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Producer
  
Pete Smith

Release date
  
2004

Genre
  
Jazz

Artist
  
Gwyneth Herbert

Label
  
Universal Music LLC

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Bittersweet and Blue (2004)
  
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Gwyneth herbert bittersweet and blue


Bittersweet and Blue, the second album by British singer-songwriter Gwyneth Herbert, was released in 2004 on the Universal Classics and Jazz label. It comprised mainly jazz standards. Herbert's version of Neil Young's "Only Love Can Break Your Heart", taken from the album, was featured on the soundtrack of romantic comedy Leap Year, directed by Anand Tucker and starring Amy Adams and Matthew Goode. The album received a four-starred review in The Guardian.

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Reception

Linda Serck, reviewing Bittersweet and Blue for MusicOMH, described it as "a stunning album" from a "great jazz talent" who "embodies all the smoky jazz boozers she’s ever sung in and tacitly commands you to prick up your ears and listen".

John Fordham, in a four-starred review for The Guardian, praised Herbert's "precociously powerful chemistry of taste and meticulous care for every sound – from a whisper to an exhortation."

Personnel

  • Gwyneth Herbert – vocals
  • John Parricelli – acoustic, electric, nylon string and steel string guitars (except on "Bittersweet and Blue")
  • Will Rutter  – acoustic guitar on "Bittersweet and Blue"
  • Tom Cawley – piano, vibes, Fender Rhodes and Hammond Organ
  • Mark Hodgson – double bass
  • Jeremy Stacey – drums (except on "Fever" and "Almost Like Being In Love")
  • Ian Thomas – drums on "Fever" and "Almost Like Being In Love"
  • Paul Clarvis – percussion
  • Steve Sidwell – trumpet
  • Neil Sidwell – trombone
  • Nigel Hitchcock – tenor saxophone on "It's Alright With Me" and "A Little Less"
  • Dave Bishop – tenor saxophone (except on "It's Alright With Me" and "A Little Less")

    • Production

    The album was produced and engineered by Pete Smith and was recorded and mixed at Townhouse Studios in west London between June and July 2004.

    Design

    The album sleeve, incorporating photographs by Uri Weber, was designed by Rummey Design.

    Dedication

    The album is dedicated to the memory of Tristan Hewins.

    Songs

    1Fever4:05
    2(Looking For) The Heart of Saturday Night3:36
    3The Very Thought of You4:14

    References

    Bittersweet and Blue Wikipedia
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