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For nearly three years, Ingrid Michaelson toured in support of Girls and Boys, a popular album whose songs popped up everywhere from Old Navy commercials to TV sitcoms. Michaelson was similarly omnipresent, opening for the likes of Jason Mraz in Europe and headlining her own shows at home. It's appropriate, then, that 2009's Everybody -- her first album as a genuine star -- amplifies all the elements that made Girls and Boys endearing. Michaelson is no longer a part-time waitress with a songwriting habit; she's a seasoned road veteran, acutely aware of what it takes to invest her audience, and Everybody often plays like a greatest-hits album. The lovelorn ballads -- which comprised the bulk of Girls and Boys -- occupy less space here, and the ones that do make the final cut are smartly laced with strings and layered guitar. There's a sweeping feeling to these songs, a sense of grandeur that was lost in the intimate, minimalist performances on Michaelson's debut. Perennial live favorite "The Chain" also makes an appearance, having previously shown up on Ingrid's stopgap release Be OK, and its climatic refrain points to the singer's ability to turn a slow ballad into something cinematic. Even so, Everybody's strongest assets are its upbeat pop tunes. Michaelson has graduated from the coffeehouse to the concert hall, after all, and tracks like "Soldier" -- with its deliberate phrasing and neo-military percussion -- aim for the cheap seats at the back of a venue, a place that Girls and Boys only occasionally reached. "Everybody," a campfire singalong fueled by strummed ukulele, could be the female answer to Jason Mraz's "I'm Yours," while "Mountain and the Sea" is downright irresistible, its handclapped rhythm and buoyant chorus combining to create Michaelson's strongest song to date. The only potential concern (and we're splitting straws here) is the absence of Allie Moss, Michaelson's ubiquitous touring partner and indispensable harmony vocalist, but Everybody rarely stumbles in her absence, with Ingrid double-tracking her own harmonies -- as she's done on every previous record -- instead. Rarely does an independent album sound so assured, so polished, and so agreeable.
© Andrew Leahey /TiVo
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Ryan Freeland, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Kuffner, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ingrid Michaelson, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Dan Romer, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JESSE LAUTER, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Schoenwetter, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - GEOFF LEWIT, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - SAUL SIMON-McWILLIAMS, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 Spirit Music Group, Inc.
Ryan Freeland, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Kuffner, Bass Guitar, Asst. Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Ingrid Michaelson, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Dan Romer, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Recording Engineer, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Elliot Jacobson, Unknown, Other - JESSE LAUTER, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Schoenwetter, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brandon Walters, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bess Rogers, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - GEOFF LEWIT, Unknown, Asst. Recording Engineer, Other, StudioPersonnel - SAUL SIMON-McWILLIAMS, Unknown, Asst. Recording Engineer, Other, StudioPersonnel - Seth Faulk, Conga, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2009 Spirit Music Group, Inc.
Ryan Freeland, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Kuffner, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ingrid Michaelson, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dan Romer, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JESSE LAUTER, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Schoenwetter, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ben Kalb, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - GEOFF LEWIT, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - SAUL SIMON-McWILLIAMS, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 Spirit Music Group, Inc.
Ryan Freeland, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Kuffner, Double Bass, Asst. Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Olivier Manchon, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Hiroko Taguchi, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Ingrid Michaelson, Producer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dan Romer, Producer, Recording Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Elliot Jacobson, Drum, AssociatedPerformer - JESSE LAUTER, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Todd Low, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - David Schoenwetter, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bess Rogers, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ben Kalb, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - GEOFF LEWIT, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - SAUL SIMON-McWILLIAMS, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 Spirit Music Group, Inc.
Ryan Freeland, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Kuffner, Asst. Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, Bass (Vocal) - Olivier Manchon, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Hiroko Taguchi, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Ingrid Michaelson, Producer, Organ, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dan Romer, Producer, Organ, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Elliot Jacobson, Drum, AssociatedPerformer - JESSE LAUTER, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Todd Low, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - David Schoenwetter, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ben Kalb, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - GEOFF LEWIT, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - SAUL SIMON-McWILLIAMS, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 Spirit Music Group, Inc.
Ryan Freeland, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Kuffner, Electric Guitar, Asst. Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, Bass (Vocal) - Ingrid Michaelson, Producer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dan Romer, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Elliot Jacobson, Drum, AssociatedPerformer - JESSE LAUTER, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Schoenwetter, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bess Rogers, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Irwin, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - GEOFF LEWIT, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - SAUL SIMON-McWILLIAMS, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 Spirit Music Group, Inc.
Ryan Freeland, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Kuffner, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ingrid Michaelson, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Dan Romer, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JESSE LAUTER, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Schoenwetter, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - GEOFF LEWIT, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - SAUL SIMON-McWILLIAMS, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 Spirit Music Group, Inc.
Ryan Freeland, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Kuffner, Asst. Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, Bass (Vocal) - Olivier Manchon, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Hiroko Taguchi, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Ingrid Michaelson, Producer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dan Romer, Producer, Keyboards, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Elliot Jacobson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - JESSE LAUTER, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Schoenwetter, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ben Kalb, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - GEOFF LEWIT, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - SAUL SIMON-McWILLIAMS, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 Spirit Music Group, Inc.
Ryan Freeland, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Kuffner, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ingrid Michaelson, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dan Romer, Producer, Accordion, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - JESSE LAUTER, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Schoenwetter, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Irwin, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - GEOFF LEWIT, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - SAUL SIMON-McWILLIAMS, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 Spirit Music Group, Inc.
Ryan Freeland, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Kuffner, Asst. Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, Bass (Vocal) - Ingrid Michaelson, Producer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dan Romer, Producer, Accordion, Recording Engineer, Mellotron, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Elliot Jacobson, Tambourine, Drum, AssociatedPerformer - JESSE LAUTER, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Schoenwetter, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - GEOFF LEWIT, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - SAUL SIMON-McWILLIAMS, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Luke Cissell, Violin, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2009 Spirit Music Group, Inc.
Ryan Freeland, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Kuffner, Electric Guitar, Asst. Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Ingrid Michaelson, Producer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dan Romer, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Elliot Jacobson, Tambourine, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - JESSE LAUTER, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Schoenwetter, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brandon Walters, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bess Rogers, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - GEOFF LEWIT, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - SAUL SIMON-McWILLIAMS, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 Spirit Music Group, Inc.
Ryan Freeland, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Kuffner, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ingrid Michaelson, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Dan Romer, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JESSE LAUTER, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Schoenwetter, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - GEOFF LEWIT, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - SAUL SIMON-McWILLIAMS, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 Spirit Music Group, Inc.
Album review
For nearly three years, Ingrid Michaelson toured in support of Girls and Boys, a popular album whose songs popped up everywhere from Old Navy commercials to TV sitcoms. Michaelson was similarly omnipresent, opening for the likes of Jason Mraz in Europe and headlining her own shows at home. It's appropriate, then, that 2009's Everybody -- her first album as a genuine star -- amplifies all the elements that made Girls and Boys endearing. Michaelson is no longer a part-time waitress with a songwriting habit; she's a seasoned road veteran, acutely aware of what it takes to invest her audience, and Everybody often plays like a greatest-hits album. The lovelorn ballads -- which comprised the bulk of Girls and Boys -- occupy less space here, and the ones that do make the final cut are smartly laced with strings and layered guitar. There's a sweeping feeling to these songs, a sense of grandeur that was lost in the intimate, minimalist performances on Michaelson's debut. Perennial live favorite "The Chain" also makes an appearance, having previously shown up on Ingrid's stopgap release Be OK, and its climatic refrain points to the singer's ability to turn a slow ballad into something cinematic. Even so, Everybody's strongest assets are its upbeat pop tunes. Michaelson has graduated from the coffeehouse to the concert hall, after all, and tracks like "Soldier" -- with its deliberate phrasing and neo-military percussion -- aim for the cheap seats at the back of a venue, a place that Girls and Boys only occasionally reached. "Everybody," a campfire singalong fueled by strummed ukulele, could be the female answer to Jason Mraz's "I'm Yours," while "Mountain and the Sea" is downright irresistible, its handclapped rhythm and buoyant chorus combining to create Michaelson's strongest song to date. The only potential concern (and we're splitting straws here) is the absence of Allie Moss, Michaelson's ubiquitous touring partner and indispensable harmony vocalist, but Everybody rarely stumbles in her absence, with Ingrid double-tracking her own harmonies -- as she's done on every previous record -- instead. Rarely does an independent album sound so assured, so polished, and so agreeable.
© Andrew Leahey /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:43:05
- Main artists: Ingrid Michaelson
- Composer: Ingrid Michaelson
- Label: Ingrid Michaelson (Spirit Music)
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2020 Spirit Music Group ℗ 2009 Spirit Music Group
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