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It might seem a bit reductive to call Hayley Sales a female Jack Johnson, but the barefoot-in-the-sunshine vibe of the young singer/songwriter's debut album is so in keeping with Johnson's laid-back mellowness that the comparison is difficult to avoid. The first single, "What You Want," is an easygoing shuffle for acoustic guitar and brushed drums, topped by Sales' kittenish vocal and personal-empowerment lyrics, positively screaming for airplay on adult alternative radio stations and at organic food co-ops across North America. What keeps Sunseed from being merely coffeehouse fodder, however, is Sales' knack for melody and the relaxed charm of the simple but varied arrangements. (The 21-year-old Sales, the daughter of a recording engineer, produced the album herself at her dad's home studio on Vancouver Island, British Columbia.) The wide-eyed lyrics occasionally come off a bit clumsily, like the overworked metaphors of the opening "Jailcell Mind," but given Sales' relative youth, the occasional misstep is forgivable, and at the album's best (the Suzanne Vega-like closer, "Braille"), she makes up for the few faults.
© Stewart Mason /TiVo
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Darren Parris, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Hayley Sales, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Piano, Vocals, Asst. Recording Engineer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - John LeMay, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Brown, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Sales, Mixer, Guitar, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2007 Drifter Records Inc.
Darren Parris, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Hayley Sales, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Piano, Vocals, Asst. Recording Engineer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - John LeMay, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Phil Dwyer, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Brown, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Quintana, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Sales, Mixer, Banjo, Guitar, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Luke Sales, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2007 Drifter Records Inc.
Darren Parris, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Hayley Sales, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Vocals, Asst. Recording Engineer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - John LeMay, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Phil Dwyer, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Quintana, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Sales, Mixer, Guitar, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Luke Sales, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2007 Drifter Records Inc.
Darren Parris, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Hayley Sales, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Vocals, Asst. Recording Engineer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - John LeMay, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Charlie Quintana, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jordan Stringer, Drum, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Sales, Mixer, Guitar, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2007 Drifter Records Inc.
Darren Parris, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Hayley Sales, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Vocals, Asst. Recording Engineer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - John LeMay, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Brown, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Quintana, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Sales, Mixer, Guitar, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2007 Drifter Records Inc.
Darren Parris, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Hayley Sales, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Vocals, Asst. Recording Engineer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - John LeMay, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Brown, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Sales, Mixer, Guitar, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2007 Drifter Records Inc.
Darren Parris, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Hayley Sales, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Percussion, Vocals, Asst. Recording Engineer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - John LeMay, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Brown, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Sales, Mixer, Guitar, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2007 Drifter Records Inc.
Darren Parris, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Hayley Sales, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Vocals, Asst. Recording Engineer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - John LeMay, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Charlie Quintana, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Sales, Mixer, Banjo, Guitar, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2007 Drifter Records Inc.
Darren Parris, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Hayley Sales, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Vocals, Asst. Recording Engineer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - John LeMay, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Charlie Quintana, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Sales, Mixer, Guitar, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2007 Drifter Records Inc.
Darren Parris, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Hayley Sales, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Vocals, Asst. Recording Engineer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - John LeMay, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Brown, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Sales, Mixer, Guitar, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2007 Drifter Records Inc.
Darren Parris, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Hayley Sales, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Vocals, Asst. Recording Engineer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - John LeMay, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Brown, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Sales, Mixer, Guitar, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2007 Drifter Records Inc.
Hayley Sales, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Vocals, Asst. Recording Engineer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - John LeMay, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Sales, Mixer, Guitar, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2007 Drifter Records Inc.
Darren Parris, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Hayley Sales, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Vocals, Asst. Recording Engineer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - John LeMay, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Brown, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Quintana, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jordan Stringer, Drum, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Sales, Mixer, Guitar, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2007 Drifter Records Inc.
Darren Parris, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Hayley Sales, Producer, Mixer, Piano, Vocals, Asst. Recording Engineer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - John LeMay, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Brown, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Sales, Mixer, Guitar, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2007 Drifter Records Inc.
Album review
It might seem a bit reductive to call Hayley Sales a female Jack Johnson, but the barefoot-in-the-sunshine vibe of the young singer/songwriter's debut album is so in keeping with Johnson's laid-back mellowness that the comparison is difficult to avoid. The first single, "What You Want," is an easygoing shuffle for acoustic guitar and brushed drums, topped by Sales' kittenish vocal and personal-empowerment lyrics, positively screaming for airplay on adult alternative radio stations and at organic food co-ops across North America. What keeps Sunseed from being merely coffeehouse fodder, however, is Sales' knack for melody and the relaxed charm of the simple but varied arrangements. (The 21-year-old Sales, the daughter of a recording engineer, produced the album herself at her dad's home studio on Vancouver Island, British Columbia.) The wide-eyed lyrics occasionally come off a bit clumsily, like the overworked metaphors of the opening "Jailcell Mind," but given Sales' relative youth, the occasional misstep is forgivable, and at the album's best (the Suzanne Vega-like closer, "Braille"), she makes up for the few faults.
© Stewart Mason /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:54:28
- Main artists: Hayley Sales
- Composer: Hayley Sales
- Label: Universal Music Canada
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2007 Drifter Records Inc. ℗ 2007 Drifter Records Inc.
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