''Always'' is the fifth
studio album
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by
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recording artist
Gabrielle. It was released by Systemtactic Limited and
Go! Beat Records
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on 1 October 2007 through
Universal Music
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. Her first release in over three years, Gabrielle reteamed with longtime collaborators
Julian Gallagher and The Boilerhouse Boys to work on the album. ''Always'' received positive reviews from music critics and entered the
UK Albums Chart
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at number 11 and the
UK R&B Album Chart at number 4. A supporting tour took place in February 2008.
Track listing
Personnel
Adapted from
AllMusic
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.
*Juan Alaya - guitar
*Mat Bartram - assistant engineer
*Mark Berrow - violin
*Rachel Bolt - viola
*Tom Brock - composer
*Gustav Clarkson - viola
*David "Crackers" Cracknell - piano
*Caroline Dale - cello
*David Daniels - cello
*Andy Dean - bass, composer, producer
*Liz Edwards Violin
*
Gabrielle - composer, primary artist
*Dillon Gallagher - engineer
*Julian Gallagher - composer, drums, producer
*Simon Hale - piano, string arrangements, strings
*Ash Howes - mixing
*Richard Hynd - composer, keyboards, programming
*Garfield Jackson - viola
*Anders Kallmark - keyboards, mixing, programming
*Patrick Kiernan - violin
*Boguslaw Kostecki - violin
*Peter Lale - viola
*Chris Laurence - double bass
*Julian Leaper - violin
*William Lockhart - percussion, timpani
*Martin Loveday - cello
*Rita Manning - violin
*Christian Marsac - guitar, saxophone
*Perry Mason - leader, violin
*
David McAlmont
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- background vocals
*
Ally McErlaine
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- guitar
*Steve Morris - violin
*Everton Nelson - violin
*Tom Pigott-Smith - violin
*Chris Pitsillides - viola
*Chris Potter - engineer, mixing
*Steve Price - engineer
*Carmen Reece - background vocals
*Johnathan Rees - violin
*Robert Nelson Relf - composer
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Frank Ricotti
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- percussion
*Root - art direction, design
*Jackie Shave - violin
*Matthew Shave - photography
*Emlyn Singleton - violin
*Derrick Taylor - bass, violin
*Cathy Thompson - violin
*Christopher Tombling - violin
*Helen Tunstall - harp
*Lawrence Watson - photography
*
Paul Weller
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- guitar, background vocals
*Bruce White - viola
*Ben Wiesner - drums
*Jonathan Williams - cello
*Ben Wolff - composer, drums, producer
*David Woodcock - violin
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Gavyn Wright
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He is best known for his orchestral arrangements on pop productions (including Elton John, Simply Red, Bush, Mecano, Oasis, ...
- orchestra leader, violin
*Warren Zielinski - violin
Charts
References
2007 albums
Gabrielle (singer) albums
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