Liquid Spirit
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Liquid Spirit is the third studio album by American jazz musician Gregory Porter. It was released through Blue Note Records on September 2, 2013.[4] The album was nominated for, and won, Best Jazz Vocal Album at the 2014 Grammy Awards.[5][6]
Commercial reception
The album entered the Billboard 200 at No. 192 with around 3,000 copies sold, and peaked at No. 187 on the chart.[7] It peaked at No. 2 on Jazz Albums.[8] The album has sold 43,000 copies in the US as of April 2016.[9]
In the United Kingdom, the album peaked at No. 9 in the chart,[10] and it was certified Platinum by the BPI on July 8, 2016.[11]
Track listing
All songs written by Gregory Porter, except where noted.[12]
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "No Love Dying" | 3:56 |
| 2. | "Liquid Spirit" | 3:36 |
| 3. | "Lonesome Lover" (Abbey Lincoln, Max Roach) | 3:11 |
| 4. | "Water Under Bridges" | 3:32 |
| 5. | "Hey Laura" | 3:19 |
| 6. | "Musical Genocide" | 3:45 |
| 7. | "Wolfcry" | 4:10 |
| 8. | "Free" (Zak Najor, Porter) | 5:01 |
| 9. | "Brown Grass" | 4:17 |
| 10. | "Wind Song" | 3:23 |
| 11. | "The 'In' Crowd" (Billy Page) | 3:37 |
| 12. | "Movin'" | 4:49 |
| 13. | "When Love Was King" | 6:52 |
| 14. | "I Fall in Love Too Easily" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) | 7:47 |
Personnel
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Charts and certifications
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References
- ^ a b Jurek, Thom. "Gregory Porter – Liquid Spirit". AllMusic. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
- ^ Fordham, John (September 5, 2013). "Gregory Porter: Liquid Spirit – review". The Guardian. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Layman, Will (September 18, 2013). "Gregory Porter: LIquid Spirit". PopMatters. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Liquid Spirit by Gregory Porter on iTunes". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|work=(help) - ^ "GREGORY PORTER EARNS TWO GRAMMY NOMINATIONS; ANNOUNCES TV PERFORMANCES". Blue Note Records. December 9, 2013. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
- ^ Moreton, Cole (September 20, 2014). "Gregory Porter: 'Jazz got me out of the pain of losing my mother'". The Independent. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
- ^ "The Billboard 200". Billboard. October 5, 2013.
- ^ "Jazz Albums". Billboard. October 5, 2013.
- ^ "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on April 15, 2016.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|website=(help) - ^ "Gregory Porter". The Official Charts Company.
- ^ a b "British album certifications – Gregory Porter – Liquid Spirit". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Liquid Spirit in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ^ a b c Liquid Spirit (liner notes). Gregory Porter. Blue Note Records, a division of Universal Music Group. 2013.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Gregory Porter – Liquid Spirit" (in German). Hung Medien.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Gregory Porter – Liquid Spirit" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
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- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
- ^ "Gregory Porter Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
- ^ "Gregory Porter Chart History (Top Jazz Albums)". Billboard.
- ^ "Austrian album certifications – Gregory Porter – Liquid Spirit" (in German). IFPI Austria.