''Ivory'' is the fourth studio album by L.A.-based, New Zealand

alternative rock Alternative rock, or alt-rock, is a category of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970s and became widely popular in the 1990s. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from Popular culture, mainstre ...

singer

Gin Wigmore Virginia Claire Wigmore (born 6 June 1986) is a New Zealand singer and songwriter. Featured on the Smashproof single "Brother" in 2009, Wigmore went on to release four albums '' Holy Smoke'' (2009), ''Gravel & Wine'' (2011), '' Blood to Bone'' ...

, named after her son. The album was released on 6 April 2018 by

Island Records Australia Island Records Australia is an Australian record label that was launched in 2007 by Michael Taylor (now serving as managing director, Universal Music Australia). It is part of the Universal Music Group and is the Australian variant of Island R ...

peaking at number 11 in New Zealand. ''Ivory'' explores a heavier

sound along with a heavy

blue-eyed soul Blue-eyed soul (also called white soul) is rhythm and blues (R&B) and soul music performed by white artists. The term was coined in the mid-1960s, to describe white artists whose sound was similar to that of the predominantly-black Motown and Stax ...

vibe and

doo-wop Doo-wop (also spelled doowop and doo wop) is a genre of rhythm and blues music that originated in African-American communities during the 1940s, mainly in the large cities of the United States, including New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Chica ...

inspired ballads counting on a funky, groovy production. The lyrics of the album provide commentary on feminism, empowerment, and a return to roots.

Track listing

Personnel

Personnel credits adapted from

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. *Jamelle Adisa – horn arrangements (3), trumpet (3, 7), horn (7) *Bob Allaire – strings (6) *Toiya Barnes – backing vocals (6, 11) *Candace Coles – backing vocals (3, 5-9, 11) *Julie Davies – backing vocals (6, 11) *Rocco DellaNeve – piano (1, 3, 5, 7, 8),

Mellotron The Mellotron is an electro-mechanical musical instrument developed in Birmingham, England, in 1963. It is played by pressing its keys, each of which pushes a length of magnetic tape against a capstan, which pulls it across a playback head. A ...

(2, 11), organ (3, 5, 7, 11), digital piano (6, 7), bass guitar (7) *Aja Grant – backing vocals (6, 11) *Aric Improta – drums (1-5, 7-11) *Christopher Johnson – trombone (3, 7-9) *

Emily Lazar Emily B. Lazar is an American mastering engineer. She is the founder, president, and chief mastering engineer of The Lodge, an audio mastering facility that has operated in New York City's Greenwich Village since 1997. She won a Grammy Award for ...

– mastering (1-3, 5-12) *Bianca Gisselle Marrero – backing vocals (9) *Mischa Mandel – backing vocals (11) *Turie McCormick – backing vocals (6, 11) *Abraham McDonald – backing vocals (6, 11) *Keith McKelley – saxophone (3, 8),

tenor saxophone The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (while th ...

(7, 9) *Claudius Mittendorfer – mixing (all tracks) *

Marc Orrell Marc John Orrell (born November 7, 1982) is an American guitarist known for being a former member of the Boston Celtic Punk band the Dropkick Murphys. He joined the band in 2000, he was 17 years old, while they were recording '' Sing Loud, Sin ...

– backing vocals, bass guitar, electric guitar (4) *Christine de Pauw – backing vocals (6, 11) *Steve Rusch –

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(all tracks); bass guitar (1-5, 12), electric guitar (1-3, 7, 11), samples (1, 2),

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(1-7, 9, 11), drums (3, 5, 7), percussion (9, 12), ukulele (9) *

Raphael Saadiq Raphael Saadiq (; born Charles Ray Wiggins; May 14, 1966) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. He rose to fame as a member of the multiplatinum group Tony! Toni! Toné! In addition to his solo and group ...

– bass guitar (8) *Allen Salmon – production, backing vocals, bass guitar, drum programming, drums, electric guitar, guitar, percussion, piano (12) *Joe Santa Maria –

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(1) *John Schreffler – electric guitar (2, 3, 5-10), backing vocals (4), guitar (12) *Bridget Silva – backing vocals (6, 11) *

Gabe Simon Kopecky (formerly the Kopecky Family Band) is an American indie-rock band formed in Nashville, Tennessee in 2007. The band consists of Kelsey Kopecky (vocals, keyboards, and bass), Gabe Simon (vocals, guitar, and horns), Steven Holmes (guitar, lap ...

– backing vocals, bass guitar, electric guitar, piano, synthesizer (10) *

Taura Stinson Taura Stinson is an American songwriter, producer, musician, composer and author. Stinson has co-written songs for artists including Deborah Cox, Cynthia Erivo, Kelly Rowland, Destiny's Child, Kelis and Jennifer Hudson. She has also written song ...

– backing vocals (3, 5, 7-9, 11), vocals (6) *Dylan Wiggins – synthesizer (1-3, 5, 7, 10, 11), piano (6) *

– production, vocals (all tracks); backing vocals (1-4), piano (1, 6, 9, 12), samples (1), synthesizer (1, 2, 4, 11), tambourine (1, 3, 5, 7, 8); percussion, sound effects (2)

Charts

References

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