Here If You Listen
Here If You Listen is an album released on October 26, 2018 by BMG Music and features David Crosby and his quartet known as The Lighthouse Band which also includes Michael League, Becca Stevens, and Michelle Willis.[2]
| Here If You Listen | ||||
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| Released | October 26, 2018 | |||
| Recorded | 2018 | |||
| Studio | Atlantic Sound, Brooklyn Flux Studios, New York | |||
| Genre | Pop/Rock, Folk, Jazz | |||
| Length | 45:08 | |||
| Label | BMG Music | |||
| Producer | Michael League with David Crosby, Becca Stevens, Michelle Willis; Fab Dupont | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Stereophile | [2] |
| The Guardian | [3] |
| Spectrum Culture | 4.75/5[4] |
Content
The Lighthouse Band originated on Crosby's Lighthouse album. Producer Michael League along with Becca Stevens and Michelle Willis provided backing vocals on the Crosby-Stevens song "By the Light of Common Day". On this album, the band is very different. AllMusic reviewer Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote, "Chalk that up to the Lighthouse Band interacting like a band here, collaborating on the writing and trading off lead vocals as they glide into lush, shimmering harmonies." Seven of the eleven tracks were written by all four members, with another penned by the quartet plus Snarky Puppy keyboard player Bill Laurance. One tune is by Stevens and Jane Tyson Clement, and another is by Willis. Only Joni Mitchell's "Woodstock" is not a Lighthouse Band composition.[1]
Track listing
Source [1] All songs by David Crosby, Michael League, Becca Stevens, and Michelle Willis except as noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Glory" | ||
| 2. | "Vagrants of Venice" | ||
| 3. | "1974" | ||
| 4. | "Your Own Ride" | David Crosby, Bill Laurence, Michael League, Becca Stevens, and Michelle Willis | |
| 5. | "Buddha on a Hill" | ||
| 6. | "I Am No Artist" | Jane Tyson Clement and Becca Stevens | |
| 7. | "1967" | ||
| 8. | "Balanced on a Pin" | ||
| 9. | "Other Half Rule" | ||
| 10. | "Janet" | Michelle Willis | |
| 11. | "Woodstock" | Joni Mitchell |
Personnel
Source [1]
- David Crosby — Lead & backing vocals, acoustic guitar
- Michael League — Lead & backing vocals, acoustic 6 & 12 string guitars, baritone guitar, electric guitar, electric bass guitar, Arp Omni, MiniMoog
- Becca Stevens — Lead & backing vocals, acoustic guitar, 6 & 7 string electric guitars, hammertone guitar, charango, ukulele
- Michelle Willis — Lead & backing vocals, Arp Omni, Fender Jazz Bass, Fender Rhodes, piano, Wurlitzer organ, pump organ
- Bill Laurance — Piano on track 4
- Producers — Michael League with David Crosby, Becca Stevens, Michelle Willis, Fab Dupont
- Recording Engineers — Fab Dupont and Josh Welshman
- Mixing engineer — Fab Dupont
- Mastering engineer — Greg Calbi
- Artwork — Emilia Canas Mendes
- Liner notes — David Crosby
References
- "David Crosby Here If You Listen". AllMusic, member of the RhythmOne group. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- "Recording of the Month/Recording of April 2019: Here If You Listen". Stereophile AVTech Media Americas Inc. 12 March 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- "David Crosby: Here If You Listen review – turbocharged Trump-whacking teamwork". The Guardian. 26 October 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- "David Crosby: Here If You Listen". Spectrum Culture. 29 October 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2019.