Imelda May - Life. Love. Flesh. Blood. (2017) [LP,DSD128]

Imelda May has found a new groove, exploring blues, soul, gospel, folk, rock, acoustic, cinematic drama and explosive balladry. She is setting a new course with a collection of the boldest, most personal and intimately autobiographical songs she has ever written. This is the album she’s always wanted to make.
“I’ve called it Life Love Flesh Blood because that encompasses everything,” says Imelda. “It’s all in there: birth, sex, love, divorce and death. It’s the story of my life.”
Life Love Flesh Blood is the fifth studio album by Irish singer-songwriter Imelda May. It was first released in the Republic of Ireland on 7 April 2017, through label Decca Records, followed by a worldwide release two weeks later on 21 April 2017. The album, a follow-up to May's previous album Tribal (2014), was created in collaboration with American musician T Bone Burnett. Serving as the primary producer for the record, Burnett was only credited alongside Scottish producer Cam Blackwood. Blackwood produced a duet version of the album's lead single "Call Me", recorded with English vocalist Jack Savoretti, included on streaming editions of the album post-release. Throughout the album's creative process, May received guidance from Irish musician Bono, of rock group U2. The album followed May's divorce from guitarist Darrel Higham, influencing many lyrical themes on the album. Life Love Flesh Blood features soft rock and acoustic styles, differing significantly from the rockabilly genre of previous albums.

Tracklist:

Side A:

A1 Call Me
A2 Black Tears (Feat. Jeff Beck)
A3 Should’ve Been You
A4 Sixth Sense
A5 Human
A6 How Bad Can A Good Girl Be

Side B:

B1 Bad Habit
B2 Levitate
B3 When It's My Time (Feat. Jools Holland)
B4 Leave Me Lonely
B5 The Girl I Used To Be



Personnel

Jeff Beck – guitar (track 2)
Jay Bellerose – drums (all tracks)
Bono – mentoring and guidance
T Bone Burnett – production (all tracks), guitar (tracks 2, 3, 5, 7, 9–11)
Dennis Crouch – acoustic bass (tracks 2, 4, 8–10)
Zachary Dawes – electric bass (tracks 1, 3–8, 10–15)
Jools Holland – piano (track 9)
Darrell Leonard – horns arrangement (all tracks), horn (track 2)
Imelda May – vocals (all tracks), background vocals (all tracks), background vocal arrangement (all tracks)
Marc Ribot – guitar (all tracks), ukelele (tracks 11)
Patrick Warren – keyboards (tracks 1–8, 10–15), keyboard arrangement (all tracks), recording arrangement (all tracks)
Carl Wheeler – Hammond organ (track 9)


Thanks to the original releaser!

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