Earthbound is the debut album by English singer and songwriter Conner Reeves, released on 24 November 1997. Three singles came from the albumâÂÂ"My Father's Son", "Earthbound" and "Read My Mind"âÂÂall of which reached the top 20 of the UK singles chart. Earthbound reached number 25 in the UK Albums Chart, staying on the chart for 11 weeks.
Critical reception
Andy Gill of The Independent wrote on 28 November 1997:
Track listing
Personnel
Adapted from the album's liner notes.
Musicians
- Conner Reeves â lead vocals (all tracks)
- Adam Drake â guitar (tracks 1âÂÂ7, 9)
- Henry Jackman â drum programming (tracks 4âÂÂ7)
- Manu Katché â drums (track 9)
- Keeling Lee â guitar
- London Session Orchestra; led by Gavyn Wright, conducted by James Shearman (tracks 4, 6, 10)
- Graham Lyle â guitar (track 2)
- Dominic Miller â guitar (tracks 6, 9)
- Grant Mitchell â keyboards (all tracks), piano (track 10), organ (track 9), Rhodes piano (track 9), drum programming (tracks 2, 7), strings arrangement (tracks 6, 10)
- Pino Palladino â bass guitar (tracks 2, 6, 9)
- Ren Swan â percussion (track 6)
Technical
- Grant Mitchell â producer (all tracks), programming (all tracks)
- Ren Swan â recording (all tracks), mixing (tracks 1, 4âÂÂ10)
- Steve Fitzmaurice â mixing (track 2)
- Ian Green â mixing (track 3)
- Tony Matthew, Damon Iddins, Carl Pritchard, Alex Black â recording assistants
- Recorded at Jacobs Studios (Farnham, England), mixed at Astoria (London) & Sarm West (London)
- Strings recorded at Abbey Road (London)
- Loren Haynes â photography
- Intro, London â design
Charts
Certifications
References
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