Samantha James - Rise
Label:
Catalog#:
OM 278
Format:
CD, Album, Digipak
Country:
US
Released:
2007
Genre:
Electronic
Style:
Deep House,
Downtempo,
Soul
Tracklist
| 1 | Rise | 4:26 | ||
| 2 | Enchanted Life | 5:32 | ||
| 3 | Breathe You In | 5:21 | ||
| 4 | Angel Love | 6:24 | ||
| 5 | Come Through | 4:35 | ||
| 6 | Living Without You | 5:48 | ||
| 7 | I Found You | 4:33 | ||
| Featuring [Vocals], Acoustic Guitar - Celso Fonseca | ||||
| 8 | Deep Surprise | 4:50 | ||
| 9 | Send It Out To The Universe | 6:20 | ||
| 10 | Rain | 3:57 | ||
| 11 | Right Now | 4:27 | ||
Credits
Acoustic Guitar, Guitar [Electric], Bass [Ebo], Effects [Zvex Landscapes] -
Robert "Crit" Castillo
Artwork By [Design] - Capacitor Design Network
Drums, Percussion, Cymbal [Ambient Texture Cymbals], Percussion [Claps] - Davey Chegwidden
Executive Producer - Dave Curtin
Mastered By - L. Henry Samiento II*
Mixed By [Additional Mixing], Engineer [Additional Engineering] - Uli Kaiser
Photography - Jesse Goff
Producer [Additional Production] - Andreas Allen (tracks: 1, 3, 4)
Producer, Recorded By, Mixed By, Arranged By [Vocal Arrangement], Effects [Beats], Synthesizer [Moog, Synths], Bass, Electric Piano [Rhodes], Mellotron, Piano - Sebastian Arocha Morton
Programmed By [Additional Programming], Bass, Electronics [Decks], Drums [Hi Hats], Percussion - Andreas Allen
Written-By - A. Goldstein* (tracks: 10) , A. Allen* (tracks: 3) , C. Fonseca* (tracks: 7) , K. LePage* (tracks: 5) , O. Montes* (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9) , S. James* , S. Arocha Morton* (tracks: 1 to 9, 11) , S. Goldstein* (tracks: 10) , V. Duplaix* (tracks: 2)
Artwork By [Design] - Capacitor Design Network
Drums, Percussion, Cymbal [Ambient Texture Cymbals], Percussion [Claps] - Davey Chegwidden
Executive Producer - Dave Curtin
Mastered By - L. Henry Samiento II*
Mixed By [Additional Mixing], Engineer [Additional Engineering] - Uli Kaiser
Photography - Jesse Goff
Producer [Additional Production] - Andreas Allen (tracks: 1, 3, 4)
Producer, Recorded By, Mixed By, Arranged By [Vocal Arrangement], Effects [Beats], Synthesizer [Moog, Synths], Bass, Electric Piano [Rhodes], Mellotron, Piano - Sebastian Arocha Morton
Programmed By [Additional Programming], Bass, Electronics [Decks], Drums [Hi Hats], Percussion - Andreas Allen
Written-By - A. Goldstein* (tracks: 10) , A. Allen* (tracks: 3) , C. Fonseca* (tracks: 7) , K. LePage* (tracks: 5) , O. Montes* (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9) , S. James* , S. Arocha Morton* (tracks: 1 to 9, 11) , S. Goldstein* (tracks: 10) , V. Duplaix* (tracks: 2)
Notes
Produced for ROCAsound.
Recorded and mixed at ROCAsound Studios Burbank, CA.
Additional mixing and engineering at Olympia Studios Oxford, England, and Cyborg Studios Malibu, CA.
Mastered at Sonic Vista Studios, Ibiza, Spain.
℗ & © 2007 OM Records
Published by Sounds Of OM (ASCAP) and ROCAsound (ASCAP)
Distributed in the USA by ADA
OM-278
Recorded and mixed at ROCAsound Studios Burbank, CA.
Additional mixing and engineering at Olympia Studios Oxford, England, and Cyborg Studios Malibu, CA.
Mastered at Sonic Vista Studios, Ibiza, Spain.
℗ & © 2007 OM Records
Published by Sounds Of OM (ASCAP) and ROCAsound (ASCAP)
Distributed in the USA by ADA
OM-278
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Reviews & Discussion
Mellow, inoffensive house. Samantha James' debut, _Rise_, never quite gets a rise out of its listeners, though that's not really the point, I suppose. Instead, this is gentle house, best suited as background music in lounges and hip restaurants. The lyrics are unsurprisingly bland, but Ms. James delivers the vocals earnestly and smoothly. Celso Fonseca makes an appearance on "I Found You," providing some vocals and acoustic guitar, but the result sounds very adult contemporary. It's all very pleasant, but in a musical world with so many flavors, why settle for plain white bread?
All the tracks are beautiful, there are no bad songs on this one, that's a big plus for this album. It simply succeeds in keeping you interested all the way. And not only if you're a regular edm listener. Play it to your friends who are not into house or edm-you'll see they'll enjoy it. Because it was meant to be enjoyed by anyone.
All in all, it's an album for sunny days, white sands and smiling people having a cocktail by the beach. 5/5