Around the City explained

Around the City
Type:studio
Artist:Eliane Elias
Cover:Around the City - album cover.jpg
Border:yes
Released:August 22, 2006
Studio:Various
Genre:Brazilian jazz
Length:53:37
Label:RCA Victor
Producer:Eliane Elias, Lester Mendez, Andres Levin, Stephen Ferrera
Chronology:Eliane Elias
Prev Title:Dreamer
Prev Year:2004
Next Title:Something for You
Next Year:2008

Around the City is the eighteenth studio album by Brazilian jazz pianist and singer Eliane Elias.[1] [2] It was released on August 22, 2006 by RCA Victor.[3] The track list below is for the European release, which is different from that in the US. The song "Running" form the album was featured on ABC’s TV series Brothers and Sisters.

Recording locations

The recording locations for this album were: Avatar Studios, New York; Chez Elias, New York; Fun Machine; Henson Recording Studios, Hollywood; The Magic Shop, New York; and Westlake Audio, Hollywood.

Reception

Patrick Ambrose of The Morning News stated, " In her latest album, Around the City, Elias shows signs she is making the radical change many great artists experience at some point in their careers. With this collection of cover songs and vignettes about city life, Elias has blended the spontaneity of acoustic improvisation with the sculpted perfectionism of the urban-contemporary soundscape."[4] Bridget A. Arnwine of All About Jazz commented, "Elias is creative in her approach on Around the City, where she uses the music to illustrate how the makeup of a city can be a metaphor for life. These songs represent perseverance and forgiveness, fun times and celebration, and love—just as cities include business districts, working-class neighborhoods and all-night party spots."

The album was named Latin Jazz Album of the Year 2007 by Billboard.[5]

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. From Brazil to Bill . . 2008 . 34 . 5–8 . 19 November 2021 . GPI Publications . en.
  2. Reviews: Spotlights . . 19 August 2006 . 39 . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. . en.
  3. Web site: ARTISTS - ELIANE ELIAS . . 21 April 2016.
  4. Web site: Ambrose . Patrick . Around the City With Eliane Elias . . 13 July 2020.
  5. Web site: 2007 Billboard Latin Music Awards Winners . . 7 November 2023 . 27 April 2007.