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Athlete: Beyond The Neighbourhood

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: Tourist

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