Untouchable ft Glenn Gregory
2014
Untouchable ft Glenn Gregory
The new double A-side single from mister Emmer (The Associates, The Lotus Eaters, The Minny Pops) and both Glenn Gregory (Heaven 17) and Midge Ure (Ultravox) respectively brings you 'Let the silence hold you' and 'Taking back my time', both an exquisite tribute to the lost art and elegance of pop-crooning.
With platinum-selling Gregory on vocal duty – for the double A-side’s lead track - alongside legendary producer Tony Visconti (whose credits include some of the biggest selling acts of all time from Iggy Pop to Morrissey to Bowie to T-Rex) something truly exceptional has been crafted.
This double A release is an aural preview to the hugely-anticipated upcoming album ’International Blue' which features a stellar line up of established artists, which next to Mr Gregory and Mr Ure includes; Liam Mckahey (Cousteau), Neil Crossley (Furlined), and Michael Dempsey (The Cure).
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
Assistant engineer Akihiro Nishimura @ Avatar Studios (New York, USA)
Mastering
Mastered by Dave McNair Mastering (New York, USA)
Mark den Hartog @ Zownd Studios (Leiderdorp, NL)
Vocals
Lead vocals: Midge Ure, Glenn Gregory, Liam McKahey, Neil Crossley and Julian Lennon
Backing vocals: Midge Ure, Glenn Gregory, Liam McKahey, Neil Crossley, Stephen Emmer, Lau Kagenaar, Vanessa Contenay & Hailey Murphy and Taly Murphy
Musicians
Guitars and basses: Stephen Emmer
Drum and percussion programming and production: Stephen Emmer and Lau Kagenaar
Piano, additional keys and synths: Stephen Emmer and 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 and Jonas Pap
Strings on track 2, 5 and 7: Saartje van Camp, Ben Mathot, Merel Jonker and 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 and Tom Beek
Trumpet on track 1 and 2: Ruud Breuls
Other
Artwork design: Stephen Emmer and Maarten Bousie
Artwork production: Ben Hendriks at Studio-Forest
Project management: Connie Kemp and Maarten Bousie