Artistically Beatles

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Artistically Beatles
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Studio album by Vince DiCola
Released 1993
Genre New age, easy listening
Label K-tel
Producer Vince DiCola
Vince DiCola chronology
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Artistically Beatles is a studio album by keyboardist Vince DiCola. DiCola covers ten Beatles songs that he arranged in a New-age instrumental genre. It was released in 1993 and features Roger Voudouris on lead vocals on the first track. On the bottom, front cover of the artwork it reads, "New Contemporary Instrumental Arrangements."

Vincent Louis "Vince" DiCola is an American composer, keyboardist and arranger. He has composed scores for films such as The Transformers: The Movie, Staying Alive and Rocky IV soundtracks. DiCola also pioneered the use of sequencers on his soundtrack recording for Rocky IV, one of the first to exploit the Fairlight CMI and Synclavier II's computer's sequencing capabilities.

The Beatles English rock band

The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. With members John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, they became regarded as the foremost and most influential music band in history. Rooted in skiffle, beat and 1950s rock and roll, the group were integral to pop music's evolution into an art form and to the development of the counterculture of the 1960s. They often incorporated classical elements, older pop forms and unconventional recording techniques in innovative ways, and later experimented with several musical styles ranging from pop ballads and Indian music to psychedelia and hard rock. As the members continued to draw influences from a variety of cultural sources, their musical and lyrical sophistication grew, and they were seen as an embodiment of the era's sociocultural movements.

New-age music is a genre of music intended to create artistic inspiration, relaxation, and optimism. It is used by listeners for yoga, massage, meditation, reading as a method of stress management to bring about a state of ecstasy rather than trance, or to create a peaceful atmosphere in their home or other environments, and is associated with environmentalism and New Age spirituality.

Contents

Track listing

All Songs are performed, arranged and produced by Vincent DiCola

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Something" (featuring Roger Voudouris on vocals) George Harrison 5:31
2."Eleanor Rigby" Lennon, McCartney 4:51
3."You Never Give Me Your Money" (feat. Vince Dicola on vocals)Lennon, McCartney4:55
4."Here Comes the Sun"George Harrison3:56
5."Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)"Lennon, McCartney4:04
6."Penny Lane"Lennon, McCartney4:35
7."Maxwell's Silver Hammer"Lennon, McCartney4:03
8."Michelle"Lennon, McCartney4:34
9."Because"Lennon, McCartney3:39
10."Here, There and Everywhere"Lennon, McCartney5:57
Total length:46:05

Personnel

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References

  1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Artistically Beatles - Vincent Dicola ". AllMusic . Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2015-02-02.