Emotion & Commotion

Emotion & Commotion
Studio album by Jeff Beck
Released	March 10, 2010
Genre	Instrumental rock, rock, soul, classical music
Length	40:19
Label	ATCO
Producer	Steve Lipson, Trevor Horn
Jeff Beck chronology
Jeff (2003) Emotion & Commotion (2010)

Emotion & Commotion is the tenth studio album by guitarist Jeff Beck, released in April 2010 on ATCO Records. In addition to featuring vocal performances by Joss Stone, Imelda May and Olivia Safe, the album showcases a 64-piece orchestra on several tracks, and includes covers of well-known songs such as "Over the Rainbow", "Corpus Christi Carol", "Lilac Wine" and other rock and classical works.

Chart performance

The album debuted at #11 on the Billboard 200 in the U.S., with sales of 26,000, Beck's highest-ever debut in his 45 year career. The album reached #11 in the UK and debuted at #9 in Canada. The album debuted at #1 in Japan on the Weekly International Album Sales Chart. It has so far charted at #49 on the Australian charts, marking the first time Jeff Beck has appeared on the Australian album charts since Guitar Shop reached #99 in 1989. His highest charting album was Blow by Blow in 1975 on the U.S. Billboard album chart, which was produced by George Martin. The track Nessun dorma won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance.

Track listing

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
The Independent
Chicago Tribune
PopMatters
Los Angeles Times	Ambivalent

1. "Corpus Christi Carol" (Benjamin Britten)
2. "Hammerhead" (Jeff Beck, Jason Rebello)
3. "Never Alone" (Jason Rebello)
4. "Over the Rainbow" (Harold Arlen, E. Y. Harburg)
5. "I Put a Spell on You" (featuring Joss Stone) (Screamin' Jay Hawkins)
6. "Serene" (featuring Olivia Safe) (Jeff Beck, Jason Rebello)
7. "Lilac Wine" (featuring Imelda May) (James Shelton)
8. "Nessun Dorma" (Giacomo Puccini)
9. "There's No Other Me" (featuring Joss Stone) (Jason Rebello, Joss Stone)
10. "Elegy for Dunkirk" (featuring Olivia Safe) (Dario Marianelli)
11. "Poor Boy" (featuring Imelda May) (iTunes Bonus Track)
12. "Cry Me A River" (Japanese CD Bonus Track)

Charts

Album

Chart (2010)	Peak positions
Australian Albums Chart	49
Austrian Albums Chart	44
Belgian Albums Chart (Wal)	87
Canadian Albums Chart	9
Dutch Albums Chart	77
Greek Albums Chart	17
Finnish Albums Chart	35
French Albums Chart	74
Norwegian Albums Chart	17
Swedish Albums Chart	35
Swiss Albums Chart	40
UK Albums Chart	21
US Billboard 200	11
US Billboard Rock Albums	3

Musicians

• Jeff Beck – electric guitar
• Joss Stone – vocals (tracks 5, 9)
• Imelda May – vocals (track 7, 11)
• Olivia Safe – vocals (track 6, 10)
• Jason Rebello – keyboard
• Pete Murray – keyboard, orchestral arrangement
• Vinnie Colaiuta – drums, percussion
• Clive Deamer – drums
• Earl Harvin – drums
• Alessia Mattalia – drums
• Luis Jardim – percussion
• Chris Bruce – bass guitar
• Pino Palladino – bass guitar
• Tal Wilkenfeld – bass guitar
• Steve Lipson – production
• Trevor Horn – executive production