The Classic (Joan as Police Woman album)
The Classic is the fifth regular studio album by the American artist Joan As Police Woman (aka Joan Wasser), released on March 10, 2014, through PIAS.[8] It included the single "Holy City" that was inspired by a visit to Jerusalem.The song was described as "Motown-influenced pop fusion" and the release was supported by an Alex de Campi directed video.[9]
| The Classic | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by Joan As Police Woman | ||||
| Released | March 10, 2014 | |||
| Recorded | Ground Control Studios, Maid's Room Studios, Trout Recording and Vibromonk[1] | |||
| Genre | Rock, jazz | |||
| Label | PIAS | |||
| Producer | Joan Wasser and Tyler Wood | |||
| Joan As Police Woman chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 70/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Consequence of Sound | C[4] |
| MusicOMH | |
| PopMatters | 6/10[6] |
| NME | 6/10[7] |
The comedian Reggie Watts contributed beatboxing to the title track and rapping to the single "Holy City."[9]
In 2016. it was awarded a silver certification from the Independent Music Companies Association which indicated sales of at least 20,000 copies throughout Europe.[10]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Joan Wasser.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Witness" | 4:44 |
| 2. | "Holy City" | 4:45 |
| 3. | "The Classic" | 3:27 |
| 4. | "Good Together" | 7:03 |
| 5. | "Get Direct" | 6:44 |
| 6. | "What Would You Do" | 5:43 |
| 7. | "New Years Day" | 6:34 |
| 8. | "Shame" | 4:38 |
| 9. | "Stay" | 4:41 |
| 10. | "Ask Me" | 3:58 |
Personnel
- Joan Wasser – vocals, guitar, strings, clavinet, electric piano
- Tyler Wood – bass guitar, electronic organ, trumpet, piano, synthesizer, percussion, backing vocals
- Parker Kindred – drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Doug Wieselman – baritone saxophone and tenor saxophone
- Oren Bloedow – guitar
- Briggan Krauss – baritone saxophone, alto saxophone
- Steven Bernstein – trumpet and French horn
- Joseph Arthur, Nathan Larson, Michelle Zayla, Stephanie McKay, Toshi Reagon – backing vocals
- Reggie Watts – outro on "Holy City"', human beatbox on "The Classic"
- Technical personnel
- Tyler Wood – engineering, mixing and production
- Murray Trider – engineering (Ground Control)
- Jack McKeever & TJ Doherty – engineering (Maid's Room)
- Adam Sachs – engineering (Trout) and mixing on "The Classic"
- Dan Shatzky – engineering (Vibromonk)
- Design
- Lance Scott Walker - graphic design
- Stephanie Sidjakov - photography/graphic design
- Dan Monick - cover photograph
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References
- "Classic 2LP" Discog's entry for the credits
- "The Classic Review". Metacritic.com. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
- Phares, Heather. "The Classic -Joan as Police Woman". Allmusic.com. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
- Kivel, Adam. "Album Review: Joan as Policewoman – The Classic". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
- Day, Larry (March 10, 2014). "Joan as Police Woman - The Classic". Musicomh.com. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
- Lathan, Ryan (March 11, 2014). "Joan as Policewoman: The Classic". Popmatters.com. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
- Pearlman, Mischa (March 7, 2014). "Joan as Police Woman - The Classic". Nme.com. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
- "PIAS press release" Biography on the PIAS website announcing the release.
- "Joan as Police Woman premieres video for Holy City online - exclusive". telegraph.co.uk. February 6, 2014.
- http://impalamusic.org/content/independents-going-strong-impala-sales-awards-clock-another-10m-units
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