The Overture & the Underscore

Infobox Album | Name = The Overture & the Underscore
Type = Album
Artist = Sarah Blasko


Released = October 11, 2004
Recorded = Bliss Recording Studios, L.A.
April - June 2004
Genre = Alternative
Length = 49:08
Label = Dew Process UMA DEW90132
Producer = Wally Gagel, Sarah Blasko & Robert F Cranny
Reviews =
*SMH Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/10/07/1097089477538.html 08/10/04]
* Daily Telegraph Rating|4.5|5
* Courier Mail Rating|4|5
* AAP [http://www.sarahblasko.com/index.php?page=AAP+Review 09/06/05]
Last album = "Prelusive EP"
(2002)
This album = "The Overture & the Underscore"
(2004)
Next album = "What The Sea Wants, The Sea Will Have"
(2006)

"The Overture & The Underscore" is the 2004 (see 2004 in music) debut album by Australian songwriter Sarah Blasko.

"Essentially I wanted there to be something really classic about the album," says Blasko on her [http://www.sarahblasko.com/index.php?page=music official site] . "The kind of debut albums I like are those that don't try and do too much too soon, that point towards a number of possible directions, and that give the songs some room to move. It was really important to me that my voice and the songs had some character and that there was an intimacy to them. We tried to achieve this by using little or no effect on the voice and not going too far with overdubs."

Triple J Music Director Richard Kingsmill rated it ninth on his [http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/2004/best_albums/2004.htm list of favourite 2004 albums] .

The album features former Beck and REM drummer Joey Waronker, who took a few days off working on Paul McCartney's new album "Chaos and Creation in the Backyard" with producer Nigel Godrich to lay down his drum tracks for "The Overture & the Underscore".

The album peaked at #35 on the ARIA Albums Chart.

Track listing

#"All Coming Back" – 3:15
#"Beautiful Secrets" – 3:24
#"Always Worth It" – 3:46
#"At Your Best" – 3:36
#"Don't U Eva" – 4:19
#"Counting Sheep" – 4:21
#"Perfect Now" – 3:33
#"Sweet November" – 3:55
#"Cinders" – 4:09
#"True Intentions" – 4:11
#"Remorse" – 4:55 [Includes the hidden track "Long Time" – 10:29]

*All tracks written by Sarah Blasko and Robert F Cranny.

ingles

"Don't U Eva" was released as a CD single containing two unique B-sides ("Fall Down" and "Into the Great Wide Open") on September 27, 2004.

The following tracks have been released as radio singles:

* "Counting Sheep"
* "Perfect Now"
* "Always Worth It"

tudio crew

* Joey Waronker - Drums and percussion
* Robert F Cranny - Bass, drum programming, horn & string sample arrangements, guitars, organ, piano, synth
* Sarah Blasko - Vocals, guitars, synth, percussion

*Other musical contributors included Wally Gagel, Nadav & Edo Khan, Darren Hanlon, Bruce MacFarlane and Korel Tunador.

*All tracks recorded & mixed by Wally Gagel, and mastered by Louis Teran, except "Long Time", recorded by Bruce MacFarlane.

External links

* [http://www.sarahblasko.com/ Sarah Blasko official site]
* [http://www.sarahblaskofan.org/ Sarah Blasko fan site]
*MySpace|sarahblasko|Sarah Blasko
* [http://www.sarahblaskofan.org/forum/ Sarah Blasko Forum]
* [http://www.dew-process.com/ Dew Process Records (Australia)]
* [http://www.lowaltituderecords.com/ Low Altitude Records (United States)]