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In 2012, Brit's Critic Choice Award, a best new artist prize for the United Kingdom's best talent, unsurprisingly went to Emeli Sandé, a woman being lauded for her crystalline voice and her immaculate songwriting skills. By the time her debut album, Our Version of Events, hit shelves, Sandé had already been a number one-selling singer and songwriter, and had her work covered by names such as Tinchy Stryder, Alesha Dixon, and Susan Boyle. Many call the 24-year old starlet a jack-of-all-trades, and after listening to her first full-length debut, it's easy to understand why. Events skip from genre to genre breezily, often being carried by Sandé's piercing voice. Sonically, the album sounds like a whisked-blend of Leona Lewis, Kate Bush, and Alicia Keys -- but, somehow, Sandé still establishes her own style between the airy coos, sultry piano melodies, and sprinkling of xylophones, synths, and bells. Sandé's strongest tracks are such a mixed-bag -- the Professor Green-spinoff "Read All About It (Part III)" is a raw interpretation of the massive pop single, "Lifetime" is a midtempo love song that's as engaging as a close listen as it is late at night, and the electrifying first single "Heaven" has all the makings of a vibrant dance record slicked up for the floor. A true feature of this album is the sheer quality of the compositions, which, for lack of a better term, are unexpectedly sophisticated and nuanced for a mainstream record. What holds the album back in parts is the fact that its tempo is too slow at times, however, Sandé makes up for it with passion and precision. Our Version of Events is an earnest collection of works by a woman who is as good a composer as she is vocalist, a lethal combination in today's pop music business. In this case, the Critic's Choice Award was well deserved.
© Matthew Chisling /TiVo
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Ustad Sultan Khan, ComposerLyricist - Cliff Masterson, String Arranger, Conductor/Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Emeli Sande, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Peter Hanson, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Worsey, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Dermot Crehan, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - mary Scully, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Anthony Pleeth, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Perry Montague-Mason, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Lale, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Davey, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lorraine Barnes, Choir - Jonathan Rees, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Daniels, Choir - Patrick Kiernan, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Boguslaw Kostecki, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Bruce White, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Loveday, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Liz Edwards, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Sonia Slany, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Jim McLeod, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Daniels, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Spencer, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Vicci Wardman, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - John Gibbons, Choir - Patsy McKay, Vocal Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Harry Craze, ComposerLyricist - Hugo Chegwin, ComposerLyricist - Aaron Sokell, Choir - Debbie Widdup, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Rachel Stephanie Bolt, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Jenny La Touche, Choir - Becky Jones, Choir - Crystal Jones, Choir - Charlene Jones, Choir - Wendi Harriott, Choir - Fiona Johnson, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Steven Price, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Liz Horseman, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Gary Lester, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Oli Lanford, Violin, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2011 Virgin Records Limited
Emeli Sande, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Emile Haynie, Producer, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Simon Davey, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Daniel Tannenbaum, Producer, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Craze & Hoax, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Virgin Records Limited
Emeli Sande, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Simon Davey, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Elmhirst, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Patrick Kiernan, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Bryony James, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Rosie Danvers, String Arranger, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Sally Jackson, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - S. Khan, ComposerLyricist - Nick Taylor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ben Baptie, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Debbie Widdup, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Shahid Khan, Producer, Programmer, Recording Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - TommyD, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer - Ellie Stamford, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Emeli Marsden, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Amy Stamford, Viola, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2012 Virgin Records Limited
Emeli Sande, Composer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Davey, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Elmhirst, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Patrick Kiernan, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - James Murray, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - J. Murray, Composer - M. Omer, Composer - Mustafa Omer, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bryony James, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Hayley Pomfrett, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Jenny Sacha, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Kotono Sato, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Rosie Danvers, String Arranger, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Stephanie Cavey, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - S. Khan, Composer - Nick Taylor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ben Baptie, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Rebecca Jones, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Debbie Widdup, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Alison Dods, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Shahid Khan, Producer, Programmer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer - TommyD, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer - L. Juby, Composer - Stephen Tandree, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen Mair, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Sarah Sexton, Violin, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2012 Virgin Records Limited
Emeli Sande, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Simon Davey, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Elmhirst, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Grant Mitchell, Piano, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Ben Baptie, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jules Buckley, Conductor, String Arranger, Strings Conductor, AssociatedPerformer - The Heritage Orchestra, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Mathew Bartram, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Shahid Khan, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2012 Virgin Records Limited
Ustad Sultan Khan, ComposerLyricist - Cliff Masterson, Conductor, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Emeli Sande, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Nigel Walton, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Simon Davey, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Elmhirst, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Naughty Boy, FeaturedArtist - James Murray, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Spencer, Producer - J. Murray, ComposerLyricist - M. Omer, ComposerLyricist - Mustafa Omer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - G. Mitchell, ComposerLyricist - Ben Baptie, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Stephen Price, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Heritage Orchestra, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Shahid Khan, Producer, Programmer, Recording Engineer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 Virgin Records Limited
Paul Herman, Composer, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Emeli Sande, Composer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Justin Broad, Drums, Piano, Programmer, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Simon Davey, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Robert Orton, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Patrick Kiernan, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - James Murray, Producer, Additional Producer, Recording Engineer, Programming, Participant, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Mustafa Omer, Producer, Additional Producer, Recording Engineer, Programming, Participant, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Bryony James, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Hayley Pomfrett, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Jenny Sacha, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Rosie Danvers, String Arranger, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Stephanie Cavey, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Kerenza Peacock, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Nick Taylor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rebecca Jones, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Debbie Widdup, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Alison Dods, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - TommyD, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen Mair, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Ash Millard, Composer, Producer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Polly Wiltshire, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Sarah Sexton, Violin, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2012 Virgin Records Limited
Emeli Sande, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Simon Davey, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Elmhirst, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Patrick Kiernan, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Ben Harrison, Producer, Guitar, Co-Producer, AssociatedPerformer - James Murray, Programmer, Interjections, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer - Mojam Music, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer - Mustafa Omer, Programmer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer - Bryony James, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Hayley Pomfrett, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Jenny Sacha, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Rosie Danvers, String Arranger, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Sally Jackson, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Stephanie Cavey, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - S. Khan, ComposerLyricist - Nick Taylor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ben Baptie, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Debbie Widdup, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Shahid Khan, Producer, Programmer, Recording Engineer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - TommyD, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer - Ellie Stamford, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Emeli Marsden, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Amy Stamford, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - L. Juby, ComposerLyricist - B. Harrison, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2012 Virgin Records Limited
Emeli Sande, Composer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Davey, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ben Harrison, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - S. Khan, Composer - Lee Slater, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Shahid Khan, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - B. Harrison, Composer
℗ 2012 Virgin Records Limited
Emeli Sande, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Simon Davey, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lorraine Barnes, Choir - Tom Elmhirst, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - James Murray, Producer, Additional Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Mustafa Omer, Producer, Additional Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Neil Cowley, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - John Gibbons, Choir - Nick Taylor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ben Baptie, Additional Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Rebecca Jones, Choir - Patsy McKay, Choir, Vocal Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Harry Craze, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Hugo Chegwin, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Jenny La Touche, Choir - Crystal Jones, Choir - Charlene Jones, Choir - Awsa Bergstrom, Choir - Jack Vasiliou, Choir - Roxy Harris, Choir - Anup Paul, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist, Bass (Vocal) - Abeeku Ribeiro, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2012 Virgin Records Limited
Emeli Sande, Composer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Chamberlain, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Davey, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lorraine Barnes, Choir - Robert Orton, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - John Gibbons, Choir - S. Khan, Composer - Nick Taylor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rebecca Jones, Choir - Patsy McKay, Choir, Vocal Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Lee Slater, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Shahid Khan, Producer, Programmer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jenny La Touche, Choir - Crystal Jones, Choir - Charlene Jones, Choir - Awsa Bergstrom, Choir - Jack Vasiliou, Choir - Roxy Harris, Choir - Gavin Powell, Hammond Organ, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2012 Virgin Records Limited
Emeli Sande, Composer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Mostyn, Composer - Simon Davey, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lorraine Barnes, Choir - Robert Orton, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - John Gibbons, Choir - S. Khan, Composer - Nick Taylor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rebecca Jones, Choir - Patsy McKay, Choir, Vocal Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Lee Slater, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Shahid Khan, Producer, Programmer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jenny La Touche, Choir - Crystal Jones, Choir - Charlene Jones, Choir - L. Juby, Composer - Awsa Bergstrom, Choir - Jack Vasiliou, Choir - Roxy Harris, Choir - Glyn Aikins, Composer
℗ 2012 Virgin Records Limited
Alicia Keys, Composer, Producer, Drums, Keyboards, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer - Emeli Sande, Composer, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Davey, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jean-Marie Horvat, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ann Mincieli , Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edgar Bautista, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Virgin Records Limited
Emeli Sande, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Peter Kelleher, ComposerLyricist - Simon Davey, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stephen Manderson, ComposerLyricist - Iain James, ComposerLyricist - Lee Slater, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gavin Powell, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Benjamin Kohn, ComposerLyricist - Thomas Barnes, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2012 Virgin Records Limited
Emeli Sande, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - PHIL TAN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Simon Davey, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Naughty Boy, Producer, Recording Engineer, Programming, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Harry Craze, ComposerLyricist - Hugo Chegwin, ComposerLyricist - Craze & Hoax, Producer, Additional Producer, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Shahid Khan, ComposerLyricist - Daniela Rivera, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Naughty Boy Recordings Limited
Emeli Sande, Composer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Brio Taliaferro, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Jeremy Wheatley, Producer, Mixer, Additional Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Pryce, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Davey, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lorraine Barnes, Choir - Patrick Kiernan, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Bryony James, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Jenny Sacha, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Jo Allen, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Rosie Danvers, String Arranger, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Sally Jackson, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Finn Eiles, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Gibbons, Choir - S. Khan, Composer - Nick Taylor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jenny Latouche, Choir - Patsy McKay, Choir - Aaron Sokell, Choir - Debbie Widdup, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Crystal Jones, Choir - Charlene Jones, Choir - B. Harrison, Composer - Awsa Bergstrom, Choir - Jack Vasiliou, Choir - Roxy Harris, Choir - Gavin Powell, Keyboards, Organ, Bass Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Sarah Sexton, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Adetoun Anibi, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Zalika King, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Wayne Plummer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Tuitt, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Adam Looker, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Krista Caspersz, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Jon Rattenbury, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2012 Virgin Records Limited
Emeli Sande, Composer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Davey, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Loco, Composer, Producer, Mixer, Programmer, Recording Engineer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Virgin Records Limited
Emeli Sande, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Lennon, ComposerLyricist - Simon Davey, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lee Slater, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gavin Powell, Piano, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2012 Virgin Records Limited
Album review
In 2012, Brit's Critic Choice Award, a best new artist prize for the United Kingdom's best talent, unsurprisingly went to Emeli Sandé, a woman being lauded for her crystalline voice and her immaculate songwriting skills. By the time her debut album, Our Version of Events, hit shelves, Sandé had already been a number one-selling singer and songwriter, and had her work covered by names such as Tinchy Stryder, Alesha Dixon, and Susan Boyle. Many call the 24-year old starlet a jack-of-all-trades, and after listening to her first full-length debut, it's easy to understand why. Events skip from genre to genre breezily, often being carried by Sandé's piercing voice. Sonically, the album sounds like a whisked-blend of Leona Lewis, Kate Bush, and Alicia Keys -- but, somehow, Sandé still establishes her own style between the airy coos, sultry piano melodies, and sprinkling of xylophones, synths, and bells. Sandé's strongest tracks are such a mixed-bag -- the Professor Green-spinoff "Read All About It (Part III)" is a raw interpretation of the massive pop single, "Lifetime" is a midtempo love song that's as engaging as a close listen as it is late at night, and the electrifying first single "Heaven" has all the makings of a vibrant dance record slicked up for the floor. A true feature of this album is the sheer quality of the compositions, which, for lack of a better term, are unexpectedly sophisticated and nuanced for a mainstream record. What holds the album back in parts is the fact that its tempo is too slow at times, however, Sandé makes up for it with passion and precision. Our Version of Events is an earnest collection of works by a woman who is as good a composer as she is vocalist, a lethal combination in today's pop music business. In this case, the Critic's Choice Award was well deserved.
© Matthew Chisling /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 19 track(s)
- Total length: 01:07:02
- Main artists: Emeli Sandé
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Virgin
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2012 Virgin Records Limited ℗ 2012 Virgin Records Limited
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