''Release Me'' is the second album by
The Like
The Like was an alternative rock band from Los Angeles, California. Its final lineup consisted of Z Berg (vocals and guitar), Tennessee Thomas (drums), Laena Geronimo (bass), and Annie Monroe (organ). The band released three extended plays (EPs) ...
, released in 2010 by
Geffen Records
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Founded in 1980, Geffen Records has been a part of Interscope Geffen A&M since 1999 and h ...
under license to
Downtown Records
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in the
United States
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and international markets including the
United Kingdom
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. It features the singles "Release Me" and "He's Not a Boy". The songs "Don't Make a Sound" is featured in the closing credits of the 2010 film ''
The Next Three Days
''The Next Three Days'' is a 2010 American action thriller film written and directed by Paul Haggis and starring Russell Crowe and Elizabeth Banks. It was released in the United States on November 19, 2010, and was filmed on location in Pittsburg ...
'' and "Walk of Shame" in the 2011 television film ''
Mean Girls 2
''Mean Girls 2'' is a 2011 American teen comedy television film directed by Melanie Mayron, and serves as a sequel to the 2004 film ''Mean Girls''. The film premiered on ABC Family on January 23, 2011, and released direct-to-video on February 1. ...
''. ''Release Me'' has a 60s
girl group
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inspired sound, described by one critic as "the Shangri-las as if they were backed (by)
The Kinks
The Kinks were an English rock band formed in Muswell Hill, north London, in 1963 by brothers Ray and Dave Davies. They are regarded as one of the most influential rock bands of the 1960s. The band emerged during the height of British rhythm ...
".
[Review by Marie Wood, Drowned In Sound, 9-1-2001: http://drownedinsound.com/releases/15626/reviews/4140893?search ]
Track listing
"Don't Make a Sound" is followed by a
hidden track
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, "Why When Love is Gone", a song originally written by
Ivory Joe Hunter
Ivory Joe Hunter (October 10, 1914 – November 8, 1974) was an American rhythm-and-blues singer, songwriter, and pianist. After a series of hits on the US R&B chart starting in the mid-1940s, he became more widely known for his hit recording ...
.
Personnel
* Elizabeth "Z" Berg - guitar, vocals
*
Tennessee Thomas
Tennessee Thomas (born 17 December 1984) is a British drummer. She is best known as the drummer of bands The Like and Nice as Fuck. As an actress, she has played drummers in fictional bands.
Early and personal life
Thomas is the daughter of P ...
- drums, background vocals
*
Alex Greenwald
Alexander Greenwald (born October 9, 1979) is an American musician, actor, and record producer. He is the lead vocalist of the California rock band Phantom Planet.
Life and career
Greenwald was born in Los Angeles, California, to a family of J ...
- bass, additional production
*
Victor Axelrod
Victor Axelrod is an American musician, producer, and audio engineer from Brooklyn, New York. Since the mid-1990s, he has worked primarily in the genres of reggae, Afrobeat and soul, recording and producing under his own name and using the alias ...
- organ
*
Mark Ronson
Mark Daniel Ronson (born 4 September 1975) is a British-American DJ, songwriter, record producer, and record executive. He is best known for his collaborations with artists such as Duran Duran, Amy Winehouse, Adele, Lady Gaga, Lily Allen, Robbi ...
- production
* Thomas Brenneck - mastering
* Shawn Everett - Engineering, mixing
**Note: Laena Geronimo and Annie Monroe are credited as bass and organ players respectively, but do not appear on the album.
References
External links
The Like official websiteThe Like on MySpaceGeffen Records
The Like albums
2010 albums
Geffen Records albums
Albums produced by Mark Ronson
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