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The gap between The Sea and The Heart Speaks in Whispers, Corinne Bailey Rae's second and third albums, was over six years in duration. During the wait for full-length number three, Bailey Rae released The Love EP, a brief set of covers that featured a Grammy-winning update of Bob Marley's "Is This Love." She married Steve Brown, a keyboardist and producer who had been a factor in all of her releases for Capitol. Bailey Rae also shifted from that label to Virgin and worked on new recordings with a handful of old and new collaborators, including Brown and Steve Chrisanthou, as well as Paris and Amber Strother of the emergent King. The Heart Speaks in Whispers naturally doesn't pack the heavy emotional weight of The Sea, an album issued after the multi-instrumentalist tragically lost her then-partner Jason Rae. It's all spirited and lively. At their best, the wide-eyed folk-soul moments tend to evoke a contemporized version of fellow Englishwoman Linda Lewis, even on "Do You Ever Think of Me," assisted by songwriting demigod Valerie Simpson and, through references to "The Makings of You," Curtis Mayfield. The more electrified and groove-oriented material is bound to elicit parallels drawn to the likes of early Erykah Badu and, well, King. Each one of the Strother collaborations is stimulating, with lyrics and productions that complement one another. "Been to the Moon" swoops and slides, reflecting Bailey Rae's alternation between delighted and demanding exclamations. Its dazzling electro-soul gives way to a trumpet, saxophone, and flute coda that works far better than it should. "Horse Print Dress," more like purple paisley, is ecstatic, private, joyful synth-funk, while the dazed "Green Aphrodisiac" drifts along on a sinewy, unmistakable Marcus Miller bassline. Multiple allusions to working past bitterness and metaphorical storms help cast the album in a rejuvenating light. Despite all the likenesses that can be heard, it all comes out fresh, pieced together and transmitted in a way that no one but Bailey Rae -- a remarkable and flexible artist with some very real life experiences -- can approximate.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
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Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Elmhirst, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - John McCallum, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Corinne Bailey Rae, Producer, Glockenspiel, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Amber Strother, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen James Brown, Producer, Mixer, Keyboards, Piano, Triangle, Recording Engineer, Bass Programming, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - David Schlechtriemen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rachael Gladwin, Harp, AssociatedPerformer - Lara Rose, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Karlene Wray, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2016 Virgin Records Limited
Peter Mokran, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JAMES GADSON, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Pino Palladino, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Elmhirst, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - John McCallum, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Corinne Bailey Rae, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Percussion, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - David Coyle, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nia Bevan, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Bone, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Jayne Coyle, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Chandler Harrod, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ben Cottrell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Semay Wu, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Howes, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - LaDonna Harley Peters, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Nick Byrne, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen James Brown, Producer, Mixer, String Arranger, Keyboards, Organ, Piano, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Isaiah Sharkey, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Damion Browne, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Dewi Tudor Jones, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Naomi Rump, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Cheryl Law, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Glesni Roberts, Violin, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2016 Virgin Records Limited
Peter Mokran, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Elmhirst, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Corinne Bailey Rae, Producer, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kyle Bolden, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Ross, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Malcolm Strachan, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Paris Strother, Producer, Keyboards, Piano, Additional Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Amber Strother, ComposerLyricist - Chandler Harrod, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Atholl Ransome, Flute, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen James Brown, Producer, Mixer, Drums, Keyboards, Recording Engineer, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2016 Virgin Records Limited
Steve Chrisanthou, ComposerLyricist - Peter Mokran, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alex Al, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Elmhirst, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Corinne Bailey Rae, Producer, Percussion, Vocals, Vocal Arranger, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Paris Strother, Producer, Keyboards, Vocal Arranger, Recording Engineer, Synthesizer, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Chandler Harrod, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Myke Wilson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen James Brown, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, Synthesizer, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Jennifer Laura Hoy, Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2016 Virgin Records Limited
Steve Chrisanthou, Producer, Guitar, Electric Guitar, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Luke Flowers, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - John Ellis, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Elmhirst, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - John McCallum, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Corinne Bailey Rae, Producer, Drums, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Stephen James Brown, Producer, Mixer, Bass Guitar, Organ, Additional Producer, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Lara Rose, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Karlene Wray, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2016 Virgin Records Limited
Chris Dawkins, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Mokran, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MARCUS MILLER, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Elmhirst, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Corinne Bailey Rae, Producer, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sam Bell, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Jackson, Jr., Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Ross, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Esperanza Spalding, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Paris Strother, Producer, Keyboards, Percussion, Vocal Arranger, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Amber Strother, ComposerLyricist - Chandler Harrod, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Myke Wilson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Atholl Ransome, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen James Brown, Producer, Mixer, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Recording Engineer, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jennifer Laura Hoy, Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer - Barkley McKay, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Schlechtriemen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rachael Gladwin, Harp, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2016 Virgin Records Limited
Steve Chrisanthou, ComposerLyricist - Peter Mokran, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Elmhirst, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - John McCallum, Voices, AssociatedPerformer - Corinne Bailey Rae, Producer, Percussion, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sam Bell, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Kenny Higgins, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Paris Strother, Piano, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Amber Strother, ComposerLyricist - Chandler Harrod, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stephen James Brown, Producer, Mixer, Keyboards, Percussion, Recording Engineer, Synthesizer, Drum Programming, Voices, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Lara Rose, Voices, AssociatedPerformer - Karlene Wray, Voices, AssociatedPerformer - Ben Barker, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2016 Virgin Records Limited
Peter Mokran, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Curtis Mayfield, ComposerLyricist - JAMES GADSON, Drums, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Valerie Simpson, ComposerLyricist - Tom Elmhirst, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - John McCallum, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Corinne Bailey Rae, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kyle Bolden, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Ross, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Malcolm Strachan, Flugelhorn, AssociatedPerformer - Chandler Harrod, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Atholl Ransome, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen James Brown, Producer, Mixer, Piano, Recording Engineer, Synthesizer, Moog Bass, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2016 Virgin Records Limited
Peter Mokran, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gary Novak, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Elmhirst, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - John McCallum, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Corinne Bailey Rae, Producer, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Tambourine, Vocals, Programming, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - David Coyle, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nia Bevan, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Bone, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Jayne Coyle, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Chandler Harrod, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ben Cottrell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Simon Howes, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - LaDonna Harley Peters, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Moses Sumney, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Nick Byrne, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen James Brown, Producer, Mixer, String Arranger, Bass Guitar, Piano, Recording Engineer, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Barkley McKay, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Schlechtriemen, Percussion, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Rachael Gladwin, Harp, AssociatedPerformer - Damion Browne, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Dewi Tudor Jones, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Naomi Rump, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Cheryl Law, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Glesni Roberts, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Eryl Roberts, Timpani, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2016 Virgin Records Limited
Peter Mokran, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Hill, Producer, Additional Producer, Recording Engineer, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Elmhirst, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - John McCallum, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Corinne Bailey Rae, Producer, Organ, Vocals, Drum Programming, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Ross, Flute, Piccolo, AssociatedPerformer - Paris Strother, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Chandler Harrod, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stephen James Brown, Producer, Mixer, Keyboards, Piano, Vocal Arranger, Recording Engineer, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - David Schlechtriemen, Guitar, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2016 Virgin Records Limited
Peter Mokran, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Elmhirst, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - John McCallum, Electric Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Corinne Bailey Rae, Producer, Electric Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Tambourine, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sam Bell, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Ross, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Patrick Illingworth, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - David Coyle, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nia Bevan, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Bone, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Jayne Coyle, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Chandler Harrod, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ben Cottrell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Simon Howes, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Nick Byrne, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen James Brown, Producer, String Arranger, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Organ, Vibraphone, Recording Engineer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jennifer Laura Hoy, Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer - David Schlechtriemen, Recording Engineer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Rachael Gladwin, Harp, AssociatedPerformer - Lara Rose, Voice, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Damion Browne, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Dewi Tudor Jones, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Naomi Rump, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Cheryl Law, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Glesni Roberts, Violin, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2016 Virgin Records Limited
Chris Dawkins, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Elmhirst, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - John McCallum, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Corinne Bailey Rae, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Percussion, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sam Bell, African Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - David Coyle, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nia Bevan, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Bone, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Jayne Coyle, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Ben Cottrell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Simon Howes, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - LaDonna Harley Peters, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Nick Byrne, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen James Brown, Producer, Mixer, String Arranger, Bass Guitar, Organ, Percussion, Recording Engineer, Baritone Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jennifer Laura Hoy, Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer - David Schlechtriemen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rachael Gladwin, Harp, AssociatedPerformer - Damion Browne, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Dewi Tudor Jones, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Naomi Rump, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Cheryl Law, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Glesni Roberts, Violin, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2016 Virgin Records Limited
James Ho, ComposerLyricist - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Luke Flowers, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Corinne Bailey Rae, Producer, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Malay, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Recording Engineer, Mellotron, Tom-Toms, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Stephen James Brown, Producer, Mixer, Bass Guitar, Recording Engineer, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - David Schlechtriemen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2016 Virgin Records Limited
Steve Chrisanthou, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Recording Engineer, Synthesizer, Bass Programming, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Elmhirst, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Corinne Bailey Rae, Producer, Electric Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Tambourine, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Myke Wilson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen James Brown, Producer, Mixer, Piano, Additional Producer, Recording Engineer, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2016 Virgin Records Limited
Claude Kelly, ComposerLyricist - Chuck Harmony, ComposerLyricist - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Corinne Bailey Rae, Producer, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Walker, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen James Brown, Producer, Mixer, Bass Guitar, Organ, Percussion, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2016 Virgin Records Limited
Peter Mokran, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JAMES GADSON, Drums, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - John McCallum, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Corinne Bailey Rae, Producer, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Ross, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Chandler Harrod, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stephen James Brown, Producer, Mixer, Keyboards, Percussion, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2016 Virgin Records Limited
Albumbeschreibung
The gap between The Sea and The Heart Speaks in Whispers, Corinne Bailey Rae's second and third albums, was over six years in duration. During the wait for full-length number three, Bailey Rae released The Love EP, a brief set of covers that featured a Grammy-winning update of Bob Marley's "Is This Love." She married Steve Brown, a keyboardist and producer who had been a factor in all of her releases for Capitol. Bailey Rae also shifted from that label to Virgin and worked on new recordings with a handful of old and new collaborators, including Brown and Steve Chrisanthou, as well as Paris and Amber Strother of the emergent King. The Heart Speaks in Whispers naturally doesn't pack the heavy emotional weight of The Sea, an album issued after the multi-instrumentalist tragically lost her then-partner Jason Rae. It's all spirited and lively. At their best, the wide-eyed folk-soul moments tend to evoke a contemporized version of fellow Englishwoman Linda Lewis, even on "Do You Ever Think of Me," assisted by songwriting demigod Valerie Simpson and, through references to "The Makings of You," Curtis Mayfield. The more electrified and groove-oriented material is bound to elicit parallels drawn to the likes of early Erykah Badu and, well, King. Each one of the Strother collaborations is stimulating, with lyrics and productions that complement one another. "Been to the Moon" swoops and slides, reflecting Bailey Rae's alternation between delighted and demanding exclamations. Its dazzling electro-soul gives way to a trumpet, saxophone, and flute coda that works far better than it should. "Horse Print Dress," more like purple paisley, is ecstatic, private, joyful synth-funk, while the dazed "Green Aphrodisiac" drifts along on a sinewy, unmistakable Marcus Miller bassline. Multiple allusions to working past bitterness and metaphorical storms help cast the album in a rejuvenating light. Despite all the likenesses that can be heard, it all comes out fresh, pieced together and transmitted in a way that no one but Bailey Rae -- a remarkable and flexible artist with some very real life experiences -- can approximate.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 01:15:35
- Main artists: Corinne Bailey Rae
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Virgin Records Ltd
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 2016 Virgin Records Limited ℗ 2016 Virgin Records Limited
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