More Love [Songs From Little Voice Season One]

by Sara Bareilles

Overview

Little Voice is the title of Sara Bareilles' career-making 2007 major-label debut and it's also the name of a comedy-drama aired on Apple TV+ in 2020. Bareilles produced the TV series along with JJ Abrams, who had considerable experience with coming-of-age soap operas with his Y2K-era hit Felicity. Bareilles also had theatrical experience in the 2015 stage adaptation of Adrienne Shelly's film Waitress, which just happened to be released in 2007 and also starred Keri Russell, who played Felicity. Perhaps these are all coincidences, but they also show how Abrams and Bareilles share similar tastes and views, something that is apparent on More Love (Songs from Little Voice Season 1). The modest, ballad-heavy album contains ten songs Bareilles wrote for various characters in Little Voice. In the show, the actors sing the songs, but here we can hear Bareilles sing her original tunes. The result is a very nice, low-key Bareilles album, one that relies on her graceful melodies and sturdy songcraft. It's a compliment to say that the album never feels like a soundtrack: It has its own ebb and flow and its own vibe, one that's quite agreeable for rainy afternoons. This might mean More Love isn't especially lively -- there are moments where the pace quickens, such as the quietly percolating "In July," but the shift is relative -- there's a comforting coziness to the well-detailed compositions and production, which is enough to make this a worthwhile listen. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	11/13/2020
Label:	Epic
UPC:	0194398158327
Rank:	7814

Tracks

1. I Don't Know Anything
2. More Love
3. King of the Lost Boys
4. Dear Hope
5. Ghost Light
6. Simple and True
7. Coming Back to You
8. In July
9. Tell Her
10. Little Voice

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Sara Bareilles   Primary Artist
Solomon Dorsey   Primary Artist,Bass,Piano,Vocals,Bass (Electric),Synthesizer Bass,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Vocals (Background),Percussion,Bass (Upright)
Andrew Bird   Violin
Rob Moose   Strings
Rich Hinman   Guitar,Guitar (Steel)
Jay Bellerose   Drums,Percussion
Matt Wright   Wurlitzer,Vocals (Background)
Madison Cunnigham   Percussion,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Baritone),Guitar (Electric),Vocals (Background)
Tyler Cheater   Organ,Piano,Sampling,Keyboards,Wurlitzer,Bass Samples,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)

Technical Credits

Bob Ludwig   Mastering
Jack Antonoff   Composer
David Boucher   Mixing,Engineer
Hillary Lindsey   Composer
Lori McKenna   Composer
Justin Tranter   Composer
Peter Harper   Composer
Shervin Lainez   Photography
Mary Ellen Devaux   A&R
Solomon Dorsey   Composer,Producer,Executive Producer
Jason Blynn   Composer
Geoff Neal   Assistant
Dalia Glickman   A&R
Jack Debone   Composer
Jeff Sohulz   Design,Art Direction
Samora Pinderhughen   Composer
Tyler Cheater   Producer