The Rainwater LP | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | February 8, 2010 | |||
Recorded | Brooklyn Recording/The Document Room (Malibu, CA), 2009 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock, indie rock | |||
Length | 39:07 | |||
Label | RainWater Recordings Inc. | |||
Producer | Clarence Greenwood | |||
Citizen Cope chronology | ||||
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The Rainwater LP is Citizen Cope's fourth studio album, released 8 February 2010 on Amazon MP3, and digitally released elsewhere on 9 February 2010, and in-stores on 2 March 2010. [1]
The album is produced by Cope (Clarence Greenwood) and it is the first record released under his own record label - RainWater Recordings Inc. He explained the reason for releasing it himself: "I kept hearing things like 'Retail's gonna need you to do this,' or 'The artwork has to be like this.' I don't want to be led into those confines anymore. I want to be able to do it my own way." [2] [3] The album's title is partially a reference to the commoditization of music, with musicians contractually obliged to provide a certain number of "LP"s; Cope stated "Now I'm not obligated to any record company, so I thought it was a nice play on that." [4] The album was recorded between Brooklyn Recording (Cobble Hill, Brooklyn) and The Document Room (Malibu, CA) during the course of 2009 and in between Cope's extensive touring. [1]
Cope worked on the album with musicians such as drummer Paul "Buggy" Edwards, legendary bass guitarists Michael "Funky Ned" Neal, [1] and Preston Crump, [1] keyboardist James Poyser (who previously has worked with acts such as The Roots, Jill Scott, and John Legend) and percussionist Bashiri Johnson.
The song "Keep Askin" was released as a free download on 14 June 2009 from the Citizen Cope website and announced as the first song from the forthcoming album. [5]
On 19 January 2010, the first official single from the album, "Healing Hands" was digitally released via digital service providers. [6]
Initial Pressing / Limited Edition B-Sides CD:
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [7] |
MusicNow |
Alex Henderson of Allmusic gave the album a 3.5/5 rating, calling it "one of Greenwood's more consistent efforts". [7] In the view of Hays Harris of Richmond.com, "The mix of rock, folk, blues and hip-hop elements" on the album formed "a defining portrait of considerable depth". [8] Nancy Dunham of The Washington Examiner described it as an album that is "easy to fall in love with", calling it "Cope at his finest". [9]
The Rainwater LP | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | February 8, 2010 | |||
Recorded | Brooklyn Recording/The Document Room (Malibu, CA), 2009 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock, indie rock | |||
Length | 39:07 | |||
Label | RainWater Recordings Inc. | |||
Producer | Clarence Greenwood | |||
Citizen Cope chronology | ||||
|
The Rainwater LP is Citizen Cope's fourth studio album, released 8 February 2010 on Amazon MP3, and digitally released elsewhere on 9 February 2010, and in-stores on 2 March 2010. [1]
The album is produced by Cope (Clarence Greenwood) and it is the first record released under his own record label - RainWater Recordings Inc. He explained the reason for releasing it himself: "I kept hearing things like 'Retail's gonna need you to do this,' or 'The artwork has to be like this.' I don't want to be led into those confines anymore. I want to be able to do it my own way." [2] [3] The album's title is partially a reference to the commoditization of music, with musicians contractually obliged to provide a certain number of "LP"s; Cope stated "Now I'm not obligated to any record company, so I thought it was a nice play on that." [4] The album was recorded between Brooklyn Recording (Cobble Hill, Brooklyn) and The Document Room (Malibu, CA) during the course of 2009 and in between Cope's extensive touring. [1]
Cope worked on the album with musicians such as drummer Paul "Buggy" Edwards, legendary bass guitarists Michael "Funky Ned" Neal, [1] and Preston Crump, [1] keyboardist James Poyser (who previously has worked with acts such as The Roots, Jill Scott, and John Legend) and percussionist Bashiri Johnson.
The song "Keep Askin" was released as a free download on 14 June 2009 from the Citizen Cope website and announced as the first song from the forthcoming album. [5]
On 19 January 2010, the first official single from the album, "Healing Hands" was digitally released via digital service providers. [6]
Initial Pressing / Limited Edition B-Sides CD:
Review scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [7] |
MusicNow |
Alex Henderson of Allmusic gave the album a 3.5/5 rating, calling it "one of Greenwood's more consistent efforts". [7] In the view of Hays Harris of Richmond.com, "The mix of rock, folk, blues and hip-hop elements" on the album formed "a defining portrait of considerable depth". [8] Nancy Dunham of The Washington Examiner described it as an album that is "easy to fall in love with", calling it "Cope at his finest". [9]