FOOD
by Kelis
- Type: Album
- Released: 21 April 2014
- Label: Ninja Tune
- Country: United States
- Length: 50:10
- Community rating: 3.28/5 from 1 rating
Album Notes & Community Reviews
'FOOD' marks a deliberate departure from Kelis's previous electronic dance-pop excursions, embracing organic, horn-drenched instrumentation produced by TV on the Radio's Dave Sitek. The record emphasizes live playing and warm, funk-infused arrangements that mirror her personal culinary passions. It established a mature, critically acclaimed reinvention for the versatile vocalist.
Genres
Descriptors: food, rhythmic
Tracklist
- Breakfast (4:20)
- Jerk Ribs (4:12)
- Forever Be (3:32)
- Floyd (4:59)
- Runnin' (4:17)
- Hooch (3:29)
- Cobbler (3:19)
- Bless the Telephone (2:31)
- Friday Fish Fry (4:41)
- Change (3:42)
- Rumble (3:13)
- Biscuits n' Gravy (4:23)
- Dreamer (3:27)
Credits
- Todd Simon - arranged by [horn, string], trumpet, written-by, trumpet, flugelhorn, trumpet, backing vocals
- Kate Moross - creative director [creative consultation for album cover 'food']
- Leif Podhajsky - creative director, artwork
- Jake Najor - drums, drums, backing vocals
- Tracy Wannomae - flute, tenor saxophone, flute, bass clarinet, tenor saxophone, backing vocals
- Sam Robles - baritone saxophone, baritone saxophone, backing vocals
- Isaiah Owens - keyboards, organ
- Alfredo Ortiz - percussion, percussion, drums
- Zeph Sowers - engineer, recorded by
- Mark Bengtson - mixed by [assistant], engineer [protools]
- Matty Green - engineer
- Steve Satterthwaite - management
- Joe LaPorta - mastered by
- Michael H. Brauer - mixed by
- Kelis Rogers - written-by
- Stereotypes - producer [lead vocal]
- Jeremy Reeves - written-by
- Jonathan Yip - written-by
- Ray Charles McCullough II - written-by
- Ray Romulus - written-by
- Labi Siffre - written-by