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2013 studio album by Petra Haden
Petra Goes to the Movies
Studio album by Petra Haden
ReleasedJanuary 22, 2013
Recorded2012
LabelANTI-
ProducerPetra Haden, Justin Burnett
Petra Haden chronology
Ten Years
(2008) 		Petra Goes to the Movies
(2013) 		Seemed Like a Good Idea
(2016)

Petra Goes to the Movies is an album by Petra Haden.

Music and release

The album was recorded in 2012 at John Kilgore Sound & Recording (New York, NY), Petra Haden's House (Los Angeles, CA), PJ Hanke Studios (Los Angeles, CA), The Body Shop (Los Angeles, CA), and Vox Recording Studios, (Los Angeles, CA). Some of the tracks feature Haden on both lead and backing vocals alone. Other tracks have guest musicians: pianist Brad Mehldau, guitarist Bill Frisell, and bassist Charlie Haden.

The album was released by ANTI- on January 22, 2013. Petra Haden gave public performances of material from the album early in 2013.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
PopMatters

The AllMusic reviewer preferred the all-vocal tracks, because the others "sound a little too traditional and somewhat less interesting when compared to the rest of the album".

Track listing

  1. "Rebel Without a Cause" – 2:50
  2. "God's Lonely Man" – 2:00
  3. "Cool Hand Luke Main Title" – 2:07
  4. "Cinema Paradiso" – 3:00
  5. "A Fistful of Dollars Theme" – 1:51
  6. "Psycho Main Title" – 2:02
  7. "Goldfinger Main Title" – 2:10
  8. "Carlotta's Galop" – 3:00
  9. "It Might Be You" – 5:15
  10. "The Planet Krypton" – 1:21
  11. "Superman Theme" – 3:54
  12. "My Bodyguard" – 2:50
  13. "Pascal's Waltz" – 1:23
  14. "Calling You" – 4:47
  15. "Hand Covers Bruise" – 4:20
  16. "This Is Not America" – 4:59

Personnel

Guests

References

  1. ^ Sendra, Tim "Petra Haden: Petra Goes to the Movies". AllMusic. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  2. "Petra Goes to the Movies". Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  3. Lewis, Randy (February 6, 2013) "'Petra Haden Goes to the Movies' Live on Feb. 9". Los Angeles Times.
  4. Layman, Will (January 24, 2013) "Petra Haden – Petra Goes to the Movies". PopMatters.
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