Nick Vernier Band Sessions
2010 studio album by Nick Vernier Band
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Nick Vernier Band's Sessions is a studio album by Nick Vernier Band. Guest artists include Probyn Gregory,[1] Gerry Beckley[2] (with Jeffrey Foskett), Matt Malley, Paul Jones, Iain Matthews, Emitt Rhodes, Pizza Delivery Boys, Janaki, The Monkees, among others. The studio group was initiated by musician and record producer Eric Van Den Brink. The album, officially released on iTunes in April 2010, consists of songs by featured collaborators, as well as original material.
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | 2010 |
| Recorded | 2009–10 |
| Genres | Alternative, Psychedelic rock |
| Language | English |
| Label | Brinker Media |
| Producer | Eric Van Den Brink |
The name "Nick Vernier Band" is an anagram of "Eric Van Den Brink".
Track listing
- "I'm Your Kingpin" (Paul Jones, Manfred Mann) – Line-up: Eric Van Den Brink: instruments, vocals / Paul Jones: harmonica / Sal Giorgianni: tenor sax
- "I Send Up My Prayer" (Probyn Gregory) – Line-up: Probyn Gregory: harmonica, lead vocal / Eric Van Den Brink: instruments, background vocals
- "Time Will Show The Wiser" (Emitt Rhodes) – Line-up: Eric Van Den Brink: instruments, vocals / Iain Matthews: lead vocals / Emitt Rhodes: vocals / Matt Malley: mohan veena / Iason Chronis: violin
- "Mister Bob" (Eric Van Den Brink, Micky Dolenz, Dave Jones, Peter Tork, Michael Nesmith) – "Mister Bob" features the voices of The Monkees. It's a new song produced under license from Rhino Entertainment, containing vocal samples from the band's recording "Zilch". Line-up: Micky Dolenz: vocal / Davy Jones: vocal / Peter Tork: vocal / Michael Nesmith: vocal / Eric Van Den Brink: instruments, background vocals
- "You’re Wrong" (Paul Jones) – Line-up: Paul Jones: harmonica, vocal / Eric Van Den Brink: instruments
- "La Tête Bat" (Eric Van Den Brink, Cucchilou) – Line-up: Eric Van Den Brink: instruments, vocals / Abe Laboriel Jr.: drums (courtesy of Spectrasonics) / Chanteuse Girl: vocal / Atsuko Kurokawa: vocal
- "Now Sue" (Gerry Beckley) – Line-up: Gerry Beckley: lead vocals, background vocals / Jeffrey Foskett: background vocals / Eric Van Den Brink: instruments, additional background vocals
- "On 42nd Street" (Eric Van Den Brink, E.H. Roelfzema) – Line-up: Eric Van Den Brink: instruments, lead vocal / E.H. Roelfzema: harmonica, spoken vocal / Frank Verhey: piano / Carl Fischer: trumpet
- "You’re Wrong Again" (Paul Jones) – The alternate version of “You’re Wrong” sees more of a bluesy, sultry kind of approach to the song. Line-up: Paul Jones: harmonica, vocal / Eric Van Den Brink: instruments
- "Agaraga" (E. Van Den Brink; adapted from a Traditional bhajan by Mansur Mastana) – Line-up: Janaki: vocals / Eric Van Den Brink: instruments / Iason Chronis: violin / Matt Malley: mohan veena[3]
- "Bob's Day Off" (Eric Van Den Brink) – An instrumental bonus track. Line-up: Eric Van Den Brink: instruments
All selections: arranged by Eric Van Den Brink, except track 2: arranged by Probyn Gregory and Eric Van Den Brink. Recording engineers include Matt Malley, Julia Wolff, Hank Linderman, Bill Gautier, Coen Berrier, Hank Cicalo, Chip Douglas, and Dan Duskin.