This Beautiful Life
by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
- Type: Album
- Released: 19 October 1999
- Label: Interscope
- Country: United States
- Length: 51:59
- Community rating: 3.33/5 from 1 rating
Artists on this release: Kurt Sodergren, Andy Rowley, Richard M. Sherman, Glen "The Kid" Marhevka, Ira Nepus, Dirk Shumaker, Karl Hunter, Doug Sax, Andy Engel, Agency For The Performing Arts, Robert B. Sherman
Album Notes & Community Reviews
'This Beautiful Life' is the third album by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, the California swing revival band. Recorded after their breakthrough with 'Swingers', it continues their big band arrangements of original material in 1940s style.
Genres
Descriptors: rhythmic, theatrical, vocal-group, retro, dance
Tracklist
- Big And Bad (4:15)
- I Wanna Be Like You (3:40)
- Who's That Creepin'? (Album Version) (4:43)
- When It Comes To Love (Album Version) (4:44)
- I'm Not Sleepin' (Album Version) (4:16)
- Some Things (Album Version) (4:39)
- What's Next? (Album Version) (3:40)
- Big Time Operator (Album Version) (4:00)
- Still In Love With You (Album Version) (4:30)
- 2000 Volts (Album Version) (6:01)
- Sleep Tight (Album Version) (4:31)
- Ol' MacDonald (Album Version) (3:00)
Credits
- Dirk Shumaker - acoustic bass, vocals
- Karl Hunter - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet
- Joshua Levy - arranged by [horns], piano, vocals
- Tom Peterson - arranged by [horns], adapted by
- Andy Rowley - baritone saxophone, vocals
- Eric Heintz - cgi artist [digital imaging]
- Kurt Sodergren - drums, percussion
- Bob Norberg - edited by [digital]
- Michael Frondelli - producer, recorded by, mixed by
- Brad Benedict - art direction, producer
- Jeff Harris - arranged by
- Todd Schorr - art direction, artwork [cover, layout art]
- Agency For The Performing Arts - booking
- Brett Steinberg - booking
- Cliff Feiman - coordinator [production coordination]
- Dann Thompson - engineer [additional second]
- John Hendrickson - engineer [second]
- B.C. McLane - legal
- Andrew Vogel - management
- Gary Stamler - management
- Gary Stamler Management - management
- James Hrabak - management [tour]
- Doug Sax - mastered by
- Don Miller - photography by
- Red Young - arranged by
- Richard M. Sherman - written-by
- Robert B. Sherman - written-by
- Nelson Riddle - arranged by
- Lew Spence - lyrics by [additional]
- Marilyn Bergman - lyrics by [additional]
- Marilyn Keith - lyrics by [additional]