Splendor in the Grass (album)

Splendor in the Grass
Studio album by Pink Martini
Released October 27, 2009
Recorded September 2008 — July 2009
Genre Alternative pop, World, Latin, Jazz
Label Heinz Records
Producer Thomas Lauderdale and China Forbes
Pink Martini chronology
Hey Eugene!
(2007)		 Splendor in the Grass
(2009)		 Joy to the World
(2010)
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Splendor in the Grass is the fourth full-length album from the band Pink Martini. It was released in October 27, 2009 on their own label Heinz Records.[1]

The album is named after its third track, and features songs in five languages (English, Spanish, Italian, French, and Neapolitan). Collaborators included National Public Radio correspondent Ari Shapiro singing on the track "But Now I'm Back"[2] and Sesame Street performer Emilio Delgado on a cover of Joe Raposo's "Sing". Other covers included on the album are "Piensa en mí", written by Agustín Lara and his sister Maria Teresa Lara for the 1948 film Revancha; "Tuca Tuca", originally performed by Raffaella Carrà; and the Moondog song "New Amsterdam".[2]

The album debuted at No. 45 on the Billboard 200 and No. 10 on Top Independent Albums with 12,000 copies sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[3] The album was certified platinum in Greece.[4]

Track listing

No. TitleComposer Length
1. "Ninna nanna"  Alba Clemente, Massimo Audiello 4:42
2. "Ohayoo Ohio (Hello Ohio)"  Dan Faehnle 4:47
3. "Splendor in the Grass"  Alex Marashian, Thomas Lauderdale 3:40
4. "Où est ma tête?" (Where Is My Head?)Marashian, China Forbes, Lauderdale 4:12
5. "And Then You're Gone"  Marashian, Derek Rieth, Forbes, Lauderdale 2:43
6. "But Now I'm Back" (vocal by Ari Shapiro)Marashian, Lauderdale 3:00
7. "Sunday Table"  Forbes, Lauderdale 4:31
8. "Over the Valley"  Forbes, Lauderdale 4:40
9. "Tuca tuca" (cover of Raffaella Carrà, 1970)Gianni Boncompagni, Franco Pisano 2:50
10. "Bitty Boppy Betty"  Marashian 2:43
11. "Sing" (vocal by Emilio Delgado)Joe Raposo 4:10
12. "Piensa en mí" (Vocal by Chavela Vargas)Agustín Lara, Maria Teresa Lara 4:00
13. "New Amsterdam" (cover of Moondog, 1994)Moondog 4:51
14. "Ninna nanna"  Audiello, Clemente 3:18

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ "Splendor in the Grass – Pink Martini". discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
  2. 1 2 Album notes, PinkMartini.com
  3. ↑ Laura Leebove, "Pink Martini Sips Sweet Indie Success", Billboard.com, November 9, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Top 50 Ξένων Aλμπουμ". ifpi.gr. Retrieved 11 April 2010.
  5. ↑ allmusic, Album Credits, retrieved March 4, 2010
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