Blue Skies (Seth MacFarlane album)
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| Released | May 20, 2022 | |||
| Studio | Abbey Road Studios | |||
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| Length | 41:57 | |||
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Blue Skies is the seventh studio album by actor/singer Seth MacFarlane, released on May 20, 2022. It was released through Republic Records and Verve Records. The album has 14 songs that were arranged by Andrew Cottee. The album was produced with frequent collaborator Joel McNeely.[1]
Background[edit]
Seth MacFarlane worked with Andrew Cottee on arrangements, unlike most of his albums which have Joel McNeely on the arranging task. Seth mentioned that he had been a long fan of his "supremely artful and buoyant orchestrations", also mentioning that after collaborating with him on his fifth album Once in a While, he wanted to see what he would do with an "up-tempo album."[2]
Track listing[edit]
All music is composed by Andrew Cottee[3][4].
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "It's You or No One" | 2:49 | |
| 2. | "No Moon at All" | 2:22 | |
| 3. | "You’ll Get Yours" |
| 2:45 |
| 4. | "A Hundred Years from Today" | 3:00 | |
| 5. | "If I Were a Bell" | Frank Loesser | 2:22 |
| 6. | "Out of Nowhere" | 3:12 | |
| 7. | "On Green Dolphin Street" |
| 3:04 |
| 8. | "That Old Feeling" | 2:49 | |
| 9. | "Blue Skies" | Irving Berlin | 3:14 |
| 10. | "It Could Happen to You" |
| 2:53 |
| 11. | "I Didn't Know About You" | 3:37 | |
| 12. | "You Turned the Tables on Me" | 3:13 | |
| 13. | "Never in a Million Years" | 3:42 | |
| 14. | "Unless I Do It All With You" |
| 2:46 |
| Total length: | 41:48 | ||
Personnel[edit]
According to Frontview Magazine, its own respective Discogs page, and the vinyl release. [5][6]
The Band
- Seth MacFarlane – vocals
- Chuck Berghofer – bass
- Peter Erskine – drums
- Larry Koonse - guitar
- Dan Higgins - alto sax
- Tom Ranier - piano
Production
- Produced by Joel McNeely
- Mastered by Dave Collins
- Mixed by Rich Breen
Dream Town Orchesta - Orchestration
Orchestra Manager & Contractor
- Tom Croxon
1st Violins
- Maya Iwabuchi (Orchestra Leader)
- John Mills
- Shlomy Dobrinsky
- Anna-Liisa Bezrodsky
- Jens Lynen
- Marcy Buta
- Charlie Lovell-Jones
- Laura Melhuish
- Claran McCabe
2nd Violins
- Michael Trainor
- Charis Jenson
- Cerys Jones
- Michael Jones
- Jeremy Isaac
- Alexandra Lomeiko
- Ian Gibbs
Violas
- Rebecca Chambers
- Thomas Beer
- Matthew Quenby
- Meghan Cassidy
Cellos
- Jonathan Aasgaard
- Rowena Calvert
- Benedict Rogerson
- Naomi Samuel
Alto Saxophones
- Dan Higgins
- Colin Skinner
Tenor Saxophones
- Jamie Talbot
- Martin Williams
Baritone Saxophone
- Jay Craig
Trumpets
- Michael Lovatt
- Patrick White
- James Lynch
- Andrew Gathercole
Trombones
- Gordon Campbell
- Jonathon Stokes
- Liam Kirkman
- Peter North
Percussion
- Alex Neal
Harp
- Helen Tunstall
Piano/Celeste
- Tom Ranier
Guitar
- Larry Koonse
Rhythm Bass
- Chuck Berghofer
Drums
- Peter Erskine
References[edit]
- ^ "Seth MacFarlane for Variety". Variety. September 27, 2022.
- ^ "Seth MacFarlane for Variety - Working with Andrew Cottee". Variety. September 27, 2022.
- ^ "Blue Skies / Seth MacFarlane". Tidal. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
- ^ "Blue Skies – Seth MacFarlane on Apple Music". Apple Music. Archived from the original on April 20, 2022. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
- ^ "Frontview Magazine". Frontview Magazine. September 27, 2022.
- ^ "Blue Skies". Discogs. September 27, 2022.
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