MRCY / Volume 1+2
Album Review
MRCY / Volume 1+2
ロンドンをベースに活動するデュオ, MRCYの1作目と2作目を併せたCD。Barney Lister(Produser), Kojo Degraft-Johnson(Vocal)より構成されるが、トラックはシンセ、ストリングス、ブラスを加えたゴージャスなバンド編成で組み立てられている。
アフロな⑬を除けば、全体の印象はオーセンティックなソウルで、メロウなバラードが多く、一部アップな曲も。サム・クックのようなKojoのVocalもビンテージ感に溢れている。ただ、現代的アレンジも加わっているので、古臭さは感じない。
Score card
rap oriented---------song oriented
urban-------------------------earthy
familiar----------------------serious
Rating
Producers
Barney Lister
Guests
Tracks
| No. | Title | Composers | Performer | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R.L..M | Jonny Lattimer, Barney Lister and Kojo Degraft-Johnson | MRCY | 03:45 |
| 2 | Lorele | Jonny Lattimer, Barney Lister and Kojo Degraft-Johnson | MRCY | 04:24 |
| 3 | Purple Canyon | Barney Lister, Kojo Degraft-Johnson, Francis Anthony White and Joshua Jones | MRCY | 03:13 |
| 4 | Days Like This | Barney Lister, Kojo Degraft-Johnson and Joel Laslent Pott | MRCY | 02:38 |
| 5 | California | Jonny Lattimer, Barney Lister and Kojo Degraft-Johnson | MRCY | 04:46 |
| 6 | Flowers in Mourning | Barney Lister, Kojo Degraft-Johnson, Jonny latimer and Sam Vernon Beste | MRCY | 04:13 |
| 7 | Powerless | Barney Lister, Kojo Degraft-Johnson and Francis Anthony White | MRCY | 03:41 |
| 8 | Seven Candles | Barney Lister, Kojo Degraft-Johnson, Jonny Latimer and Sam Vernon Beste | MRCY | 03:33 |
| 9 | Angels | Jonny Lattimer, Barney Lister and Kojo Degraft-Johnson | MRCY | 03:49 |
| 10 | Wanna Know (Ontario) | Jonny Lattimer, Barney Lister and Kojo Degraft-Johnson | MRCY | 04:05 |
| 11 | Man | Jonny Lattimer, Barney Lister and Kojo Degraft-Johnson | MRCY | 03:27 |
| 12 | Sierra | Jonny Lattimer, Barney Lister and Kojo Degraft-Johnson | MRCY | 03:55 |
| 13 | Flicker | Jonny Lattimer, Barney Lister and Kojo Degraft-Johnson | MRCY | 02:49 |
| 14 | Wandering Attention | Barney Lister, Kojo Degraft-Johnson and Francis Anthony White | MRCY | 02:32 |
| 15 | Fear | Barney Lister, Kojo Degraft-Johnson and Francis Anthony White | MRCY | 02:59 |
| 16 | More Than You Are Now | Barney Lister, Kojo Degraft-Johnson and Francis Anthony White | MRCY | 03:52 |