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Paula Cole eased back into regular rotation with 2007’s Courage, adopting some of Norah Jones’ supper club sophistication. She doesn’t pick up on this thread on its 2010 sequel, Ithaca, she goes back to her beginnings, hiring her initial producer Kevin Killen for a set of songs firmly within her AAA wheelhouse. Apart from a few flourishes, such as the brick-walled distorted guitars on the chorus of “Music in Me,” this is so sonically similar to Harbinger and This Fire that it could have been released 15 years earlier, if it weren’t for the fact that Ithaca is a song cycle about Cole’s recent divorce, charting the dissolution of her marriage and its aftermath. Cole clearly has a lot to say and she funnels it all into these ten songs, sometimes making the songs so wordy her melodies become distended, but complaining that Ithaca isn’t hooky is beside the point -- this is contemplative mood music, the chords and melody acting as a bed for Cole’s emotions. In light of all the personal turmoil, the return to her ‘90s sound makes sense: by being at a point of comfort, Cole can work out her troubles and those familiar sounds also ease listeners into the songwriter’s pain and ultimate rebirth.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Chris Roberts, Producer - KEVIN KILLEN, Producer, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tony Levin, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Paula Cole, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ben Wittman, Drums, Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Ben Butler, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jon Ossman, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Decca Label Group
Chris Roberts, Producer - KEVIN KILLEN, Producer, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paula Cole, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Barry, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ben Wittman, Drums, Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Ben Butler, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jon Ossman, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Decca Label Group
Chris Roberts, Producer - KEVIN KILLEN, Producer, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paula Cole, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ben Wittman, Drums, Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Ben Butler, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jon Ossman, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Decca Label Group
Chris Roberts, Producer - KEVIN KILLEN, Producer, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tony Levin, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Marc Ribot, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Paula Cole, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ben Wittman, Drums, Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Ben Butler, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Decca Label Group
Chris Roberts, Producer - KEVIN KILLEN, Producer, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paula Cole, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ben Wittman, Drums, Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Ben Butler, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jon Ossman, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Decca Label Group
Chris Roberts, Producer - KEVIN KILLEN, Producer, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marc Ribot, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Paula Cole, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ben Wittman, Drums, Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jon Ossman, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Decca Label Group
Chris Roberts, Producer - Jeremy Lubbock, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - KEVIN KILLEN, Producer, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tony Levin, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Paula Cole, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ben Wittman, Drums, Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Lisa Kim, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Sharon Yamada, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Rebecca Young, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Ben Butler, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Maria Kitsopolous, Cello, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Decca Label Group
Chris Roberts, Producer - KEVIN KILLEN, Producer, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paula Cole, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Barry, ComposerLyricist - Ben Wittman, Drums, Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Ben Butler, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jon Ossman, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Decca Label Group
Chris Roberts, Producer - KEVIN KILLEN, Producer, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paula Cole, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Barry, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ben Wittman, Drums, Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jon Ossman, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Decca Label Group
Chris Roberts, Producer - Jeremy Lubbock, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - KEVIN KILLEN, Producer, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paula Cole, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Barry, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ben Wittman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lisa Kim, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Sharon Yamada, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Rebecca Young, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Ben Butler, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jon Ossman, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Maria Kitsopolous, Cello, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Decca Label Group
Chris Roberts, Producer - KEVIN KILLEN, Producer, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marc Ribot, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Paula Cole, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Barry, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ben Wittman, Drums, Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jon Ossman, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Decca Label Group
Album review
Paula Cole eased back into regular rotation with 2007’s Courage, adopting some of Norah Jones’ supper club sophistication. She doesn’t pick up on this thread on its 2010 sequel, Ithaca, she goes back to her beginnings, hiring her initial producer Kevin Killen for a set of songs firmly within her AAA wheelhouse. Apart from a few flourishes, such as the brick-walled distorted guitars on the chorus of “Music in Me,” this is so sonically similar to Harbinger and This Fire that it could have been released 15 years earlier, if it weren’t for the fact that Ithaca is a song cycle about Cole’s recent divorce, charting the dissolution of her marriage and its aftermath. Cole clearly has a lot to say and she funnels it all into these ten songs, sometimes making the songs so wordy her melodies become distended, but complaining that Ithaca isn’t hooky is beside the point -- this is contemplative mood music, the chords and melody acting as a bed for Cole’s emotions. In light of all the personal turmoil, the return to her ‘90s sound makes sense: by being at a point of comfort, Cole can work out her troubles and those familiar sounds also ease listeners into the songwriter’s pain and ultimate rebirth.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:52:26
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Paula Cole
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Decca Crossover
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2010 Decca Label Group ℗ 2010 Decca Label Group
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