Songs About Jane (2002)

Product Summary Label: Octone Records UPC: 00823765000128 Release Date: 6/25/2002 Buy.com Sku: 60557725 Item#: MVM53D Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Harder To Breathe ~ Maroon 5 2. This Love ~ Maroon 5 3. Shiver ~ Maroon 5 4. She Will Be Loved ~ Maroon 5 5. Tangled ~ Maroon 5 6. Sun, The ~ Maroon 5 7. Must Get Out ~ Maroon 5 8. Sunday Morning ~ Maroon 5 9. Secret ~ Maroon 5 10. Through With You ~ Maroon 5 11. Not Coming Home ~ Maroon 5 12. Sweetest Goodbye ~ Maroon 5 This album is groovy in spots, offering bluesy funk on "Shiver" and a catchy, soulful disposition on "Harder to Breathe." "Must Get Out" slows things down with its dreamy lyrical story. Adam Levine and his band deftly combine a distinctive old school R&B/disco/electro vibe with the best elements of chart-topping melancholy popsters like Train, Matchbox 20, and The Dave Matthews band.   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Maroon 5: Adam Levine (vocals, guitar); James Valentine (guitar); Jesse Carmichael (keyboards, background vocals); Mickey Madden (bass); Ryan Dusick (drums, background vocals). Additional personnel includes: Jon O'Brien (programming); Mystic, Rashida Jones (background vocals). Principally recorded at Rumbo, Can Am, The Hook Studios, Los Angeles, California. Personnel: Adam Levine (vocals, guitar); Ryan Dusick (vocals, drums); James Valentine (guitar); Jesse Carmichael (keyboards). Audio Mixers: Mark Endert ; Matt Wallace ; Michael Barbiero. Recording information: Can Am Records, Los Angeles, CA; Rumbo Recorders, Los Angeles, CA; The Hook, Los Angeles, CA. Illustrator: Gregg Gordon. Photographers: Chris McCann; Neil Zlozower. The boys of Maroon 5 have certainly come a long way since their days in the indie outfit Kara's Flowers. After the band's demise in 1999, frontman Adam Levine surrounded himself with New York City's urban hip-hop culture and found a new musical calling. Maroon 5 was born and their debut album, Songs About Jane, illustrates an impressive rebirth. It's groovy in spots, offering bluesy funk on "Shiver" and a catchy, soulful disposition on "Harder to Breathe." "Must Get Out" slows things down with its dreamy lyrical story, and Levine is a vocal dead ringer for Men at Work's Colin Hay. Don't wince -- it works brilliantly. Songs About Jane is love-drunk on what makes Maroon 5 tick as a band. They're not as glossy as the Phantom Planet darlings; they've got grit and a sexy strut, personally and musically. It's much too slick to cross over commercially in 2002, but it's good enough for the pop kids to take notice. ~ MacKenzie Wilson Though on first listen it may be tempting to describe Maroon 5 as simply an American Jamiroquai with more developed songwriting skills, the comparison really only scratches the surface of the quintet's diverse sound. Throughout SONGS ABOUT JANE, leader Adam Levine and his band deftly combine a distinctive old school R&B/disco/electro vibe with the best elements of chart-topping melancholy popsters like Train, Matchbox 20, and the Dave Matthews band. On many tracks, Levine's vocals bear an uncanny resemblance to Stevie Wonder's golden pipes, and the combo does its best to match the Motown genius's unerring sense of endless groove. An ambitious goal indeed, but Maroon 5 acquits itself admirably throughout, in the process creating an unusually successful, completely natural-sounding and eminently danceable stylistic synthesis. Producer: Mark Endert; Matt Wallace Engineer: Mike Landolt Musical Guests Mystic   Artist Overview The roots of Los Angeles band Maroon 5 lay in the late-1990s Weezer-influenced alt-rock outfit Kara's Flowers. After that group disbanded, the members eventually started a new band (along with a second guitarist). Rechristening themselves Maroon 5, they began to incorporate strong funk and R&B influences into their sound. The resultant debut album, 2002's SONGS ABOUT JANE, made them stars long after Kara's Flowers had been forgotten. Artist Influences Al Green | Bill Withers | Counting Crows | Dave Matthews Band | Jamiroquai | Jane's Addiction | Lauryn Hill | Matchbox 20 | Prince | Red Hot Chili Peppers | Semisonic | Spin Doctors | Stevie Wonder | Tonic | Wyclef Jean Artist Contemporaries Gavin DeGraw | Guster | Gwen Stefani | Howie Day | Jack Johnson | Jason Mraz | John Mayer (Rock) | O.A.R. | Phoenix (Rock) | Scissor Sisters | Train   Compilation Appearances Love Actually Spider-Man 2 Mary Had A Little Amp Superstars No 1 Hits Remixed Late Registration (Explicit Version) Late Registration (Clean Version) Different Strokes By Different Folks Hoot Kuschelrock Vol 19 Rhythms Del Mundo: Cuba 4400:music From The Television Super Hits 10 2008 Grammy Nominees Good Girl Gone Bad:Reloaded The Best Of NOW That's What I Call Music - 10th Anniversary Edition He's Just Not That Into You (Original Soundtrack) 2009 Grammy Nominees You're Beautiful Much Dance # 1S / Various (Can) Change Is Now: Renewing America's Promise   Associated Artists and Works Various Artists Guitar Tribute To Maroon 5 ~ Various Artists Tangled In Maroon: The Bluegrass Tribute To Maroon ~ Various Artists   Technical Info Release Date : 06/25/2002 Original Release Date : 2002 Catalog ID : 50001 Label : Octone Records Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00823765000128    Product Image