Circus Money
| Circus Money | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 10 June 2008 | |||
| Studio | Avatar Studios, Market Street, B&C Studio | |||
| Genre | Jazz rock | |||
| Length | 59:59 | |||
| Label | 5 Over 12 Mailboat Sonic360 | |||
| Producer | Larry Klein | |||
| Walter Becker chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| BBC Music | (positive)[2] |
| Robert Christgau |  [3] |
| The Guardian | [4] |
| The Independent | [5] |
| Los Angeles Times | [6] |
| Mojo | [7] |
| MusicOMH.com | [8] |
| PopMatters |   [9] |
| Q | link |
| Record Collector | [10] |
| Rolling Stone | [11] |
| Uncut | [12] |
Circus Money is the second and final solo album by Walter Becker released on June 10, 2008 through the 5 Over 12 label (an imprint of Mailboat Records) both in CD and digital download formats and July 14, 2008 through Sonic360 for the rest of the world outside North America.
The traditional mask featured on the album's cover is based on traditional Central Alaskan Yup'ik facewear.[13]
Track listing
- Door Number Two
- Downtown Canon
- Bob Is Not Your Uncle Anymore
- Upside Looking Down
- Paging Audrey
- Circus Money
- Selfish Gene
- Do You Remember The Name
- Somebody's Saturday Night
- Darkling Down
- God's Eye View
- Three Picture Deal
- Dark Horse Dub*
*International release only
Personnel
- Musicians
- Walter Becker – vocal (1–12), guitar (1–2, 7, 9–10), bass (1–5, 7–12)
- Keith Carlock – drums (1–12), percussion (1)
- Jon Herington – guitar (1–12)
- Dean Parks – guitar (2, 4, 9)
- Ted Baker – keyboards (1–7, 9–12)
- Jim Beard – keyboards (1, 3, 5–8, 11–12)
- Henry Hey – keyboards (4, 8)
- Larry Goldings – organ (2, 10)
- Luciana Souza – pandeiro (9), background vocals (7)
- Gordon Gottlieb – percussion (2, 3, 7, 10–12)
- Chris Potter – tenor sax (1, 5–6)
- Roger Rosenberg – horns (11–12)
- Larry Klein – bass (6)
- Carolyn Leonhart-Escoffery – background vocals (1–5, 8–11)
- Kate Marokowitz – background vocals (1–2, 4, 6–7, 9–12)
- Cindy Mizelle – background vocals (1–2, 4–5, 9–12)
- Windy Wagner – background vocals (1–2, 4, 6, 9–12)
- Carmen Carter – background vocals (2, 6, 9)
- Tawatha Agee – background vocals (5, 12)
- Sharon Bryant – background vocals (5, 12)
- Sweet Pea Atkinson – background vocals (11)
- Sir Harry Bowens – background vocals (11)
- Terry Dexter – background vocals (11)
- Franki Richard – background vocals (11)
- Tiffany Wilson – background vocals (11)
- Production
- Larry Klein – Producer
- Helik Hadar – Engineer
- Jay Messina – Engineer
- Elliot Scheiner – Engineer
- Bernie Grundman – Mastering engineer
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ BBC Music Review Chris Jones, 2008-07-16
- ^ "CG: Walter Becker". Robert Christgau.
- ^ The Guardian review
- ^ The Independent, 2008-07-11
- ^ Los Angeles Times review
- ^ Mojo, September 2008
- ^ MusicOMH.com review
- ^ PopMatters review
- ^ Record Collector review Terry Staunton, September 2008
- ^ Rolling Stone review
- ^ Uncut review
- ^ Circus Money | FAQ | Walter Becker