Rubberband (Miles Davis album)

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Rubberband
An abstract painting with the album title overwritten it
Studio album by
Miles Davis
ReleasedSeptember 6, 2019 (2019-09-06)
Recorded1985
Studio
  • Ameraycan Studios
  • Utopia Studios (new recordings)
  • The Village (Ledisi Lalah Hathaway, Isaiah Sharkey, and Vince Wilburn, Jr.)
  • Dot's Way Recorders (Munyungo Jackson and Vince Wilburn, Jr.)
GenreJazz
Length63:11
LabelRhino/Warner
Producer
Miles Davis chronology
Miles Davis & John Coltrane The Final Tour: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 6
(2018) 		Rubberband
(2019)

Rubberband is a Miles Davis album, recorded in 1985 and released on Rhino Records and Warner Records on September 6, 2019.[1] The album has received mixed to positive reviews.[2]

Recording and Rubberband EP[]

After leaving long-time record label Columbia Records, Davis went to Warner Bros.

In 2018, an EP of takes of the title track entitled Rubberband EP was released:[1]

  1. "Rubberband of Life" (Radio Edit) – 4:22
  2. "Rubberband of Life" – 5:44
  3. "Rubberband of Life" (Instrumental) – 5:44
  4. "Rubberband" – 6:12
  5. "Rubberband of Life" (Amerigo Gazaway Remix) – 4:41

Versions of "Rubberband of Life" feature vocalist Ledisi.

Critical reception[]

Rubberband was met with mixed reviews from critics noted at review aggregator Metacritic. This release received a weighted average score of 63 out of 100, based on 11 reviews.[2] These mixed views may in part stem from a divergent opinion of Davis' 1980s recordings as a whole. As music journalist Rob Shepherd, a fan of the artist's works from that decade, has noted: "Recorded mostly in 1985, the height of Miles Davis’ most critically maligned era, Rubberband is unlikely to be appreciated by one who generally disfavors the artist’s 1980s oeuvre. However, for a listener open to Davis’ music from that period, there is much to enjoy."[3]

Track listing[]

  1. "Rubberband of Life" – 5:43
  2. "This Is It" – 4:36
  3. "Paradise" – 6:10
  4. "So Emotional" – 5:18
  5. "Give It Up" – 6:28
  6. "Maze" – 4:11
  7. "Carnival Time" – 4:24
  8. "I Love What We Make Together" – 5:05
  9. "See I See" – 4:19
  10. "Echoes in Time"/"The Wrinkle" – 9:25
  11. "Rubberband" – 6:10

Personnel[]

  • Miles Davis – trumpet, keyboards, synthesizers, bandleader

Additional musicians

Technical personnel

  •  – production on 1985 sessions
  •  – production for 2019 release

Charts[]

Chart (2019) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[4] 36
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[5] 58
French Albums (SNEP)[6] 39
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] 31
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[8] 9
Italian Albums (FIMI)[9] 41
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[10] 24
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[11] 31
Scottish Albums (OCC)[12] 25
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[13] 45
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 16
UK Albums (OCC)[15] 87

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Yoo, Noah (June 13, 2019). "Miles Davis' Lost Album Rubberband Set for Release". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Rubberband by Miles Davis Tracks and Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  3. ^ Shepherd, Rob (November 8, 2019). "Review: Miles Davis' Rubberband". Polygon.com. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  4. ^ "Ultratop.be – Miles Davis – Rubberband" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  5. ^ "Ultratop.be – Miles Davis – Rubberband" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  6. ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes – SNEP (Week 37, 2019)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  7. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Miles Davis – Rubberband" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  8. ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2019. 37. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  9. ^ "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 37 (dal 06.09.2019 al 12.09.2019)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  10. ^ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2019-09-16" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
  11. ^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  12. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  13. ^ "Top 100 Albumes – Semana 37: del 6.9.2019 al 12.9.2019" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  14. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Miles Davis – Rubberband". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  15. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 14, 2019.

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