Splendor in the Grass (album)

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Splendor in the Grass
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Studio album by
Pink Martini
ReleasedOctober 27, 2009
RecordedSeptember 2008 – July 2009
Genre Alternative pop, World, Latin, Jazz
Label Heinz Records
Producer Thomas Lauderdale and China Forbes
Pink Martini chronology
Hey Eugene!
(2007)		Splendor in the Grass
(2009)		 Joy to the World
(2010)
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Splendor in the Grass is the fourth full-length album from the band Pink Martini. It was released in October 27, 2009 on their own label Heinz Records. [1]

Contents

The album is named after its third track, and features songs in five languages (English, Spanish, Italian, French, and Neapolitan). Collaborators included National Public Radio correspondent Ari Shapiro singing on the track "But Now I'm Back" [2] and Sesame Street performer Emilio Delgado on a cover of Joe Raposo's "Sing". Other covers included on the album are "Piensa en mí", written by Agustín Lara and his sister Maria Teresa Lara for the 1948 film Revancha; "Tuca Tuca", originally performed by Raffaella Carrà; and the Moondog song "New Amsterdam". [2]

The instrumental section of the title track, "Splendor in the Grass," from approximately 2:00 to approximately 2:55, is a rendition of the opening movement of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 in B Flat Minor.

The album debuted at No. 45 on the Billboard 200 and No. 10 on the Top Independent Albums chart with 12,000 copies sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan. [3] The album was certified platinum in Greece. [4] In 2010. It was awarded a gold certification from the Independent Music Companies Association which indicated sales of at least 100,000 copies throughout Europe. [5]

Track listing

No.TitleComposerLength
1."Ninna nanna"Alba Clemente, Massimo Audiello4:42
2."Ohayoo Ohio (Hello Ohio)"Dan Faehnle4:47
3."Splendor in the Grass"Alex Marashian, Thomas Lauderdale3:40
4."Où est ma tête?" (Where Is My Head?)Marashian, China Forbes, Lauderdale4:12
5."And Then You're Gone"Marashian, Derek Rieth, Forbes, Lauderdale2:43
6."But Now I'm Back" (vocal by Ari Shapiro)Marashian, Lauderdale3:00
7."Sunday Table"Forbes, Lauderdale4:31
8."Over the Valley"Forbes, Lauderdale4:40
9."Tuca tuca" (cover of Raffaella Carrà, 1970) Gianni Boncompagni, Franco Pisano 2:50
10."Bitty Boppy Betty"Marashian2:43
11."Sing" (vocal by Emilio Delgado) Joe Raposo 4:10
12."Piensa en mí" (Vocal by Chavela Vargas) Agustín Lara, Maria Teresa Lara4:00
13."New Amsterdam" (cover of Moondog, 1994) Moondog 4:51
14."Ninna nanna"Audiello, Clemente3:18

Personnel

Certifications

Certifications for Splendor in the Grass
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Greece (IFPI Greece) [7] Platinum6,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. ↑ "Splendor in the Grass – Pink Martini". discogs.com . Retrieved 2014-02-09.
  2. 1 2 Album notes, PinkMartini.com
  3. ↑ Laura Leebove, "Pink Martini Sips Sweet Indie Success", Billboard.com, November 9, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Ελληνικό Chart – Top 50 Ξένων Aλμπουμ" (in Greek). IFPI Greece . Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  5. ↑ "color". www.impalamusic.org. Archived from the original on 2017-08-14.
  6. ↑ allmusic, Album Credits, retrieved March 4, 2010
  7. ↑ "Ελληνικό Chart – Top 50 Ξένων Aλμπουμ" (in Greek). IFPI Greece . Retrieved August 31, 2022.
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