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2014 studio album by Hollie Cook
Twice
Studio album by Hollie Cook
ReleasedMay 12, 2014
RecordedThe Ironworks, Brighton, 2013
GenreReggae
Length43:28
LabelMr Bongo
ProducerMike "Prince Fatty" Pelanconi
Hollie Cook chronology
Holly Cook
(2012) 		Twice
(2014) 		Vessel of Love
(2018)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic75/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Exclaim!8/10
The Irish Times
NME

Twice is a studio album by the singer Hollie Cook. It was released on May 12, 2014, through Mr Bongo Records.

Critical reception

AllMusic wrote that the album "follows in the same path as debut, featuring nine tracks dominated by Cook's smooth, slyly sexy voice and arrangements that keep the grooves light but dance-friendly at once."

Track listing

All tracks are written by Hollie Cook, Barthélémy Corbelet and Mike Pelanconi

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Ari Up" 4:10
2."99" 6:24
3."Desdemona" 4:15
4."Tiger Balm" 4:06
5."Postman" 4:12
6."Looking for Real Love"music: Dennis Bovell, George Dekker, Mike Pelanconi, Winston Francis6:02
7."Superfast" 4:30
8."Twice" 4:52
9."Win Or Lose" 4:31

Personnel

According to the booklet.

Musicians

  • Adriano Adewale - percussion
  • Alfred Bannerman - guitars
  • Anselmo Netto - percussion
  • Barthélémy Corbelet - synthesizer, Clavinet, string arrangements
  • Black Steel - bass, guitars, organ, piano
  • Bubblers - organ piano
  • Catriona Cannon - Irish harp
  • Cyrus "Monkites" Richard - organ, piano
  • Dennis Bovell - backing vocals
  • Dub Judah - bass
  • George Dekker - backing vocals
  • Winston "Horseman" Williams - drums, percussion
  • Jahmel Ellison - bass
  • Kashta Tafari - guitars
  • K.V. BALAKRISHNAN - tabla
  • Lenny Edwards - percussion
  • Leroy Horns - saxophone
  • Marlon Roudette - steel pan
  • Omar Lye Fook - synthesizer, Clavinet
  • Prince Fatty - percussion
  • Winston Francis - backing vocals
  • Yohan - string arrangements

Recording

  • Boban Apostolov - Protools engineer
  • Evtim Ristov - stage manager
  • Georgii Hristovski - sound engineer
  • Oleg Kontradenko - conductor
  • Riste Trajkovski - stage manager
  • Yoann Le Dantec - arrangements; orchestration

F.A.M.E.'S. Project - Macedonian Radio
Symphonic Orchestra and Choir - Skopje, Macedonia

Charts

Twice peaked at position 6 on Billboard Reggae Albums chart and stayed on the chart for 11 weeks.

References

  1. "Pelaconi interview" Miloco, 'Mike Pelanconi interview', "Miloco", May 2010, accessed 27 May 2014.
  2. "Hollie Cook – Artist". Mr Bongo USA.
  3. "Hollie Cook: Twice". PopMatters. June 18, 2014.
  4. "Twice Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2014-05-27.
  5. ^ "Twice - Hollie Cook | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  6. Bauer, Matt. "Hollie Cook Twice". Exclaim!. Ian Danzig. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  7. Carroll, Jim. "Hollie Cook: Twice". The Irish Times.
  8. "Hollie Cook - 'Twice' | NME". May 9, 2014.
  9. "Hollie Cook | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  10. Murray, Robin (2014-03-20). "Track Of The Day 20/3 - Hollie Cook". Clash Magazine. Archived from the original on 2016-01-14. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  11. ^ "Booklet" CD booklet in pdf format from French promo company Accent Presse, accessed 27 May 2014.
  12. "Twice Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
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