Fall to Grace

Fall to Grace

by Paloma Faith
Fall to Grace

Fall to Grace

by Paloma Faith

Vinyl LP(Long Playing Record)

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Overview

The ten songs on Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful?, Paloma Faith's U.K. Top Ten debut, were touched by over a dozen producers. For Fall to Grace, the follow-up, the singer worked almost exclusively with the duo of Jake Gosling (Ed Sheeran) and Nellee Hooper (Massive Attack). Naturally, as a result, it's more of a piece than merely a collection of songs. That's not to say that Gosling and Hooper don't provide Faith with a wide variety of backdrops. There's synth pop that pulses, electro-disco that just about bursts, ballads that occasionally preen and frequently roar, and grand Phil Spector-meets-Baz Luhrmann pop that teems with florid desperation. The significant uptick in theatrical flair pushes Faith to put forth maximum-effort vocal showcases that place the sound of her voice far above the meaning of the song. This steamrolls the potential for subtlety and even humor; in "Blood, Sweat & Tears," "You tell me I'm a handful, but believe me, I know" is sung with the same level of chest-beating desperation as "We can conquer the world, leave our footprints on earth." For every bullseye, like the white-hot cover of the Northern soul favorite "Let Me Down Easy," there's a wild misfire, like the societal ballad "Black and Blue" -- the wrong material for a singer with a larger than life image and affected approach to singing. Commercially, she's faring well. Artistically, she's still coming into her own. ~ Andy Kellman

Product Details

Release Date: 02/26/2013
Label: Epic / Rca / Sony Music
UPC: 0887254122319
Rank: 78326

Tracks

Disc 1

  1. Picking Up the Pieces
  2. 30 Minute Love Affair
  3. Black & Blue
  4. Just Be
  5. Let Me Down Easy
  6. Blood, Sweat & Tears

Disc 2

  1. Beauty of the End
  2. When You're Gone
  3. Agony
  4. Let Your Love Walk In
  5. Freedom
  6. Streets of Glory

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Paloma Faith   Primary Artist,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
David Powell   Tuba
Natalia Bonner   Violin
Larry Gold   Cello
Ed Harcourt   Piano,Celeste,Guitar (Electric)
Roger Harvey   Trombone (Tenor)
John Bradbury   Violin,Orchestra Leader
Mark Nightingale   Trombone (Tenor)
Helen Tunstall   Harp
Derek Watkins   Trumpet
Olga Konopelsky   Violin
Guy Barker   Trumpet,Conductor
Emma Kummrow   Violin
Sonia Slany   Violin
Luigi Mazzocchi   Violin
Chris Laurence   Bass
Eos Chater   Violin
Ian Humphries   Violin
Janine Johnson   Choir/Chorus
Nellee Hooper   Drums,Keyboards,Vocals (Background)
Nick Cooper   Celli
Liz Edwards   Violin
Richard Pryce   Bass
Carlos Rubio   Violin
Tiffany Smith   Vocals (Background)
Ghislaine Fleischmann   Violin
Clare Connors   Violin
Fiona Bonds   Viola
William Schofield   Celli
Chris Leonard   Guitar
Lucy Waterhouse   Violin
Denise Hudson   Vocals (Background)
David Lale   Celli
Julian Tear   Violin
Katherine Jenkinson   Celli
Alison Dods   Violin
Martin Humbey   Viola
Patrick Savage   Violin
Rachel Byrt   Viola
Bozidar Vukotic   Celli
Edward Vanderspar   Viola
Jonathon Truscott   Violin
Tony Woollard   Celli
Lorraine McAslan   Violin
Timothy Grant   Viola
Rachel Matthews   Choir/Chorus
Ladonna Harley Peters   Vocals (Background)
Peter Honore   Guitar,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Graeme Blevins   Sax (Tenor)
Pat White   Trumpet
Mike Lovatt   Trumpet
Karl Willetts   Choir/Chorus
Rick Koster   Violin
David Woodcock   Violin
Tom Rees-Roberts   Trumpet
Sam Dixon   Bass
Magnus Johnston   Violin
Charles Parker   Violin
Jake Gosling   Bass,Drums,Keyboards,Vocals (Background)
Tim Powell   Strings
Ed Tarrant   Trombone (Bass)
David Arnold   Vocals (Background)
Alistair White   Trombone
Al Shux   Drums,Organ,Piano,Guitar
Dai Emmanuel   Violin
Dominic Pipkin   Piano,Vocals (Background)
Dom Pipkin   Piano
Adam Coltman   Drums,Keyboards
Adele Pentlan   Choir/Chorus
Anna Szabo   Violin
Dave Williams   Violin
Elisa Bergerson   Viola
Helen Patterson   Violin
Ishia Osborne   Choir/Chorus
Louise Keen   Choir/Chorus
Margrit Hasler   Viola
Naomi Miller   Choir/Chorus,Vocals (Background)
Richard Pryer   Bass
Roberto Angrisani   Choir/Chorus
Urban Voices Choir   Choir/Chorus
Vanessa Samafu   Choir/Chorus
Vivian Nwonka   Choir/Chorus
Xavier Barnett   Vocals (Background)
Adele Pentland   Choir/Chorus
Ellen Blair   Violin

Technical Credits

Andrew Farriss   Composer
Simon Gogerly   Mixing,Producer,Mixing Engineer
Matt Hales   Composer
Steve Robson   Composer
Larry Gold   String Arrangements
Ed Harcourt   Composer
David Odlum   Mixing,Vocal Engineer
Greg Wells   Composer
John Bradbury   Leader
Darren Simpson   Engineer
Guy Barker   Arranger,Brass Arrangement,String Arrangements
Isobel Griffiths   Contractor,Orchestra Contractor
Dan Wilson   Composer
Dave Miles   Engineer
Chris Braide   Composer
Nellee Hooper   Mixing,Producer,Programming
Toby Gad   Composer
Michael Hutchence   Composer
Dick Beetham   Mastering
Francis White   Composer
Blair Mackichan   Composer
Sam Dixon   Composer
Wrecia Holloway   Composer
Paloma Faith   Composer
Jake Gosling   Producer,Programming
Alexander Shuckburgh   Composer
Charlotte Matthews   Contractor,Assistant Contractor
Tim Powell   Composer
Paddy Byrne   Composer
David Arnold   Producer,String Arrangements
Andy Hughes   Engineer
Al Shux   Producer
Adam Coltman   Programming
Christopher J. Porter   Design
David Standish   Photography
Wayne Hector   Composer
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