Above Below and Beyond
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | February 28, 1992[1] | |||
| Recorded | Fox Run; American Recording; Bossa Nova Hotel; The Hub; Le Gonks West in West Hollywood, California | |||
| Genre | Instrumental rock, hard rock | |||
| Length | 54:31 | |||
| Label | Voss | |||
| Producer | Michael Sembello, Jennifer Batten | |||
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| AllMusic |   [2] |
Above Below and Beyond is the first studio album by guitarist Jennifer Batten, released on February 28, 1992, through Voss Music and reissued in June 2008 through Lion Music.[3]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Flight of the Bumble Bee" | Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov | 1:38 |
| 2. | "Ya Ain't Nothin' Like a Fast Car" | Jennifer Batten | 4:55 |
| 3. | "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" | Michael Jackson | 5:21 |
| 4. | "Respect" | Otis Redding | 4:07 |
| 5. | "Cat Fight" | Batten | 2:06 |
| 6. | "Headbangers Hairspray" | Batten | 7:00 |
| 7. | "Whammy Damage" | Batten | 1:30 |
| 8. | "Secret Lover" | Batten, Andre Berry | 5:09 |
| 9. | "Voo Doo" | Michael Sembello, Dan Sembello | 4:26 |
| 10. | "Cruzin the Nile" | Batten | 4:26 |
| 11. | "Tar-zens Day Off" | Batten | 5:55 |
| 12. | "Giant Steps (Swing)" | John Coltrane | 1:44 |
| 13. | "Giant Steps (Rock)" | Coltrane | 1:19 |
| 14. | "Mental Graffiti" | Batten | 4:55 |
| Total length: | 54:31 | ||
Personnel
[edit]- Jennifer Batten – vocals (tracks 8, 9), guitar, talk box, vocoder, arrangement, spoken vocals (tracks 2, 12), engineering, production
- Michael Sembello – vocals, vocoder, arrangement, engineering, production
- Kali of Medusa – vocals (track 4)
- Greg Phillinganes – piano, bass
- Steve Klong – drums
- Shokti – drums
- Andre Berry – bass
- Robo Jaco – bass (track 13)
- Shirley Brewer Garden – background vocals (track 4)
- Kathy Collier – background vocals (track 4)
- Bret Helm – spoken vocals (track 12)
- Cruz Sembello – spoken vocals (track 12)
- Sargent Mom – spoken vocals (track 12)
- Sylmarian philharmonic
- Sylmarian percussion group
- Chris Papastephanou – engineering
- Erik Zobler – engineering
- Bud Rizzo – engineering
- Bill Cooper – engineering
- Tim Anderson – engineering
- David Bianco – engineering
- Bernie Grundman – mastering
References
[edit]- ^ "Jennifer Batten - Above Below And Beyond CD". CD Universe. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
- ^ "Above Below & Beyond - Jennifer Batten". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
- ^ "Jennifer Batten - Above, Below & Beyond". Lion Music. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
External links
[edit]- Jennifer Batten "Above Below And Beyond" at Guitar Nine Records (archived)