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Athlete: Beyond The Neighbourhood

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On September 3, 2007, “Parlaphone” label released “Beyond the Neighbourhood”, the third Athlete studio album. It was recorded in 2007, and was produced by Jonny Pilcher, Joel Pott, Tim Wanstall, Carey Willets and Stephen Roberts. 

Personnel:

  • Jonny Pilcher – guitar
  • Joel Pott – vocals, radio
  • Tim Wanstall – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Carey Willetts – bass, backing vocals
  • Stephen Roberts – drums, backing vocals
  • Marie-Juliette Beer – vocals
  • Stella Page – strings
  • Paul Burton, Peter Abbot – engineer
  • Ben Allen – mixing
  • Cenzo Townshend – mixing
  • Andy Marcinkowski – mixing assistant
  • Neil Comber – mixing assistant
  • John Davies – mastering
  • Stevie Gee – artwork
  • Danny Clinch – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jonny Pilcher, Joel Pott, Tim Wanstall, Carey Willets and Stephen Roberts. 

  1. In Between 2 States
  2. Hurricane
  3. Tokyo
  4. Airport Disco
  5. It’s Not Your Fault
  6. The Outsiders
  7. Second Hand Stores
  8. In the Library
  9. Best Not to Think About It
  10. This Is What I Sound Like

Athlete: Black Swan

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On August 24, 2009, “Fiction” label released “Black Swan”, the fourth and final Athlete studio album. It was recorded in 2009, at “Sunset Sound Recorders” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Tom Rothrock.

Personnel:

  • Joel Pott – vocals, guitar, strings arrangements, additional engineering
  • Tim Wanstall – keyboard, strings arrangements, additional engineering
  • Carey Willetts – bass, strings arrangements, additional engineering
  • Steve Roberts – drums, strings arrangements, additional engineering
  • Jonny Pilcher – additional guitars
  • Prabjote Osahn – violin
  • Stella Page – violin
  • Amanda Drummond – viola
  • Rhian Porter – cello
  • Mike Tarantino – engineer
  • Paul Wilkinson – additional engineering, additional recording
  • Tom Rothrock – mixing
  • Michael Brauer – mixing
  • Don Tyler – mastering
  • John Davis – mastering
  • Stevie Gee – art direction
  • Natasha Kissell – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Joel Pott, Tim Wanstall, Carey Willetts and Steve Roberts.

  1. Superhuman Touch
  2. The Getaway
  3. Black Swan Song
  4. Don’t Hold Your Breath
  5. Love Come Rescue
  6. Light the Way
  7. The Unknown
  8. The Awkward Goodbye
  9. Magical Mistakes
  10. Rubik’s Cube

George Ezra: Gold Rush Kid

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On June 10, 2022, “Columbia” label released “Gold Rush Kid”, the third George Ezra studio album. It was recorded in 2022, and was produced by Stuart Price, Joel Pott, Daniel Moyler and Barney Lister.

Personnel:

  • George Ezra – lead and backing vocals, guitar
  • Joel Pott – guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, bass, piano, drums, percussion, backing vocals, programming
  • Daniel Moyler – guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, backing vocals, programming
  • David Klinke – guitar
  • Nikolaj Torp Larsen – keyboards, synthesizer, piano, bass, backing vocals
  • Jimmy Sims – bass, percussion, backing vocal
  • Stuart Price – bass, guitar, keyboards, synthesizer
  • Barney Lister – bass, keyboards, synthesizer, programming
  • Fabio De Oliveira – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Hal Ritson – drums, programming
  • Richard Adlam – drums, programming
  • Jim Hunt – saxophone, brass, performance arrangements
  • Cochemea Gastelum – saxophone
  • Ian Hendrickson-Smith – saxophone
  • Dave Guy – trumpet
  • Lily Carassik – brass, backing vocals
  • Yasmin Ogilvie – brass, backing vocals
  • Matthew Benson – brass, backing vocals
  • The Dap Kings – brass, performance arrangements
  • Ian Humphries – violin
  • Kate Robinson – violin
  • Nicky Sweeney – violin
  • Nirupam Raja Halder – violin
  • Oli Langford – violin
  • Tamara Elias – violin
  • Marianne Haynes – violin
  • Max Baillie – violin
  • Bruce White – viola
  • Andrew Parker – viola
  • Kate Musker – viola
  • Ian Burdge – cello
  • Bryony Elizabeth Moody – cello
  • Chris Worsey – cello
  • Mzansi Youth Choir – backing vocals
  • Adam Scarborough – backing vocals
  • Evie Howard – backing vocals
  • Freddie Lawrence – backing vocals
  • Jessica Barnett – backing vocals
  • Myla Pott – backing vocals
  • Ian Mizen – whistles
  • Dan Grech-Marguerat – programming
  • Tobie Tripp – conductor, performance arrangements
  • Daniel Moyler – engineer
  • Andy Maxwell – engineer
  • Jonny Breakwell – engineer assistant
  • Joe Wyatt – engineer assistant
  • Tristan Ellis – engineer assistant
  • Ben Loveland – engineer assistant
  • Connor Panayi – engineer assistant
  • Felipe Gutierrez – engineer assistant
  • Charles Haydon-Hicks – mixing
  • Dan Grech-Marguerat – mixing
  • Luke Burgoyne – mixing
  • Matt Colton – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by George Ezra and Joel Pott, except where noted.

  1. Anyone for You (Tiger Lily)
  2. Green Green Grass – George Ezra, Joel Pott, Stuart Price
  3. Gold Rush Kid
  4. Manila
  5. Feel in Love at the End of the World – George Ezra
  6. Don’t Give Up
  7. Dance All Over Me
  8. I Went Hunting
  9. In the Morning – George Ezra
  10. Sweetest Human Being Alive
  11. Love Somebody Else
  12. The Sun Went Down – George Ezra

Athlete: Vehicles & Animals

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On April 7, 2003, “Parlaphone” label released “Vehicles & Animals”, the debut Athlete studio album. It was recorded in 2002, and was produced by Victor Van Vugt, Joel Pott, Tim Wanstall, Carey Willets and Steve Roberts.

Personnel:

  • Joel Pott – vocals, guitar
  • Tim Wanstall – keyboards
  • Carey Willetts – bass
  • Steve Roberts – drums
  • Matt Frost – additional programming 
  • Adam “A Skillz” Mills – additional programming
  • Victor Van Vugt – mixing
  • Pete Collis – engineer
  • Athlete – mixing
  • Bird & Bush – initial production 
  • Blue Source – art direction
  • Kam Tang – illustration
  • Ali Peck – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Joel Pott, Tim Wanstall, Carey Willets and Steve Roberts.

  1. El Salvador
  2. Westside
  3. One Million
  4. Shake Those Windows
  5. Beautiful
  6. New Project
  7. You Got the Style
  8. Vehicles & Animals
  9. Out of Nowhere
  10. Dungeness
  11. You Know
  12. Le Casio

Athlete: Tourist

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On January 31, 2005, “Parlophone” label released “Tourist”, the second Athlete studio album, It was recorded in 2004, at “Helioscentric Studios” in East Sussex, “The Dairy”, “Abbey Road” and Athlete’s studio in London, and was produced by Victor Van Vugt, John Cornfield, Joel Pott, Tim Wanstall, Carey Willets and Stephen Roberts.

Personnel:

  • Joel Pott – lead vocals, guitar
  • Tim Wanstall – keyboards
  • Carey Willetts – bass, backing vocals
  • Stephen Roberts – drums, backing vocals
  • Noel Robinson – gospel choir 
  • Nu Image Choir – gospel choir 
  • London Metropolitan Orchestra – strings 
  • David Juritz – strings leader
  • Adam Peters – conductor, string arrangement
  • Ian Davenport – recording assistant
  • Mark Duggan – recording assistant
  • Rick Simpson – additional recording, engineer
  • Keith Gary – Pro Tools engineer, mixing assistant
  • Michael H Brauer – mixing
  • Chris Athens – mastering
  • Richard Andrews – art direction, design
  • Gerard Saint – art direction, design
  • Lindsay Milne – set design, styling
  • Dan Tobin Smith – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Joel Pott, Tim Wanstall, Carey Willets and Stephen Roberts.

  1. Chances
  2. Half Light
  3. Tourist
  4. Trading Air
  5. Wires
  6. If I Found Out
  7. Yesterday Threw Everything at Me
  8. Street Map
  9. Modern Mafia
  10. Twenty Four Hours
  11. I Love

Gabrielle Alpin: English Rain

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On May 13, 2013, “Parlaphone” label released “English Rain”, the debut Gabrielle Aplin studio album. It was recorded 2012 – 2013, and was produced by Mike Spencer.

Personnel:

  • Gabrielle Aplin – vocals, guitar, piano

Track listing:

  1. Panic Cord – Gabrielle Aplin, Nicholas Atkison, Jez Ashurst, Aiman Faiz
  2. Keep On Walking – Gabrielle Aplin, Nicholas Atkinson
  3. Please Don’t Say You Love Me – Gabrielle Aplin, Nicholas Atkinson
  4. How Do You Feel Today? – Gabrielle Aplin, Nicholas Atkinson, Thomas Wilding
  5. Home – Gabrielle Aplin, Nicholas Atkinson
  6. Salvation – Gabrielle Aplin, Joel Pott
  7. Ready to Question – Gabrielle Aplin, Nicholas Atkinson, Thomas Wilding
  8. The Power of Love – Peter Gill, Holly Johnson, Mark O’Toole
  9. Alive – Gabrielle Aplin, Mike Spencer
  10. Human – Gabrielle Aplin, Nicholas Atkinson, Thomas Wilding
  11. November – Gabrielle Aplin, Nicholas Atkinson
  12. Start of Time – Gabrielle Aplin, Jim Irvin, Julian Emery

James Bay: Chaos And The Calm

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On March 23, 2015, “Republic Records” label released “Chaos and the Calm”, the debut James Bay album. It was recorded 2013 – 2014 in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Jacquire King. The album was certified Platinum in Denmark by “IFPI Denmark” and 2 x Platinum in UK by “BPI”.

Personnel:

  • James Bay – vocals, guitar, piano
  • Eli Beaird – bass
  • Ian Fitchuk – drums, keyboards, percussion
  • Eric Darken– percussion
  • Jonathan Yudkin– cello, viola

Track listing:

  1. Craving – James Bay, Iain Archer
  2. Hold Back the River – James Bay, Iain Archer
  3. Let It Go – James Bay, Paul Barry
  4. If You Ever Want to Be in Love – James Bay, Jimmy Hogarth, Steve McEwan
  5. Best Fake Smile – James Bay, Iain Archer
  6. When We Were on Fire – James Bay, Jon Green
  7. Move Together – James Bay, Jamie Hartman
  8. Scars – James Bay
  9. Collide – James Bay, Thomas EP Hull
  10. Get Out While You Can – James Bay, Ed Harcourt
  11. Need the Sun to Break – James Bay, Joel Pott
  12. Incomplete – James Bay, Jake Gosling, Chris Leonard