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With the likes of Rumer, Nerina Pallot, and even Ronan Keating bringing orchestral '60s pop back into fashion, singer/songwriter Jonathan Jeremiah's debut album, A Solitary Man, couldn't have been timed any better. Indeed, the London-born vocalist may cite the likes of Nick Drake, John Martyn, and Cat Stevens as his main influences, but while its 11 tracks are undoubtedly steeped in the sounds of the late '60s/early '70s, it's the timeless lounge-pop of Burt Bacharach that draws the closest comparison. Making full use of his impressive array of guest musicians (the Heritage Orchestra, James Brown's brass section the J.B.'s, Roots drummer ?uestlove), the likes of opening track "If You Only," the ironically titled "Happiness," and the gorgeous "Lost" are all drenched in the kind of warm layers of strings, gentle horns, and shuffling brushed percussion that defined the songwriting legend's heyday, while Jeremiah's deep gritty baritone is the perfect foil for the sweet soulful melodies and contrasting tales of relationship woes. The barroom blues of closing track "All the Man That I'll Ever Be" (written at the last minute after his girlfriend became upset that there wasn't a song dedicated to her), the pastoral folk of the title track, and the soothing fingerpicking acoustics of "How Half-Heartedly We Believe" show glimpses of the serious singer/songwriter vibes hinted at through his choice of musical idols. But the album works best when it's in full-on lounge lizard mode, particularly the swaggering soul-blues of "Heart of Stone," which wouldn't sound out of place on a Vegas-era Tom Jones set list, and the big-band swing of "See (It Doesn't Bother Me)." A big voice on young shoulders, A Solitary Man's occasional shifts in direction suggests Jeremiah hasn't quite yet figured out exactly what to do with it. But in a scene littered with ten-a-penny acoustic troubadours, he would be wise to stick with its more charming and prevalent multi-layered sound.
© Jon O'Brien /TiVo
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Craig Potter, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Young, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ben Lee, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Rustom Pomeroy, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Nat Jones, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Amy Stanford, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Jeremiah, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Antonio Feola, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jules Buckley, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Gavin Broom, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Desmond Lambert, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ben Trigg, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Penny Ainscow, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Sherriff, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jossy Lightfoot, French Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Anna Smith, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Alistair Mitchell, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Amy Greenhalgh, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Aylward, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Nicki Davenport, Contrabass Recorder, AssociatedPerformer - Poppy Walshaw, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Bullard, Bass Clarinet, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Bernard Butler, Producer, Engineer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Craig Potter, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Young, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Smart, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Jeremiah, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Graeme Flowers, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Jules Buckley, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Makoto Sakamoto, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Desmond Lambert, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Richards, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - George Philips, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Tim Anderson, French Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Kelly, Contrabass Recorder, AssociatedPerformer - Craig Potter, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Young, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marianne Haynes, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Rustom Pomeroy, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Sarah Chapman, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Jeremiah, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Antonio Feola, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jules Buckley, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Desmond Lambert, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kate Marsden, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Mason, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Penny Ainscow, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Sherriff, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Billy Skinner, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Katharina Scheld, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Rosie Tompsett, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Emilie Hornlund, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Hannah Ashenden, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Cottle, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Jossy Lightfoot, French Horn, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Jimmy Hogarth, ComposerLyricist - Chris Kelly, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Craig Potter, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Young, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rhian Porter, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Marianne Haynes, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Rustom Pomeroy, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Nat Jones, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Sarah Chapman, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Jeremiah, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Patrick Roberts, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Antonio Feola, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jules Buckley, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Gavin Broom, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Desmond Lambert, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Preston, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Amy Wilson, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Ben Trigg, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Nozomi Cohen, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Mason, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Kit Massey, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Rosie Tompsett, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Cottle, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Jenny May Logan, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Greg Foat, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Alan Hardiman, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Coote, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Aylward, Violin, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Craig Potter, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Young, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ben Lee, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Watts, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Skinner, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Rustom Pomeroy, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Nat Jones, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Amy Stanford, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Jeremiah, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Patrick Roberts, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Antonio Feola, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jules Buckley, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Gavin Broom, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Desmond Lambert, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ben Trigg, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Mason, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Penny Ainscow, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Sherriff, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jossy Lightfoot, French Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Anna Smith, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Alistair Mitchell, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Amy Greenhalgh, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Aylward, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Nicki Davenport, Contrabass Recorder, AssociatedPerformer - Poppy Walshaw, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Bullard, Bass Clarinet, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Tim Anderson, French Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Kelly, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Craig Potter, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Young, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marianne Haynes, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Rustom Pomeroy, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Sarah Chapman, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Jeremiah, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Antonio Feola, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jules Buckley, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Desmond Lambert, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kate Marsden, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Penny Ainscow, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Sherriff, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Katharina Scheld, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Rosie Tompsett, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Emilie Hornlund, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Hannah Ashenden, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Cottle, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Jossy Lightfoot, French Horn, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Tim Anderson, French Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Kelly, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Craig Potter, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Young, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Watts, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Marianne Haynes, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Rustom Pomeroy, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Sarah Chapman, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Jeremiah, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Antonio Feola, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jules Buckley, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Desmond Lambert, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kate Marsden, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Mason, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Penny Ainscow, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Sherriff, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Katharina Scheld, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Rosie Tompsett, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Emilie Hornlund, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Hannah Ashenden, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Cottle, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Jossy Lightfoot, French Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Cootes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Craig Potter, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Young, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jonathan Jeremiah, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Recording Engineer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2010 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Pee Wee Ellis, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Craig Potter, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Fred Wesley, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Young, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ben Lee, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Watts, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Marianne Haynes, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Jeremiah, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Patrick Roberts, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Antonio Feola, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jules Buckley, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Lucy Railton, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Desmond Lambert, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Juliet Lee, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Amy Wilson, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Gary Winters, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Nozomi Cohen, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Oliver Langford, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Mason, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Penny Ainscow, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Sherriff, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Billy Skinner, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Rosie Tompsett, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Cottle, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Zeitlin, Cello, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Craig Potter, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Young, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ben Lee, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Rustom Pomeroy, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Nat Jones, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Amy Stanford, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Jeremiah, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Patrick Roberts, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Antonio Feola, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jules Buckley, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Gavin Broom, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Desmond Lambert, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ben Trigg, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Penny Ainscow, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Sherriff, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jossy Lightfoot, French Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Anna Smith, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Alistair Mitchell, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Amy Greenhalgh, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Aylward, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Nicki Davenport, Contrabass Recorder, AssociatedPerformer - Poppy Walshaw, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Bullard, Bass Clarinet, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Craig Potter, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Young, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Skinner, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Jeremiah, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Antonio Feola, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Desmond Lambert, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Daniel Davies, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Mason, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Alan Hardiman, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Nicki Davenport, Contrabass Recorder, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Album review
With the likes of Rumer, Nerina Pallot, and even Ronan Keating bringing orchestral '60s pop back into fashion, singer/songwriter Jonathan Jeremiah's debut album, A Solitary Man, couldn't have been timed any better. Indeed, the London-born vocalist may cite the likes of Nick Drake, John Martyn, and Cat Stevens as his main influences, but while its 11 tracks are undoubtedly steeped in the sounds of the late '60s/early '70s, it's the timeless lounge-pop of Burt Bacharach that draws the closest comparison. Making full use of his impressive array of guest musicians (the Heritage Orchestra, James Brown's brass section the J.B.'s, Roots drummer ?uestlove), the likes of opening track "If You Only," the ironically titled "Happiness," and the gorgeous "Lost" are all drenched in the kind of warm layers of strings, gentle horns, and shuffling brushed percussion that defined the songwriting legend's heyday, while Jeremiah's deep gritty baritone is the perfect foil for the sweet soulful melodies and contrasting tales of relationship woes. The barroom blues of closing track "All the Man That I'll Ever Be" (written at the last minute after his girlfriend became upset that there wasn't a song dedicated to her), the pastoral folk of the title track, and the soothing fingerpicking acoustics of "How Half-Heartedly We Believe" show glimpses of the serious singer/songwriter vibes hinted at through his choice of musical idols. But the album works best when it's in full-on lounge lizard mode, particularly the swaggering soul-blues of "Heart of Stone," which wouldn't sound out of place on a Vegas-era Tom Jones set list, and the big-band swing of "See (It Doesn't Bother Me)." A big voice on young shoulders, A Solitary Man's occasional shifts in direction suggests Jeremiah hasn't quite yet figured out exactly what to do with it. But in a scene littered with ten-a-penny acoustic troubadours, he would be wise to stick with its more charming and prevalent multi-layered sound.
© Jon O'Brien /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:36:54
- Main artists: Jonathan Jeremiah
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Universal-Island Records Ltd.
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2011 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company., Licensed in the U.S.to Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2011 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company., Licensed in the U.S.to Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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