The Versions Explained
| The Versions |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Neneh Cherry |
| Cover: | Neneh Cherry - The Versions.png |
| Alt: | A photograph of a collection of black-and-white photos of women laying on a copper-colored wood panel background, with the album's and artist's names printed in bold white text over top the middle of the frame. |
| Released: | 10 June 2022 |
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| Length: | 40:42 |
| Label: | EMI |
| Prev Title: | Broken Politics |
| Prev Year: | 2018 |
The Versions is the sixth studio album by Neneh Cherry, released on 10 June 2022 via EMI Records. The album consists of reworked versions of songs from Cherry's back catalogue, featuring guest appearances by artists including Robyn and Sia.[1] [2]
Personnel
Musicians
- Neneh Cherry – vocals (10)
- Mapei – vocals (1)
- Robyn – vocals (1)
- Sia – vocals (2)
- Anohni – vocals (3)
- Greentea Peng – vocals (4)
- Jamila Woods – vocals (5)
- Justin Canavan – guitar (5)
- Tyson – vocals (6)
- Femi Koleoso – drums (6)
- Jordan Hadfield – bass, guitar (6)
- Sarah Tandy – keyboards (6)
- Sudan Archives – violin, vocals (7)
- Quran Shaheed – piano (7)
- Seinabo Sey – vocals (8)
- Kelsey Lu – vocals (9)
Production
- Neneh Cherry – programming (1–9)
- Joe LaPorta – mastering engineer (1–4, 6–9)
- Mikaelin "Blue" Bluespruce – mixing engineer (1, 4, 6, 8, 9)
- Robyn – synthesizer programming, vocal production (1)
- Ludvig Larsson – engineering (1)
- Michel Zitron – engineering, vocal production (1)
- Jesse Shatkin – mixing engineer (2)
- Samuel Dent – assistant recording engineer (2)
- Anohni – mixing engineer (3)
- Thomas Bartlett – mixing engineer (3)
- Earbuds – engineering (4)
- Matt Hennessey – mastering engineer, mixing engineer (5)
- Rick Fritz – engineering (5)
- Ty Caughell – assistant mixing engineer (5)
- Riccardo Damian – engineering (6)
- Hugh Fothergill – assistant recording engineer (6)
- Sudan Archives – programming, engineering (7)
- Tom Carmichael – mixing engineer (7)
- Academics – engineering (8)
- Kiukl Adelbai – engineering (9)
- Patrick Wimberly – engineering (9)
- Honey Dijon – remixing (10)
Notes and References
- Web site: Shutler . Ali . 28 April 2022 . Neneh Cherry shares "Manchild" featuring Sia from new collaborative album . 14 June 2022 . NME . 28 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220428155043/https://www.nme.com/news/music/neneh-cherry-shares-manchild-ft-sia-announces-new-collaborative-album-3214707 . live .
- News: Corcoran, Nina . 28 April 2022 . Neneh Cherry Announces New Album The Versions, Shares "Manchild" Featuring Sia . Pitchfork . 14 June 2022 . 14 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220614072259/https://pitchfork.com/news/neneh-cherry-announces-new-album-the-versions-shares-new-song-manchild-featuring-sia-listen/ . live .
