Whatever (Jennifer Batten album)

Whatever
Studio album by Jennifer Batten
Released	September 10, 2007 [1]
Genre	Instrumental rock, electronica
Length	48:59
Label	Wood Bell [2]
Producer	Jennifer Batten [3]
Jennifer Batten chronology

Last updated April 29, 2019

Professional ratings
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AllMusic	^[4]

Whatever is the third studio album by guitarist Jennifer Batten, released on September 10, 2007 through Wood Bell Records (Japan) and on April 18, 2008 through Lion Music (Europe).^[3] Included with the album is a DVD containing a selection of instructional footage and music videos by Batten, as well as music videos by guest videographers/editors.

Jennifer Batten is an American guitarist who has worked as a session musician and solo artist. From 1987 to 1997 she played in all three of Michael Jackson's world tours, and from 1999 to 2001 she toured and recorded with Jeff Beck. She has released three studio albums: her 1992 debut, Above Below and Beyond, the worldbeat-influenced Jennifer Batten's Tribal Rage: Momentum in 1997, and Whatever, which was released on CD and DVD in Japan in September 2007 and worldwide in April 2008.

Lion Music is a production company and record label founded in 1989 by composer and artist Lars Eric Mattsson.

Track listing

All tracks written by Jennifer Batten, except where noted.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ass Whoopin'"	4:54
2.	"Ricochet"	3:53
3.	"Off the Deep End"	5:19
4.	"Whatever"	3:53
5.	"Fearless"	4:51
6.	"Hooligan's Holiday"	5:02
7.	"In the Aftermath"	5:59
8.	"Run With It"	5:34
9.	"Cupid's Arrow"	5:31
10.	"Inner Journey" (Batten, Michael Jordan)	4:03
Total length:		48:59

Personnel

Jennifer Batten – guitar, guitar synthesizer, programming, spoken vocals (tracks 2, 4), sound effects (track 10), production
Ann Marie Crouch – vocals (track 4), spoken vocals (track 4)
Leah Santos – vocals (track 6)
Herman Begay – vocals (track 8)
Michael Jordan – drums (track 10), percussion (track 5), sound effects (track 10)
Sandin Wilson – bass (track 2)
Andre Berry – bass (track 3)
Skip Vonkuske – cello
Nelly Kovalev – violin
Betsy Hamilton – Native American flute
Jon Clark – spoken vocals (track 1)
Debbie Schepps – spoken vocals (track 3)
Sean Dailey – spoken vocals (track 4)
Bret Helm – spoken vocals (tracks 4, 9)
Kari Helm – spoken vocals (track 4)
Nel Gerome – spoken vocals (track 4)
Nick Moon – mixing
Chris Bellman – mastering

The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that usually has six strings. It is typically played with both hands by strumming or plucking the strings with either a guitar pick or the finger(s)/fingernails of one hand, while simultaneously fretting with the fingers of the other hand. The sound of the vibrating strings is projected either acoustically, by means of the hollow chamber of the guitar, or through an electrical amplifier and a speaker.

A guitar synthesizer is any one of a number of musical instrument systems that allow a guitarist to access synthesizer capabilities.

Programming is a form of music production and performance using electronic devices and computer software, such as sequencers and workstations, to generate sounds of musical instruments. Programming is used in most electronic music and hip hop music since the 1990s. It is also frequently used in "modern" pop and rock music from various regions of the world, and sometimes in jazz and contemporary classical music.

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References

↑ "Whatever [CD+DVD]". CDJapan. Neowing. Retrieved 2013-01-07.
↑ "ホワットエヴァー" (in Japanese). Amazon. Retrieved 2013-01-07.
1 2 "Jennifer Batten - Whatever!". Lion Music. Retrieved 2013-01-07.
↑ Prato, Greg. "Whatever - Jennifer Batten". AllMusic . Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2013-01-07.

External links

Jennifer Batten "Whatever" at the Wayback Machine (archived January 3, 2011) at Guitar Nine Records (archived)

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[1] "Whatever [CD+DVD]". CDJapan. Neowing. Retrieved 2013-01-07.

[2] "ホワットエヴァー" (in Japanese). Amazon. Retrieved 2013-01-07.

[lion-3] 1 2 "Jennifer Batten - Whatever!". Lion Music. Retrieved 2013-01-07.

[4] Prato, Greg. "Whatever - Jennifer Batten". AllMusic . Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2013-01-07.