Beautiful Wounds
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Released | 26 July 2021 | |||
Studio | Chale Abbey, Isle of Wight Studio 99, London L.O.A.D, Rome Stingray Studios, Isle of Wight Bongo Saloon, London The Windmill Studio, Norfolk 241 Studios, London Al's Pioneer Town Palace, Burbank, California, Stimia Studios, London Cedar Creek Studios, Austin, Texas | |||
Genre | Soul, jazz, pop | |||
Length | 54:31 | |||
Label | Abbey Records | |||
Producer | Phil Gould David Cranshaw Rupert Brown | |||
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Beautiful Wounds is a studio album by the British drummer, singer and songwriter Phil Gould. It was released on Abbey Records in July 2021.[1]
The album includes the last recording made by Phil’s brother and fellow Level 42 band member Boon Gould, who plays a guitar solo on the track "The Russian Submariner".[2][3] The title track "Beautiful Wounds" was released as a single with a video by the Italian director, Sarah Scherer.[4]
Reception
In it's review of the album, Luxury News Online describes Beautiful Wounds as "an exquisite example of Phil Gould’s writing and musical prowess."[5]
Track listing
All compositions by Phil Gould except where noted.
- "Beautiful Wounds" (P. Gould, B. Locker, M. Neary, T. Crawley) – 5:36
- "The Dance" – 4:56
- "Truly Wise" – 6:08
- "Thank You" – 3:56
- "Faint Love" – (P. Gould, W. Badarou) – 5:16
- "Open Wide" – 6:00
- "Body Blows" – 4:02
- "The Russian Submariner" – (P. Gould, D. Granshaw, R. Brown, C. Jones) – 5:05
- "The Fear of Fear" – 5:30
- "Nina" – (P. Gould, A. Mareek) – 4:05
- "Annie: My First Success" – 5:17
Personnel
- Phil Gould – lead vocals (tracks 2, 6 and 11), drums, percussion, piano, organ, keyboards, clavinet, marimba, congas and backing vocals
- Diana Winter – lead and backing vocals (tracks 1, 3 and 7)
- Keira Osment – lead vocals (track 4)
- Anji Hinke – lead vocals (tracks 5 and 9)
- Allison Mareek – lead vocals (track 10) and backing vocals (track 6)
- Severin Mouletin – lead and choir vocals (track 8)
- Gianinna Delpino – backing vocals (track 2, 4 and 11) and artwork
- Sumudu Jayatilaka – backing vocals (track 1)
- Nadja Fro – backing vocals (track 3)
- Alex Gould – backing vocals, keyboards, marimba (track 5, 6 and 11)
- Mike Lindup – backing vocals and vocal arrangements (track 6)
- Sarah Ozelle – vocal arrangements (track 5 and 9)
- Bernhard Locker – acoustic and electric guitar (tracks 1, 2, 3 and 7)
- Boon Gould – guitar (track 8)
- Fabio Balestrieri – guitar (track 1, 3, 6 and 11)
- Katie Marie – guitar (track 6)
- Jon Gingell – dobro guitar (track 6)
- Wally Badarou – keyboards, arrangements (tracks 1, 3, 5, 9, 10 and 11)
- Al Slavik – keyboards, arrangements (track 11)
- Neil Black – violin, effects (track 9)
- Matthias Jakisic – violin (track 1)
- Gary Barnacle – saxophone (track 10)
- Mark Neary – bass, pedal steel guitar (tracks 1, 2, 3 and 7)
- Nick Pini – electric and acoustic bass (tracks 4, 5, 6, 8, 10 and 11)
- Yolanda Charles – bass (tracks 5 and 9)
- Peter Inagawa – double bass (tracks 2 and 7)
- Dave Granshaw – plucked bass, guitar, sonics (tracks 4 and 8)
- Rupert Brown – drums, percussion, guitar (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 and 11)
- Miles Bould – drums, percussion (tracks 3 and 9)
- Ash Soan – drums (tracks 5)
- Peter Eckford – congas, percussion (track 8)
References
- ^ "Phil Gould – Beautiful Wounds". Discogs. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ Bhatia, Shekhar (5 May 2021). "Level 42's Phil Gould releases new solo album featuring his late brother Boon - two years after the guitarist's death". Daily Mail. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "Phil Gould recalls working with Bowie and speaks about the tragic death of his brother". music-news.com. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ Price, Jason (17 November 2020). "Former Level 42 member Phil Gould launches next chapter of career with solo LP". www.iconvsicon.com. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "Former Level 42 Member Launches New Career Chapter With Solo Album Beautiful Wounds". luxurynewsonline.com. 31 May 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2024.