Traces of You explained
Traces of You is the seventh studio album by British-American sitarist Anoushka Shankar. It was released on 4 October 2013 through Deutsche Grammophon.[1] The album, which is Shankar's first release since her 2011 Grammy-nominated album Traveller, was produced by British composer and multi-instrumentalist Nitin Sawhney.[2] Traces of You features vocals by Norah Jones, Shankar's half-sister, on three tracks. In December 2014, the album was nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best World Music Album category.[3]
Promotion
The lead single to promote the album, "Traces of You", was released internationally on 22 July 2013.[4] "People who have gone, are still here, in us. Places we came from, are carried to the places we go," said Shankar about the song.[2]
A music video for the track, which featured Norah Jones, was released onto YouTube on 12 September 2013.[5] It was directed by Shankar's husband, English film director Joe Wright (Pride & Prejudice, Atonement, Anna Karenina).[2]
Personnel
Credits from Deutsche Grammophon website[1] and the album liner notes:
- Anoushka Shankar – sitar on all; vocals on 7
- Norah Jones – vocals on 1, 10, and 13
- Nitin Sawhney – guitar on 1, 10, and 11; programming on 2, 3, 4, 7, 9. 10, and 11; string arrangement on 2 and 13, piano on 3 and 6; bass guitar on 7 and 10; percussion on 10; ukulele on 10
- Pirashanna Thevarajah – ghatam on 1, 8, 11, and 12; mridangam on 5, 8, and 12; moorsing on 5 and 11; vocals on 5; shaker percussion on 11; kanjira on 12
- Manu Delago – hang on 2, 4, and 5; glockenspiel on 10
- Ian Burdge – cello on 2, 4, 11, and 13
- Bernhard Schimpelsberger – udu on 5
- Kenji Ota – tanpura on 5, 7, 8, 9, and 12
- Anil Narasimha, Sandhya Chandrachood – vocals on 7
- Sanjeev Shankar – shehnai on 7 and 12
- Tanmoy Bose – tabla on 7, 10, and 12
- Aref Durvesh – tabla on 11
- Ravichandra Kulur – bansuri on 12
Release history
Notes and References
- Web site: ANOUSHKA SHANKAR Traces Of You – Catalogue . . 14 September 2013.
- Web site: Anoushka Shankar & Norah Jones: Traces of You – exclusive video . https://web.archive.org/web/20130825122455/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturevideo/musicvideo/10263706/Anoushka-Shankar-and-Norah-Jones-Traces-of-You-exclusive-video.html . dead . 25 August 2013 . . 25 August 2013 . 14 September 2013.
- Web site: Grammys 2015 Nominees: Sam Smith, HAIM, Iggy Azalea, and More . . James . Grebey . 5 December 2014 . 5 December 2014.
- Web site: ANOUSHKA SHANKAR Traces Of You / eSingle – Catalogue . . 14 September 2013.
- Web site: Anoushka Shankar – Traces Of You ft. Norah Jones . YouTube . 12 September 2013 . 14 September 2013.
- Web site: Traces of You von Anoushka Shankar . iTunes (AT) . 14 September 2013.
- Web site: Traces of You von Anoushka Shankar . iTunes (DE) . 14 September 2013.
- Web site: Traces of You von Anoushka Shankar . iTunes (NZ) . 14 September 2013.
- Web site: Traces of You av Anoushka Shankar . iTunes (SE) . 14 September 2013.
- Web site: Traces of You by Anoushka Shankar . iTunes (FR) . 14 September 2013.
- Web site: Traces of You by Anoushka Shankar . iTunes (GB) . 14 September 2013.
- Web site: Traces of You by Anoushka Shankar . iTunes (IT) . 14 September 2013.
- Web site: Traces of You de Anoushka Shankar . iTunes (ES) . 14 September 2013.
- Web site: Anoushka Shankar「Traces of You」. iTunes (JP) . 14 September 2013.
- Web site: Traces of You by Anoushka Shankar . iTunes (AU) . 14 September 2013.
- Web site: Traces of You by Anoushka Shankar . iTunes (CA) . 14 September 2013.
- Web site: Traces of You by Anoushka Shankar . iTunes (US) . 14 September 2013.
