Once in a While (Seth MacFarlane album)

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Once in a While
Once in a While cover.jpeg
Studio album by
Seth MacFarlane
ReleasedApril 19, 2019 (2019-04-19)
Recorded2018–March 8, 2019
Studio Abbey Road Studios
Genre
Length58:55
Label
Producer
Seth MacFarlane chronology
In Full Swing
(2017)		Once in a While
(2019)		 Great Songs from Stage & Screen
(2020)
Singles from Once in a While
  1. "Half As Lovely (Twice As True)"
    Released: April 11, 2019

Once in a While is the fifth studio album by American actor and singer Seth MacFarlane, released on April 19, 2019, by Republic Records and Verve Records. The record was primarily produced by Joel McNeely and MacFarlane himself, who also serves as the executive producer. The lead single from the album, "Half As Lovely (Twice As True)", was released digitally on April 11, 2019. [1]

Contents

Background

On March 8, 2019, MacFarlane revealed on his Twitter account that he had just finished recording his new album at Abbey Road Studios. [2] It was also announced that for the first time, MacFarlane would be working with Andrew Cottee as the composer and arranger instead of Joel McNeely, however he still remained a producer for the album. [3] MacFarlane has a close relationship with the composer, since meeting on the 2016 animated musical film Sing and later working together on The Orville . [4] MacFarlane described the album as a moody style of Sinatra's signature albums. "I love the ballad album, the rich, melancholy songs," MacFarlane said. "You're taking a theme or a mood or a tone or an emotion and assembling a set list where everything lives in that space, so when you put it on, you're spending the 60 minutes or however long the album is immersed in that one emotion." [5] Cottee also described the album as "not necessarily sad break-up songs. They're more reflective, thoughtful, even philosophical, but they're not all torch songs." [6]

Critical reception


The Straits Times gave the album a positive review while also saying that MacFarlane should shake things up to make his music more fresh. [7] Jazz Weekly's George W. Harris praised the album and MacFarlane himself, saying, "but it wouldn't work unless MacFarlane didn't have a strong enough voice to convince, and he does. He sounds convincing, assured and personal." [8]

Track listing

All music is composed by Andrew Cottee [9] [10]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Half As Lovely (Twice As True)"
4:52
2."I Remember You"
5:30
3."They Say It's Wonderful" Irving Berlin 4:57
4."We'll Be Together Again"
3:51
5."The Things We Did Last Summer"
3:35
6."I'll Be Around" Alec Wilder 4:01
7."There'll Be Another Spring"
3:47
8."Once in a While"
4:17
9."The Party's Over"
4:55
10."Can't We Be Friends?"
4:52
11."What'll I Do"Irving Berlin4:52
12."You Are Too Beautiful"
5:02
13."The End of a Love Affair"Edward Redding4:23
Total length:58:55

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic. [11]

Charts

Once in a While debuted at No. 5 on the US Billboard Top Jazz Albums. [12]

Chart (2019)Peak
position
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard) [12] 5

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)LabelRef.
WorldwideApril 19, 2019 [13]
April 26, 2019 [14]

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References

  1. ↑ "Seth MacFarlane Announces first song from New Album: Half As Lovely (Twice As True)". Amazon Music . April 11, 2019. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  2. ↑ Seth MacFarlane [@SethMacFarlane] (March 8, 2019). "New album coming out next month, featuring brand new arrangements by the insanely talented @cotteemusic, once again recorded at Abbey Road — stay tuned" (Tweet). Retrieved April 20, 2019– via Twitter.
  3. ↑ Andrew Cottee [@cotteemusic] (April 12, 2019). "Sounding just fantastic @SethMacFarlane! I so enjoyed making this recording with you and can't wait for the release later this month" (Tweet). Retrieved April 20, 2019– via Twitter.
  4. ↑ "Andrew Cottee biography and credits". Andrewcottee.com. Archived from the original on August 26, 2017. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  5. ↑ Huver, Scott (April 23, 2019). "Seth MacFarlane on Immersing Music Fans in 'Emotion' for Fifth Album 'Once in a While'". Variety. Archived from the original on February 11, 2015. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
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