Good News (Matt Dusk album)
Good News is the fifth studio album by Canadian jazz singer Matt Dusk. It was released by Royal Crown Records on October 27, 2009. The album is a departure from previous Matt Dusk standard, having influences of Palm Beach Pop and crooner standards of the 1950s in a modern feel. The albums is filled with original tracks, plus a bonus classic available in Canada and on iTunes in the standard and deluxe edition.
| Good News | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 27, 2009 | |||
| Genre | Jazz, Traditional pop | |||
| Length | 44:58 | |||
| Label | Royal Crown | |||
| Producer | Matt Dusk, Ron Lopata | |||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Good News" | Mack, Habolin | 3:18 |
| 2. | "I Wouldn't Change a Thing" | James Bryan McCollum, Matthew Marston | 3:37 |
| 3. | "On Vacation" | Aimee Allen, Lucian Piane | 3:54 |
| 4. | "Feels Good" | Marston, Pete Lewinson, Steve Lewinson | 3:14 |
| 5. | "It's Not That Easy" | Lars Halvor Jensen, Martin Larsson, Ali Tennant, Frederik Friis, Sigurd Jansen, Glenn Tharaldsen | 3:09 |
| 6. | "Never Gonna Fool Me" | Marston, Simon Ellis, Matt Dusk | 2:55 |
| 7. | "Operator Please" | Jukka Immonen, Patric Sarin, Simon Wilcox, Dusk | 3:14 |
| 8. | "Love Attack" | Harry Sommerdahl, Immonen, Risto Asikainen, Wilcox, Dusk | 2:58 |
| 9. | "Don't Hate on Me" | Vincent Pontare, Sarin, Immonen | 3:14 |
| 10. | "It Can Only Get Better" | Mack, Tysper, Grizzly | 3:55 |
| 11. | "Do You Love Me" | Vincent, Mack, T. Jimson | 3:32 |
| 12. | "Love Don't Let Me Go" | Roger Cook, Terrance Sawchuk | 2:45 |
| 13. | "One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)" (hidden track) | Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer | 5:13 |
| Total length: | 44:58 | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 14. | "Zoom Zoom" | 3:21 |
| 15. | "Gotta Love You" | 3:58 |
Personnel
Per liner notes[1]
- Matt Dusk – vocals, backing vocals, keyboard, producer
- Ron Lopata – bass guitar, keyboard, producer
- Jukka Immonen – keyboard, co-producer
- Terry Sawchuk – mixing engineer
- Richard Dodd – mastering engineer
- Additional musicians
- Joel Parisien – backing vocals
- Quisha Wint – backing vocals
- Justin Abedin – guitar
- Davide Direnzo – drums, percussion
- Ross Macintyre – bass guitar
- Alex Kundakcioglu – trumpet
- Rob Somerville – trombone
- Chris Gale – alto sax, bari sax, horn arrangements
- Steve Macdonald – tenor sax, horn arrangements
- Singleton Chamber Orchestra – strings
- Lucian Piane – horn arrangements
- Shelly Berger – horn arrangements
- Kevin Fox – string arrangements
Charts and certifications
Charts
| Chart (2010–11) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| scope="row" | French Albums (SNEP)[2] | 187 |
| scope="row" | Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[3] | 92 |
| scope="row" | Polish Albums (ZPAV)[4] | 39 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Poland (ZPAV)[5] | Gold | 10,000* |
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*sales figures based on certification alone | ||
References
- Good News (CD liner notes). Matt Dusk. Royal Crown Records. 2009.CS1 maint: others (link)
- "Lescharts.com – Matt Dusk – Good News". Hung Medien.
- "Dutchcharts.nl – Matt Dusk – Good News" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
- "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry.
- "Polish album certifications – Matt Dusk – Good News" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
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