Voice (Alison Moyet album) explained

Voice
Type:studio
Artist:Alison Moyet
Cover:Alison_Moyet_-_Voice.jpg
Released:6 September 2004
Length:43:42
Label:Sanctuary
Producer:Anne Dudley
Prev Title:Hometime
Prev Year:2002
Next Title:The Turn
Next Year:2007

Voice is the sixth solo studio album by English singer Alison Moyet, released by Sanctuary Records on 6 September 2004 in the United Kingdom and on 12 October 2004 in the United States.[1] It is a covers album, featuring slow-tempo, classic songs from a number of different genres, designed to showcase the singer's voice, with orchestral backing.

A deluxe edition of Voice was released by Cooking Vinyl on 2 October 2015.[2]

Background

After a performance with the BBC Concert Orchestra in 2003,[3] Moyet approached conductor Anne Dudley with the idea of recording a "collection of classic song". In light of her appreciation of Moyet's distinctive vocal style, Dudley later described the offer of working with her as "irresistible". For her official website, she commented: "We spent many happy hours playing songs on the piano, minutely adjusting keys to suit her voice. We chose a wonderful selection and recorded them organically."[4] The material was recorded at Angel Studios, London, with Dudley as producer and arranger.[5]

Voice was released in September 2004 and reached 7 in the UK, spending 12 weeks on the chart.[6] Preceding the album was the single "Windmills of Your Mind", which failed to make a chart appearance.[7] The second and final single, released in December 2004, was a double release of "Almost Blue" and "Alfie".[8] It reached No. 99 in the UK.[6]

Speaking to the BBC News in 2004, Moyet commented: "As a 43-year-old I'm finding that reflective, beautiful songs appeal to me. I am quite a prolific singer, in the sense that I have a versatility and I don't want to be limited purely to the songs that I can write."[3]

Personnel

Musicians

Production

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Voice . AlisonMoyet.com . 2018-08-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180820011145/http://alisonmoyet.com/?cpt_discography=voice . 20 August 2018.
  2. Web site: Alison Moyet to Release Deluxe Editions of Hometime, Voice and The Turn . AlisonMoyet.com . 30 July 2015 . 2018-08-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180410032520/http://alisonmoyet.com/?p=10159 . 10 April 2018.
  3. Web site: Bishop . Tom . Alison Moyet frees her voice . . 2004-09-06 . 2018-08-19.
  4. Web site: composer for film & tv – Voice – Alison Moyet . AnneDudley.co.uk . 2018-08-19.
  5. Web site: Alison Moyet – Voice (CD, Album) . . 2018-08-19.
  6. Web site: Alison Moyet full Official Chart History . . 2018-08-19.
  7. Web site: Alison Moyet – Windmills Of Your Mind (CD) at Discogs . Discogs.com . 2018-08-19.
  8. Web site: Alison Moyet – Almost Blue / Alfie (CD) . Discogs . 2018-08-19.

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