So Lucky (Noël Akchoté album)

So Lucky
Studio album by
Noël Akchoté
ReleasedFebruary 5, 2007
RecordedMarch 21–23, 2006
GenreImprovised music, jazz, pop
Length54:42
LabelWinter & Winter
ProducerStefan Winter
Noël Akchoté chronology
Der Kastanienball
(2005) 		So Lucky
(2007) 		Toi-Même
(2008)

So Lucky is an album by guitarist Noël Akchoté featuring tracks composed, performed, or inspired by Kylie Minogue. The album was recorded in 2006 and released by Winter & Winter in 2007.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings [3]

All About Jazz said "French guitarist Noël Akchoté has previously been associated with avant-leaning projects of heady conception and eclectic leanings, so his new recording, So Lucky, may surprise fans for its overtly commercial appeal. A collection of straightforward renditions of diatonic melodies and functional harmonies, emphasizing tunefulness over improvisative exploration, the album's appeal lies in its subtle variations on a theme, tasteful texturing and rubato moments".[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Matt Aitken, Mike Stock and Pete Waterman except as indicated

  1. "Bittersweet Goodbye" (Steve Anderson, Kylie Minogue) - 4:19
  2. "Some Kind of Bliss" (James Dean Bradfield, Kylie Minogue, Sean Moore) - 3:23
  3. "My Secret Heart" - 2:21
  4. "Come into My World" (Rob Davis, Cathy Dennis) - 2:59
  5. "Red Blooded Woman" (Johnny Douglas, Karen Poole) - 2:54
  6. "The Loco-Motion" (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) - 1:38
  7. "Can't Get You Out of My Head" (Rob Davis, Cathy Dennis) - 3:32
  8. "Giving You Up" (Nick Coler, Miranda Cooper, Lisa Cowling, Brian Higgins, Kylie Minogue, Tim Powell, Paul Woods) - 3:03
  9. "Confide in Me" (Steve Anderson, Dave Seaman, Owain Barton) - 3:22
  10. "Tears on My Pillow" (Sylvester Bradford, Al Lewis) - 2:21
  11. "Fragile" (Rob Davis) - 2:42
  12. "Slow" (Dan Carey, Kylie Minogue, Emiliana Torrini) - 3:20
  13. "Tell Tale Signs" - 2:50
  14. "I Should Be So Lucky" - 3:47
  15. "Wouldn't Change a Thing" - 1:51
  16. "Turn It into Love" - 2:58
  17. "Especially for You" - 3:38
  18. "Fever" (Greg Fitzgerald, Tom Nichols) - 3:19
  19. "I'll Still Be Loving You" - 2:27
  20. "The Crying Game" (Geoff Stephens) - 1:40

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Winter & Winter discography, accessed December 17, 2014
  2. ^ Noël Akchoté discography, accessed December 17, 2014
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008) The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th edition). Penguin. p. 14
  4. ^ Greenland, T., All About Jazz Review, June 3, 2007