| The Classic | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by Joan As Police Woman | ||||
| Released | March 10, 2014 | |||
| Recorded | Ground Control Studios, Maid's Room Studios, Vibromonk[1] | |||
| Genre | Rock, jazz | |||
| Label | PIAS | |||
| Producer | Joan Wasser and Tyler Wood | |||
| Joan As Police Woman chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 70/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Consequence of Sound | C[4] |
| MusicOMH | [5] |
| PopMatters | 6/10[6] |
| NME | 6/10[7] |
The Classic is the fourth regular studio album by the American artist Joan As Police Woman (aka Joan Wasser), released on March 10, 2014, through PIAS.[8] It included the single "Holy City" that was inspired by a visit to Jerusalem.The song was described as "Motown-influenced pop fusion" and the release was supported by an Alex de Campi directed video.[9]
The comedian Reggie Watts contributed beatboxing to the title track and rapping to the single "Holy City."[9]
In 2016 it was awarded a silver certification from the Independent Music Companies Association which indicated sales of at least 20,000 copies throughout Europe.[10]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Joan Wasser
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Witness" | 4:44 |
| 2. | "Holy City" | 4:45 |
| 3. | "The Classic" | 3:27 |
| 4. | "Good Together" | 7:03 |
| 5. | "Get Direct" | 6:44 |
| 6. | "What Would You Do" | 5:43 |
| 7. | "New Years Day" | 6:34 |
| 8. | "Shame" | 4:38 |
| 9. | "Stay" | 4:41 |
| 10. | "Ask Me" | 3:58 |
Personnel
[edit]- Joan Wasser – vocals, guitar, strings, clavinet, electric piano
- Tyler Wood – bass guitar, electronic organ, trumpet, piano, synthesizer, percussion, backing vocals
- Parker Kindred – drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Doug Wieselman – baritone saxophone and tenor saxophone
- Oren Bloedow – guitar
- Briggan Krauss – baritone saxophone, alto saxophone
- Steven Bernstein – trumpet and French horn
- Joseph Arthur, Nathan Larson, Michelle Zayla, Stephanie McKay, Toshi Reagon – backing vocals
- Reggie Watts – outro on "Holy City"', human beatbox on "The Classic"
- Technical personnel
- Tyler Wood – engineering, mixing and production
- Murray Trider – engineering (Ground Control)
- Jack McKeever & TJ Doherty – engineering (Maid's Room)
- Adam Sachs – engineering and mixing on "The Classic"
- Dan Shatzky – engineering (Vibromonk)
- Design
- Lance Scott Walker - graphic design
- Stephanie Sidjakov - photography/graphic design
- Dan Monick - cover photograph
References
[edit]- ^ "Classic 2LP" Discog's entry for the credits
- ^ "The Classic Review". Metacritic.com. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
- ^ Phares, Heather. "The Classic -Joan as Police Woman". Allmusic.com. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
- ^ Kivel, Adam (13 March 2014). "Album Review: Joan as Policewoman – The Classic". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
- ^ Day, Larry (March 10, 2014). "Joan as Police Woman – The Classic". Musicomh.com. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
- ^ Lathan, Ryan (March 11, 2014). "Joan as Policewoman: The Classic". Popmatters.com. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
- ^ Pearlman, Mischa (March 7, 2014). "Joan as Police Woman – The Classic". Nme.com. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
- ^ "PIAS press release" Biography on the PIAS website announcing the release.
- ^ a b "Joan as Police Woman premieres video for Holy City online – exclusive". telegraph.co.uk. February 6, 2014. Archived from the original on February 6, 2014.
- ^ "Independents going strong – IMPALA Sales Awards clock up another 10m units | Impala". impalamusic.org. Archived from the original on 2017-02-06.
