International Blue - Deluxe Edition
2014
International Blue - Deluxe Edition
International Blue pays tribute to the rare art of the pop crooner. As an accolade to this touch of elegance within the pop realm, International Blue infuses a modern twist to the genre with contemporary sounds & beats, studio techniques, insights and lyrical meaning in ten new and original compositions. A celebration of the epic chamber music pop of Burt Bacharach, Scott Walker, Nick Cave and Bowie, it features four of the great baritone singers in the UK today;
Midge Ure (Ultravox), Glenn Gregory (Heaven 17), Liam McKahey (Cousteau) and Neil Crossley (Furlined). and was mixed and produced by the legendary Tony Visconti at Abbey Road Studios and Avator Studios in NYC.
Tracklist
Featuring
Music composed and arranged by Stephen Emmer
Production
Produced and mixed by Tony Visconti @ Abbey Road Studios (London, UK) and Avatar Studios (New York, USA)
Pre production and recording by Stephen Emmer & Lau Kagenaar @ Stephen Emmer Studios (Amsterdam/Hilversum)
Recording
Recording and mixing engineer Sam Okell, assistant engineer Toby Hulbert @ Abbey Road Studios (London, UK)
Additional recording by Paul Pouwer & Joris Wolff @ Power Sound Studio (Amsterdam, NL)
Additional vocal recording Neil Crossley @ Ruby sound studios (Bristol, UK), engineer Rob Williams
Additional vocal recording on track 3 & 6 by Liam MacKahey @ Schlam studios (Canberra, Aus), engineer Danny Roberts
Additional vocal recording track 9 @ Broken Knee Studios, engineer Bruce Callaway
Engineering
Assistent engineer Akihiro Nishimura @ Avatar Studios (New York, USA)
Mastering
Mastered by Dave McNair Mastering (New York, USA)
Vocalists
Lead vocals: Midge Ure, Glenn Gregory, Liam McKahey, Neil Crossley & Julian Lennon
Backing vocals: Midge Ure, Glenn Gregory, Liam McKahey, Neil Crossley, Stephen Emmer, Lau Kagenaar, Vanessa Contenay & Hailey and Taly Murphy
Musicians
Guitars and basses: Stephen Emmer
Drum and percussion programming and production: Stephen Emmer & Lau Kagenaar
Piano, additional keys and synths: Stephen Emmer & Lau Kagenaar
Acoustic drums (track 8): Joost Kroon
Strings on track 3, 6, 8 and 10: Sietse van Gorkum, Camilla van der Kooij, Rani Kumar & Jonas Pap
Strings on track 2, 5 and 7: Saartje van Camp, Ben Mathot, Merel Jonker & Adriaan Breunis
Strings and brass on track 3, 6, 8 and 10 transcribed by Willem Friede
Strings on track 2, 5 and 7 transcribed by Tom Trapp
Brass section on track 6 and 8: Ray Bruinsma, Jan Oosting & Tom Beek
Trumpet on track 1 and 2: Ruud Breuls
Mastering by Mark den Hartog @ Zownd Studios (Leiderdorp, NL)
Other
Artwork design: Stephen Emmer & Maarten Bousie
Artwork production: Ben Hendriks at Studio-Forest
Project management: Connie Kemp & Maarten Bousie