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The debut album by London five-piece band Ben's Brother, Beta Male Fairytales saw Jamie Hartman stepping out from the shadow of his big brother Ben, who inspired the group name, with a self-written, soulful, and emotion-filled album featuring 12 tracks, all written by Hartman. Ben's Brother were a proper gigging band (not one discovered on a TV talent show), but the vocal qualities are not dissimilar to Ben Mills, who did nearly win The X Factor. The problem that Ben's Brother faced was that the mid-2000s were awash with singers who had that Rod Stewart/Joe Cocker gravelly vocal quality, from established stars like the Stereophonics to newcomers like Paolo Nutini, and Beta Male Fairytales had nothing to distinguish it from the background coffee-table albums prevalent at the time. It opens with "Rise" and "Beauty Queen," both tracks released as singles and both straightforward piano and guitar-led midtempo ballads. The tracks "Home," "Bad Dream," and "God by Another Name" had some of the musical arrangement qualities of Keane, but the penultimate track was an interesting 98-second instrumental, "Harmonica in F (Interlude)," almost an Irish jig on the acoustic guitar and harmonica.
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Jamie Hartman, Composer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Percussion, Vocals, Harmonica, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Brauer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Martin Terefe, Producer, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Sven Lindvall, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Iain Hill, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gale Mayes, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Kelly Pribble, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nirva Ready, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - George Tanderø, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ben's Brother, MainArtist - Nikolai Torp, Hammond Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Johnson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2007 Universal Music Operations Limited
Jamie Hartman, Composer, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Percussion, Co-Producer, Background Vocalist, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Brauer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Martin Terefe, Producer - Rosi Golan, Composer - DAVID DAVIDSON, String Arranger, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - David Angell, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - SACHA SKARBEK, Composer, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Sven Lindvall, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Monisa Angell, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - John Catchings, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Kris Wilkinson, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Iain Hill, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kelly Pribble, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - George Tanderø, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ben's Brother, MainArtist - Nikolai Torp, Organ, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Johnson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - The Love Sponge Strings, Strings, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2007 Universal Music Operations Limited
J. Hartman, ComposerLyricist - Ben's Brother, MainArtist - R. Golan, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2007 Relentless Records Ltd.
Jamie Hartman, Composer, Guitar, Unknown, Vocalist, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Brauer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Claes Björklund, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Terefe, Producer, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Sven Lindvall, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Will Hensley, Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Iain Hill, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kelly Pribble, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - George Tanderø, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ben's Brother, MainArtist - Rob Bailey, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Nikolai Torp, Hammond Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Johnson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2007 Universal Music Operations Limited
Jamie Hartman, Composer, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Brauer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Andreas Karlegård, Composer - Martin Karlegård, Composer - Martin Terefe, Producer, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - DAVID DAVIDSON, String Arranger, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - David Angell, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Sven Lindvall, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Monisa Angell, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - John Catchings, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Kris Wilkinson, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Iain Hill, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gale Mayes, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Kelly Pribble, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nirva Ready, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - George Tanderø, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ben's Brother, MainArtist - Nikolai Torp, Organ, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Johnson, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - The Love Sponge Strings, Strings, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2007 Universal Music Operations Limited
Hiten Bharadia, Composer - Jamie Hartman, Composer, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Co-Producer, Synthesizer, Background Vocalist, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Brauer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Martin Terefe, Producer - DAVID DAVIDSON, String Arranger, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - David Angell, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Sven Lindvall, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Monisa Angell, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - John Catchings, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Kris Wilkinson, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Iain Hill, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kelly Pribble, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - George Tanderø, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ben's Brother, MainArtist - The Love Sponge Strings, Strings, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2007 Universal Music Operations Limited
Jamie Hartman, Composer, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Terefe, Composer, Producer, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Sven Lindvall, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Iain Hill, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gale Mayes, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Kelly Pribble, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nirva Ready, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - George Tanderø, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ben's Brother, MainArtist - Nikolai Torp, Keyboards, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Johnson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2007 Universal Music Operations Limited
Jamie Hartman, Composer, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Brauer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Claes Björklund, Keyboards, Piano, Sound Effects, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Terefe, Producer, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Sven Lindvall, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Iain Hill, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kelly Pribble, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - George Tanderø, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ben's Brother, MainArtist - Martin Johnson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2007 Universal Music Operations Limited
Jamie Hartman, Composer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Organ, Hammond Organ, Vocals, Harmonica, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Andreas Karlegård, Composer - Martin Karlegård, Composer - Martin Terefe, Producer - Sven Lindvall, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Iain Hill, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gale Mayes, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Kelly Pribble, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nirva Ready, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - George Tanderø, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ben's Brother, MainArtist - Rob Bailey, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Nikolai Torp, Hammond Organ, Mellotron, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Johnson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2007 Universal Music Operations Limited
Jamie Hartman, Composer, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Vocals, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Brauer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Gordeno, Composer - Claes Björklund, Keyboards, Sound Effects, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Terefe, Producer, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Sven Lindvall, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Iain Hill, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gale Mayes, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Kelly Pribble, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nirva Ready, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - George Tanderø, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ben's Brother, MainArtist - Martin Johnson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Katie Robinson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2007 Universal Music Operations Limited
Jamie Hartman, Composer, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Terefe, Composer, Producer, African Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Iain Hill, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kelly Pribble, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - George Tanderø, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ben's Brother, MainArtist
℗ 2007 Universal Music Operations Limited
Jamie Hartman, Composer, Piano, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Brauer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ian Mack, Composer - Martin Terefe, Producer - DAVID DAVIDSON, String Arranger, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - David Angell, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Monisa Angell, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - John Catchings, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Kris Wilkinson, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Iain Hill, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kelly Pribble, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - George Tanderø, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ben's Brother, MainArtist - Nikolai Torp, Hammond Organ, AssociatedPerformer - The Love Sponge Strings, Strings, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2007 Universal Music Operations Limited
Jamie Hartman, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Percussion, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Ren Swan, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dan McKinna, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Chris West, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ben's Brother, MainArtist - Dave Turner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Hattee, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Kiris Houston, Glockenspiel, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Vanderkuil, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2007 Universal Music Operations Limited
Album review
The debut album by London five-piece band Ben's Brother, Beta Male Fairytales saw Jamie Hartman stepping out from the shadow of his big brother Ben, who inspired the group name, with a self-written, soulful, and emotion-filled album featuring 12 tracks, all written by Hartman. Ben's Brother were a proper gigging band (not one discovered on a TV talent show), but the vocal qualities are not dissimilar to Ben Mills, who did nearly win The X Factor. The problem that Ben's Brother faced was that the mid-2000s were awash with singers who had that Rod Stewart/Joe Cocker gravelly vocal quality, from established stars like the Stereophonics to newcomers like Paolo Nutini, and Beta Male Fairytales had nothing to distinguish it from the background coffee-table albums prevalent at the time. It opens with "Rise" and "Beauty Queen," both tracks released as singles and both straightforward piano and guitar-led midtempo ballads. The tracks "Home," "Bad Dream," and "God by Another Name" had some of the musical arrangement qualities of Keane, but the penultimate track was an interesting 98-second instrumental, "Harmonica in F (Interlude)," almost an Irish jig on the acoustic guitar and harmonica.
© Sharon Mawer /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:47:07
- Main artists: Ben's Brother
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Relentless - Virgin
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2007 Universal Music Operations Limited ℗ 2007 Universal Music Operations Limited
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