Songs of Love & Loss
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| Cover album by Tina Arena | |||||
| Released | December 1, 2007 | ||||
| Recorded | London and Italy in 2007 | ||||
| Genre | Pop | ||||
| Length | 49:49 | ||||
| Label | EMI | ||||
| Producer | Duck Blackwell, Paul Guardiani, Paul Manners | ||||
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Songs of Love & Loss is the sixth studio album released by Australian singer-songwriter Tina Arena. The album is Arena's first full length English language record in six years and her first album with EMI since her debut Strong as Steel. Recorded in London in 2007 with the London Studio Orchestra conducted by Simon Hale, the album is made up primarily of covers with one new song and a reworking of "Woman" from Arena's previous album, Just Me. The record was originally going to be entirely made up of Dusty Springfield covers but Arena decided this would be too creatively limiting so broadened the scope to include other torch songs which she felt matched the tone of the album.[1][2][3] The album debuted at #4 on the ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart and was certified platinum a week later.[4]
A deluxe edition of the album was released on April 19, 2008 containing a bonus disc of live songs recorded during Arena's Love & Loss Tour.
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[edit] Promotion
On 6 November 2007, Arena appeared on Dancing with the Stars and performed "To Sir, with Love" followed by a short interview with host Daryl Somers to promote the album's release. The next morning she sang "The Look of Love" on Sunrise and a day later was interviewed by Kyle & Jackie O on 2Day FM in Sydney. Arena returned to Sunrise on 14 December 2007 to perform "I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself" and "To Sir with Love" after which she was presented with a plaque recognising platinum sales of the album. She also guest hosted Love Song Dedications on MIX 106.5 in Sydney in place of Richard Mercer on 17 December 2007. Her playlist included 10cc's "I'm Not in Love" and "Why" by Annie Lennox amongst many of her other personal favourites.
Arena performed three concerts at the Sydney Opera House and two at Hamer Hall in Melbourne over the December 2007—January 2008 period. Arena performed with her band as well as a 35 piece orchestra.
[edit] Tracklisting
- "The Look of Love" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 3:44
- "I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself" (Bacharach, David) – 3:44
- "So Far Away" (Carole King) – 4:13
- "To Sir with Love" (Don Black, Mark London) – 3:40
- "The Man with the Child in His Eyes" (Kate Bush) – 4:31
- "Do You Know Where You're Going To" (Gerald Goffin, Michael Masser) – 3:42
- "Love Hangover" (Marilyn McLeod, Pam Sawyer) – 4:27
- "I Only Want to Be with You" (Mike Hawker, Ivor Raymonde) – 4:04
- "The Windmills of Your Mind" (Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Michel Legrand) – 3:46
- "Everybody Hurts" (Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Michael Stipe) – 5:29
- "Woman" (Tina Arena, Trina Harmon, Tyler Hayes) – 3:53
- "Until" (Arena, Duck Blackwell, Paul Guardiani) – 4:40
[edit] Deluxe Edition
The deluxe edition featured a bonus disc of songs recorded live on the Love & Loss Tour.
- "Wasn't It Good" (Arena, Heather Field, Robert Parde) – 5:10
- "You Made Me Find Myself" (Arena, Desmond Child, Ty Lacy) – 4:57
- "Les trois cloches (The Three Bells)" (Jean Villard) – 3:57
- "Now I Can Dance" (Arena, David Tyson) – 4:42
- "Sorrento Moon" (Arena, Tyson, Christopher Ward) – 5:02
[edit] Charts
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
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| ARIA Top 50 Albums | 3 |
| ARIA Top 50 Physical Albums | 3 |
| ARIA Top 20 Australian Albums 1 | 1 |
1 Chart only recognises sales by Australian artists.
[edit] Personnel
- Tina Arena – singer, executive producer
- Duck Blackwell – recording, production, mixing, guitars, bass, keyboards, drums, programming, backing vocals
- Paul Guardiani – recording, production, mixing, keyboards, programming
- Paul Manners – recording, production, mixing, guitars, bass, keyboards, percussion, programming, backing vocals ("Love Hangover")
- Simon Hale – conducting, string arrangements
- London Studio Orchestra
- Violins – Perry Montague-Mason, Warren Zielinski, Patrick Kiernan, Boguslav Kostecki, Julian Leaper, Emlyn Singleton, Everton Nelson, Chris Tombling, Tom Pigott-Smith, Rita Manning, Peter Hanson
- Violas – Pete Lale, Bruce White, Andy Parker, Rachel Bolt
- Celli – Tony Pleeth, Martin Loveday, Dave Daniels, Jo Knight
- Luca Campaner – guitars
- Simon Johnson – guitars
- Andrew Barnes-Jones – guitars
- Lucy Harrison – backing vocals
- Peter Brew-Bevan – photography
- Debaser – art direction[5]
[edit] References
- ^ Musichead biography 7 November 2007.
- ^ Adams, Cameron (9 November 2007). Change of Arena from studio to home. Herald Sun. Retrieved on 9 November 2007.
- ^ (9 November 2008). Family First for Pop Princess. News.com.au. Retrieved on 29 May 2008.
- ^ Top 50 Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved on 2007-12-10.
- ^ Tina Arena - Songs Of Love & Loss. Retrieved on 2007-12-01.
