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The Versions
''The Versions'' is the sixth studio album by Neneh Cherry, released on 10 June 2022 via EMI Records. The album consists of reworked versions of songs from Cherry's back catalogue, featuring guest appearances by artists including Robyn and Sia. Track listing Personnel Musicians * Neneh Cherry – vocals (10) * Mapei – vocals (1) * Robyn – vocals (1) * Sia – vocals (2) * Anohni – vocals (3) * Greentea Peng – vocals (4) * Jamila Woods – vocals (5) * Justin Canavan – guitar (5) * Tyson – vocals (6) * Femi Koleoso – drums (6) * Jordan Hadfield – bass, guitar (6) * Sarah Tandy – keyboards (6) * Sudan Archives – violin, vocals (7) * Quran Shaheed – piano (7) * Seinabo Sey – vocals (8) * Kelsey Lu – vocals (9) Production * Neneh Cherry – programming (1–9) * Joe LaPorta – mastering engineer (1–4, 6–9) * Mikaelin "Blue" Bluespruce – mixing engineer (1, 4, 6, 8, 9) * Robyn – synthesizer programming, vocal production (1) * Ludvig Larss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neneh Cherry
Neneh Mariann Karlsson (born 10 March 1964), better known as Neneh Cherry, is a Swedish singer-songwriter, rapper, occasional DJ and broadcaster. Her musical career started in London in the early 1980s, where she performed in a number of punk rock, punk and post-punk bands in her youth, including the Slits and Rip Rig + Panic. Cherry has released five studio albums under her own name. Her first, ''Raw Like Sushi'', was released in 1989 and peaked at number three on the UK Album Chart, thanks in large part to the worldwide hit single "Buffalo Stance". Her second studio album was 1992's ''Homebrew (Neneh Cherry album), Homebrew''. Four years later she released ''Man (Neneh Cherry album), Man'', with her next studio album, ''Blank Project,'' coming in 2014. Her most recent album, ''Broken Politics'', was released in 2018. In addition to releasing these studio albums, she formed the band cirKus in 2006 and has collaborated with The Thing (jazz band), the Thing, releasing an album enti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manchild (song)
"Manchild" is a song by Swedish singer-songwriter Neneh Cherry, released as the second single from her debut album, '' Raw Like Sushi'' (1989). The single was a top-10 success in the United Kingdom, New Zealand and several European countries. "Manchild" did not chart in the United States or Canada. It was the first song Neneh sat down and wrote. She composed the song on a Casio keyboard (the same one she uses to this day), using an auto-chord setting and ended up with 7 chords in the verse alone. Neneh's stepfather Don Cherry commented on this praisingly, comparing it to a jazz song structure. Nellee Hooper did the beat for the song and wrote the rap with Robert Del Naja. Neneh then gave it to Cameron McVey, who helped to shape the song with the parts and "made it make sense". The song's lyrics are "directed at a full-grown man who has a little more growing up to do". Neneh expressed the significance of the song for herself, stating it's where she found her sound: "I think "Manch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sassy (Neneh Cherry Song)
''Homebrew'' is the second studio album by Swedish musician Neneh Cherry. It was released in 1992 via Circa Records. The album features several different genres, including between jazz, funk and trip hop. The album photography was by Jean-Baptiste Mondino. Recording sessions took place at Cherry Bear Studios in London and at the Cherry Bear Mobile, except "Sassy" was additionally recorded at Grapehouse Studios in Copenhagen and "Trout" was additionally recorded at Power Play Studios in New York. Gang Starr co-wrote and produced "Sassy" and "I Ain't Gone Under Yet". Geoff Barrow wrote and produced "Somedays". "Trout" features a guitar riff replayed by Jonny Dollar from Steppenwolf's version of "The Pusher", and the drum track by John Bonham from "When the Levee Breaks". "Buddy X" was allegedly inspired by Lenny Kravitz. It was later remixed by Falcon & Fabian and featured Notorious B.I.G. and also remixed by the Dreem Teem and Masters at Work. The track "Move with Me" later ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamila Woods
Jamila Woods (born October 6, 1989) is a Chicago-based American singer, songwriter and poet. Woods is a graduate of St. Ignatius College Prep and Brown University, where she received a BA in Africana Studies and Theater & Performance Studies. Her work focuses on themes of Black ancestry, Black feminism, and Black identity, with recurring emphases on self-love and the City of Chicago. Career Poetry In 2012, Jamila Woods published her first chapbook, entitled ''The Truth About Dolls''. Her work can be found in the anthologies ''The Breakbeat Poets: New American Poetry in the Age of Hip-Hop'' (2015), ''Courage: Daring Poems for Gutsy Girls'' (2014), and ''The UnCommon Core: Contemporary Poems for Learning & Living'' (2013). Her influences include Lucille Clifton, Gwendolyn Brooks, Toni Morrison, and Frida Kahlo. Woods was also one of three editors of ''The Breakbeat Poets Volume II'', entitled ''Black Girl Magic''. The 2018 publication is an anthology of poetry by contemporary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kootchi
''Man'' is the third solo studio album by Swedish singer Neneh Cherry, released on 2 September 1996 by Hut Records and Virgin Records. Three singles were issued from the album. Preceding the album release, a duet with Youssou N'Dour called " 7 Seconds" was released as a single to promote Senegalese singer studio set '' The Guide.'' Almost two years later, the common track was added also to the Cherry's album. Track listing Notes * signifies an additional producer Personnel * Neneh Cherry – vocals * Cameron McVey – Producer, beats, drums, keyboards * Louis Pavlou – percussion, drums on "Kootchi" * Gavyn Wright – string arrangements * Mark Saunders – programming * Wil Malone – string arrangements * Jonny Stephens – electric guitar, Casio * Steve "Grippa" Hopwood – guitar, backing vocals * Jonny Dollar – guitar, programming, beats, string arrangements * Paul Anthony Taylor – programming * Youssou N'Dour – vocals on "7 Seconds" * Christian "Falcon" Falk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Gorman
Paul Gorman is a writer whose journalism has appeared in many of the world's leading publications. He has also published several books on art, design, fashion, media and music and curated exhibitions in Europe and the US. Journalism From 1978, Gorman worked on weekly news for trade publications and in 1983 won the Periodical Publishers Association award for campaigning journalism for a series of investigative food industry articles. In 1990 he was appointed west coast bureau chief of Screen International, based in Los Angeles. Between 1993 and 1998, Gorman was contributing editor at ''Music Week'', reporting on executives and artists such as Madonna's manager Freddy DeMann, Creation Records founder Alan McGee and U2 manager Paul McGuinness. Between 1994 and 1999, Gorman was contributing editor at Music Business International. During this time he contributed regularly to magazines such as ''Mojo'' and conducted the first published interview with the Spice Girls. Gorman continu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katreese Barnes
Katreese Barnes (January 3, 1963 – August 3, 2019) was an American musician, musical director, and songwriter, best known for being half of the pop duo Juicy with her brother Jerry Barnes, and her work on the music of ''Saturday Night Live'', including the Emmy-winning hit "Dick in a Box "Dick in a Box" is a song by the American comedy group The Lonely Island featuring American singer Justin Timberlake. The artists wrote the song with Katreese Barnes and Asa Taccone, who both produced it with Jorma Taccone. ''Saturday Night Liv ...". She died in 2019 at the age of 56, following a decades-long battle against breast cancer. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Barnes, Katreese 1963 births 2019 deaths American women songwriters Deaths from breast cancer 21st-century American women ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greentea Peng
Aria Wells, known professionally as Greentea Peng, is a neo-soul and self-described ' psychedelic R'n'B' singer and songwriter from south east London, UK. Her musical influences include Lauryn Hill, Erykah Badu, Miss Dynamite and Lily Allen. Her stage name is taken from her love of green tea, and the London slang word 'peng', which means attractive or tasty. Along with her music, she is also known for her distinctive fashion style with full-body tattoos, many piercings and much jewellery. Early life Aria Wells was born in Bermondsey, South London, to an Arab father, who was a trained actor, and African mother. Wells resided in London for the majority of her childhood. During this period, she absorbed musical influences from her father, who introduced her to theatre and taught her songs. Meanwhile, she partook in singing for school activities and community events, especially church choir. At age 12, after her parents separated, she and her mother moved to Hastings. Her mother ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buddy X
"Buddy X" is a song by Swedish musician Neneh Cherry, released as the third and final single from her second album, '' Homebrew'' (1992). It was a top 40 hit in both the Netherlands and the United Kingdom in 1993, peaking at numbers 23 and 35, respectively. The song also charted in the United States, reaching No. 43, and in Canada, where it reached No. 28. Critical reception Larry Flick from ''Billboard'' felt that the song is "way-hip", adding that on this " hip-hop-derived romp", Cherry "further proves that her double talent for singing and rhyming comes in mighty handy, as she swerves from sassy street kid-to worldly chanteuse with ease." Dave Sholin from the ''Gavin Report'' said, "She speaks for all those who've been jacked around by that special someone in their life. Her message really cuts through, thanks to a catchy hook woven into not only the chorus, but the entire track." James Masterton commented in his weekly UK chart commentary, "The latest is unlikely to progess m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Bartlett (musician)
Thomas Bartlett (born October 13, 1981), also known as Doveman, is an American pianist, producer, and singer. He has released four solo albums as Doveman, four albums as a member of The Gloaming, duo albums with the composer Nico Muhly and the hardanger d’amore player Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh, and "Shelter," an album of solo piano compositions. As a producer, Bartlett has worked with a range of notable artists, including Yoko Ono, St. Vincent, Norah Jones, and many others. " Mystery of Love", a collaboration with Sufjan Stevens for the soundtrack to ''Call Me by Your Name'', was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song, and a Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media at the 61st ceremony. Bebel Gilberto's "Agora," produced, engineered and mixed by Bartlett, was nominated for Best Global Music Album at the 2021 Grammys, and he also contributed to Taylor Swift's "evermore", and Rufus Wainwright's " Unfollow the Rules", both nominated that year. Since 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Sharp
Jonathan Peter Sharp (20 February 1964 – 29 May 2009), better known by the pseudonym Jonny Dollar, was an English record producer and songwriter. Jonathan was born in Westminster, London and his father was the Australian film director, Don Sharp. Dollar is best known for his work on the Bristol collective Massive Attack's first album ''Blue Lines'', on which he co-wrote the single "Unfinished Sympathy". Sharp's pseudonym came about during the recording of ''Blue Lines'', where he was the only person working on the album being regularly paid He co-produced Neneh Cherry's albums '' Raw Like Sushi'', '' Homebrew'', and ''Man''; plus Gabrielle's third album ''Rise''. He provided early remixes for Portishead and co-wrote both the anti-racism song " 7 Seconds" featuring Youssou N'dour, and Kylie Minogue's "Confide In Me". Later works include Natty's "Man Like I" and Eliza Doolittle Eliza Doolittle is a fictional character and the protagonist in George Bernard S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
