''Murmurs'' is the first full-length album released by
Caroline. It was released on
Temporary Residence Limited
Temporary Residence Limited (shortened TRL) is a Brooklyn, New York-based record label. TRL was started in Louisville, Kentucky in 1996 by Jeremy DeVine, and initially concentrated on releasing music by Louisville-based bands. .
Track listing
# Bicycle – 3:46
# Pink & Black – 4:41
# Sunrise – 4:02
# Where's My Love? – 4:22
# Everylittlething – 3:19
# All I Need – 3:20
# Drove Me to the Wall – 3:50
# I'll Leave My Heart Behind – 4:22
# Winter – 4:48
Personnel
*Caroline (vocals, lyrics, arrangement, producer)
*Daniel Rosenboom (
trumpet
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)
*Johnny C (clay udu drums,
shakers
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, spirit chime, finger cymbals, sleigh bells,
cabasa
The cabasa, similar to the shekere, is a percussion instrument that is constructed with loops of steel ball chain wrapped around a wooden cylinder. The cylinder is fixed to a long, wooden or plastic handle.
The metal cabasa was created by Marti ...
,
caxixi
A caxixi () is a percussion instrument consisting of a closed basket with a flat bottom filled with seeds or other small particles. The round bottom is traditionally cut from a dried gourd. The caxixi is an indirectly struck idiophone. Like the ...
on "Bicycle")
*Kai Kurosawa (producer, arrangement, mixer, programmer on "Bicycle")
*Andreas Bjorck (producer, arrangement, programming, mixer on "Pink & Black", "Sunrise", "Winter", "Where's My Love"; string arrangements on "Winter")
*Jeffrey Lufkin (producer, programmer on "Everylittlething")
*Tarik Monsanto (mixer on "Everylittlething")
*Jason Greenberg (producer, programmer, arrangement, mixer on "All I Need" and "Drove Me To The Wall")
*Tomoji Sogawa (producer, programmer, arrangement on "I'll Leave My Heart Behind")
*Makoto Totani (
guitar
The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...
on "I'll Leave My Heart Behind")
*Masahiko Sato (recording engineer on "I'l Leave My Heart Behind")
*Wataru_Pop (mix)
Reviews
Reviews compared soloist Caroline to Icelandic singer Bjork, as well as her vocal range (from sultry whisper to pop diva). Other aspects of the album noted were the various instrumentation in the individual songs.
References
External links
''Murmurs'' lyrics
2006 albums
Temporary Residence Limited albums
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