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Bless a Brand New Angel is the sixth studio album from American singer Benny Mardones, released by Crave in 1998.

Background

Both Bless a Brand New Angel and its title track (which was released as a single) failed to generate commercial success. As "Bless a Brand New Angel" began generating airplay in the United States, Crave was shut down in July 1998.[1] On June 19, 1998, the Gavin Report listed "Bless a Brand New Angel" under adult contemporary as "chartbound", with the single having generated 46 reports and 671 spins.[2] In 1999, Bless a Brand New Angel was reissued as Angel by Fuel 2000.[3] The title track achieved further airplay, with the Gavin Report reporting 87 spins and placing the song at No. 35 on their Adult Contemporary chart.[4]

Critical reception

Шаблон:Album ratings Tomas Mureika of AllMusic described Bless a Brand New Angel as "standard fare" from Mardones, but praised his vocals as "strong". He added: "While it lacks the punch of his 1980s material, Bless a Brand New Angel contains more soulful rockers in the tradition that Mardones has made solidly his own."[5] In a review of the title track, Larry Flick of Billboard described it as "meticulously designed for AC playlists". He praised Mardones' "raspy voice" which he felt "makes for a nice contrast against the track's oh-so-pretty piano/string arrangement".[6]

Track listing

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Personnel

  • Benny Mardones – lead vocals
  • Jim Ervin – keyboards, bass, drums, percussion
  • Jim Cox – acoustic piano, organ
  • Maurice Starr – instruments (3), orchestrations (3), backing vocals (3)
  • Charles Fearing – guitars
  • Bruce Watson – guitars
  • Lance Morrison – bass
  • Nick Vincent – drums
  • Tommy Oliver – orchestrations
  • Ayanna Bereal – backing vocals
  • Troy Clark – backing vocals
  • Martika Knight – backing vocals

Production

  • Jim Ervin – executive producer, producer (1, 2, 4-10)
  • Joel Diamond – producer
  • Maurice Starr – producer (3)
  • Bryan Davis – engineer, mixing
  • Dann Thompson – engineer
  • Mike Tritter – engineer
  • Brian Gardner – mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California)
  • Joel Zimmerman – art direction

References

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  1. Шаблон:Cite web
  2. Шаблон:Cite magazine
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  6. Шаблон:Cite magazine