Set the Mood

by David Jordan

Overview

His record company has been touting David Jordan as the next big thing for a while and at the end of 2007, he released his debut album, Set the Mood without the blaze of publicity one might have expected from "the next big thing", but sometimes albums that are given a chance to build slowly last longer in the consciousness than those which are released in a blaze of publicity. That was certainly the case with Set the Mood, which hovered between Prince (one of Jordan's childhood idols) territory, and Justin Timberlake's stop-go production, and that was no bad thing. Whether David Jordan eventually turns out to be as successful as Timberlake only time will tell; as of the beginning of 2008, he had a long way to go, but having Trevor Horn produce his debut album was a good start. The hit single taken from Set the Mood was "Sun Goes Down," an ethnic flavored song with a bit of traditional Greek influence, a little Israeli folk song, and even a German oom-pah beat in the background. So who else does David Jordan sound like apart from Prince and Justin Timberlake? Well, Seal springs to mind on the opening track "On the Money" and "Glorious Day," and Terence Trent D'Arby on the tracks "Place in My Heart" and "Love Song," but David Jordan should not worry about comparisons to other soul or soulful singers, he has made a confident debut album and it will be interesting to see what direction this young man takes. ~ Sharon Mawer

Product Details

Release Date:	11/06/2007
Label:	Mercury / Ztt
UPC:	0602517255661

Tracks

1. On the Money
2. Place in My Heart
3. Sun Goes Down
4. Set The Mood
5. Love Song
6. Move On
7. Sweet Prince
8. If I'm in Love
9. Glorious Day
10. Only Living Soul
11. Fight the World

Album Credits

Performance Credits

David Jordan   Primary Artist,Primary Artist
Rita Manning   Violin
Stephen Lipson   Guitar,Percussion,Synthesizer Bass,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Paul Kegg   Cello
Everton Nelson   Violin
Patrick Kiernan   Violin
Bob Loveday   Fiddle,Violin
Garfield Jackson   Viola
Rachel Bolt   Viola
Robert Orton   Piano,Keyboards,Percussion
Donald McVay   Viola
Boguslav Kostecki   Violin
David Daniels   Cello
Chris Braide   Keyboards
Frank Ricotti   Percussion
Jamie Muhoberac   Bass,Piano,Guitar,Keyboards,Percussion
David Theodore   Oboe
Anthony Pleeth   Cello
Tim Hutton   Piano,Keyboards
Tim Weidner   Bass,Piano,Keyboards,Percussion
Paul Sayer   Guitar
Piers Gibbons   Jew's-Harp
Phil Palmer   Guitar
Robert Taggart   Organ,Piano,Keyboards
Pete Murray   Piano,Keyboards
Bob Knight   Drums
Julian Leaper   Violin
Perry Mason   Violin
Mark Berrow   Violin
Taz Mattar   Drums
Anne Dudley   Harpsichord
Tim Pierce   Guitar
Bruce White   Viola
Emlyn Singleton   Violin
Mary Scully   Double Bass
Richard Watkins   Horn
Dave Rainger   Guitar
Steven Edwards   Bass,Double Bass,Synthesizer Bass
Rolf Wilson   Violin
Paul Willey   Violin
Jonathan Evans-Jones   Violin
Hugh Seenan   Horn
Perry Montague-Mason   Violin
Morgan Goff   Viola
Simon Baggs   Violin
Ash Soan   Drums
Gabrielle Lester   Violin
David Woodcock   Violin
Oliver Boorman   Drums
Tony Lewis   Cello
Peter Lale   Viola
Trevor Horn   Bass,Guitar,Guitar (Bass)

Technical Credits

Trevor Horn   Executive Producer,Mixing,Producer,Programming
Stephen Lipson   Producer,Programming
Jon Hammond   Composer
Robert Orton   Mixing,Programming
Dave McCracken   Composer,Producer,Additional Production
Chris Braide   Composer,Programming,Additional Production
Jamie Muhoberac   Programming
Tim Hutton   Composer,Producer,Additional Production,Composer
Tim Weidner   Mixing,Engineer,Programming
Patrizio Moi   Composer,Additional Production
Simon Pilton   Composer,Additional Production
Pete Murray   Programming
Heff Moraes   Engineer
Anne Dudley   Orchestral Arrangements
John Holliday   Composer,Additional Production
Norman Watson   Photography
Graham Archer   Assistant Engineer
Chris Waugh   Assistant Engineer
David Jordan   Composer
George Hammond Hagan   Composer,Additional Production
John Hammond Hagan   Composer,Additional Production
Jack Freegard   Composer,Additional Production
Jonathan Tayler-Webb   Assistant Engineer