On May 7, 2001, “V2” label released “Asleep in the Back”, the debut Elbow studio album. It was recorded 1997 – 2001, and was produced by Steve Osborne, Ben Hillier, Danny Evans, Guy Garvey, Mark Potter, Craig Potter, Pete Turner and Richard Jupp.
Personnel:
- Guy Garvey – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, percussion, analogue synth, wine glasses, harmonica, wybercron, woodwind arrangements, recording
- Mark Potter – acoustic and electric guitars, backing vocals, woodwind arrangements, recording
- Craig Potter – piano, organ, analogue synth, percussion, wine glasses, keyboards, backing vocals, woodwind arrangements, recording
- Pete Turner – bass guitar, analogue synth, wine glasses, backing vocals, woodwind arrangements, recording
- Richard Jupp – drums, percussion, backing vocals, woodwind arrangements, recording
- The Elbow Choir – vocals
- Danny Evans – percussion loops, recording, mixing
- Ben Hillier – percussion, backing vocals, recording, mixing
- Francoise Lemoignan – saxophone
- Bob Sastri – brass, French horn
- Nick Coen – brass
- Martin Field – bassoon
- Stuart King – clarinet, bass clarinet
- Matthew Gunner – French horn
- Jonathan Snowden – flute, alto flute
- Dominic Kelly – Cor Anglais
- Ian Burdge – cello, musical director, woodwind arrangements
- Andrea Wright – recording, mixing
- Steve Lloyd – recording
- Ed Chadwick – recording, mixing
- Danton Supple – recording
- Steve Osborne – mixing
- Clare Lewis – mixing
- Bruno Ellington – mixing
Track listing:
All lyrics by Guy Garvey, all music by Guy Garvey, Mark Potter, Craig Potter, Pete Turner and Richard Jupp.
- Any Day Now
- Red
- Little Beast
- Powder Blue
- Bitten by the Tailfly
- Newborn
- Don’t Mix Your Drinks
- Presuming Ed (Rest Easy)
- Coming Second
- Can’t Stop
- Scattered Black and Whites
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