''In the Pink'' is the fourth studio album by singer-songwriter
Donna Lewis
Donna Lewis (born August 1959) is a Welsh singer. She is best known for the 1996 pop hit single "I Love You Always Forever", which peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart, and also peaked within the top ten of the charts in Australia, Aust ...
. It is co-produced by Lewis,
Simon Duffy and
Gerry Leonard
Gerry Leonard is an Irish lead guitarist and solo artist, known for his harmonic and ambient guitar style and for his work with David Bowie. He has lived and worked in Dublin, Copenhagen, and Manhattan.
Hinterland
From Clontarf, Dublin, Clont ...
.
History
Lewis met Simon Duffy in
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
in 1999/2000, and in 2002 they began putting tracks together for the album, co-writing the song "Obsession". This process halted for two years after Lewis gave birth to her son. In April 2005 she met with guitarist Gerry Leonard, who had played on her first two albums and was on a break from touring. She played him the songs that had been recorded so far and asked if he would co-produce. Leonard agreed and enlisted drummer Doug Yowell and bassist Jeff Allan; other musicians who contributed include Jay Belarose, Robert Bell of the band
The Blue Nile
The Blue Nile was a Scottish band which originated in Glasgow. The group's early music was built heavily on synthesizers and electronic instrumentation and percussion, although later works featured guitar more prominently. Following early cham ...
, Harvey Jones, Tony Levin and David Torn. Lewis said working with Leonard was "an absolute Joy ... his production input has brought an organic sense to the record that wouldn't have been there without him."
Recording was completed in eight weeks, after which Lewis and Leonard took a break.
Mixing began with
Kevin Killen
Kevin Killen (born October 22, 1959) is a music producer, engineer, and mixer. His work has been recognized by multiple awards and nominations, and he has worked with a range of recording artists including Shakira, Peter Gabriel, U2, David Bowie, ...
, who mixed Lewis's debut album, and Hector Castillo, who mixed one song on ''In the Pink''; Lewis said Killen "has fantastic ears and a great vocal sensibility — he really has done an amazing job". She has said the album is the first of hers she enjoys listening to. By April 2006, the packages had been put together and Lewis's management team were negotiating with which record label partners. It was finally released on April 1, 2008 on Lewis' own Peruzzi Music, with distribution through Redeye Distribution.
Four songs featured on ''In the Pink'' — "Shout", "Shut the Sun Out", "You to Me" and "Obsession" — were uploaded to Lewis's official
MySpace page in April 2007.
[Donna Lewis official MySpace page]
/ref> Before this, in July 2006, "Shout" was leaked onto radio in Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...
, where it garnered substantial airplay without being released as a single."The Life of a Renegade Song."
. donnalewis.com. 15 June 2007. Retrieved 30 June 2007.
Track listing
#"Ireland" – 4:34
#"Pink Dress" – 4:07
#"Shout" – 3:27
[
#"Shut the Sun Out" – 3:44][
#"Kick Inside" – 4:28
#"You to Me" – 3:38][
#"Obsession" – 3:34][
#"Don't Ever" – 5:16
#"1000 Miles" – 3:58
#"You (Reprise)" – 0:49
#"Sandcastles" – 4:01
#"]I Love You Always Forever
"I Love You Always Forever" is the debut single by Welsh singer Donna Lewis from her debut album, '' Now in a Minute'' (1996). Written by Lewis and produced by Lewis and Kevin Killen, it was released as the album's lead single in the United Sta ...
" - 4:04
Notes
References
* Lewis, Donna
"A New Album?"
donnalewis.com. 27 April 2006. Retrieved 30 June 2007.
Donna Lewis albums
2008 albums
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