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Emeli Sandé's Real Life aims to alleviate, uplift, and motivate. Well-matched with the versatile Troy Miller, whose production work includes sessions with Gregory Porter, Laura Mvula, and Rebecca Ferguson, the singer and songwriter -- this set's sole lyricist -- devotes less time to introspection, offering instead a personal growth endcap worth of support, encouragement, and praise, and in one instance, a to-do list of sorts. Like Sandé's two previous studio albums, it's based in mature pop, but its integration of other genres and styles -- a little reggae, some blues, disco, and more gospel than ever -- is done with more finesse. The seamlessness, combined with full-hearted vocal performances, counteracts all the platitudes and flying-bird-as-freedom metaphors. Tucked into the second half are two of Sandé's most powerful songs, and they're consecutive. The flawlessly assembled "Survivor," a gospel anthem in every aspect, contains a career-defining vocal performance. It gradually unfurls with a rippling rhythm accented with sweeping organ and strings, a spirited choir with some call-and-response -- the (water)works -- as it lifts off. Rather than go the conventional route by following with a restful ballad, the singer whisks the listener to the dancefloor with the crisp disco of "Extraordinary Being." There's so much conviction in Sandé's voice that its stock flattery and motivational phrases seem trite only in print. A couple old-fashioned love songs toward the end, including the clap-along title track -- another churchified number -- add emotional variety without sounding like consolation prizes for those who expected to get more material like "Next to Me" and "Hurts."
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Daniel Gardner, Cello - Emeli Sande, Vocalist, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist, CoProducer - James Thompson, Choir - Troy Miller, Conductor, Producer, Percussion, Piano, Synthesizer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer, HammondOrgan, StringArranger, DrumKit, ChoirArranger - Jonathan Allen, Engineer - Luke Smith, HammondOrgan - Pino Palladino, BassGuitar - Miles Showell, MasteringEngineer - London Symphony Orchestra, Strings - Robbie Nelson, Engineer - Robert Turner, Viola - Duncan Riddell, Violin - Edward Vanderspar, Viola - Rebecca Gilliver, Cello - Marsha Morrison, Choir - Priscilla Jones-Campbell, Choir, BackgroundVocalist - Adeola Shyllon, BackgroundVocalist - Matthew Gibson, DoubleBass - Joy Farrukh, Choir - Althea Edwards, Choir - Colin Paris, DoubleBass - Subrina McCalla, BackgroundVocalist - Xavier Barnet, Choir - Jaz Ellington, Choir - Ginette Decuyper, Violin - Gerald Gregory, Violin - Danny Allin, Engineer - German Clavijo, Viola - Clare Duckworth, Violin - Claire Parfitt, Violin - Sylvain Vasseur, Violin - Matthew Gardner, Violin - Malcolm Johnston, Viola - Alastair Blayden, Cello - Noel Bradshaw, Cello - Eve-Marie Caravassilis, Cello - Patrick Laurence, DoubleBass - Thomas Norris, Violin - Dani Spragg, Engineer - Hilary Jones, Cello - Laura Dixon, Violin - Cherri Kirton, Choir - Heavily Sapong, Choir - Maxine Kwok-Adams, Violin - Julian Gil Rodriguez, Violin - Belinda Mcfarlane, Violin - Iwona Muszynska, Violin - Csilla Pogany, Violin - Anna Bastow, Viola - Carol Ella, Viola - Jayden-Isaac Muhelele, Vocalist
℗ 2019 Virgin Records Limited
Emeli Sande, Vocalist, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist, VocalArranger - Troy Miller, Producer, Piano, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer, HornArranger - Miles Showell, MasteringEngineer - Tom Walsh, Flugelhorn - Scott McKeon, ElectricGuitar - Dan Carpenter, Flugelhorn - Femi Temowo, AcousticGuitar - Nichol Thomson, Trombone - Laidi Saliasi, Composer - Danny Allin, Engineer - James Gardiner-Bateman, TenorSaxophone
℗ 2019 Virgin Records Limited
Daniel Gardner, Cello - Emeli Sande, Vocalist, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jason Miller, Choir - James Thompson, Choir - Troy Miller, Conductor, Producer, Percussion, Piano, Synthesizer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer, HammondOrgan, StringArranger, DrumKit, ChoirArranger - Jonathan Allen, Engineer - SALAAM REMI, Composer - Pino Palladino, BassGuitar - Miles Showell, MasteringEngineer - London Symphony Orchestra, Strings - Robbie Nelson, Engineer - James Poyser, Composer - Robert Turner, Viola - Duncan Riddell, Violin - Edward Vanderspar, Viola - Rebecca Gilliver, Cello - Marsha Morrison, Choir - Priscilla Jones-Campbell, Choir, BackgroundVocalist - Adeola Shyllon, BackgroundVocalist - Matthew Gibson, DoubleBass - Laidi Saliasi, Choir - Joy Farrukh, Choir - Althea Edwards, Choir - Colin Paris, DoubleBass - Subrina McCalla, BackgroundVocalist - Xavier Barnet, Choir - Jaz Ellington, Choir - Ginette Decuyper, Violin - Gerald Gregory, Violin - Danny Allin, Engineer - German Clavijo, Viola - Clare Duckworth, Violin - Claire Parfitt, Violin - Sylvain Vasseur, Violin - Matthew Gardner, Violin - Malcolm Johnston, Viola - Alastair Blayden, Cello - Noel Bradshaw, Cello - Eve-Marie Caravassilis, Cello - Patrick Laurence, DoubleBass - Thomas Norris, Violin - Greg Titmarsh, Choir - Dani Spragg, Engineer - Hilary Jones, Cello - Jacob McKenzie, Choir - Laura Dixon, Violin - Cherri Kirton, Choir - Heavily Sapong, Choir - Maxine Kwok-Adams, Violin - Julian Gil Rodriguez, Violin - Belinda Mcfarlane, Violin - Iwona Muszynska, Violin - Csilla Pogany, Violin - Anna Bastow, Viola - Carol Ella, Viola - Aiden Miller, Choir - Lydia Miller, Choir - Cassandra White, Choir - Jayden-Isaac Muhelele, Choir - Lucy Sande, Choir - Elora Harben-Tabi, Choir - Caroline Harben-Tabi, Choir - Malcolm Tabi, Choir - Sijing Peng, Choir - Ruth Titmarsh, Choir - Rio Attoh-Wood, Choir - Tayana Miller, Choir - Kayla-Faith Muhelele, Choir - Nariah Dorcas Muhelele, Choir - Jeremy Muhelele, Choir - Credo Teya, Choir - Tristan Teya, Choir - Kai Lakole, Choir - Kizola Brigitte Muhemba, Choir - Muhemba M Ngwemi, Choir - Nethon Tshisuku, Choir - Keran Tshisuku, Choir - Diana Tobe, Choir - Edith Aggrey, Choir - Sam Aggrey, Choir - Myron Aggrey, Choir - Kyrene Iyenoma Uhumuavbi, Choir - Amenze Uhumuavbi, Choir - Kiara-Marie Robinson, Choir - Amelia W Lusende, Choir
℗ 2019 Virgin Records Limited
Daniel Gardner, Cello - Emeli Sande, Vocalist, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - James Thompson, Choir - Troy Miller, Conductor, Producer, Percussion, Piano, Synthesizer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer, HammondOrgan, StringArranger, DrumKit, ChoirArranger - Jonathan Allen, Engineer - Pino Palladino, BassGuitar - Miles Showell, MasteringEngineer - London Symphony Orchestra, Strings - Robbie Nelson, Engineer - Robert Turner, Viola - Duncan Riddell, Violin - Edward Vanderspar, Viola - Rebecca Gilliver, Cello - Marsha Morrison, Choir - Priscilla Jones-Campbell, Choir - Matthew Gibson, DoubleBass - Joy Farrukh, Choir - Althea Edwards, Choir - Colin Paris, DoubleBass - Xavier Barnet, Choir - Jaz Ellington, Choir - Ginette Decuyper, Violin - Gerald Gregory, Violin - Danny Allin, Engineer - German Clavijo, Viola - Philly Lopez, BackgroundVocalist - Clare Duckworth, Violin - Claire Parfitt, Violin - Sylvain Vasseur, Violin - Matthew Gardner, Violin - Malcolm Johnston, Viola - Alastair Blayden, Cello - Noel Bradshaw, Cello - Eve-Marie Caravassilis, Cello - Patrick Laurence, DoubleBass - Thomas Norris, Violin - Dani Spragg, Engineer - Hilary Jones, Cello - Laura Dixon, Violin - Cherri Kirton, Choir - Heavily Sapong, Choir - Maxine Kwok-Adams, Violin - Julian Gil Rodriguez, Violin - Belinda Mcfarlane, Violin - Iwona Muszynska, Violin - Csilla Pogany, Violin - Anna Bastow, Viola - Carol Ella, Viola
℗ 2019 Virgin Records Limited
Daniel Gardner, Cello - Emeli Sande, Vocalist, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist, CoProducer - James Thompson, Choir - Troy Miller, Conductor, Producer, Piano, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer, VocalArranger, HammondOrgan, StringArranger, BaritoneGuitar, DrumKit, MoogBass - Jonathan Allen, RecordingEngineer - Miles Showell, MasteringEngineer - London Symphony Orchestra, Strings - Robbie Nelson, RecordingEngineer - Robert Turner, Viola - Duncan Riddell, Violin - Edward Vanderspar, Viola - Rebecca Gilliver, Cello - Marsha Morrison, Choir - Priscilla Jones-Campbell, Choir, BackgroundVocalist - Adeola Shyllon, BackgroundVocalist - Matthew Gibson, DoubleBass - Laidi Saliasi, Composer - Joy Farrukh, Choir - Althea Edwards, Choir - Colin Paris, DoubleBass - Subrina McCalla, BackgroundVocalist - Xavier Barnet, Choir - Jaz Ellington, Choir - Ginette Decuyper, Violin - Gerald Gregory, Violin - Danny Allin, Engineer - German Clavijo, Viola - Clare Duckworth, Violin - Claire Parfitt, Violin - Sylvain Vasseur, Violin - Matthew Gardner, Violin - Malcolm Johnston, Viola - Alastair Blayden, Cello - Noel Bradshaw, Cello - Eve-Marie Caravassilis, Cello - Patrick Laurence, DoubleBass - Thomas Norris, Violin - Dani Spragg, RecordingEngineer - Hilary Jones, Cello - Laura Dixon, Violin - Cherri Kirton, Choir - Heavily Sapong, Choir - Maxine Kwok-Adams, Violin - Julian Gil Rodriguez, Violin - Belinda Mcfarlane, Violin - Iwona Muszynska, Violin - Csilla Pogany, Violin - Anna Bastow, Viola - Carol Ella, Viola
℗ 2019 Virgin Records Limited
Daniel Gardner, Cello - Emeli Sande, Vocalist, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist, CoProducer - Troy Miller, Composer, Conductor, Producer, Piano, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer, StringArranger, MoogBass - Jonathan Allen, Engineer - Miles Showell, MasteringEngineer - London Symphony Orchestra, Strings - Robert Turner, Viola - Duncan Riddell, Violin - Edward Vanderspar, Viola - Rebecca Gilliver, Cello - Matthew Gibson, DoubleBass - Colin Paris, DoubleBass - Ginette Decuyper, Violin - Gerald Gregory, Violin - Danny Allin, Engineer - German Clavijo, Viola - Clare Duckworth, Violin - Claire Parfitt, Violin - Sylvain Vasseur, Violin - Matthew Gardner, Violin - Malcolm Johnston, Viola - Alastair Blayden, Cello - Noel Bradshaw, Cello - Eve-Marie Caravassilis, Cello - Patrick Laurence, DoubleBass - Thomas Norris, Violin - Hilary Jones, Cello - Laura Dixon, Violin - Maxine Kwok-Adams, Violin - Julian Gil Rodriguez, Violin - Belinda Mcfarlane, Violin - Iwona Muszynska, Violin - Csilla Pogany, Violin - Anna Bastow, Viola - Carol Ella, Viola
℗ 2019 Virgin Records Limited
Daniel Gardner, Cello - Emeli Sande, Vocalist, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - James Thompson, Choir - Troy Miller, Conductor, Producer, Percussion, Piano, Synthesizer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer, HammondOrgan, StringArranger, DrumKit, ChoirArranger - Jonathan Allen, Engineer - Luke Smith, HammondOrgan - Pino Palladino, BassGuitar - Miles Showell, MasteringEngineer - London Symphony Orchestra, Strings - Robbie Nelson, Engineer - Robert Turner, Viola - Scott McKeon, ElectricGuitar - Duncan Riddell, Violin - Edward Vanderspar, Viola - Rebecca Gilliver, Cello - Marsha Morrison, Choir - Priscilla Jones-Campbell, Choir, BackgroundVocalist - Adeola Shyllon, BackgroundVocalist - Matthew Gibson, DoubleBass - Laidi Saliasi, Composer - Joy Farrukh, Choir - Althea Edwards, Choir - Colin Paris, DoubleBass - Subrina McCalla, BackgroundVocalist - Xavier Barnet, Choir - Jaz Ellington, Choir - Ginette Decuyper, Violin - Gerald Gregory, Violin - Danny Allin, Engineer - German Clavijo, Viola - Clare Duckworth, Violin - Claire Parfitt, Violin - Sylvain Vasseur, Violin - Matthew Gardner, Violin - Malcolm Johnston, Viola - Alastair Blayden, Cello - Noel Bradshaw, Cello - Eve-Marie Caravassilis, Cello - Patrick Laurence, DoubleBass - Thomas Norris, Violin - Dani Spragg, Engineer - Hilary Jones, Cello - Laura Dixon, Violin - Cherri Kirton, Choir - Heavily Sapong, Choir - Maxine Kwok-Adams, Violin - Julian Gil Rodriguez, Violin - Belinda Mcfarlane, Violin - Iwona Muszynska, Violin - Csilla Pogany, Violin - Anna Bastow, Viola - Carol Ella, Viola
℗ 2019 Virgin Records Limited
Daniel Gardner, Cello - Emeli Sande, Vocalist, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist, BackgroundVocalist - Troy Miller, Composer, Conductor, Producer, Percussion, Piano, Synthesizer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer, StringArranger, DrumKit - Jonathan Allen, Engineer - Pino Palladino, BassGuitar - Miles Showell, MasteringEngineer - London Symphony Orchestra, Strings - Robert Turner, Viola - Duncan Riddell, Violin - Femi Temowo, ElectricGuitar - Edward Vanderspar, Viola - Rebecca Gilliver, Cello - Priscilla Jones-Campbell, BackgroundVocalist - Matthew Gibson, DoubleBass - Laidi Saliasi, Composer - Colin Paris, DoubleBass - Ginette Decuyper, Violin - Gerald Gregory, Violin - Danny Allin, Engineer - German Clavijo, Viola - Clare Duckworth, Violin - Claire Parfitt, Violin - Sylvain Vasseur, Violin - Matthew Gardner, Violin - Malcolm Johnston, Viola - Alastair Blayden, Cello - Noel Bradshaw, Cello - Eve-Marie Caravassilis, Cello - Patrick Laurence, DoubleBass - Thomas Norris, Violin - Dani Spragg, Engineer - Hilary Jones, Cello - Laura Dixon, Violin - Maxine Kwok-Adams, Violin - Julian Gil Rodriguez, Violin - Belinda Mcfarlane, Violin - Iwona Muszynska, Violin - Csilla Pogany, Violin - Anna Bastow, Viola - Carol Ella, Viola
℗ 2019 Virgin Records Limited
Emeli Sande, Vocalist, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist, VocalArranger - Troy Miller, Producer, Piano, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer, HammondOrgan, DrumKit - Pino Palladino, BassGuitar - Miles Showell, MasteringEngineer - Scott McKeon, Guitar - Femi Temowo, Guitar - Priscilla Jones-Campbell, BackgroundVocalist, VocalArranger - Laidi Saliasi, Composer - Danny Allin, Engineer - Christopher Hanlon, Composer - Jacob McKenzie, Composer
℗ 2019 Virgin Records Limited
Daniel Gardner, Cello - Emeli Sande, Vocalist, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - James Thompson, Choir - Troy Miller, Conductor, Producer, Percussion, Piano, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer, HammondOrgan, StringArranger, DrumKit, ChoirArranger - Jonathan Allen, Engineer - Pino Palladino, BassGuitar - Miles Showell, MasteringEngineer - London Symphony Orchestra, Strings - Robbie Nelson, Engineer - Robert Turner, Viola - Duncan Riddell, Violin - Edward Vanderspar, Viola - Rebecca Gilliver, Cello - Marsha Morrison, Choir - Priscilla Jones-Campbell, Choir - Matthew Gibson, DoubleBass - Laidi Saliasi, ComposerLyricist - Joy Farrukh, Choir - Althea Edwards, Choir - Colin Paris, DoubleBass - Xavier Barnet, Choir - Jaz Ellington, Choir - Ginette Decuyper, Violin - Gerald Gregory, Violin - Danny Allin, Engineer - German Clavijo, Viola - Clare Duckworth, Violin - Claire Parfitt, Violin - Sylvain Vasseur, Violin - Matthew Gardner, Violin - Malcolm Johnston, Viola - Alastair Blayden, Cello - Noel Bradshaw, Cello - Eve-Marie Caravassilis, Cello - Patrick Laurence, DoubleBass - Thomas Norris, Violin - Dani Spragg, Engineer - Hilary Jones, Cello - Laura Dixon, Violin - Cherri Kirton, Choir - Heavily Sapong, Choir - Maxine Kwok-Adams, Violin - Julian Gil Rodriguez, Violin - Belinda Mcfarlane, Violin - Iwona Muszynska, Violin - Csilla Pogany, Violin - Anna Bastow, Viola - Carol Ella, Viola
℗ 2019 Virgin Records Limited
Daniel Gardner, Cello - Emeli Sande, Vocalist, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Troy Miller, Conductor, Producer, Piano, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer, StringArranger, MoogBass - Jonathan Allen, Engineer - Miles Showell, MasteringEngineer - London Symphony Orchestra, Strings - Robert Turner, Viola - Duncan Riddell, Violin - Edward Vanderspar, Viola - Rebecca Gilliver, Cello - Priscilla Jones-Campbell, BackgroundVocalist - Adeola Shyllon, BackgroundVocalist - Matthew Gibson, DoubleBass - Laidi Saliasi, Composer - Colin Paris, DoubleBass - Subrina McCalla, BackgroundVocalist - Ginette Decuyper, Violin - Gerald Gregory, Violin - Danny Allin, Engineer - German Clavijo, Viola - Clare Duckworth, Violin - Claire Parfitt, Violin - Sylvain Vasseur, Violin - Matthew Gardner, Violin - Malcolm Johnston, Viola - Alastair Blayden, Cello - Noel Bradshaw, Cello - Eve-Marie Caravassilis, Cello - Patrick Laurence, DoubleBass - Thomas Norris, Violin - Hilary Jones, Cello - Jacob McKenzie, ComposerLyricist - Laura Dixon, Violin - Maxine Kwok-Adams, Violin - Julian Gil Rodriguez, Violin - Belinda Mcfarlane, Violin - Iwona Muszynska, Violin - Csilla Pogany, Violin - Anna Bastow, Viola - Carol Ella, Viola
℗ 2019 Virgin Records Limited
Album review
Emeli Sandé's Real Life aims to alleviate, uplift, and motivate. Well-matched with the versatile Troy Miller, whose production work includes sessions with Gregory Porter, Laura Mvula, and Rebecca Ferguson, the singer and songwriter -- this set's sole lyricist -- devotes less time to introspection, offering instead a personal growth endcap worth of support, encouragement, and praise, and in one instance, a to-do list of sorts. Like Sandé's two previous studio albums, it's based in mature pop, but its integration of other genres and styles -- a little reggae, some blues, disco, and more gospel than ever -- is done with more finesse. The seamlessness, combined with full-hearted vocal performances, counteracts all the platitudes and flying-bird-as-freedom metaphors. Tucked into the second half are two of Sandé's most powerful songs, and they're consecutive. The flawlessly assembled "Survivor," a gospel anthem in every aspect, contains a career-defining vocal performance. It gradually unfurls with a rippling rhythm accented with sweeping organ and strings, a spirited choir with some call-and-response -- the (water)works -- as it lifts off. Rather than go the conventional route by following with a restful ballad, the singer whisks the listener to the dancefloor with the crisp disco of "Extraordinary Being." There's so much conviction in Sandé's voice that its stock flattery and motivational phrases seem trite only in print. A couple old-fashioned love songs toward the end, including the clap-along title track -- another churchified number -- add emotional variety without sounding like consolation prizes for those who expected to get more material like "Next to Me" and "Hurts."
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:44:13
- Main artists: Emeli Sandé
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Virgin Records Ltd
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2019 Virgin Records Limited ℗ 2019 Virgin Records Limited
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