Kelly, Producer - Alison Wheeler - Jay Reynolds, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Dave Rotheray, Guitar - Philippe Rose, Assistant Engineer - Gary Hammond, Percussion - Dave Stead, Drums - Damon Butcher, Keyboards - London Session Orchestra, Strings - Sean Welch, Bass
(P) 2004 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.
The Beautiful South, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Paul Heaton, Producer - Willie Nelson, Composer, Lyricist - Jon Kelly, Producer - Dave Hemingway - Jay Reynolds, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Alison Wheeler - Philippe Rose, Assistant Engineer - Dave Rotheray, Guitar - Dave Stead, Drums - Damon Butcher, Keyboards - Sean Welch, Bass - David Daniels, Cello
(P) 2004 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.
The Beautiful South, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Paul Heaton, Producer - Donald B. Roeser, Composer, Lyricist - Jon Kelly, Producer - Dave Hemingway - Jay Reynolds, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Alison Wheeler - Philippe Rose, Assistant Engineer - Dave Rotheray, Guitar - Gary Hammond, Percussion - Dave Stead, Drums - Damon Butcher, Keyboards - Buck Wilde, Scratches - Sean Welch, Bass
(P) 2004 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.
The Beautiful South, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Bobby Cristiansand, Composer, Lyricist - Paul Heaton, Producer - Barry Klein, Composer, Lyricist - Jon Kelly, Producer - Alison Wheeler - Jay Reynolds, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Dave Hemingway - Philippe Rose, Assistant Engineer - Dave Rotheray, Guitar - Gary Hammond, Percussion - Dave Stead, Drums - Damon Butcher, Keyboards - Sean Welch, Bass
(P) 2004 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.
The Beautiful South, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Paul Heaton, Producer - Jim Sheppard Solomon, Composer, Lyricist - Jon Kelly, Producer - Alison Wheeler - Simon Peter Ellis, Composer, Lyricist - Jay Reynolds, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Dave Rotheray, Guitar - Rachel Stevens, Composer, Lyricist - Philippe Rose, Assistant Engineer - Gary Hammond, Percussion - Hannah Spearritt, Composer, Lyricist - Damon Butcher, Keyboards - Bradley McIntosh, Composer, Lyricist - Jonathan Lee, Composer, Lyricist - Sean Welch, Bass - Paul Gerald Cattermole, Composer, Lyricist - Joanne O'Meara, Composer, Lyricist - Tina Barrett, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 2004 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.
The Beautiful South, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Paul Heaton, Producer - Dorian Burton, Composer, Lyricist - Jon Kelly, Producer - Dave Hemingway - C. Otis, Composer, Lyricist - Jay Reynolds, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Alison Wheeler - Philippe Rose, Assistant Engineer - Dave Rotheray, Guitar - Gary Hammond, Percussion - Dave Stead, Drums - Damon Butcher, Keyboards - Kick Horns, Brass - Sean Welch, Bass
(P) 2004 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.
The Beautiful South, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Paul Heaton, Producer - Dave Hemingway - Rufus Wainwright, Composer, Lyricist - Jon Kelly, Producer - Alison Wheeler - Jay Reynolds, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Philippe Rose, Assistant Engineer - Dave Rotheray, Guitar - Gary Hammond, Percussion - Dave Stead, Drums - Damon Butcher, Keyboards - London Session Orchestra, Strings - Sean Welch, Bass
(P) 2004 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.
The Beautiful South, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Paul Heaton, Producer - Ramone, Composer, Lyricist - Jon Kelly, Producer - Alison Wheeler - Jay Reynolds, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Dave Hemingway - Philippe Rose, Assistant Engineer - Dave Rotheray, Guitar - Gary Hammond, Percussion - Dave Stead, Drums - Damon Butcher, Keyboards - Buck Wilde, Scratches - Sean Welch, Bass
(P) 2004 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.
The Beautiful South, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Paul Heaton, Producer - Bell, Composer, Lyricist - Jon Kelly, Producer - Dave Rotheray, Guitar - Creed, Composer, Lyricist - Jay Reynolds, Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Programmer - Gary Hammond, Percussion - Philippe Rose, Assistant Engineer - Dave Stead, Drums - Damon Butcher, Keyboards - Sean Welch, Bass
(P) 2004 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.
Album review
The Beautiful South modestly inaugurate a new label association with Sony with this all-covers collection. Artists known for original material who make albums like this often do so to pay tribute to the beloved music of their youth; think of John Lennon's Rock 'n' Roll or David Bowie's Pin Ups. The Beautiful South, however, are known for their sarcastic lyrics wrapped in pretty melodies and arrangements, and a gaze at the track list inevitably poses the question whether the band's sense of irony has crept into its song choices. Is this really music that they love, or are they taking the piss? The latter seems to be the case at the top, a version of "You're the One That I Want" from the movie adaptation of Grease, transformed from the driving rocker wailed by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John into a dramatic ballad sung with what sounds like mock sincerity. Much the same can be said of the loping, country-styled arrangement of ELO's "Livin' Thing" that follows. Clearly, whether they mean these performances affectionately or comically, the members of the Beautiful South are intent on redefining the songs by giving them arrangements their creators never would have dreamed of. It may be that, the fruitier the selection, the more they feel the need to transform it. Willie Nelson's "Valentine," Rufus Wainwright's "Rebel Prince," and especially the Stylistics' "I'm Stone in Love with You" are not messed about with very much. But Blue Öyster Cult's "Don't Fear the Reaper" gets a Latin arrangement, and the Ramones' "Blitzkrieg Bop" is rendered in much the way Buddy Holly & the Crickets might have done, if they'd been trying to transform it into "Peggy Sue." Whether the Beautiful South are serious or presenting this music largely tongue in cheek, however, they succeed in giving the listener new ways to hear familiar songs, some of which always seemed like guilty pleasures at best. Who knew that TV pop group S Club 7's "Don't Stop Moving" was a halfway decent song?
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:43:35
- Main artists: The Beautiful South
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Sony Music UK
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
(P) 2004 SME Subsidiary BV
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