''One Breath'' is the second album of British singer-songwriter

Anna Calvi Anna Margaret Michelle Calvi (born 24 September 1980) is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist. Her accolades include three Mercury Prize nominations, one Brit Award nomination, and a European Border Breakers Award. She has been noted by ...

, released on 7 October 2013, by Domino Records. The album was recorded at Black Box studios in France with mixing completed in Texas by Calvi's new producer

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. Calvi described ''One Breath'' as "the moment before you've got to open yourself up, and it's about how terrifying that is. It's scary and it's thrilling. It's also full of hope, because whatever has to happen hasn't happened yet." Domino has described 'One Breath' as a "bold and confident record that begins an exciting new chapter in this uniquely talented artist's career". The trailer for ''One Breath'', credited to longtime collaborator Emma Nathan, was released on 5 August 2013. The artwork for the album was created by photographer Roger Deckker. Music Week awarded Calvi their ''Album of the Week'' for ''One Breath''. The album was nominated for the 2014

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Singles

The first single from ''One Breath'', titled "Eliza", premiered on Monday 19 August 2013 on Lauren Laverne's BBC Radio 6 show at 11am. The song was well received by This Is Fake DIY calling it "a cinematic strum of a lead track". It was officially released digitally and on vinyl on 1 October 2013 featuring the non-album track "A Kiss To Your Twin" as the B-side. The Special Edition LP also included a bonus 7" featuring two new songs: "Endless World" and "1970s Wind". "Suddenly", the second single from ''One Breath'' (backed by Calvi's cover of

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) was released on 7" vinyl and digitally on 23 December 2013. The third single, "Piece by Piece" was released as a digital-only single on 31 March 2014 and featured no B-side.

Track listing

Personnel

– vocals (lead), guitar, vibraphone *Mally Harpaz – marimba, vibraphone, harmonium, dulcimer *Daniel Maiden-Wood – drums, vocals (backing), marimba, guitar percussion *John Baggot - synths, organ, moog bass, piano, prepared piano *

Fiona Brice Fiona Brice is an English composer, orchestral arranger and violinist. Brice writes orchestral arrangements for various artists and has toured and recorded with several major pop and rock acts, including Placebo, Kanye West, Sugababes, Boy Geo ...

- string arrangements, conducting

Charts

References

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