''Misplaced'' is the sixth studio album by Jewish rock band

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. It was produced by Ron Aniello and mixed by

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, and was released on August 8, 2006 by Jewish Music Group.

Production

The album was produced by Ron Aniello and David Kopp and mixed by

, with engineering by

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and Clif Norrell. In addition to Moshav, the album features accompaniment by pianist

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, guitarist C Lanzbom of

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, and drummer Matt Chamberlain of

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. Musically, the album expands on the band's previously established folk sound with elements of

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and the use of electronic effects.

Release and reception

The album was released on August 8, 2006. Hal Horowitz of

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gave it 3.5 out of 5 stars, saying, "Some material is a bit undercooked and/or sappy, but in general this makes an excellent introduction to a group that, along with

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, has the talent to introduce the Western world to a vibrant and innovative combination of styles." Ben Jacobson of ''

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'' named it one of the best Jewish albums of 5767 (2006–2007), saying the band had "finally made good on their threat to make it big in the New World with this effort...Every spiritual guitar pop song is pushed to its dramatic edge."

Track listing

#"The Only One" (David Kopp) – 3:54 #"Closer" – 4:19 #"When I'm Gone" (Ron Aniello) – 4:33 #"Misplaced" – 3:58 #"Cold Cry" (Aniello) – 3:33 #"Hallelu" (Kopp) – 2:49 #"Lift Up Your Head" (Aniello) – 4:37 #"The Streets of Jerusalem" (Larry John McNally) – 3:27 #"

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" (

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cover) – 3:18 #"Heart Is Open" – 3:46 #"Stand Up" (Aniello) – 2:53 #"Abba Shimon" – 4:56 #"Dream Again" (Aniello) – 2:08

Personnel

Moshav Band

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– lead vocals, percussion * Duvid Swirsky – vocals, guitar, bass, percussion * Yosef Solomon – bass

Additional musicians

* Ron Aniello – bass, guitar,

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* C Lanzbom – guitar *

– melodica, piano,

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* Nimrod Nol – violin * Jagonnathan Ramaamoorthy – violin * Jesse E. String – cello * Matt Chamberlain – drums, percussion * Gidon Shikler – percussion, backing vocals

Technical personnel

* Ron Aniello – composer,

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, management, mixing, producer * David Kopp – composer, producer, programming *

– mixing *

– engineer * Clif Norrell – engineer * C Lanzbom – engineer * Jay Goin – engineer * Todd Spitzer – engineer * Kenny Takahashi – engineer * Larry John McNally – composer * Joey Peters – engineer, programming, project assistant * Glenn Pittman – assistant engineer * James Rudder – engineer * Ian Suddarth – assistant engineer * Tom Syrowski – assistant engineer * Summer Ray Brown – project assistant * Lori Carfora – project assistant * Richard Foos – project assistant * Leonard Korobkin – project assistant * Joshua Mazalian – project assistant * David McLees – project assistant * Patrick Milligan – project assistant * Deborah Radel – project assistant * Yehuda Remer – project assistant * Dean Schachtel – project assistant * Candy Shipley – project assistant * Stuart Wax – project assistant

References

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