Valentina (album)
Valentina | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 19 March 2012 (UK) | |||
Recorded | Summer/autumn 2011, France, Los Angeles, Brighton | |||
Genre | Indie pop | |||
Length | 45:55 | |||
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Producer | Andrew Scheps, The Wedding Present, Peter Deimel, David Odlum, Ulysses Noriega | |||
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Allmusic | [1] |
Pitchfork | [2] |
Valentina is the eighth studio album by English rock band The Wedding Present. It was released in the UK on 19 March 2012 by their record label, . The North America release date was 20 March 2012, Japan 21 March 2012 and Oceania 23 March 2012.
Background[]
Valentina came four years after the band's previous album, El Rey. It was the first album since Saturnalia not to feature Terry de Castro on bass, although she did provide a few backing vocals. The album was produced by Andrew Scheps, who had previously worked with bands including U2, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Adele.[3] Included in the eleven tracks is the only single to be taken from the album, You Jane, which was released as a single on 30 January 2012. In May 2015 Valentina was re-recorded by David Gedge's other band Cinerama.
Track listing[]
All tracks written by David Gedge and Graeme Ramsay, except track 7 by Gedge and Terry de Castro.
- You're Dead - 5:46
- You Jane - 3:07
- Meet Cute - 3:48
- Back a Bit... Stop - 3:16
- Stop Thief! - 3:36
- The Girl from the DDR - 3:59
- Deer Caught in the Headlights - 5:25
- 524 Fidelio - 3:07
- End Credits - 4:10
- Mystery Date - 5:32
- Pain Perdu - 4:09 [only on digital download]
Personnel[]
- The Wedding Present
- David Gedge - vocals, guitar, percussion
- Graeme Ramsay - guitars, piano, harmonium & second drum kit on track 9
- Pepe le Moko - bass, backing vocals
- Charles Layton - drums, percussion
with:
- Terry de Castro - backing vocals on tracks 2 and 8
- Sayaka Amano - Japanese narration on track 10
References[]
- 2012 albums
- The Wedding Present albums