Bewitched

by Laufey

Overview

Notes From Your Bookseller

Bewitched is the second studio album by Icelandic singer-songwriter Laufey, whose style is a captivating blend of contemporary jazz and pop that transcends generations. Drawing on her classical training, Laufey’s arrangements can sound traditional, yet her song writing follows a more modern blueprint—often taken from her own intimate experiences in life and love. Bewitched includes one classic song, "Misty," composed by pianist Erroll Garner, which Laufey herself has named "one of her all-time favorite songs."

After breaking onto the charts of her native Iceland with the updated yet still anachronistic vocal-era stylings of her 2022 full-length debut, Everything I Know About Love, Laufey (Laufey Lin Jonsdottir) doubles down on her WWII-age-evoking approach to elegant, only slightly left-of-center adult pop with the more ambitious Bewitched. It became Laufey's first album to chart internationally, including an appearance in the Top 25 of the Billboard 200. Highlighted by a graceful collaboration with London's Philharmonia Orchestra ("California and Me") and the bubbly bossa tune "From the Start," Bewitched offers up 13 tender, decade-defying originals in all, alongside a seductive, loyal version of the Erroll Garner standard "Misty." ~ Marcy Donelson

Product Details

Release Date:	10/27/2023
Label:	Laufey
UPC:	5056167177777
Rank:	809

Tracks

1. Dreamer
2. Second Best
3. Haunted
4. Must Be Love
5. While You Were Sleeping
6. Lovesick
7. California and Me
8. Nocturne (Interlude)
9. Promise
10. From the Start
11. Misty
12. Serendipity
13. Letter To My 13 Year Old Self
14. Bewitched

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Laufey   Primary Artist
Philharmonia Orchestra   Featured Artist
Robin O'Neill   Conductor
Jordan Rose   Drums
Karl McComas-Reichl   Bass
Simon Moullier   Vibraphone
Ted Case   Piano
Thorleifur Gaukur Davidsson   Slide Guitar
Carson Grant   Drums
Jonathan Richards   Drums
Júnía Lín Jónsdóttir   Violin

Technical Credits

Erroll Garner   Composer
Dan Wilson   Composer,Producer
Johnny Burke   Composer
Mike Skeet   Management
Steve Kaye   Mixing
Philharmonia Orchestra   Producer
Iain Farrington   Arranger
Joe LaPorta   Mastering Engineer
Freddy Wexler   Composer
Justin Macchio   Product Manager
Spencer Stewart   Arranger,Composer,Producer,Executive Producer,Additional Production
Hal Rosenfeld   Orchestration
Bill Tannenbaum   Management
Jackie Karlsson   A&R
Max Wolfgang   Composer
Sara Mulford   Engineer
Laufey   Composer,Producer
Daniel Ficca   Engineer
Kelly Ford   Design
Gemma Warren   Photography
Júnía Lín Jónsdóttir   Creative Director
Max Gredinger   Management