Up Close & Personal (Vicki Genfan album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Up Close & Personal
Type = Album
Artist = Vicki Genfan


Released = 2006
Recorded =
Length =
Label = Harmonic Touch Records
Producer = Ian Melrose
Reviews =
*Acoustic Guitar Magazine: stunning guitarist [http://www.acousticguitar.com/article/default.aspx?articleid=7255 link]
*CD Baby: her best work yet [http://cdbaby.com/cd/genfan3 link]
*Minor 7th Webzine: a great CD [http://www.minor7th.com/m7_2_07.html link]

Last album = "Vicki Genfan Live"
This album = "Up Close & Personal"
Next album =

"Up Close & Personal" is Vicki Genfan's third available release. The double CD features the first disk of original instrumentals, titled "Up Close", and a second, vocal-based disk, called "Personal". Each disc contains a quick time video, showing clips of recording sessions and snapshots of Vicki Genfan as well as of the other recording artists. The Double-CD "stands to be her best work yet" [ [http://cdbaby.com/cd/genfan3 "Up Close & Personal" at CD Baby.] Accessed on December 24, 2007.] and features both Genfan's guitaristic virtuosity as well as her singer-songwriter abilities. Most of the songs are recorded with accompagnying musicians. [CD - booklet of "Up Close & Personal"] "Her instrumental prowess plays a less prominent role in this material, but together, both discs illustrate the multifaceted talents of this stunning guitarist." [ [http://www.acousticguitar.com/article/default.aspx?articleid=7255 "Vicki Genfan, Up Close and Personal", by Ron Forbes-Roberts. Acoustic Guitar # 170, February 2007.] Accessed on December 27, 2007.]

Track listing

Disk 1, "Up Close" # Atomic Reshuffle # Let It Rain # In A Mood # Kali Dreams # Luna Ahumada # Joy # Si # New Grass # Longest Night # Catch Me # Jamanolo

Disk 2, "Personal" # Don't Give Up On Me # Norweigian Wood # Love Thing # When You Are Winter # What's Going On # Ain't Got Love # Living In The Country # So What's It To Ya # Carry Me Home # Eleanor

Authoring Credits

All songs by Vicki Genfan, except
*"Jamanolo" by Vicki Genfan & Manolo Badrena
*"Norweigian Wood" (i.e. Norwegian Wood) by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
*"Love Thing" lyrics by Meg Garvey
*"What's Going On" by Marvin Gaye
*"Ain't Got Love" by Chris Jones
*"Living In The Country" by David Rumpler and Vicki Genfan
*"What's It To Ya" by Vicki Genfan and Kim Loren
*"Eleanor" by Vicki Genfan and Everett Bradley

Personnel

*Vicki Genfan - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, synth guitar, bass, mandolin, vocals, keys
*Ian Melrose - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, synth guitar, dobro, mandolin, low whistle, low whistle choir, shaker
*Steve Jordan
*Manolo Badrena - shakers, vocal chant, drums, percussion
*Gil Goldstein - acoustic piano, wurlitzer
*Rob Paparozzi - harmonica
*Daniel A. Wiess - hammond organ
*John Mettam - drums & percussion, glockenspiel
*Jon Albrink - bass
*Bryant Wilder - bass
*Jess Willoughby - bass
*Barb Merjan - drums
*Janelle Burdell - percussion, udu drum
*Sonya Heller - vocals
*Everett Bradley - vocals, loop
*Jenn Hopper - vocals
*Penny Mealing - vocals, shaker
*Erika Luckett - vocals
*Kerstin Blodig - vocal "Ker-pad", acoustic guitar
*Ian Melrose - producer
*Vicki genfan, Tay Hoyle - co-producers
*Tay Hoyle, Dae Bennet, Brian Dozoretz - recording engineers
*Tay Hoyle, Ian Melrose - mixing

References