Album
About A Boy
2002 · Rock, Pop
12 collectors on Gatefold own this
About A Boy is a Soundtrack & Scores album by Badly Drawn Boy, originally released in 2002. On Gatefold: 27 pressings tracked, owned by 12 collectors.
About
It's a match made in heaven: the lovable, oddly childlike songs of Damon Gough (a.k.a. Badly Drawn Boy) and the lovable, oddly childlike characters of Nick Hornby. Gough's soundtrack to <i>About a Boy</i> achieves the rare trick of complementing that movie's moods and themes while standing nicely on its own, thank you. The production polishes some of the eccentricities from BDB's scruffy, lo-fi sound, but that's mostly a good thing. And the melodies are just as gorgeous, and the instrumentation just as lush as his acclaimed debut, <i>The Hour of Bewilderbeast</i>. Even doubters will find it hard to resist the upbeat, hooky "Something to Talk About," while "Silent Sigh," with its delicate piano and wistful, sighing vocal, is four and a half minutes of sheer aural pleasure a la <i>Double Fantasy</i>-era Lennon. Unusually for a soundtrack, nothing about this project carries even a whiff of filler. Even the incidental music beguiles, and the more fully realized songs suggest that Gough's brilliance benefits from a bit of restraint.
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Tracklist
- 1Exit Stage Right0:21
- 2A Peak You Reach4:33
- 3Something To Talk About3:40
- 4Dead Duck0:46
- 5Above You, Below Me2:40
- 6I Love N.Y.E.3:20
- 7Silent Sigh4:44
- 8Wet, Wet, Wet0:42
- 9River-Sea-Ocean2:24
- 10S.P.A.T.3:24
- 11Rachel's Flat0:34
- 12Walking Out Of Stride1:48
- 13File Me Away3:23
- 14A Minor Incident3:44
- 15Delta (Little Boy Blues)4:00
- 16Donna & Blitzen4:19
Sound DNA
- Soundtrack & Scores
- Compiled Soundtrack
- warm
- bittersweet
- cinematic
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
Issued in a jewel case with cardboard 'O-case'.
Recorded at Larrabee East, Third Stone Recording and Cello Studios. Orchestra recorded at Air Studios.
Mixed at Studio Atlantis, LA and Sphere Studios, UK.
Mastered at Precision Mastering.
Published by:
UK & Eire: Badly Drawn Boy Music Ltd/Big Life Music Ltd.
Australia & New Zealand: Badly Drawn Boy Music Ltd/Mushroom Music Pty Ltd.
Rest of world: Badly Drawn Boy Music Ltd/Diesel 2 Publishing/Kojam Music Ltd/Kolbalt Music Publishing.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Badly Drawn BoyCOMPOSED BY, PERFORMER, WRITTEN-BY
- Damon GoughACOUSTIC GUITAR, BACKING VOCALS, BASS, CELESTA, FLUTE, FRENCH HORN, HARMONICA, HORNS, GUITAR, KEYBOARDS, ORGAN , PERCUSSION, PIANO, STRINGS, TRIANGLE, VOCALS, XYLOPHONE ACOUSTIC GUITAR, ELECTRIC GUITAR, PIANO, BACKING VOCALS , SYNTH, VOCALS ACOUSTIC GUITAR, ELECTRIC GUITAR, PIANO, BACKING VOCALS , SYNTHESIZER, VOCALS
- Ashley ArrisonBACKING VOCALS
- Gia CiambottiBACKING VOCALS
- Jeff TurmesSAXOPHONE
- Joey WaronkerDRUMS
- Jon BrionBASS BASS, VIBRAPHONE GUITAR
- London Metropolitan OrchestraORCHESTRA STRINGS
- Mike BrennerGUITAR LAP STEEL GUITAR STEEL GUITAR
- Patrick SeymourCONDUCTOR KEYBOARDS
- Pete BeachillTROMBONE
- Pete ThomasDRUMS
- Sasha KrivtsovBASS
- Sharon CelaniBACKING VOCALS
- Stephen McLaughlinKEYBOARDS
- Suzie KatayamaARRANGED BY , CONDUCTOR CONDUCTOR, ARRANGED BY
- Tom RothrockBASS BASS, SYNTHESIZER DRUM PROGRAMMING
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