Another Country (Cassandra Wilson album)

Another Country
Studio album by Cassandra Wilson, Fabrizio Sotti
Released June 20, 2012 (2012-06-20)
Studio Piety Street Studios, New Orleans, LA
Sotti Studio, NYC
Studio Larione 10, Florence
Genre Jazz
Length 43:58
Label eOne Records
Producer Cassandra Wilson, Fabrizio Sotti
Cassandra Wilson, Fabrizio Sotti chronology
Silver Pony
(2010)		 Another Country
(2012)		 Coming Forth by Day
(2015)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic71/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Guardian[3]

Another Country is a 2012 album by singer Cassandra Wilson, featuring the guitar, songwriting and production of Italian guitarist and producer Fabrizio Sotti.

The album features a blend of new songs, instrumentals and arrangements that resulted from the collaboration between Sotti and Wilson. The final track, “Olomuroro” also features backup vocals from the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts Chamber Choir.

The album was recorded in Florence, Italy and New Orleans, Louisiana, and was mixed by Piety Street engineer John Fischbach. The album was released by Ojah Media Group and E1 Entertainment.[4]

Reception

Thom Jurek of Allmusic stated "On her 19th album, Cassandra Wilson, ever the musical chameleon, changes directions once more. She is arguably the greatest living female jazz singer. Well known for her blues, soul, pop covers, and jazz standards, her smoky alto bends almost everything to its will. Wilson's phrasing is utterly unique, as original as any horn player's or pianist's music. Another Country, co-produced by Wilson and guitarist Fabrizio Sotti, was recorded in three different studios in Florence, New Orleans, and New York. She wrote all but three selections here: there are two instrumentals by Sotti and a reading of "O Sole Mio." ... Wilson's compositional language is as imaginative as her singing, and Sotti's skeletal yet seemingly lush arrangements are sumptuous. The title track employs samba, post-bop jazz, and nuevo flamenco. Wilson's voice compels her poetic lyrics to assert themselves over the melody, as Sotti soars in his tasteful solo. Though there are a couple of missteps here, Another Country is a welcome new phase for Wilson. Not only are her boundaries as a singer expanding with her musical choices; her songwriting instincts and languages are developing exponentially as well."

Track listing

  1. "Red Guitar" (Cassandra Wilson)
  2. "No More Blues" (Wilson, Fabrizio Sotti)
  3. "O Sole Mio" (Arranged by Wilson and Sotti)
  4. "Deep Blue" (Sotti)
  5. "Almost Twelve" (Wilson, Sotti)
  6. "Passion" (Wilson, Sotti)
  7. "When Will I See You Again" (Wilson, Sotti)
  8. "Another Country" (Wilson, Sotti)
  9. "Letting You Go" (Sotti)
  10. "Olomuroro" (Wilson, Sotti, Olalekan Babalola)

Personnel

Technical
  • Produced by Cassandra Wilson and Fabrizio Sotti
  • Engineer at Larione 10: Max Bacchin
  • Assistant Engineer at Larione 10: Francesco Baldi
  • Engineer at Sotti Studio: Simone “Keemo” Tonsi and Giorgio Piovan
  • Engineer at Piety Street: John Fischbach
  • Assistant Engineer at Piety Street: Wes Fontenot
  • Mixing: John Fischbach and Wes Fontenot
  • Mastering: John Fischbach

Charts

Chart (2012) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[5] 64
US Top Current Albums (Billboard)[6] 171
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[7] 6
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[8] 35
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)[9] 2

References

  1. ↑ "ANOTHER COUNTRY by Cassandra Wilson". Metacritic. metacritic.com. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Another Country". Allmusic. allmusic.com. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  3. ↑ Fordham, John (12 July 2012). "Cassandra Wilson: Another Country – review". The Guardian. Missing or empty |url= (help); |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  4. ↑ Daniels, Karu F. (2012-06-28). "Singer Cassandra Wilson Back from Another Country". CNN. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "Officialcharts.de – Cassandra Wilson – Another Country". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Top Current Albums". Billboard. July 14, 2012. Retrieved October 11, 2018. (Subscription required (help)).
  7. ↑ "Cassandra Wilson Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Cassandra Wilson Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Cassandra Wilson Chart History (Top Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
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