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Amy Macdonald herself is a curious thing, an adult alternative singer/songwriter operating in a netherworld between indie and the mainstream. Naturally, she edges toward the mainstream -- the polished production has a way of sanding down any edges -- but her throaty growl gives this a heart unruly enough to prevent A Curious Thing from flowing too easily. Subtract Macdonald’s passionate vocals from the equation and A Curious Thing flows plenty easily, its surfaces gleaming with precision and its melodies sweetly lilting whether it’s a ballad or an understated folk stomp. If the production is the clearest signal that Macdonald is gunning for a larger crossover audience with her second album, her songs also show some signs of a swift sophomore sequel -- she writes about her brushes with fame just a bit too often and bluntly, an affectation that doesn’t wear well no matter how well-executed the music is. These acknowledgments of Macdonald’s burgeoning European fame hinder A Curious Thing but don’t detract from its essential appeal as soft and shiny AAA pop with a bit of a thumping heart.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Peter Lale, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Adam, Producer, Executive Producer - Rob Smith, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Fields, Producer, Engineer, Additional Producer, StudioPersonnel - Mo Hausler, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ann Lines, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Laura Melhuish, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Leo Payne, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Audrey Riley, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Pete Wilkinson, Producer, String Arranger, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Sarah Erasmus, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Amy Macdonald, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Susan Dench, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Tumbling, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Hill, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - James Sims, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Danton Paul Supple, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jolyon Dixon, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Stuart Marchant, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Amy Macdonald Limited
Seton Daunt, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Adam, Producer, Executive Producer - Joe Fields, Producer, Engineer, Additional Producer, StudioPersonnel - Mo Hausler, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pete Wilkinson, Producer, Keyboards, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Amy Macdonald, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Danton Paul Supple, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Stuart Marchant, Drums, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Amy Macdonald Limited
Paul Adam, Producer, Executive Producer - Rob Smith, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Fields, Producer, Engineer, Additional Producer, StudioPersonnel - Mo Hausler, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pete Wilkinson, Producer, Keyboards, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Amy Macdonald, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - James Sims, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Danton Paul Supple, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jolyon Dixon, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Stuart Marchant, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Amy Macdonald Limited
Paul Adam, Producer, Executive Producer - Rob Smith, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Fields, Producer, Engineer, Additional Producer, StudioPersonnel - Mo Hausler, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Weller, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Pete Wilkinson, Producer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Amy Macdonald, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Charles Rees, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - James Sims, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Danton Paul Supple, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jolyon Dixon, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Stuart Marchant, Drums, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Eileen Mueller, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Emily Von Borstel, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Amy Macdonald Limited
Tim Young, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Seton Daunt, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Adam, Producer, Executive Producer - Rob Smith, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Fields, Producer, Engineer, Additional Producer, StudioPersonnel - Mo Hausler, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pete Wilkinson, Producer, Keyboards, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Amy Macdonald, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Danton Paul Supple, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Stuart Marchant, Drums, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Amy Macdonald Limited
Seton Daunt, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Adam, Producer, Executive Producer - Rob Smith, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Fields, Producer, Engineer, Additional Producer, StudioPersonnel - Mo Hausler, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pete Wilkinson, Producer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Amy Macdonald, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Danton Paul Supple, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Stuart Marchant, Drums, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Amy Macdonald Limited
Peter Lale, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Adam, Producer, Executive Producer - Rob Smith, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Fields, Producer, Engineer, Additional Producer, StudioPersonnel - Mo Hausler, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ann Lines, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Laura Melhuish, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Leo Payne, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Audrey Riley, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Pete Wilkinson, Producer, Keyboards, Sound Effects, AssociatedPerformer - Amy Macdonald, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Susan Dench, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Tumbling, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Hill, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - James Sims, Bass Guitar, Hammond Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Danton Paul Supple, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jolyon Dixon, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Amy Macdonald Limited
Paul Adam, Producer, Executive Producer - Joe Fields, Producer, Engineer, Additional Producer, StudioPersonnel - Mo Hausler, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Weller, Bass Guitar, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Pete Wilkinson, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Sarah Erasmus, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Amy Macdonald, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Danton Paul Supple, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jolyon Dixon, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Stuart Marchant, Drums, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Amy Macdonald Limited
Paul Adam, Producer, Executive Producer - Rob Smith, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Fields, Producer, Engineer, Additional Producer, StudioPersonnel - Mo Hausler, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pete Wilkinson, Producer, String Arranger, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Sarah Erasmus, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Amy Macdonald, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Charles Rees, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - James Sims, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Danton Paul Supple, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jolyon Dixon, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Stuart Marchant, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Amy Macdonald Limited
Paul Adam, Producer, Executive Producer - Rob Smith, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Fields, Producer, Engineer, Additional Producer, StudioPersonnel - Mo Hausler, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pete Wilkinson, Producer, String Arranger, Keyboards, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Sarah Erasmus, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Amy Macdonald, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Adam Falkner, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Danton Paul Supple, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jolyon Dixon, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jamie Sefton, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Amy Macdonald Limited
Tim Young, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Lale, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Adam, Producer, Executive Producer - Joe Fields, Producer, Engineer, Additional Producer, StudioPersonnel - Mo Hausler, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ann Lines, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Laura Melhuish, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Leo Payne, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Audrey Riley, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Pete Wilkinson, Producer, String Arranger, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Amy Macdonald, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Susan Dench, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Tumbling, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Hill, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - James Sims, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Danton Paul Supple, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jolyon Dixon, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Stuart Marchant, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Amy Macdonald Limited
Tim Young, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Lale, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Adam, Producer, Executive Producer - Rob Smith, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Fields, Producer, Engineer, Additional Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Mo Hausler, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ann Lines, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Laura Melhuish, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Leo Payne, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Audrey Riley, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Pete Wilkinson, Producer, String Arranger, Keyboards, Piano, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Amy Macdonald, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Susan Dench, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Rees, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Tumbling, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Hill, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - James Sims, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Danton Paul Supple, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jolyon Dixon, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Stuart Marchant, Drums, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Amy Macdonald Limited
Tim Young, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Adam, Producer, Executive Producer - Rob Smith, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Fields, Producer, Engineer, Percussion, Additional Producer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Mo Hausler, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pete Wilkinson, Producer, String Arranger, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Amy Macdonald, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - James Sims, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Danton Paul Supple, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jolyon Dixon, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Stuart Marchant, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Amy Macdonald Limited, under exclusive licence to Mercury Records Limited
DISC 2
Dick Beetham, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pete Wilkinson, Producer, Executive Producer - Amy Macdonald, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Adam Falkner, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jolyon Dixon, Mixer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Grounds, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jamie Sefton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Johnny Dyke, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Amy Macdonald Limited, Under Exclusive Licence to Mercury Records Limited
Dick Beetham, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pete Wilkinson, Producer, Executive Producer - Amy Macdonald, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Adam Falkner, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jolyon Dixon, Mixer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Grounds, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jamie Sefton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Johnny Dyke, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2007 Amy Macdonald Limited, Under Exclusive Licence to Mercury Records Ltd
Dick Beetham, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pete Wilkinson, Producer, Executive Producer, ComposerLyricist - Amy Macdonald, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Adam Falkner, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jolyon Dixon, Mixer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Grounds, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jamie Sefton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Johnny Dyke, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2007 Amy Macdonald Limited, Under Exclusive Licence to Mercury Records Ltd
Dick Beetham, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pete Wilkinson, Producer, Executive Producer - Amy Macdonald, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Adam Falkner, Harmonium, AssociatedPerformer - Jolyon Dixon, Mixer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Grounds, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jamie Sefton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Johnny Dyke, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2007 Amy Macdonald Limited, Under Exclusive Licence to Mercury Records Ltd
Dick Beetham, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pete Wilkinson, Producer, Executive Producer - Amy Macdonald, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Adam Falkner, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jolyon Dixon, Mixer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Grounds, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jamie Sefton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Johnny Dyke, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2007 Amy Macdonald Limited, Under Exclusive Licence to Mercury Records Ltd
Dick Beetham, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pete Wilkinson, Producer, Executive Producer - Brandon Flowers, ComposerLyricist - Dave Keuning, ComposerLyricist - Mark Stoermer, ComposerLyricist - Ronnie Vannucci, ComposerLyricist - Amy Macdonald, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Adam Falkner, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jolyon Dixon, Mixer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Grounds, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jamie Sefton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Johnny Dyke, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2007 Amy Macdonald Limited, Under Exclusive Licence to Mercury Records Ltd
Dick Beetham, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pete Wilkinson, Producer, Executive Producer - Amy Macdonald, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Adam Falkner, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jolyon Dixon, Mixer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Grounds, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jamie Sefton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Johnny Dyke, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2007 Amy Macdonald Limited, Under Exclusive Licence to Mercury Records Ltd
Dick Beetham, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pete Wilkinson, Producer, Executive Producer - Amy Macdonald, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Adam Falkner, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jolyon Dixon, Mixer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Grounds, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jamie Sefton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Johnny Dyke, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2007 Amy Macdonald Limited, Under Exclusive Licence to Mercury Records Ltd
Dick Beetham, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pete Wilkinson, Producer, Executive Producer - Amy Macdonald, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Adam Falkner, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jolyon Dixon, Mixer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Grounds, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jamie Sefton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Johnny Dyke, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2007 Amy Macdonald Limited, Under Exclusive Licence to Mercury Records Ltd
Noel Gallagher, ComposerLyricist - Dick Beetham, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pete Wilkinson, Producer, Executive Producer - Amy Macdonald, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Adam Falkner, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jolyon Dixon, Mixer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Grounds, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jamie Sefton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Johnny Dyke, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2007 Amy Macdonald Limited, Under Exclusive Licence to Mercury Records Ltd
Dick Beetham, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pete Wilkinson, Producer, Executive Producer - Amy Macdonald, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Adam Falkner, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jolyon Dixon, Mixer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Grounds, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jamie Sefton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Johnny Dyke, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2007 Amy Macdonald Limited, Under Exclusive Licence to Mercury Records Ltd
Dick Beetham, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Amy Macdonald, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dougie MacLean, ComposerLyricist - Jolyon Dixon, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Grounds, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2007 Amy Macdonald Limited, Under Exclusive Licence to Mercury Records Ltd
Dick Beetham, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Shane Macgowan, ComposerLyricist - Jem Finer, ComposerLyricist - Pete Wilkinson, Producer, Executive Producer - Amy Macdonald, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Adam Falkner, Harmonium, AssociatedPerformer - Jolyon Dixon, Mixer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Grounds, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jamie Sefton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Johnny Dyke, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2007 Amy Macdonald Limited, Under Exclusive Licence to Mercury Records Ltd
Dick Beetham, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pete Wilkinson, Producer, Executive Producer - Amy Macdonald, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Adam Falkner, Harmonium, AssociatedPerformer - Jolyon Dixon, Mixer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Grounds, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jamie Sefton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Johnny Dyke, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2007 Amy Macdonald Limited, Under Exclusive Licence to Mercury Records Ltd
Album review
Amy Macdonald herself is a curious thing, an adult alternative singer/songwriter operating in a netherworld between indie and the mainstream. Naturally, she edges toward the mainstream -- the polished production has a way of sanding down any edges -- but her throaty growl gives this a heart unruly enough to prevent A Curious Thing from flowing too easily. Subtract Macdonald’s passionate vocals from the equation and A Curious Thing flows plenty easily, its surfaces gleaming with precision and its melodies sweetly lilting whether it’s a ballad or an understated folk stomp. If the production is the clearest signal that Macdonald is gunning for a larger crossover audience with her second album, her songs also show some signs of a swift sophomore sequel -- she writes about her brushes with fame just a bit too often and bluntly, an affectation that doesn’t wear well no matter how well-executed the music is. These acknowledgments of Macdonald’s burgeoning European fame hinder A Curious Thing but don’t detract from its essential appeal as soft and shiny AAA pop with a bit of a thumping heart.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 27 track(s)
- Total length: 01:46:49
- Main artists: Amy Macdonald
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: EMI
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2010 Amy Macdonald Limited ℗ 2010 Amy Macdonald Limited
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