Coming Up Close: A Retrospective
Encyclopedia
Coming Up Close: A Retrospective is a compilation culled from the works of 'Til Tuesday
. It was released on September 24, 1996 (see 1996 in music
).
'Til Tuesday
Til Tuesday was an American New Wave band formed in Boston in 1982. Its original lineup was bassist/vocalist Aimee Mann, guitarist/vocalist Robert Holmes, keyboardist Joey Pesce, and drummer Michael Hausman.-History:...
. It was released on September 24, 1996 (see 1996 in music
1996 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1996.-January:* January – At the trial of two American teenagers, Nicholaus McDonald and Brian Bassett, for the murder of Bassett's parents and young brother, defense lawyers attempt to lay the blame for the murders on the fact...
).
Track listing
- "Love in a Vacuum" (Michael Hausman, Robert Holmes, Aimee Mann, Joey Pesce) – 3:37
- "Voices Carry" (Hausman, Holmes, Mann, Pesce) – 4:23
- "You Know the Rest" (Hausman, Holmes, Mann, Pesce) – 4:29
- "No One Is Watching You Now" (Aimee Mann) – 3:56
- "On Sunday" (Hausman, Holmes, Mann, Pesce) – 4:08
- "Coming up Close" (Mann) – 4:42
- "Will She Just Fall Down" (Mann) – 2:52
- "David Denies" (Hausman, Holmes, Mann, Pesce) – 4:51
- "What about Love" (Mann) – 3:58
- "Why Must I" (Mann) – 3:38
- "The Other End (of the Telescope)" (Declan MacManus, Mann) – 3:52
- "J for Jules" (Mann) – 4:26
- "(Believed You Were) Lucky" (Mann, Jules Shear) – 3:38
- "Limits to Love" (Mann) – 3:35
- "Long Gone Buddy" (Hausman, Mann) – 4:32
- "Do It Again" – 6:31
Personnel
- 'Til Tuesday
- Aimee MannAimee MannAimee Mann is an American rock singer-songwriter, guitarist and bassist.-Early life:Aimee Mann grew up in Bon Air, Virginia, graduated from Open High School in 1978 and attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston, but dropped out to sing with her first punk rock band, the Young Snakes...
– Guitar (acoustic), Bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, Vocals - Michael HausmanMichael HausmanMichael Hausman is an American percussionist and artist manager in the music industry.He was a former student of Berklee College of Music and played with a Boston band called The Dark before becoming the drummer for the mid-1980s New Wave band 'Til Tuesday; the group's only hit, Voices Carry, is...
– PercussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
, DrumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, Programming - Robert Holmes – GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, Background Vocals - Joey Pesce – SynthesizerSynthesizerA synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
, PianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, Background Vocals - Michael Montes – KeyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
- Aimee Mann
- Peter Abrams – French hornHorn (instrument)The horn is a brass instrument consisting of about of tubing wrapped into a coil with a flared bell. A musician who plays the horn is called a horn player ....
- Elvis CostelloElvis CostelloElvis Costello , born Declan Patrick MacManus, is an English singer-songwriter. He came to prominence as an early participant in London's pub rock scene in the mid-1970s and later became associated with the punk/New Wave genre. Steeped in word play, the vocabulary of Costello's lyrics is broader...
– Background Vocals - Marcus MillerMarcus MillerMarcus Miller is an American jazz composer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist. Miller is best known as a bassist, working with trumpeter Miles Davis, singer Luther Vandross, and saxophonist David Sanborn, as well as maintaining a prolific solo career...
– Bass - Haery Ung Shin – Violin
Production
- Bob ClearmountainBob ClearmountainBob Clearmountain is an award-winning American music engineer, mixer and producer. He has worked with many prominent names in music including Bruce Springsteen , The Rolling Stones , Bryan Adams , Robbie Williams Bob Clearmountain is an award-winning American music engineer, mixer and producer. He...
– MixingAudio mixing (recorded music)In audio recording, audio mixing is the process by which multiple recorded sounds are combined into one or more channels, most commonly two-channel stereo. In the process, the source signals' level, frequency content, dynamics, and panoramic position are manipulated and effects such as reverb may... - Rhett Davies – ProducerRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
- Bruce Dickinson – Compilation Producer
- Hiro Ito – PhotographyPhotographyPhotography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...
- Bruce Lampcov – Producer
- Gail Marowitz – Art Direction and Design
- Randee Saint Nicholas – Photography
- Mike Thorne – Producer
- 'Til Tuesday – Producer
- Mark Wilder – Digital Mixing