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Track Listing
1. San Francisco
2. Make You Crazy
3. Heaven
4. Closer To You
5. Wrong About Me
6. So Far From Me
7. When She's Gone
8. World Keeps Turning
9. Who Do You Think You Are?
10. Follow Your Heart
11. Ain't Gonna Lose You
| Details | | Producer: | John Alagia | | Distributor: | Alternative Dis. Alliance | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Personnel: Brett Dennen (vocals, guitar); John Alagia (guitar, piano, background vocals); Mark Goldenberg (guitar); Zac Rae (ukulele, keyboard); Sean Hurley (bass instrument); Joey Waronker (drum, percussion); Femi Kuti, Tom Freund, Missy Higgins (background vocals).
Audio Mixers: John Alagia; Brian Scheuble.
If Ron Sexsmith had grown up listening to Paul Simon's GRACELAND, he might not sound dissimilar to Brett Dennen, who blends carefully constructed, poetic lyrics with sunny, funk/African-inflected grooves (Femi Kuti even turns up on one track). His third album finds him moving further into that groove, leaving a little of his former wordiness behind, and striking a nice balance between intellect and from-the-gut locomotion.
Industry Reviews
For those still enthralled by the lyrical twists and midtempo folk-rocking of 1972, this record will be manna from heaven.
His clear, melodic voice and easy-like-Sunday-morning compositions are both benign and comforting. -- Grade: B+
3 stars out of 5 -- 'Make You Crazy' is a jubilant rave-up with Femi Kuti on vocals, while the quiet ballad 'So Far From Me' is perfect for a dorm-room make-out.
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