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Day One's debut album, Ordinary Man, captures the group's unique fusion of folk and hip-hop storytelling traditions and eclectic electronic/acoustic arrangements. The album ranges from blue-eyed hip-hop like "Walk Now, Talk Now" to simple, affecting piano ballads like the title track, but Mario Caldato, Jr.'s straightforward production and vocalist Phelim Byrne's appealing, unaffected singing and rapping hold it all together. Shuffling trip-hop beats provide a laid-back foundation for most of the songs, but the group adds catchy, humorous lyrics and hooks on "Trying Too Hard" and "I'm Doing Fine," baggy-inspired keyboards on "Bedroom Dancing," and folky guitars on "Autumn Rain," adding to the album's diverse-yet-cohesive appeal. The cheerful, pop-tastic "In Your Life," the yearning, acoustic "Love on the Dole," and the breezy "Waiting for a Break" are among the other highlights of Ordinary Man, an impressive debut that places Day One in the ranks of groups like Cornershop and the Beta Band -- able to reinvent the pop lexicon but never forgetting to write good songs in the process.
© Heather Phares /TiVo
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Day One, Main Artist - Matthew Hardwidge, Composer, Producer, Arranger, Drums, Double Bass, Vibes, Gretsch - Phelim Byrne, Composer, Producer, Arranger, Vocals - Mario Caldato Jr, Mixer - Miles Showell, Mastering Engineer - Tim Goldsworthy for DFA, Additional Programming - Tim Norfolk, Acoustic Guitar, Lap Steel Guitar
(C) 2000 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 2000 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1999 Virgin Records Ltd./Melankolic
Day One, Main Artist, Co-Producer - Matthew Hardwidge, Composer - Phelim Byrne, Composer, Arranger, Vocals - Donni Hardwidge, Producer, Arranger, Drums, Piano, Hammond Organ, Bass Guitar, Rhythm Box - Mario Caldato Jr, Mixer, Co-Producer - Tim Goldsworthy for DFA, Additional Programming - Robert Locke, Additional Bass Guitar
(C) 2000 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 2000 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1999 Virgin Records Ltd./Melankolic
Day One, Main Artist - Phelim Byrne, Composer, Producer, Arranger, Vocals - Donni Hardwidge, Composer, Producer, Arranger, Drum Programming, Piano, Celeste, Juno - Mario Caldato Jr, Mixer - Tim Norfolk, Additional Programming - Bob Locke, Additional Programming - Bunjy, Additional Programming - Kit Morgan, Guitar
(C) 2000 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 2000 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1999 Virgin Records Ltd./Melankolic
Day One, Main Artist, Co-Producer - Phelim Byrne, Composer, Arranger, Vocals - Donni Hardwidge, Composer, Arranger, Drums, Piano, Acoustic Guitar, Hammond Organ - Mario Caldato Jr, Mixer, Co-Producer - Tim Norfolk, Additional Programming, Twelve String Guitar - Bob Locke, Additional Programming, Bass - Mick Byrne, Bouzouki
(C) 2000 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 2000 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1999 Virgin Records Ltd./Melankolic
Day One, Main Artist, Co-Producer - Phelim Byrne, Composer, Arranger, Vocals - Donni Hardwidge, Composer, Arranger, Drum Programming, Guitar, Double Bass - Mario Caldato Jr, Mixer, Co-Producer - Tim Norfolk, Additional Programming, Lap Steel Guitar - Bob Locke, Additional Programming - Rich Johnstone, Additional Programming
(C) 2000 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 2000 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1999 Virgin Records Ltd./Melankolic
Day One, Main Artist, Co-Producer - Phelim Byrne, Composer, Arranger, Vocals - Donni Hardwidge, Composer, Arranger, Bass Organ - Mario Caldato Jr, Mixer, Co-Producer - Miles Showell, Mastering Engineer - Tim Norfolk, Additional Programming - Bob Locke, Additional Programming - Simon Hale, String Arranger, Strings Conductor - Clive Deamer, Drums - Nick Barr, Strings - Steve Tees, Strings - Nick Cooper, Strings - Ian Humphries, Strings - Louise Hopkins, Strings - Christopher Tombling, Strings
(C) 2000 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 2000 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1999 Virgin Records Ltd./Melankolic
Day One, Main Artist - Phelim Byrne, Composer, Producer, Arranger, Vocals - Donni Hardwidge, Composer, Producer, Arranger, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Rhythm Box, Gretsch, Dulcimer - Mario Caldato Jr, Mixer - Tim Goldsworthy for DFA, Additional Programming - Clive Deamer, Drums - Noel Russell, Bodhrán
(C) 2000 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 2000 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1999 Virgin Records Ltd./Melankolic
Day One, Main Artist, Co-Producer - Phelim Byrne, Composer, Arranger, Vocals - Donni Hardwidge, Composer, Arranger, Piano, Double Bass - Mario Caldato Jr, Mixer, Co-Producer - Tim Goldsworthy for DFA, Additional Programming - Tim Norfolk, Guitar - Clive Deamer, Drums - Eugene, Violin, Bowed Double Bass
(C) 2000 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 2000 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1999 Virgin Records Ltd./Melankolic
Day One, Main Artist, Co-Producer - Phelim Byrne, Composer, Arranger, Vocals - Donni Hardwidge, Composer, Arranger, Drum Programming, Guitars, Rhythm Box - Mario Caldato Jr, Mixer, Co-Producer - Tim Norfolk, Additional Programming - Bob Locke, Additional Programming - Rich Johnstone, Additional Programming - Stuart Wylen, Flute, Vibes
(C) 2000 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 2000 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1999 Virgin Records Ltd./Melankolic
Day One, Main Artist - Phelim Byrne, Composer, Producer, Arranger, Vocals - Donni Hardwidge, Composer, Producer, Arranger, Drums, Bass, Piano, Rhythm Box, Dulcimer, Rhodes - Mario Caldato Jr, Mixer - Tim Goldsworthy for DFA, Additional Programming - Robert Locke, Bass
(C) 2000 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 2000 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1999 Virgin Records Ltd./Melankolic
Day One, Main Artist - Phelim Byrne, Composer, Producer, Arranger, Vocals - Donni Hardwidge, Composer, Producer, Arranger, Guitar, Piano - Mario Caldato Jr, Recording Engineer, Mixer
(C) 2000 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 2000 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1999 Virgin Records Ltd./Melankolic
Album review
Day One's debut album, Ordinary Man, captures the group's unique fusion of folk and hip-hop storytelling traditions and eclectic electronic/acoustic arrangements. The album ranges from blue-eyed hip-hop like "Walk Now, Talk Now" to simple, affecting piano ballads like the title track, but Mario Caldato, Jr.'s straightforward production and vocalist Phelim Byrne's appealing, unaffected singing and rapping hold it all together. Shuffling trip-hop beats provide a laid-back foundation for most of the songs, but the group adds catchy, humorous lyrics and hooks on "Trying Too Hard" and "I'm Doing Fine," baggy-inspired keyboards on "Bedroom Dancing," and folky guitars on "Autumn Rain," adding to the album's diverse-yet-cohesive appeal. The cheerful, pop-tastic "In Your Life," the yearning, acoustic "Love on the Dole," and the breezy "Waiting for a Break" are among the other highlights of Ordinary Man, an impressive debut that places Day One in the ranks of groups like Cornershop and the Beta Band -- able to reinvent the pop lexicon but never forgetting to write good songs in the process.
© Heather Phares /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:44:21
- Main artists: Day One
- Composer: Phelim Byrne
- Label: Virgin Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock
© 2000 Virgin Records Limited ℗ 2000 Virgin Records Ltd./Melankolic
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