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World So Bright is the debut album by the American musician Adam Schmitt, released in 1991. Schmitt supported the album by opening for the BoDeans on a North American tour.
Production
Recorded at Chicago Recording Company and in Schmitt's Champaign, Illinois, basement, the album was produced by Greg Edward and Schmitt. It contains contributions from Lisa Germano, Kenny Aronoff, John Richardson, and Jay Bennett. "Scarlet Street" addresses the problem of homelessness in the United States.
Critical reception
Trouser Press thought that the "well-crafted songs are mega-tuneful guitar-driven gems with hooks galore and lyrics that rise above the prosaic 'boy meets girl/boy loses girl/boy misses girl/boy goes looking for another girl' fodder." The Chicago Tribune determined that "the album's dozen songs resound with the innate humability that informs the best work of Squeeze, XTC and the dB's."
The Palm Beach Post wrote: "A hopeful romantic, [Schmitt] infuses love song after love song with memorable hooks. A tough, heartfelt delivery gives them an added edge." The Republican concluded that "it's pop alright, but the hooks don't hook and the thing don't swing." Rolling Stone called it "more than a promising debut, it's a confident piece of work from a canny singer-songwriter who's going to be around for a good long while."
AllMusic wrote that "things are less impressive when the amps get cranked too high ('River Black'), but fortunately that's not a frequent mistake, and one that's more than redeemed by songs like the wistful, touching ballad 'Elizabeth Einstein'." MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide deemed the album "a flawless disc," writing that the title track is a "symmetrical diamond." In 2001, Goldmine labeled World So Bright "a pop manifesto to the max, brimming with catchy tunes delivered in a classic pop style."
Track listing
Personnel
Adam Schmitt - All vocals and instruments except when noted
Additional musicians
Kenny Aronoff - drums and percussion
John Richardson - drums
Lisa Germano - violin
Jay Bennett - guitar solo on "Can't Get You on My Mind" and "Everything Turned Blue"
Donna Delory - additional backing vocals on "River Black" and "Garden of Love"
Julie Griffin - additional backing vocals on "River Black"
Greg Edward - trumpet and percussion
Michael Hill - handclaps on "At Season's End"
Production
Adam Schmitt - producing, recording, mixing engineering
Greg Edward - producing, recording, mixing
Chris Shepard - engineering, mixing assistant
Stephen Marcussen - mastering
Kim Champagne - art direction, design
Annalisa - photography
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Asoka
- Timbuk 3
- Minecraft
- Bahasa Inggris
- Sadako Sawamura
- Jang Hyuk
- George Wilkins (komposer)
- Tomorrow X Together
- You Are My Destiny (seri televisi 2014)
- Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
- World So Bright
- Shaed
- Adam Schmitt
- Lisa Germano
- Kim So-eun
- The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades
- Brights movement
- To the Bright Edge of the World
- Always Look on the Bright Side of Life
- Clifford D. Simak bibliography
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