Hooverphonic – No More Sweet Music

Label:	Columbia – 82876 746702, Sony BMG Music Entertainment – 82876 746702
Format:	2 x CD, Album, Digipak
Country:	Europe
Released:	Nov 14, 2005
Genre:	Electronic, Rock
Style:	Pop Rock, Downtempo

Tracklist

1-1	You Love Me To Death	3:50
1-2	We All Float	3:23
1-3	Music Box	4:03
1-4	You Hurt Me	4:23
1-5	No More Sweet Music Arranged By [Strings] – Henry Mancini	4:44
1-6	Tomorrow Arranged By [Strings] – Alex Callier, Cédric Murrath	3:06
1-7	Dirty Lenses	4:13
1-8	Heartbeat	2:02
1-9	Wake Up Arranged By [Strings] – Cédric Murrath	3:28
1-10	My Child Arranged By [Strings] – David Poltrock Cello – Hans Vandaele Viola – Marc Pijpops Violin – Cédric Murrath, Yumika Lecluyze	3:13
1-11	Ginger	4:33
2-1	You Love Me To Death	3:58
2-2	We All Float	3:36
2-3	Music Box	3:47
2-4	You Hurt Me	3:31
2-5	No More Sweet Music Arranged By [Strings] – Henry Mancini	5:24
2-6	Tomorrow Arranged By [Strings] – Alex Callier, Cédric Murrath	3:31
2-7	Dirty Lenses	4:15
2-8	Heartbeat	3:52
2-9	Wake Up Arranged By [Strings] – Cédric Murrath	2:41
2-10	My Child Arranged By [Strings] – David Poltrock Cello – Hans Vandaele Viola – Marc Pijpops Violin – Cédric Murrath, Yumika Lecluyze	4:03
2-11	Ginger Vocals – Daan	3:24

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Belgium) NV/SA
Copyright © – Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Belgium) NV/SA
Distributed By – Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Belgium) NV/SA
Published By – Hoovermusic
Published By – EMI Music Publishing
Recorded At – Pink Flamingo (2)
Recorded At – Jet Studio
Recorded At – Galaxy Studios
Mixed At – Galaxy Studios
Mixed At – Pink Flamingo (2)
Mastered At – Galaxy Studios
Pressed By – Sonopress – 51675945
Pressed By – Sonopress – 51675961

Credits

Arranged By [Strings] – Alex Callier (tracks: 1-1 to 1-4, 1-7 to 1-9, 1-11 to 2-4, 2-7 to 2-9, 2-11)
Cimbalom [Cimbalon] – Ferenc Pal
Clarinet – Vlad Weverbergh
Conductor [The Galaxy Orchestra] – Cédric Murrath
Double Bass [Upright Bass] – Kristoffel de Laat
Drums, Percussion – Mario Goossens
Erhu – Xu Wen Gao*
French Horn – David Lefevre*, Etienne Maillé, Jean-Pierre Dassonville, Pascal Moreau
Guitar – Raymond Geerts
Keyboards, Piano – David Poltrock
Leader [The Galaxy Orchestra] – Marc Steylaerts*
Management – Filip Vanes
Mastered By – Simon Heyworth
Mixed By – Ronald Prent (tracks: 1-1 to 1-11), The Gear Sluts Anonymous (tracks: 2-1 to 2-11)
Mixed By [Assistant] – Rob Sannen
Orchestra – The Galaxy Orchestra*
Orchestrated By – Cédric Murrath
Performer [The Galaxy Orchestra] – Anna Spanu*, Bert Van Laethem, Charice Adriaensen*, Christian Vanderborght*, Christophe Pochet, Claudia Rausens, Cristina Constantinescu, Elsa De Lacerda, Eric Baeten, Erik Sluys, Erwin Foubert, Eva Zylka, Grietje François, Hans Vandaele, Igor Unterberg, Inge Walraet, Irina Sherling, Jan Buysschaert, Jo Vercruysse, Johannes Burghoff, Johannes Gramsch, Joost Maegerman, Karel Steylaerts, Katrien Smedts*, Koenraad Hofman, Kris Hellemans, Liesbeth De Lombaert, Lode Vercampt, Marc Claes, Marc Tooten, Mark Steylaerts, P. Despiegelaere*, Peter Heiremans, Peter Nys*, Sebastian Liebig, Stijn Saveniers, Sébastien Walnier, Tine Janssens, Vadim Tsibulersky*, Véronique Gilis, Yumika Lecluyze
Photography By, Design – Paul Ritter
Producer – Alex Callier
Programmed By [Additional Analogue Synth Programming] – Dan Lacksman
Programmed By, Bass, Backing Vocals – Alex Callier
Recorded By [Assisted By] – Barbara Bulens, Raf Ferlin
Recorded By [Jet Studio] – Staf Verbeeck
Recorded By [Pink Flamingo] – Alex Callier
Recorded By [Strings, Assisted By] – Patrick Lemmens
Recorded By [Strings, Galaxy Studios] – Werner Pensaert
Vocals – Geike Arnaert
Written-By – Alex Callier, Deodato* (tracks: 1-6, 2-6), Felix Howard (tracks: 1-7, 2-7), Geike Arnaert (tracks: 1-1, 1-3, 1-5, 2-1, 2-3, 2-5), Henry Mancini (tracks: 1-5, 2-5)

Notes

CD2, 'No More Sweet Music' is a 'remixed' version of CD1, 'More Sweet Music' with each track being a different version to its original on CD1.

Packaging: double digipak.

Recorded at Pink Flamingo / Jet Studio. Strings recorded at Galaxy Studios. CD1 mixed at Galaxy Studios. CD2 mixed at The Pink Flamingo & Galaxy Studios. Mastered at Galaxy Studios.

Tracks 1-5 & 2-5, "No More Sweet Music", contain a sample from "Lujon" (Henry Mancini).
Tracks 1-6 & 2-6, "Tomorrow", contain a sample from "Spirit Of Summer" (Eumir Deodato)

℗ 2005 Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Belgium) NV/SA
© 2005 Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Belgium) NV/SA
Distributed by Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Belgium) NV/SA
Made in the EU.

All songs published by Hoovermusic / EMI Music Publishing.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: 828767467023
Matrix / Runout (CD1 - Variant 1 & 3): Sonopress 51675945/82876746702-1 21
Mastering SID Code (CD1 - Variant 1 & 3): IFPI LB 46
Mould SID Code (CD1 - Variant 1): IFPI 0722
Mould SID Code (CD1 - Variant 2): IFPI 0776
Mould SID Code (CD1 - Variant 3): IFPI 0796
Matrix / Runout (CD2 - Variant 1 & 3): Sonopress 51675961/82876746702-2 21
Mastering SID Code (CD2 - Variant 1 & 3): IFPI LB 45
Mould SID Code (CD2 - Variant 1): IFPI 0722
Mould SID Code (CD2 - Variant 2): IFPI 0769
Mould SID Code (CD2 - Variant 3): IFPI 0773
Rights Society: BIEM GEMA

Other Versions (4)

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	No More Sweet Music (2×Hybrid, DualDisc, Multichannel, PAL, Super Jewel Box)	Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Columbia	82876 746692	Belgium	2005
New Submission	No More Sweet Music (2×CDr, Promo)	Columbia, Sony BMG Music Entertainment	SONYBMG_HooV 00136	Belgium	2005
Recently Edited	No More Sweet Music (2×CD, Album, Reissue)	Music On CD	MOCCD13644	Europe	2018
Recently Edited	No More Sweet Music (2×LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Blue Translucent, 180g)	Sony Music, Columbia, Music On Vinyl	MOVLP2137	Europe	2019

Reviews

Pike84 Mar 2, 2012
I think this is definitely the weakest album from Hooverphonic (I haven't listened to the atm latest "The Night Before" though). The high review rating must be due to it being a double album, but in my book quality>>quantity. The second CD contains different versions of the songs on the first one, and they are more interesting, bringing value to the release, but not enough to justify a 4/5 IMO.

Past are the angelic vocals of the early albums; the singing is more harsh and even aggressive at times. The sounds are still mostly smooth, but the album is more in minor key and dramatic, in parts orchestral, which is a clear diversion from the previous works. It is still pretty fine, if you take it for what it is, but even in "absolute" sense, I don't think "No More Sweet Music" comes close to the level of the first two albums - it's rather true to its name.