Songs of Love & Loss II

Infobox Album
Name=Songs of Love & Loss Vol. 2
Type =cover
Artist=Tina Arena


Released=15 November 2008
Recorded=AIR Lyndhurst Hall and Angel Studios, London in July and September 2008
Genre=Pop
Length=
Label=EMI
Producer=Duck Blackwell, Paul Guardiani
Reviews=
Last album="7 vies"
(2008)
This album="Songs of Love & Loss Vol. 2"
(2008)
Next album=

"Songs of Love & Loss Vol. 2" is the forthcoming eighth studio album by Australian singer and songwriter Tina Arena set for release on 15 November 2008 by EMI in Australia. [http://musichead.com.au/site/news.asp?newsID=18704&month=undefined&txt=ALL :: SONGS OF LOVE AND LOSS - VOLUME 2 - NEWS : musichead Australia ::] (16 September 2008). EMI Music Australia. Retrieved on 18 September 2008.] Her second cover album, it follows on from "Songs of Love & Loss", released in 2007, and will include covers of songs by Blondie, Lulu, Petula Clark and Split Enz among others. [ [http://tinaarena.com/index.php?module=news&section=newsdetail&secid=85&lang=en Tina joins Andrea Bocelli for his Australian tour] (26 July 2008). Tina Arena official website. Retrieved on 16 September 2008.]

History

Arena recorded her vocals live with the London Studio Orchestra, conducted by Simon Hale, for seven of the album's songs at AIR Lyndhurst Hall in London during July 2008.Hale, Simon (July 2008). [http://www.simonhale.co.uk/news2008.html Simon Hale - News] . Simon Hale Official Website. Retrieved on 16 September 2008.] Four more songs, including a cover of Joni Mitchell's "Both Sides Now", were recorded with Hale and the orchestra at Angel Studios in September after Arena returned from her Australian tour with Andrea Bocelli. [ [http://tinaarena.com/index.php?module=news&section=newsdetail&secid=88&lang=en Love & Loss continues] (7 September 2008). Tina Arena official website. Retrieved on 16 September 2008.] Hale, Simon (September 2008). [http://www.simonhale.co.uk/news2008.html Simon Hale - News] . Simon Hale Official Website. Retrieved on 18 September 2008.]

Track listing

*"Call Me" (Debbie Harry, Giorgio Moroder)
*"Oh Me Oh My" (Jim Doris)
*"Only Women Bleed" (Alice Cooper, Dick Wagner)
*"Downtown" (Tony Hatch)
*"I Hope I Never" (Tim Finn)
*"Both Sides Now" (Joni Mitchell)
*"If I Could Turn Back Time" (Diane Warren)
*"Nights in White Satin" (Justin Hayward)

Personnel

*Tina Arena – vocals
*Mat Bartram – engineer
*Simon Hale – arranging, conducting

References