On September 11, 2015, “Stylus Records” label released “Keep the Village Alive”, the ninth Stereophonics studio album. It was recorded 2011 – 2014, at “ICP Studios” in Brussels, Belgium, “Stylus Studios” in London, and was produced by Kelly Jones and Jim Lowe.
Personnel:
- Kelly Jones- lead vocals, guitar, piano
- Adam Zindani- guitar, backing vocals
- Richard Jones- bass guitar
- Jamie Morrison– drums
- Sam Yapp, Javier Weyler– drums
- Mikey Rowe – Wurly
- Jim Lowe – additional Hammond, programming
- Neil Cowley – additional piano
- Tony Kirkham – additional piano, Hammond
- Rosie Danvers – cello
- Helen Hathorn – violin
- Emma Owens – viola
- David Arnoldwith Kelly Jones – orchestral arrangements
- Nicholas Dodd – orchestration
Orchestra
- John Bradbury – leader
- Eos Chater, Dorina Markoff, John Bradbury, Johnathan Strange, Oli Langford, Christina Emanuel, Tom Pigott-Smith, Jackie Hartley, Peter Hanson, Ralph De Souza, Johnathan Rees, David Woodcock, Debbie Widdup, Natalia Bonner – violin section
- Reiad Chibah, Julia Knight, Sue Dench, Nick Barr – viola section
- Nick Cooper, Chris Worsey, Adrian Bradbury, Frank Schaefer – cello section
- Pete Smith – tuba
- Roger Argente – bass trombone
- Andy Wood – tenor trombone
- Phillip Eastop, Mike Murray, Corinne Bailey, Martin Owen – French horns
- Daniel Newell, Jason Evans, Andy Cowley, Amos Miller – B♭ Trumpet
- Eos Chater – violin
- Gay-Yee Westerhoff – cello
- Nick Barr – viola
- Craig Silvey – mixing
- Paul Edouard-Laurendeau – studio assistant
- Greg Calbi – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks written by Kelly Jones.
- C’est la Vie
- White Lies
- Sing Little Sister
- I Wanna Get Lost With You
- Song for the Summer
- Fight or Flight
- My Hero
- Sunny
- Into the World
- Mr and Mrs Smith
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