Closer

by Better Than Ezra

Closer cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 7 August 2001
  • Label: Unknown
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 50:36
  • Community rating: 3.2/5 from 1 rating

Artists on this release: Tom Drummond, Ethan Allen, Joe Gastwirt, The Quartet Illumina, Guenevere Measham, Travis Aaron McNabb, Daphne Chen, Doug Erb, Chick Wolverton, Leah Katz, Travis McNabb, Brad Wood, Kevin Griffin, Tim Palmer, Melissa Reiner

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The fifth album by New Orleans alternative rock band Better Than Ezra, 'Closer' returns to the melodic, radio oriented guitar pop of singer Kevin Griffin's songwriting after the band's major label years. It includes a reworked version of 'Extra Ordinary', and the band released it after regaining control of their recording career.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, accessible, guitar-driven, radio, ballad

Tracklist

  1. Misunderstood (3:45)
  2. Extra Ordinary (featuring DJ Swamp) (3:40)
  3. Closer (4:32)
  4. Rolling (featuring Toddy) (3:32)
  5. A Lifetime (3:36)
  6. Recognize (featuring DJ Swamp) (3:19)
  7. Sincerely, Me (3:57)
  8. Get You In (4:08)
  9. Briefly (4:17)
  10. Juarez (4:12)
  11. I Do (3:49)
  12. Screwed up and Beautiful (3:08)
  13. Simple Song (4:41)

Credits

  • David Campbell - arranged by [string arrangements]
  • Toddy Walters - backing vocals [additional musician], featuring
  • Tom Drummond - bass guitar, bass
  • James Arthur Payne - guitar [additional musician], guest guitar
  • Kevin Griffin - guitar, piano, vocals, written-by, guitar piano, vocal
  • Chick Wolverton - keyboards, scratches [additional musician], guest keyboard turntable
  • Michael Goods - organ [additional musician], guest keyboard Rhodes piano
  • Mark Mullins - trombone [additional musician], guest trombone
  • Brad Wood - engineer, mixed by, producer, mix
  • Ethan Allen - engineer, mixed by, producer, mix
  • Doug Erb - art direction, design
  • John Nelson - engineer [second engineer @ conway], engineer
  • Joe Gastwirt - mastered by, mastering
  • Tim Palmer - mixed by, mix
  • Susan Mceowen - art direction [for beyond]
  • Jay Blakesberg - photography [band photography]

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