On January 19, 2015, “Matador” label released “Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance”, the ninth Belle and Sebastian studio album. It was recorded in 2014, in Atlanta, Georgia, and was produced by Ben H. Allen III.
Personnel:
- Stuart Murdoch– vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, keyboards
- Stevie Jackson– vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
- Chris Geddes– keyboards
- Richard Colburn– drums, percussion
- Ben H. Allen III – percussion, synthesizer, mixing, programming
- Sarah Martin– vocals, keyboards, acoustic and electric guitar
- Bobby Kildea– guitar, bass
- Dave McGowan – bass, guitar, keyboards
- Dave McGowan – bass
- Joe Grandsen – trumpet
- Kevin Hyde – trombone
- Will Scruggs – saxophones
- The Laurels String Quartet – strings
- Josh Misner – violin
- Jesse Peterson – violin
- Erica Burton – viola
- Dan Lawonn – cello
- Dee Dee Penny – vocals
- Natsha Evans – backing vocals
- Alfreda Gerald – backing vocals
- Tanya Smith – backing vocals
- Charles Antonio Hightower – backing vocals
- Andy Thompson – engineer, string arrangements
- Bo Bodnar – engineer
- Summer Jones – engineer
- Jason Kingsland – engineer, mixing
- Tony Doogan – mixing
- Frank Arkwright – mastering
- Adam Klafke – studio assistant
- Zach Pyles – studio assistant
- John Rosser – studio assistant
- Ryan Wright – studio assistant
- Bill Zimmerman – studio asistant
- Katherine Heath – illustrations
- Emma Howlett – design
- Stuart Murdoch – photography
- Suzie Beith – photo assistant
- Marisa Privitera – photo assistance
- Monica Tannian – session coordinator
Track listing:
All tracks by Stuart Murdoch, Stevie Jackson , Chris Geddes, Richard Colburn, Sarah Martin, Bobby Kildea and Dave McGowan
- Nobody’s Empire
- Allie
- The Party Line
- The Power of Three
- The Cat with the Cream
- Enter Sylvia Plath
- The Everlasting Muse
- Perfect Couples
- Ever Had a Little Faith?
- Play for Today
- The Book of You
- Today (This Army’s for Peace)
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